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WHISPER MURDER!
Edition: Reprint.
New York: P. F. Collier and Sons, Ltd, (1946.). Hardcover - A "Crime Club" edition. A vintage mystery. 255 pp.
Condition: Good condition in a rather attractive dark blue binding with stylized tree on front, gilt titles on the spine. (prev owner's name stamp.)
Book ID: 56131More details Price: $12.50 -
THE SECRET OF SHEEN.
Cleveland: International Fiction Library, 1929. dj. Hardcover - A romantic mystery with overtones of Robin Hood and the Scarlet Pimpernel.
Condition: Severe toning to the pages, as is common with books from this era, but otherwise in good condition in a somewhat edgeworn, but still near very good dustjacket.
Book ID: 15674More details Price: $30.00 -
THE BLACK COAT.
Edition: First US printing.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1948. Hardcover first edition - When two coats get switched at New York's Grand Central Station, this tale of bizarre happenings takes off.
Condition: Good only in red boards with white lettering on the spine (synopsis from front flap pasted on front pastedown, rather severe toning to the pages and foxing to the endpapers but still a decent copy of a hard to find vintage mystery.).
Book ID: 68554More details Price: $25.00 -
THE BLACK RUSTLE.
Edition: First printing.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1943. Hardcover first edition - Another eccentric mystery novel by these Australian born sisters. with thumpings in the attic and a swimming pool that appears and disappears. 214 pp.
Condition: Very good in black boards with violet lettering on the spine (bookplate, some toning to the pages.).
Book ID: 68557More details Price: $45.00 -
BRAZEN TONGUE.
Edition: Early printing.
Condition: Good overall in flexible red cloth-covered boards (some wear to the covers, corners slightly bumped, no free rear endpaper, no dj)
Book ID: 88588More details Price: $75.00 -
WRAITHS AND CHANGELINGS.
Edition: First printing.
London: Michael Joseph, (1978) dj. Hardcover first edition - One of Mitchell's later books, featuring, of course, Dame Beatrice Lestrange Bradley - 191 pp. Striking dust jacket by Mynheer. ISBN: 0-7181-1984..
Condition: Ex-library with the usual and spine slant, in in a near fine unmarked dust jacket.
Book ID: 72134More details Price: $60.00 -
THE WORSTED VIPER.
Edition: 2nd printing (just one month after the first)
London: Michael Joseph, (1943). Hardcover - Uncommon early printing of this vintage Mrs Bradley mystery (the 15th in the series), one dealing with - among other things - witchcraft and Satanism. As in many of her books, Mitchell's sense of humor offsets the grimness of the theme. Publisher's note re wartime publication constraints on paper. 192 pp.
Condition: Good overall in beige cloth with red lettering (previous owner's name and stamp on endpaper, other overall wear)
Book ID: 62520More details Price: $125.00 -
BLAME THE BARON.
Edition: First printing.
London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co Ltd, (1948) dj. Hardcover first edition - True first edition (preceding the US edition by 3 years) of this novel, one of many in the series featuring the Baron and written by John Creasey under this pseudonym. A famous collection of jewels has been stolen, a notorious thief is found dead, and John Mannering, the owner of the shop is suspected as being partner to the crimes. 250 pp.
Condition: Very good in light green cloth in a good only dust jacket (several edge tears to the dj, original price of 8s, 6d still present).
Book ID: 72119More details Price: $35.00 -
THE SMASHER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Macmillan, 1959. dj. Hardcover first edition - His rather uncommon first novel, a "Cock Robin" mystery, a suspense novel about a man whose wife was "smashed" to death by someone in an automobile. When his daughter is threatened, he realizes he has to find the killer himself. 148 pp.
Condition: Fair condition only in a fair dust jacket (usual rather severe toning to the pages, discoloration on front endpaper, edgewear, rubbing and creasing to the dust jacket. )
Book ID: 57673More details Price: $16.50 -
TELL HER IT'S MURDER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Random House, (1954.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A complex mystery featuring New York police Inspector Christopher McKee. 240 pp.
Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (slight spine slant, some wear to dj at top of spine)
Book ID: 58739More details Price: $30.00 -
THE BREAKING POINT.
Edition: First edition.
New York: George H. Doran, (1922). Hardcover first edition - A vintage mystery and romance novel - it "follows seemingly timid protagonist Elizabeth Wheeler, whose placid existence is thrown into disarray by a murder. Forced into the role of detective, Elizabeth tries to set things right again." Color frontispiece by Thomas Fogarty. 356 pp.
Condition: Good overall in burgundy cloth (rubbing to the lettering on the spine, tidemarks on lower corner of textblock, but sturdy and easily readable), no dust jacket. Gift inscription dated Christmas 1922.
Book ID: 62753More details Price: $17.50 -
THE BREAKING POINT.
