Tight Shot
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995. 262 pages, 8vo, black boards, dust wrapper with mylar cover. New York: St. Martin's Press, (1995). First edition. Near fine. Signed in full by the author on the title page. More
MYSTERY
Aunt Dimity and the Duke
New York: Viking, 1994. 290 pages, 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper with a mylar cover. New York: Viking, (1994). Fine. Signed in full by the author on the title page. More
Aunt Dimity Digs In
New York: Viking, 1998. 275 pages, 8vo, blue cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Viking, (1998). Fine. Signed in full by the author on the flyleaf. More
East of A.
New York: Ballantine Books, 1999. 211 pages, small 8vo, cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper with a mylar cover. New York: Ballantine Books, (1999). First Edition. Near fine. Signed on the title page: "Dangerously yours, Russell Atwood." More
A Catalogue of Crime.
New York: Harper, 1971. 831pp. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. chipped, otherwise very good. New York: Harper,& Row, (1971). Presentation copy from Jacques Barzun to Shirley (Hazzard) and Francis (Steegmuller). More
The Mystery of Georges Simenon.
Illustrated, 160pp, 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Beaugort Books, 1983. Very good in very good dust jacket. More
The New Black Mask Quarterly, Nos. 1-6
New York: A Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1985. NUMBERS 1-6. 8vo, pictorial wrappers; No. 2 is dampstained throughout in the outer margins. New York: A Harvest/HBJ Book, 1985-1986. Books are very good(+) excepting No. 2 which is dampstained. Features pieces by John Le Carre, Raymond Chandler, Georges Simenon, and others. More
A Fine Set of Teeth
Royal Oak, Michigan: Jan Burke, 1997. One tipped in black-and-white plate by Phil Parks, tipped in color photographic frontis of author. Introduction by Michael Connelly. 34pp., slim 8vo, printed yellow silk moire with inlaid plate on front cover, decorative endpapers; very minor rubbing. Royal Oak, Michigan: Jan Burke, (1997). Internally fine, a near fine copy. 14 of 200 numbered copies, signed by the author, Tim Burke, Michael Connelly and Phil Parks. More
Serie Agatha Christie.
Paris: Emmanuel Proust Editions, 2003. Series of 13 volumes in full-color cartoon format. Text in French. Slim 4tos, pictorial boards. Paris: Emmanuel Proust Editions, 2003-2006. A fine set (one corner of one volume lightly bumped). More
Typed Letter Signed
1936. T.L.S. 8vo. 1 page, on personal stationary, Guildford, Surry, July 16th 1936. Written to fellow mystery writer Dennis Wheatley, thanking him for his gift of a copy of "Murder Off Miami". In part: "...The splendor of your idea for the book overwhelms me. It really is a quite thrilling scheme and I am sure will meet with enormous success. The execution also seems to me entirely worthy of the idea. The reproductions are extraordinarily good. Please accept my hearty... More
Typed Letter Signed
Surrey: 1932. Fine content T.L.S. 8vo. 2 pages, Rose Cottage, Surrey, May 31, 1921, in small part: "...That was a most interesting paragraph of Vincent Starrett's about the "Sea Mystery". I don't know if you are aware that that estuary, the towns, roads, railways and bridges are all really there in South Wales, exactly as described... I never can decide whether using real places is worth while. It makes a story more interesting for those who know the area, but... More
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 3 volumes, WITH: The Later Adventure, 3 volumes, WITH The Final Adventures, 2 volumes
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1950. Together, 8 volumes. A Definitive Text, corrected by Edgar W. Smith. Illustrated with a selective collation of the original illustrations by Frederic Dorr Steele, Sidney Paget & Others. 8vo, cloth backed boards; portrait medallion on front covers. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1950, 1952, 1953. Fine 8 volume set, the first three volumes lacking a slipcase. Limited editions, number 1369 out of 1500. More
The Best of Sherlock Holmes
Franklin Center: Franklin, 1977. Illustrated by Ben F. Stahl in black and white with a color frontispiece. 643 pages. Thick 8vo, gilt-stamped black leather, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers. Franklin Library, 1977. Fine. Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers series. More
Autographed Letter Signed
Crowborough, Sussex: 1920. 1 page, 7 x 5.25 inches, Crowborough, Sussex, January 18 [1920], signed "A. Conan Doyle" to stage actor Ernest Percy, in full: "I thought your performance was marvelous. You made me appreciate Shaw's genius as never before. I fear I can't help at present with this syndicate. Too many expenses." Natural folds and traces of a pencil notation but still in very good condition. Scottish writer and physician best known for his creation of Sherlock Holmes. More
Rebecca
Franklin Center: Franklin, 1987. Color frontispiece by Herbert Tauss. 459 pages, 8vo, pictorial gilt and red stamped red cloth, all edges gilt, floral endpapers. Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1987. A fine copy aside for previous owner's embossed stamp on the half title page. A somewhat scarce book. "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again." More
Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China
New York: Penguin, 2012. 260 pages. 8vo, black pictorial-stamped boards, dust wrapper. New York: Penguin, (2012). A fine copy. 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 metallic stamped dragon, dust wrapper. New York: Penguin, (2012). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. 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 (quite chipped at edges). New York: Clarkson Potter, 1974. A very good copy in a good dust wrapper. Third printing. More
The Murder Book; An Illustrated History of the Detective Story.
Illus. 191pp. 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y., 1971. More
The Murder Book: An Illustrated History of the Detective Story.
New York: Herder, 1971. Foreword by Julian Symons. Frontis. illustration, many illustrations throughout, some in color, 191pp., large 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (chipped). New York: Herder and Herder, (1971). Very good. More
Mozart's Last Year: 1791
New York: Schirmer Books, 1988. 38 Illustrations. 240 pages, 8vo, cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Schirmer Books, 1988. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The Russia House.
353pp., 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York: Knopf, 1989. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
The Perfect Murder: A Study in Detection.
242pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: The Free Press, (1989). Very good. More