A Plot for Murder. (Murder Can Be Fun).
New York: Bantam Books, 1949. First Edition. Paperback. Bantam Books 735. First paperback publication. Crease to cover, uneven edges. A very good- copy. Photo cover by Harry Litoff. ; Small octavo. More
New York: Bantam Books, 1949. First Edition. Paperback. Bantam Books 735. First paperback publication. Crease to cover, uneven edges. A very good- copy. Photo cover by Harry Litoff. ; Small octavo. More
Chicago: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1949. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. Light wear to covers. A near fine copy. Includes The Flame Queen by Gaston Derreaux, The Jinx by Alexander Blade, and other stories. Cover illustration by H. W. McCauley.; Quarto. More
New York: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1952. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. Volume 14, number 4. Heavy wear to edges, small stain on front cover, pressure creases and tears along the spine. Pages are age-toned. A good copy. Includes The Jack of Planets by Paul W. Fairman, A More Potent Weapon by..... More
New York: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1953. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. Volume 15, number 2. Fraying to edges, creases along the spine and on front cover. Pages are a bit age-toned. A very good- copy. Includes Miracle at the County by Mallory Storm, Cast of Characters by E. K. Jarvis and..... More
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1880-82. Hardcover. viii, 349pp; xi, 319pp. First Series, twelfth edition; Second Series, second edition. Contemporary dark green full calf bindings, sides ruled in gold and tooled in blind, spines with five raised bands, gilt decorations, red morocco labels lettered in gold, gilt inside dentelles, all..... More
Jamaica, [NY]: Minia Press / Edmund S. Wood, N.D. First Edition. Hardcover. Mid 1940s. [184]pp. Brown cloth decorated in gold on the front and lettered in gold on the spine, top edge stained brown. A fine copy. No slipcase included. In Bradbury, p. 150. Welsh 1484. ; 4 x 5.5..... More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., (1886). Hardcover. vi, 282pp. Original olive green decorated cloth stamped in black and gold on the front panel and the spine panel, all edges gilt. Frontispiece. Publisher's advertisement leaf laid in. A clean, fine copy. ; Octavo. More
Milano: Vanni Scheiwiller, 1962. First Edition. Printed wrappers. All'Insegna della Baita van Gogh. 29pp. Original wrappers. Small spot to first page. A fine copy. Text in Italian.; 32mo. More
Milano: Edizioni Carmelo Marino, 1934. Second Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Light rubbing to covers and a touch of wear to edges, one page has a short tear. A very good copy. Signed and dated by Brunetti on the title page. Collects twelve short stories. Cover illustration by T. Carlevero. In the..... More
Worcester Park, Surrey: Kerosina Books, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. One of four hundred unsigned copies. Bright brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. ; Octavo. More
New York: Avon Book Co., Inc., (1948). First Edition. Paperback. Avon 154. First paperback publication. Originally published as You Go Your Way. Mild spine slant. A very good copy. ; Small octavo. More
New York: Pocket Books, 1954. First Printing. Paperback. A Cardinal Giant. C-108. A near fine copy. More
Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1836. First Edition. Hardcover. 220pp. Tan half calf and marbled boards, black labels lettered in gold on the spine. Includes the title story and contributions by the Countess of Blessington, T. C. Grattan, G. C. Grantley Fitzhardinge Berkeley, R. Bernal and others. Bound with A...... More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. Hardcover. Circa 1890s. 371pp. Original green cloth over white celluloid hand painted with floral decorations in gold and lilac, all edges gilt. Portrait frontispiece. Contemporary inscription on the front free endpaper. Corner tips worn. A bright, near fine copy. ; Octavo. More
New York: Ballantine, 1967. First Printing. Paperback. U6111. A near fine copy. More
Baton Rouge and London: Louisiana State University Press, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Reissue. A near fine copy. Aqua blue cloth lettered in orange on the spine, brown endpapers. A fine copy in fine dustjacket with two tiny creases to corners of rear panel. An almost pristine copy. ; Octavo... More
Huntington Beach, CA: James Cahill Publishing, 1992. Illustrated by Servello, Joe. First Edition. Hardcover. Edition limited to 400 numbered copies, this being #389. Signed by James Lee Burke on the limitation page. 241pp. Quarter leather with gilt lettering on the spine. A pristine copy in slipcase. ; Octavo; Signed by..... More
New York: The Century Co., 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Two volume set comprising twelve issues (from November, 1909 to October, 1910). Original red decorated cloth stamped in gold and black on the front panel and the spine panel, decorated endpapers. MIld toning to the spine panels else a bright, fine..... More
New York: Scribner, Armstrong, & Co., 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. [4], 270pp + [3]pp of publisher's advertisements. Brown decorated cloth stamped in black and gold on the front and the spine, brown endpapers. Collects eight stories originally published in Scribner's Monthly and Lippincott's Magazine. Contemporary inscription in pencil and small..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. xx, 203pp. Black cloth lettered in silver on the spine panel. With an introduction by R. Dewar. Small bookstore label of B. H. Blackwell Ltd, Booksellers, of Oxford, England, on the front pastedown endpaper. Bookmark from the same bookstore laid in. Internally..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, (1915). Hardcover. Circa late 1940s/early 1950s. vi, 314pp. Grey decorated boards, top edge stained red, map endpapers by Rafael Palacios. Light toning to spine panel, very mild wear to corner tips. A near fine copy in very good+ price clipped dustjacket with a few..... More
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1952. Hardcover. 245pp. Pale blue cloth lettered in blue on the spine. Upper rear corner tip bruised, light toning to spine panel. A bright near fine copy in very good+ price-clipped dustjacket with light edge wear and mild fading to spine panel. Dustjacket art by..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, (1918). Hardcover. Circa 1950s. 350pp. Green decorated boards, top edge stained green, map endpapers by Rafael Palacios. Light toning to spine panel, very mild wear to corner tips. A near fine copy in very good+ price clipped dustjacket with a few tiny chips and..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, (1928). Hardcover. Circa late 1940s/early 1950s. 309pp. Green decorated boards, top edge stained green, map endpapers by Rafael Palacios. Light toning to spine panel, very mild wear to corner tips. A near fine copy in very good+ price clipped dustjacket with a few tiny..... More
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1957. Hardcover. 256pp. Grey/pale green cloth lettered in red on the spine. Lower front corner tip and spine head bruised, light toning to front free endpaper. A bright near fine copy in very good+ price-clipped dustjacket with a few tiny chips and short closed tears..... More