Mysteries and Thrillers
Death Is a Lonely Business.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. 277, [1]p. Cloth backed boards. A fine copy in fine dustjacket with a tiny nick to the upper edge of front panel.; Octavo. More
Death Is a Lonely Business. (Signed Copy).
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. 277, [1]p. Cloth backed boards. Signed by Ray Bradbury on the title page. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. ; Octavo. More
The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine January 1953.
Concord, NH: Mercury Publications, Inc., 1953. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Light toning to pages, short corner crease and light wear to covers. A very good+ copy. Contributions by Margery Allingham, Baynard Kendrick, and others. Photo cover.; Octavo. More
On the Yard.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. 344pp. Black cloth stamped in red on the spine panel. Signed and inscribed by Braly on the front free endpaper in the year of publication: "Christmas / 1967 / To Mordecai / All fortune among the Phillistines. (sic) / Malcolm." Upper..... More
Cat and Mouse.
New York: Avon Publishing Co., Inc., 1952. First Edition. Paperback. Avon Pocket-Size Books 385. A bit of lamination peel, light wear to covers. A very good copy. ; Small octavo. More
Green for Danger.
San Diego: University of California, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. The Mystery Library Edition. Originally published in 1944. xiv, 270pp. Boards. With introduction and annotated bibliography by Otto Penzler. Basis for the 1946 Sidney Gilliat movie featuring Alastair Sim and Sally Gray. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. ; Octavo... More
Green for Danger.
San Diego: University of California, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. The Mystery Library Edition. Originally published in 1944. xiv, 270pp. Boards. With introduction and annotated bibliography by Otto Penzler. Basis for the 1946 Sidney Gilliat movie featuring Alastair Sim and Sally Gray. Bruised upper front corner tip. A near fine copy..... More
Death in High Heels.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1954. First US Edition. Hardcover. 287pp. Cloth. Police investigates a murder at a Bond Street shop. Light toning to endpapers. A fine copy in very good+ dustjacket with minute chipping and wear to edges. ; Octavo. More
Caccia infernale (Vicious Hunt)
Roma: Manhattan Inc., 1956. First Italian Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Serie d'Oro dei "Thrillers" #8. Three faint corner creases to covers. A very good+ copy. In the Italian language. Rather scarce. ; Small octavo. More
Flee from Terror.
New York: Popular Library, 1957. First Edition. Paperback. Popular Library 811. Faint reading crease on front cover, moderate shelf wear. A very good+ copy.; Small octavo; 144 pages. More
A Comedian Dies
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth stamped in gold on the spine. Lower front corner tip and spine ends bruised. A near fine copy in near fine dustjacket with tiny creases to flaps. Signed and inscribed by Brett on the front free endpaper. A mystery featuring..... More
Dead Giveaway.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. Signed and inscribed by Brett on the front free endpaper. A mystery featuring Charles Paris.; Octavo; Signed by Author. More
Mrs, Presumed Dead
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1989. First US Edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in fine dustjacket with a faint spot to spine panel. Signed by Brett on the title page. A mystery featuring Melita Pargeter. ; Octavo; Signed by Author. More
Mrs. Jeffries and the Silent Knight.
New York: Berkley, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. A Victorian mystery. ; Octavo. More
Apprentice to Fear.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1961. First US Edition. Hardcover. Originally published in the UK as An Ordinary Day. 207, [1]p. Boards. A mystery featuring John and Sally Strang. Toning to text block, mild foxing to edges. A very good+ copy in near fine dustjacket. Dustjacket art by H. Lawrence..... More
Coppers and Gold.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1958. First US Edition. Hardcover. 191pp. Boards. A mystery featuring John and Sally Strang. Foxing to endpapers, small stain to upper corner of back cover. A very good+ copy in very good dustjacket with light edge wear and foxing, and a small stain to upper..... More
Rude Awakening.
London: Hutchinson, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. 207, [1]p. Boards. Light toning to pages, short pen marking on endpaper. A near fine copy in very good dustjacket with toning and rubbing, a minute chip to spine panel, and a short closed tear to upper edge of front panel. Dustjacket art by..... More
The Mardi Gras Murders.
New York: The Mystery League, Inc., 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. 286pp + [1]p of publisher's advertisement. Black cloth stamped in green on the front panel and the spine panel. A mystery set in New Orleans featuring Wade and Captain Murphy. A few ripples to cloth on the front panel, name..... More
The Mardi Gras Murders.
New York: The Mystery League, Inc., 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. 286pp + [1]p of publisher's advertisement. Black cloth stamped in green on the front panel and the spine panel. A mystery set in New Orleans featuring Wade and Captain Murphy. Slight spine slant, contemporary name on front free endpaper and..... More
Slaves of the Lamp, Being the Adventures of Yorke Norroy in His Quest of the Four Jade Plates. A Manhattan Nights' Entertainment.
New York: W. J. Watt & Company, 1917. Illustrated by Becher, Arthur E. First Edition. Hardcover. ix, 309pp. Marroon cloth stamped in blind and white on the front and in white on the spine. Illustrations by Arthur E. Becher. Collects five stories featuring Yorke Norroy, secret agent of the Department..... More
Josselin Takes a Hand.
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1927. First US Edition. Hardcover. 280pp. Dark purple cloth lettered in orange on the front and the spine. The author's first mystery. A touch of wear to cloth edges. A really appealing fine copy in very good- dustjacket with some chips and closed tears..... More
The Girl from Outer Space.
New York: The New American Library of World Literature, Inc., 1965. First Edition. Paperback. Signet D2736. About fine. ; Small octavo. More
The Dead Ringer.
New York: Bantam Books, 1949. First Edition. Paperback. Bantam Book 361. Two creases to covers. A bright, very good+ copy. Cover art by Robert Stanley.; Small octavo. More