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97884
AMBLER, Eric

THE NIGHT-COMERS:
London, Heinemann, 1956 1st Edition. 233pp. 8vo . Original cloth in priceclipped dustwrapper . A few little nicks to the top edge of dustwrapper and some foxing on the end pages. c12Click here to order
$135

103295
BARZUN, Jacques and Wendell Hertig Taylor

A CATALOGUE OF CRIME : Being a Reader's Guide to the Literature of Mystery, Detection & Related Genres.
New York , Harper & Row , 1971 First Edition . 831pp. 8vo . Original cloth with dustwrapper . A bookplate on one of the preliminary pages, otherwise a very good copy .Click here to order
$80

42957
BINNS, Ottwell

THE FAR PURSUIT:
London, Ward Lock, 1936 1st edition. Original cloth in dustwrapper which has two tear but is covered in plastic. There is also a little fraying to the top and bottom of the spine. Very good copy.Click here to order
$75

101980
{BLAKE, Sexton}

THE MYSTERY OF THE HAUNTED SQUARE : Original Artwork for cover.
circa 1950s. 57 x 68 x 1.5. Wooden and glass frame with cream mounting board. Excellent condition. Number 208 for the Sexton Blake LibraryClick here to order
$750

83734
BRISTOW, Gwen & Bruce Manning

THE MARDI GRAS MURDERS:
New York, The Mystery League, 1932 1st Edition. Very good copy in dustwrapper which is lightly frayed at the top of the front panel and has small pieces missing from the top and bottom of the spine. This piece affects the title.Click here to order
$150

96531
BRUCE, Jean

FLASH POINT:
London, Cassell, 1965 1st Edition in English. 153pp. 8vo . Very good copy in priceclipped dustwrapper.Click here to order
$50

96532
BRUCE, Jean

POLE REACTION :
London, Cassell, 1965 1st Edition in English. 186pp. 8vo . Original cloth boards in unclipped dustwrapper . Near fine copy .Click here to order
$50

104785
BUNKER, Edward

DOG EAT DOG: Three men; two convictions; one last score; no more chances.
Harpenden, No Exit Press, 1996. 235pp. Octavo. Hardcover in dustwrapper. An excellent copy. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half title pageClick here to order
$50

83772
CARR, John Dickson

THE DEMONIACS:
New York, Harper & Brothers, 1962 1st edition. Very good copy in very good dustwrapper. This is the first edition as listed by HubinClick here to order
$100

81088
CHANDLER, Raymond, & Robert B Parker

POODLE SPRINGS:
New York, Putnam's, 1989 1st Edition. Fine copy. Parker has completed a novel Chandler left unfinished at his death in 1959. Signed by Parker on the title pageClick here to order
$100

91993
DELVING, Michael

THE DEVIL FINDS WORK:
London, The Crime Club Collins, 1970 1st UK Edition. Very good copy in very good dustwrapper. Starring Dave Cannon, the American Antiquarian Bookseller. Signed by the authorClick here to order
$100

91994
DELVING, Michael

DIE LIKE A MAN:
London, The Crime Club Collins, 1970 1st UK Edition. Very good copy in dustwrapper. A biblio mystery. Signed and inscribed by the authorClick here to order
$100

104840
ELLROY, James

AMERICAN TABLIOD:
New York , Knopf, 1995. 571pp. Octavo. Hardcover in dustwrapper. An excellent copy. Signed by the author on the endpaperClick here to order
$50

104782
ELLROY, James

THE BIG NOWHERE:
New York , Mysterious Press , 1988. 406pp. Octavo. Hardcover in dustwrapper. A very good copy. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half title pageClick here to order
$50

104839
ELLROY, James

THE BLACK DAHLIA:
New York , Mysterious Press, 1987. 325pp. Octavo. Hardcover in dustwrapper. An excellent copy. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front end paperClick here to order
$200

104780
ELLROY, James

BLOOD ON THE MOON:
New York , Mysterious Press , 1984. 263pp. Octavo. Hardcover in dustwrapper. An excellent copy. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front endpaperClick here to order
$120

104841
ELLROY, James

HOLLYWOOD NOCTURNES:
New York , Otto Penzler, 1994. 228pp. Octavo. Hardcover in dustwrapper. An excellent copy. Signed by the author on the half title pageClick here to order
$50

104781
ELLROY, James

L.A. CONFIDENTIAL:
New York , Mysterious Press , 1990. 496pp. Octavo. Hardcover in dustwrapper. An excellent copy. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half title pageClick here to order
$150

