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 about Tight Shot
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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 about Aunt Dimity and the Duke
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 about Aunt Dimity Digs In
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 about East of A
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 about A Catalogue of Crime
The Mystery of Georges Simenon.
Illustrated, 160pp, 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Beaugort Books, 1983. Very good in very good dust jacket. More about The Mystery of Georges Simenon
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 about The New Black Mask Quarterly, Nos. 1-6
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 about A Fine Set of Teeth
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 about Serie Agatha Christie
The Long Divorce
Franklin Center: Franklin, 1990. 237 pages. 8vo, gilt-stamped black cloth. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, (1990). Gilt edges and corners are a bit scuffed, else near fine. The Franklin Library of Mystery Masterpieces. More about The Long Divorce
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 about Typed Letter Signed
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 about Typed Letter Signed
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 about The Best of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Norwalk: Easton, 1981. A Definitive Text, Corrected Edited by Edgar W. Smith. Illustrated with a selection of the originals by Steele, Paget, and others. 764 pages. Thick 8vo, gilt-stamped black leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1981). Fine. [Single Volume Edition] containing: A Study in Scarlet; The Sign of the Four; The Twelve Adventures, originally published as "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" and the Twelve Adventures originally published as "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" More about The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; The Later Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; The Final Adventures of Sherlock Holms
Norwalk: Easton, 1980. Illustrated with a selection of the originals by Steele, Paget, and others. 3 vols. Thick 8vo, gilt-stamped black leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1980). Fine. Collector's Edition. A Definitive Text, Corrected Edited by Edgar W. Smith. More about The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; The Later Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; The Final Adventures...
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 about Rebecca
Bag Men
New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1997. 251 pages, tall 8vo, gray boards with a green cloth spine, dust wrapper with mylar cover. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., (1997). First edition. Near fine. Signed in full by the author on the title page. More about Bag Men
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 about Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China
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 about Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China
Perry Mason: The Case of the Velvet Claws, the Rolling Bones, the Stuttering Bishop, the Golddigger's Purse, the Crooked Candle, the Lame Canary, the Sulky Girl and the Lucky Legs
Norwalk: Easton Press, 1989. 4 volumes. 8vo, ornately gilt brown morocco, all edges gilt. Norwalk: Easton Press, 1989. Fine. More about Perry Mason: The Case of the Velvet Claws, the Rolling Bones, the Stuttering Bishop, the...
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 about The World of Raymond Chandler
The Murder Book; An Illustrated History of the Detective Story.
Illus. 191pp. 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y., 1971. More about The Murder Book; An Illustrated History of the Detective Story
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 about The Murder Book: An Illustrated History of the Detective Story
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 about Mozart's Last Year: 1791
The Russia House.
353pp., 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York: Knopf, 1989. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More about The Russia House