Edition: First edition.
New York: George H. Doran, (1922). Hardcover first edition - A vintage mystery and romance novel - it "follows seemingly timid protagonist Elizabeth Wheeler, whose placid existence is thrown into disarray by a murder. Forced into the role of detective, Elizabeth tries to set things right again." Color frontispiece by Thomas Fogarty. 356 pp.
Condition: Very good overall in burgundy cloth (sunning to the spine, corners slightly bumped, but straight and tight), no dust jacket. Previous owner's name dated 1922.
Book ID: 85168More details Price: $20.00 -
THE MAN IN LOWER TEN.
Edition: Reprint.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc. (Collier on spine of book) 1929. Hardcover - Rinehart's first novel, a classic mystery, published as a serial in "All-Story Magazine" in 1906 and in book form in 1909, and one of her best. 373 pp.
Condition: Very good in red cloth with gilt lettering (usual toning to the pages)
Book ID: 69268More details Price: $13.50 -
THE WHISTLING SHADOW.
Edition: First printing.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1954. dj. Hardcover first edition - The award-winning author's seventh and last suspense novel. Gail Kiskadden, a wealthy widow, depressed and lost after the death of her twenty year old son, John, he had been secretly married. She drives to Georgia to find the girl, who is pregnant, and brings her back to Minneapolis, only to discover that Sherry Lee's sordid past has followed her and her home, formerly her haven, has become a place of horror and danger. "Mystery writer Diana Killian notes that Seeley's protagonists were noteworthy as strong, independent women decades before modern feminism." 219 pp.
Condition: Near fine in light blue cloth boards in a fair only dust jacket. with significant edgewear, rubbing and creasing. Original price of 2.75 on flap.
Book ID: 88540More details Price: $17.50 -
THE CANDY KILLINGS.
Edition: First edition.
New York: The Greystone Press, (1940). Hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring former popular film star Quessy Campbell, who - after an automobile accident caused the loss of a leg - becomes involved in the investigation of a series of murders beginning with that of the owner of a small candy business Original publisher's black cloth lettered in red on spine and covers. 312 pp.
Condition: Fair condition only. Ex-library with the usual markings, some spine slant, and some spots of foxing in the margins. Still easily readable and sturdy, no dust jacket.
Book ID: 86106More details Price: $20.00 -
DIPLOMATIC CORPSE.
Edition: Reprint - first thus.
New York: Norton, (1971) dj. Hardcover - An Asey Mayo mystery, set in a 'friendly' Cape Cod town, originally published in 1951. 244 pp. Dustjacket design by Robert Ritter. ISBN: 0-393086348.
Condition: Ex-library with markings and some spine slant, in a good dust jacket (spine label).
Book ID: 74921More details Price: $13.50 -
LADY, DROP DEAd.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Abelard-Schuman, (1960) dj. Hardcover first edition - Rather uncommon vintage mystery by this Edgar award-winning writer who is credited as being the first to write police procedurals. This novel features a private investigator and a patrolman trying to get back onto the homicide squad, both of whom are convinced that the other one is guilty of the murder of the former movie queen Vivian Vixen. 191 pp.
Condition: Ex-library with somel markings, spine slant, tape ghosts and missing front endpaper in a good only copy of the rather fragile dust jacket (spine label)
Book ID: 78472More details Price: $27.50 -
FOLLOW THAT BLUE CAR.
Edition: First printing.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1933. Hardcover first edition - Extremely uncommon second title in the Tolefree series - "Tolefree receives an anonymous letter telling him, "If you happen to be on the Paybury Road to-morrow afternoon, the 28th . . . you will encounter something of considerable interest. . . . Look out for an unmistakably blue car--and keep your eye on it." 319 pp. ISBN: my18.
Condition: Very good in the original blue (of course) cloth, lacking the dust jacket. Sunning to the spine, slightly cocked, but otherwise a tight and clean copy.
Book ID: 87707More details Price: $150.00 -
THE HIDDEN PORTAL.
Edition: Reprint.
New York: P. F. Collier and Sons, Ltd, (1946.). Hardcover - A "Crime Club" edition. A vintage mystery. 284 pp.
Condition: Good condition in a rather attractive dark blue binding with stylized tree on front, gilt titles on the spine. (prev owner's name stamp.)
Book ID: 56130More details Price: $12.50 -
THE MAN WITH THE CLUBFOOT.
Edition: Early reprint.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c 1918) dj. Hardcover - Vintage mystery - cover proclaims it "the greatest secret-service novel of recent times." 323 pp plus 7 pp of publisher's ads.
Condition: Good in dark green cloth (color illustration from dust jacket pasted to front cover of book, lettering on spine rubbed and difficult to read)
Book ID: 60787More details Price: $14.50