104784
ELLROY, James

SUICIDE HILL: A Sgt. Lloyd Hopkins Novel of Suspense.
New York , Mysterious Press, 1986. 280pp. Octavo. Hardcover in dustwrapper. An excellent copy. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front end paperClick here to order
$200

104783
ELLROY, James

WHITE JAZZ:
New York , Knopf, 1992. 349pp. Octavo. Hardcover in dustwrapper. An excellent copy. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half title pageClick here to order
$30

96603
FORD , Leslie

CRACK OF DAWN :
London, Collins for the Crime Club, 1948 second impression. 159pp. 8vo . Original cloth boards with priceclipped `dustwrapper . A very good copy. Some tape stains to the dustwrapper and some foxing to the endpages. Previous owner's name on the first free end page.Click here to order
$75

79597
GOODSTONE, Tony (Compiler & Editor)

THE PULPS: Fifty Years of American Pop Culture.
New York, Chelsea House, 1970. 239pp. 4to. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A very good company . Lots of black & white illustrations as well as numerous colour photos of great pulp art. A very useful reference bookClick here to order
$75

81085
GRAFTON, C W

MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER NAGEL:
New York, Rinehart and Company, 1947 1st edition. Very good copy, NO dustwrapper. A novel of College Football. Author was a footballer and the father of Sue GraftonClick here to order
$100

81136
HALLIDAY, Brett

MARKED FOR MURDER:
New York, Dodd, Mead & Company, 1945 1st edition. Very good copy in dustwrapper which has a small hole in the front panel and is a little frayed at the top and bottom of the spine.Click here to order
$100

80801
HAWK, John

THE HOUSE OF SUDDEN SLEEP:
New York, The Mystery League, 1930 1st Edition. Very good copy in very good dustwrapper.Click here to order
$120

101469
HIAASEN , Carl

DOUBLE WHAMMY :
New York , G.P. Putnam's Sons , 1987 First Edition . 319pp. 8vo . Original boards with dustwrapper . Fine . Signed by the author Click here to order
$175

101943
HIAASEN , Carl

STORMY WEATHER :
New York , Alfred A. Knopf , 1995 First Edition . 335pp. 8vo . Original boards with dustwrapper . Fine . Signed by the author Click here to order
$50

81094
HORNUNG, E W

PECCAVI:
New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1901 1st US Edition. Very good copy in the original cloth.Click here to order
$75

92786
JOSS, Morag

FUNERAL MUSIC:
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1998 1st edition. Fine copy in dustwrapper. The first edition of the author's first bookClick here to order
$250

82936
KAYE, M.M

HOUSE OF SHADE:
London, Longmans, 1959 1st edition. Very good copy in dustwrapper.Click here to order
$100

104007
KENT, Jim

GESTAPO ATROCITY:
Sydney, Scripts Publishing, 1971 1st edition. 128pp. 8vo. Paperback in very good condition. Pulp war novel by Australian authorClick here to order
$75

104409
KLINGER, Leslie S

THE NEW ANNOTATED SHERLOCK HOLMES: Sir Conan Doyle.
London, Methuen, 1998. 1878pp. Large ocatvo . Hardcovers in dustwrappers . A good copy copy. Illustrated in black and white. Two bound voulmes in slipcase. Including:- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Memoris of Sherlock Holmes, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, His Last Bow, The Case-Book of Sherlock. Introduction by John Le CarreClick here to order
$100

80941
LEONARD, Elmore

GLITZ:
New York, Mysterious Press, 1985 1st Edition. Original cloth in a slipcase. Edition limited to 500 numbered copies, signed by the authorClick here to order
$150

76449
LUDWIG, Boris

SCIENTIFIC THRILLER. JAWS OF DOOM:
Sydney, Associated General Publications, 1948. 50pp. Original illustrated paper wrappers. Very good copy. One of the early 6d Scientific Thrillers and is published by Associated and not Transport as were the restClick here to order
$200

90904
MEYNELL, Laurence

THE EVIL HOUR:
London, Collins, 1947 1st edition. A very good copy in very good priceclipped dustwrapper.Click here to order
$75

101981

THE MOTOR COACH MYSTERY: Original Artwork for cover.
circa 1950s. 57 x 68 x 1.5. Wooden and glass frame with cream mounting board. Excellent condition. Number 173 for the Sexton Blake LibraryClick here to order
$750

