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London: George Newnes Limited, 1892 and 1894. First Edition. Hardcover. The ADVENTURES has a previous owner's name in ink dated 1892 on the front endpaper, scattered light foxing, hinges cracked with the front cover a little loose and a couple of places in the text where there is some separation and looseness of the signatures; some moderate rubbing to the spine, a scratch on the front panel with the gilt fairly bright. Very Good. MEMOIRS has an 1896 owner name on the recto of the frontispiece, clean text throughout, hinges slightly cracked; some mild rubbing to the spine, covers clean with very bright gilt. Near Fine. Clamshell box with the backstrip sunned and minor wear. Overall a Very Good set. Sidney Paget. Two large octavo (6-1/4" x 9-1/2") volumes: original light blue beveled cloth, front and spine stamped in black and gold, all edges gilt, floral patterned endpapers; original dark blue beveled cloth, front and spine stamped in black and gold, all edges gilt, floral patterned endpapers;…
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THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES with THE MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
by DOYLE, A[rthur] Conan
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THE ANAGRAM DETECTIVES
by SCHIER, Norma
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New York: The Mysterious Press, 1979. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. An anthology of detective fiction with the writers' names in anagram. Introduction by Stanley Ellin. Original unbound sheets with a photocopy of a note from the publisher stating that this is one of 8 sets of unbound, folded, and gathered signatures to be used for review purposes.
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ANOTHER PART OF THE CITY
by McBAIN, Ed
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New York: The Mysterious Press, (1986). First Edition. Wraps. Fine. Uncorrected proof in light blue wraps with a dustwrapper printed on the front cover and spine only laid in.
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THE BISHOP MURDER CASE. A PHILO VANCE STORY
by VAN DINE, S. S
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Bookplate on front pastedown with date in ink below it: May 1929. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper with a small chip to the head of the spine and rubbing to the rear panel. First printing of the fourth Philo Vance mystery.
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THE "CANARY" MURDER CASE. A PHILO VANCE STORY
by VAN DINE, S. S
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner name in ink dated 1927 on front endpaper. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper with an inch chip to the head of the spine. First printing of the second Philo Vance mystery, a Haycraft-Queen cornerstone, in the second state dustwrapper.
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CAT OF MANY TAILS
by QUEEN, Ellery
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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in an attractive Very Good dustwrapper with light edgewear and minor chipping to the head of the spine. Ellery Queen's subtle attack on his longest and most complicated case to date developed out of a baffling series of murders in New York City." An Advance Review Copy with the publisher's slip giving a publication date of 26 September 1949 laid in. Interestingly, the date of 18 September 1949 stamped in red near the $2.75 price on the dustwrapper front flap.
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CAT'S PAW
by PRONZINI, Bill
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Richmond, VA: Waves Press, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine, issued without a dustwrapper. Of 150 copies printed, this is one of 50 unnumbered copies bound in cloth and SIGNED by both the author and the binder.
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DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS
by MOSLEY, Walter
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New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (1990). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine first issue dustwrapper. His first Easy Rawlins mystery and first book.
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THE DEVIL'S NOVICE
by PETERS, Ellis
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New York: William Morrow and Company, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Foxing to bulked text edges, otherwise close to Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. The Eighth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael.
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A DOUBLE BARRELLED DETECTIVE STORY
by TWAIN, Mark [CLEMENS, Samuel]
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New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Small leather bookplate on the front pastedown with offsetting to the endpaper. Small tear to the top of the spine.Old dampstain to lower spine with gutters of some pages affected. Very Good. Lucius Hitchcock. Decorated red cloth. BAL 3471: State A of the front pastedown and the rear endpaper, State B of others. Illustrations by Lucius Hitchcock. Twain's wonderful satire on the mystery novel, with an appearance by Sherlock Holmes.
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GHOSTS
by AUSTER, Paul
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Los Angeles: Sun & Moon Press, (1986). First Edition. hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. The second volume of his New York trilogy. This is copy "D" of only 26 lettered copies SIGNED by the author on the colophon page.
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THE HORN OF ROLAND
by PETERS, Ellis
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New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1974. First American Edition. Few dings to boards, foxing to bulked edges of text. Very Good in a Fine dustwrapper.
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THE HUNTED
by LEONARD, Elmore
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New York: The Mysterious Press, (1986). First Edition. Wraps. Slight crease to lower front corner. About Fine. Uncorrected proof in orange wraps of this reissue of a book first published in 1977.
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IN THE ELECTRIC MIST WITH CONFEDERATE DEAD
by BURKE, James Lee
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New York: Hyperion, (1993). First Edition. Wraps. Near Fine. Advance Reading Copy in printed wraps of this title which had a first printing of 75,000 copies.
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KILLING ORDERS
by PARETSKY, Sara
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New York: William Morrow and Company, (1985). First Edition. Hardcover. Slight foxing to topped bulk edge of text, otherwise Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. The third V. I. Warshawski mystery.
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THE LATER ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
by DOYLE, Arthur Conan
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1950 & 1952. Hardcover. Slight marks to one spine. Near Fine in intact, Very Good slipcase. Frederic Dorr Steele, Sidney Paget, and others. Three octavo volumes (6" x 9-1/8") bound in gilt-stamped quarter black linen and wall-paper sides with a cameo decoration reproducing the section of the wall over the mantel in Mrs. Hudson's chambers at 221B Baker Street showing two examples of Sherlock Holmes's prowess in emblazoning the initials of Victoria Regina "in bullet-pocks," with the cameo being a portrait of Holmes smoking his pipe. The definitive text edited by Edgar Smith with an introduction by Elmer Davis. Designed by W. A. Dwiggins with a selective collation of the original illustrations by Frederic Dorr Steele, Sidney Paget, and others, reproduced as sheet-fed photogravures. Copy #867 of 1500, issued unsigned. Monthly Letter laid in.
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PASTIME
by PARKER,, Robert B
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1991). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. SIGNED by the author on the half-title page.
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SKINWALKERS
by HILLERMAN, Tony
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New York: Harper & Row, (1986). First Edition. Wraps. Crease to lower rear cover; foxing to bulked text edges. Near Fine. Advance Reading Copy in pictorial wraps.
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TALKING GOD
by HILLERMAN, Tony
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New York: Harper & Row, (1989). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper. SIGNED on the first blank by Hillerman.
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TALKING GOD
by HILLERMAN, Tony
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New York: Harper & Row, (1989). First Edition. Wraps. Very slight spotting to bulked text edges. About Fine. Advance Reading Copy in pictorial wraps.
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