Mysteries from Appledore Books, ABAA

New York: Alfred Knopf, 1931. Cloth. Very Good. A solid copy of the May 1931 4th printing, following the April 1931 1st, 2nd and 3rd printings. Tight and VG in its russet, pictorial cloth, with pronounced offsetting at the gutters. Boards clean, as well as the text. A very presentable copy. Lacking the extremely scarce dustjacket.

London: Methuen & Co, 1935. Cloth. Good +/Good +. The 1935 stated 2nd edition ("F'cap 8vo, Cheap Form"). A presentable copy to boot, in its uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Tight and Good+ (3" narrow gash along the edge of the spine, fading at the spine) in a bright, Good+ dustjacket, with modest loss --including some text-- along the spine… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1958. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A crisp, fresh copy of the 1958 stated 1st printing. Solid and VG+ (very light abrading and a touch of spotting at the front free endpaper) in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with mild wear along the spine ends. Raymond Chandler's 7th Philip Marlowe mystery.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1931. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A solid copy of the 1931 1st edition. Clean and VG+ (with light staining at the bottom-edge) in a bright, price-intact ("$2.00"), VG+ dustjacket, with one small closed tear along the front flap-fold and just a touch of wear at the spine ends. 12mo, 320 pgs.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992. Boards. Very Good/Fine. INSCRIBED BY JOHN DUNNING on the title page. A sharp copy to boot of the 1992 correct 1st edition. Solid and VG (light glue residue at the pastedowns and the rear endpaper) in a crisp, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. One of the giants in the genre of biblio-mysteries.

Gallup, NM: The Southwesterner Books, 1989. Leatherette. Fine. Ernest Franklin. The lettered edition, constituting "26 specially bound copies which include an original signed pen and ink drawing". This copy unlettered but clearly part of the tiny limitation, is bound in its full chocolate leatherette, with bright gilt-design and titling along the front panel and spine respectively. There's also,… Read more about this item

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1970. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. The 1970 1st edition of Lawrence Sanders' first novel. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with one very small closed tear at the front panel's top-edge. An attractive, very presentable copy.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1958. Boards. Very Good +/Good +. A perfectly serviceable copy of the 1958 stated 1st printing. Solid and VG+ (light offsetting to the endsheets, 1 small stamp {the letter 'H'} at the front pastedown) in a bright, price-intact, Good+ dustjacket, with light abrading at the front panel and clear tape evenly applied at… Read more about this item

New York: Garland Publishing, Inc, 1986. Cloth. Near Fine. An impressive collection in facsimile of the first 10 years of The Armchair Detective (ranging from October 1967 thru October 1977), complete in 7 large quarto volumes. All 7 volumes clean and tight and easily Near Fine in their mustard cloth. A new Introduction by Allen J. Hubin, who… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. NICELY INSCRIBED BY S.S. VAN DINE TO MYSTERY WRITER WILLIAM C. WEBER on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1936 1st edition (with both the letter 'A' and the Scribner colophon on the copyright page). Tight and VG+ (light rubbing… Read more about this item

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1939. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good -. A solid, perfectly serviceable copy of the 1939 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-intact ("$2.00"), VG- to VG dustjacket, with light chipping and creasing along the panel edges and spine ends, and light staining to the rear panel. Still though, very presentable. 12mo,… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1933. Cloth. Very Good +/Near Fine. A gorgeous copy of the 1933 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (with very light soiling along the spine) in an unusually crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Just a touch of creasing at the lower-edge of the dj's front panel, otherwise clean as could be. 12mo, "a Fleming Stone detective novel"… Read more about this item

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1943. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. The 1943 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG (with former owner inscription to the front free endpaper) in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light rubbing to the front panel, light wear along the front flap-fold and light creasing and chipping along the spine ends and panel edges. 12mo, 314 pgs.… Read more about this item

New York: The Macaulay House, 1933. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. A solid copy of the 1933 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (small former owner name at the front pastedown) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine crown, light soiling to the rear panel and light creasing and chipping along the panel edges. 12mo,… Read more about this item

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1925. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A solid, well-preserved copy of the 1925 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine crown, light creasing to the spine base and light wear along the front flap-fold. 12mo, 252 pgs.

Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1930. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. A solid copy of the 1930 1st American edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG example of this wonderful Bitz Pares-illustrated dustjacket, with light chipping along the panel edges (including a 1" chip at the rear panel). 12mo, 316 pgs.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1941. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A sharp copy of the 1941 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine (with a touch of offsetting to the rear endpaper) in a bright, price-intact (and clipped), VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with very light wear at the spine crown. Octavo, 284 pgs.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1943. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good -. The 1943 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG (faint former owner name to the front free endpaper, very light staining to the panels) in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with light wear at the flap-folds, spine hinges and spine ends and light chipping along the panel edges. Still though, a… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Underwood-Miller, 1983. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. The 1983 1st trade edition, limited to 480 copies. Tight and Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with one closed, hairline tear running 3/4 of the length of the rear panel. Still though, very presentable. Octavo, illustrated by Stephen Fabian.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1933. Cloth. Very Good -/Very Good. The October 1933 stated 4th printing. Tight and VG- (light offsetting and soiling to the endpapers and pastedowns, light spotting at the rear panel) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light soiling to the rear panel and light creasing along the panel egdes. Still though,… Read more about this item