94729
NICHOLS, Beverley

MURDER BY REQUEST:
New York, E P Dutton, 1960 1st US Edition. Very good copy in dustwrapper which is very lightly frayed at the top and bottom of the spine and has a 1 cm tear to the front panel. Signed by the authorClick here to order
$150

101982
PARSONS, Anthony

THE MYSTERY OF THE CROOKED GIFT : Original Artwork for cover.
circa 1950s. 57 x 68 x 1.5. Wooden and glass frame with cream mounting board. Excellent condition. Number 221 for the Sexton Blake LibraryClick here to order
$750

96552
PETERS, Ellis

THE HOUSE OF GREEN TURF :
London , Collins for Crime Club , 1969. 192pp. 8vo . Original cloth in unclipped dustwrapper . A very good copy .Click here to order
$100

83643
PETERS, Ellis

MOURNING RAGA:
London, Macmillan, 1969 1st edition. 189pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Very good copy in slightly off white paper. .Click here to order
$200

80562
RANDISI, Robert J

SEPARATE CASES:
New York, Walker & Co, 1990 1st Edition. 210pp. 8vo . Very good copy in dustwrapper. Signed by the authorClick here to order
$50

102150
RHODE, John

DEATH OF A GODMOTHER:
London, Geoffrey Bles, 1955 1st edition. Octavo. Very good copy in very good dustwrapper. Price clipped dustwrapper, on front endpaper in pen is the date.Click here to order
$250

102151
RHODE, John

THE DOMESTIC AGENCY:
London, Geoffrey Bles, 1955 1st edition. Octavo. Very good copy in very good dustwrapper. Price clipped dustwrapper.Click here to order
$150

102258
RHODE, John

DR GOODWOOD'S LOCUM:
London, Geoffrey Bles, 1951. 256pp. Octavo. Very good copy in very good dustwrapper. Dustwrapper worn around edges, previous owner name in pen on first page, otherwise a very good copy.Click here to order
$300

102154
RHODE, John

THE SECRET MEETING:
London, Geoffrey Bles, 1951 1st edition. Octavo. Very good copy in very good dustwrapper. Previous owners name on front endpaper in blue pen.Click here to order
$200

102158
RHODE, John

VEGETABLE DUCK:
London, Collins for The Crime Club, 1944 1st Edition. Original cloth in dustwrapper. The interior is in very good condition apart from the facing title page which has a list of books by the same author which have been neatly crossed out in blue pen. The Dustwrapper is worn with a small piece missing from the bottom spine edge and a 2 x 3 cm piece of inner front flap. Extremely rare in dustwrapper. Series character Dr Lancelot PriestleyClick here to order
$600

75454
SAVAGE, Richard Henry

MY OFFICIAL WIFE:
London, Routledge, 1894. Original printed boards, worn on the spine. Bookplate. Slightly bent but a sturdy copy. Early reprint [1st published 1891].Click here to order
$150

103467
SCOTT , Maxwell

NELSON LEE'S PUPIL: A Complete Detective Story .
120pp. 8vo . Original wrappers . Some stains and creases to the wrappers, front wrapper is reinforced at the back, otherwise a good copy . The Boy's Friend Library No 19Click here to order
$50

100084
[SEXTON BLAKE]

THE UNION JACK VOL IV NO 100: THE DOG DETECTIVE A TALE OF SEXTON BLAKE AND HIS CLEVER BLOODHOUND.
London, Amalgamated Press, 1905. 32pp. 7.5 x 10.5 inches or 18 x 27 cms. Original pink illustrated wrappers. Illustrated with black and white drawings.Click here to order
$20

103868
SLATER, John

THE BLACKS WOMAN:
Sydney, Scripts Publishing, 1970 . 130pp. 8vo. Paperback in very good condition although there are two bookshop stamps . Pulp crime novel set amongst the bushrangers of convict timesClick here to order
$75

104004
SLATER, John

THE CAPTIVE WOMEN:
Sydney, Scripts Publishing, 1970 Reprint. 130pp. 8vo. Paperback in very good condition. Pulp war novel by Australian authorClick here to order
$75

104005
SLATER, John

GESTAPO CAMP:
Sydney, Scripts Publishing, 1964 1st edition. 130pp. 8vo. Paperback in very good condition. Pulp war novel by Australian authorClick here to order
$75

104002
SLATER, John

THE LOVE CAPTIVE:
Sydney, Scripts Publishing, 1971 1st Edition. 130pp. 8vo. Paperback in very good condition. Pulp war novel by Australian authorClick here to order
$75

