Books
The R. Austin Freeman Omnibus Edition. Volume 5
Shelburne: Battered Silicon, 1999. With Commentary by Norman Donaldson. Collected and Edited by George A. Vanderburgh. 4to, cloth. Shelburne: Battered Silicon Dispatch Box, 1999. First Edition, More
The Utmost Farthing.
Philadelphia: Winston, 1914. Illus. 8vo, red cloth, pictorially stamped in black & gilt. Phila., (1914). Precedes the English edition. More
Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China
New York: Penguin, 2012. Pictorial endpapers, 8vo, 260 pages, black cloth with red-stamped dragon, dust wrapper. New York: Penguin, (2012). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Fifty Years a Dectetive
St. Louis: 1912. Illustrated. 352pp., 8vo, printed green cloth with inlaid photo on front cover; rubbed, lightly worn, minor penciling front free endpaper and under frontis. St. Louis: C. E. Barnett, 1912. A very good copy. More
File No. 113
New York: Scribner, 1900. Illustrations by W. Glackens. 8vo, blue cloth. New York: Scribner, 1900. First published in France in 1867, this is the first edition with these illustrations. More
The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink
New York: Morrow, 1952. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. New York: Morrow, (1952). First Edition. Full page inscription, signed in full with a flourish -" To Merle - from a reader fan - and best wishes from one damn good writer to another...El Rancho del Paisano, August 31, 1952". The dust wrapper is un-clipped, with slight edge-wear. More
The War Lord of Darkness
Chicago: Adventure, 1934. Complete novelette IN: Adventure, Vol. LXXXIX, No. 1, offered complete. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. Chicago: Adventure magazine, July, 1934. Scarce issue of this pulp magazine, in very good condition. More
L.A. Noir: A Post-Chandler Portrait of Los Angeles in the Words of the Fictional Private Eyes, Cops, Shamuses, and Detectives Who've Prowled its Mean Streets
Chico: Positive Press, 1999. Illustrated with some b/w photographs by Treadwell along with numerous short snippets from various authors, 17 of which are signed (see below). Oblong 12mo, cloth-backed printed boards, issued without a dust wrapper. Chico CA; Positive Press, 1999. First edition. A fine copy. Signed by: Robert Ferrigno, Michael Connelly, Rochelle Majer Krich, John Morgan Wilson, Dianne G. Pugh, Walter Mosely, Philip Reed, Stan Cutler, Jonathan Kellerman, Kelly Lange, Faye Kellerman, Gary Phillips, Gar Anthony Haywood, Michael Collins..... More
The Celebrated Case of Dick Tracy, 1931-1951
New York: Chelsea House, 1970. Introduction by Ellery Queen. 291 pages. Small folio, black pictorial cloth, d.w. New York; Chelsea House, (1970). First Edition. Top edges are a bit foxed, else a near fine copy in very good dust wrapper. Presentation copy, autographed by Chester Gould, with a profile drawing of Dick Tracy. More
"F" is for Fugitive.
New York: holt, 1989. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. N.Y.: Holt, (1989). First Edition. More
"G" is for Gumshoe.
New York: Holt, 1990. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. N.Y.: Holt, (1990). First Edition. Very fine. Presentation copy, May 1990, "....yours in crime" More
Beyond Blame
New York: Villard Books, 1986. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Villard Books, 1986. First Edition. Fine. A John Marshall Tanner Mystery. Review copy. More
Grave Error
New York: Dial, 1979. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Dial, (1979). First Edition. Fine. Fine copy of his first book. More
In Tight Places; Some Experiences of an Amateur Detecive
London: Jarrold, 1900. 308pp., light blue cloth, wallet edges, uncut. London: Jarrold & Sons, 1900. First Edition. Scarce. The binding is toned on the spine & has several small stains; the end-papers are foxed, but an internally clean, solid copy of this uncommon Victorian detective novel. More
The Chamber
New York: Doubleday, 1994. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Doubleday, (1994). First Edition. More
The World of Raymond Chandler.
New York: A&W Publishers, 1978. With a few b/w illustrations. 190pp. 8vo, red cloth, d.w.; chipped and torn. New York: A&W Publishers, (1978). A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
The Sherlock Holmes Scrapbook, Fifty Years Of Occasional Articles, Newspaper Cuttings, Letters, Memoirs, Anecdotes, Pictures, Photographs And Drawings Relating To The Great Detective
New York: Clarkson Potter, 1975. Illustrated. 128 pages, 4to, brown cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Clarkson Potter, 1974. Third printing. More
The Continental Op
New York: Dell Publishing Inc., 1947. Softcover mapback pocket edition. 192 pages. 12mo, pictorial wrappers. London: Dell Book 129, (1945). In very good condition, Introduction by Ellery Queen. More
The Creeping Siamese
New York: Dell Publishing Inc., 1950. Softcover mapback pocket edition. 160 pages. 12mo, pictorial wrappers. London: Dell Book 538, (1950). In very good(+) condition, some wear to lower spine. With an introduction by Ellery Queen. More
The Big Knockover: Selected Stories and Short Novels.
New York: Rand McNally, 1966. Edited and introduced by Lillian Hellman. 355pp. Thick 8vo, handsomely rebound in full black morocco; gilt-ruled and lettered spine with raised bands. New York: Random House, (1966). First edition. A fine copy. More
Lonely Hearts: A Charlie Resnick Mystery
New York: Henry Holt, 1989. 8vo, cloth backed bards, d.w. New York: Holt, (1989). First Edition. The author's first book. More
Blunt Darts
New York: walker, 1984. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Walker, (1984). First Edition. Fine. His first book. More
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
New York: Knopf, 1972. 8vo, blue cloth (variant) faded at extreme edges, d.w. New York: Knopf, 1972. First Edition. His first crime novel, with dust wrapper blurbs by Ross MacDonald and Norman Mailer, and subject of a 1973 film starring Robert Mitchum. Signed by Higgins. More