103856
SLATER, John

LOVE SLAVE:
Sydney, Scripts Publishing, 1971 1st edition. 130pp. 8vo. Paperback in very good condition although there are two bookshop stamps . Pulp crime novel set around Sydney and the surronding ocean. Not listed in Loder or HubinClick here to order
$75

104012
SLATER, John

LOVE SLAVES OF PARIS:
Sydney, Scripts Publishing, 1973 reprint. 130pp. 8vo. Paperback in very good condition . Pulp war novel by Australian authorClick here to order
$30

104011
SLATER, John

LOVE SLAVES OF PARIS:
Sydney, Scripts Publishing, 1969 1st edition. 130pp. 8vo. Paperback in very good condition . Pulp war novel by Australian authorClick here to order
$45

104013
SLATER, John

THE SHAME OF AUSCHWITZ:
Sydney, Scripts Publishing, 1972 reprint. 130pp. 8vo. Paperback in very good condition . Pulp war novel by Australian authorClick here to order
$40

104014
SLATER, John

THE SPOILS OF WAR:
Sydney, Scripts Publishing, 1972 1st edition. 130pp. 8vo. Paperback in very good condition . Pulp war novel by Australian authorClick here to order
$40

87268
STEED, Neville

TINPLATE: A Peter Marklin Mystery.
London, Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1986 1st edition of author's first book. Very good copy in very good dustwrapper. Author's first bookClick here to order
$100

96547
STOUT, Rex

THE FATHER HUNT:
London , Collins for The Crime Club , 1969 1st UK Edition . 191pp. 8vo . Fine copy in near fine dustwrapper .Click here to order
$75

90689
STROBEL, Marion

ICE BEFORE KILLING:
New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1943 1st edition. Very good copy in dustwrapper with a little wear at the head and foot of the spine. An ice skating murder/mysteryClick here to order
$175

83726
SYMONS, Julian

THE DETLING MURDERS:
London, Macmillan, 1982 1st Edition. Very good copy in dustwrapper.Click here to order
$100

90773
SYMONS, Julian

THE MYSTIQUE OF THE DETECTIVE STORY:
CANADA, ALCUIN SOCIETY, 1982. 18pp. 8vo. Paperback. Speech delivered by Julian Symons at the University of British Columbia. It is copy 62 of only 126 copies printed. Includes map. Click here to order
$75

93236
TREADWELL, Lawrence P

THE BULLDOG DRUMMOND ENCYCLOPAEDIA:
Jefferson, McFarland & Company, 2001. 213pp. 8vo. Original cloth. Very good copy. Includes all you need to know about Sapper, McNeile, Gerard Fairlie and Bulldog DrummondClick here to order
$75

100233
UPDIKE, John

WITCHES OF EASTWICK:
Pennsylvania, Franklin Library, 1984 First edition. 307pp. 8vo. Full leather with gilt detailing, marbled endpapers and gilt page edges. A very good copy. A black and white two page frontispiece and black and white illustrations. Signed by the author on the first pageClick here to order
$100

92335
WEES, Frances Shelley

THE MAESTRO MURDERS:
New York, The Mystery League, 1931 1st Edition. Very good copy in dustwrapper which is a little chipped at the top and bottom of the spine.Click here to order
$120

80962
WELLS, Carolyn

THE VANITY CASE:
New York, G P Putnam's Sons, 1926 1st Edition. Very good copy in chipped dustwrapper. Small pieces missing from the top and bottom of the spine. The front flap has come adrift from the panel.Click here to order
$120

101889
WELSH, Irvine

ECSTACY: Three Tales of Chemical Romance.
London, Jonathan Cape, 1996. 273pp. Octavo. Paperback. Mint. Signed by the author. Includes loose card photograph of authorClick here to order
$125

81120
WESTLAKE, Donald

TWO MUCH:
New York, M Evans and Company, 1975 1st edition. Very good copy in very good dustwrapper. A very good copy. Signed by the author on the free front endpaperClick here to order
$100

80175
WILLIAMS, Richard & Ralph Spurrier

GOLLANCZ CRIME FICTION 1928 - 1988. A CHECKLIST OF THE FIRST EDITIONS WITH A GUIDE TO THEIR VALUES:
Scunthorpe, Dragonby Press, 1989. 15 x 21 cms. Paperback. Edition of 400 copiesClick here to order
$40

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