Search Results: Detective / Mystery / Murder from Singularity Rare & Fine

Bloomington, IN: iUniverse Star, 2014. 1st Edition . Soft cover. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New, and pristine. Signed by author on the title page. Calling-card size promo for the novel laid in. See scans and description. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse Star, 2014. 'The Actor', a thriller by Douglas Gardham; first edition, but no printing numbers are indicated for this title. Octavo, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 336 pp. New, and flawless. Gardham's first Ethan Jones novel, followed in 2018 by The Musician. Laid-in promo card is also, on its reverse, a promo for that second Ethan Jones tale. Signed by Gardham at a bookstore in Central New York. Pristine condition. L94

New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc. , 2016. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Leather Bound. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Sidney Paget. New, and pristine. See scans and description. First Edition and First Printing of the 2016 bonded leather-bound decorative leather illustrated edition by Barnes & Noble of Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes". ISBN 9781435162051. New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc., 2016. Octavo; decorative bonded leather boards in blue, silver, black and brown; All Edges Silver; patterned endpaper illustration; satin page-marker ribbon; 416 pp. Cover design and endpaper design by Spencer Charles; interior illustrations - 9 full-page illustrations and 13 full-page "plate" illustrations ( see scans of lists) - are by Sidney Paget. New, immaculate and flawless. Removed from publisher's shrink wrap only for scanning and description; that removed shrink wrap accompanies the book. Seven classic Sherlock Holmes tales (see… Read More

New York: Viking, 2019. Hardcover. As New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 'Agent Running in the Field' - Issued-Signed Edition and First Edition, First Printing, and with ISBN Numbers New, as noted and described below. New York: Viking, 2019, first edition and printing (see scan of copyright page), with that ISBN number as well as, at the jacket back, the ISBN of the Issued-SIgned edition (marketed largely through Barnes & Noble). See scans of both. Octavo, illustrated jacket, blue & white boards with black spine imprinting, 282 pp. (281+1). Signed by the author on the second free endpaper. New, but with a spine-top crinkle at rear top (see scan), as received here; a production or handling mis-step of unknown origin. Otherwise flawless throughout, including jacket. Le Carré's last novel before his death in 2020, 'Agent Running in the Field' has been described as' a portrait in miniature of modern spies... detailed and astonishing', as… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New, flawless. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. First Trade Edition, first printing. Octavo, illustrated dust jacket, black and gray boards with silver imprinting on front cover and spine, 352 + 1 pp. As New, As New; impeccable. Very handsome 1st/1st copy of this investigative tech thriller. Ships in a stout, new box, of course - not a bag. L-16

New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Pictorial Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Doubleday, 1996. First Edition/first printing. Octavo, 468 pp. Illustrated jacket as well as an illustrated front board and spine (scans), which latter is uncommon in modern novels. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. See scans. The author of the Handmaid's Tale delves into a mysterious set of murders in nineteenth century England for another psycho-thriller. L13n

New York: William Morrow / an Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, 2021. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New; pristine. As the Wicked Watch - Issued-Signed Edition, Variant 2 ISBN #, First Jordan Manning Novel, First Edition, First Printing. By Tamron Hall. Signed on publisher-dedicated page (second free endpaper). New York: William Morrow / an Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, 2021. First Edition and First Printing, Octavo, illustrated jacket, sky blue and black boards with publisher's monogram in blind, white spine imprinting, 388 pp. New and flawless. One of at least two variants of the issued signed edition. Both of those have the standard ISBN and First Edition statement with number line on the copyright page; this variant has the additional signed addition ISBN # 9780063226203 (the other variant has the signed edition variant ISBN # 9780063226210, as well as a "Signed Edition" sticker seal on jacket front panel, which this variant lacks).… Read More

New York: William Morrow / an Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, 2021. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New; pristine. As the Wicked Watch - Issued-Signed Edition, Variant 1 ISBN #, First Jordan Manning Novel, First Edition, First Printing. By Tamron Hall. Signed on publisher-dedicated page (second free endpaper). New York: William Morrow / an Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, 2021. First Edition and First Printing, Octavo, illustrated jacket with "Signed Edition" seal (see scan), sky blue and black boards with publisher's monogram in blind, white spine imprinting, 388 pp. New and flawless. One of at least two variants of the issued signed edition. Both of those have the standard ISBN and First Edition statement with number line on the copyright page; this variant has the additional signed addition ISBN # 9780063226210. The other variant has the signed edition variant ISBN # 9780063226203, but lacks the gold "Signed Edition" seal on the… Read More

New York: Delacorte Press / Dell Publishing / Diet Coke, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. Very Good; see scans and description. New York: Delacorte Press / Dell Publishing / Diet Coke, 1999. A tiny little complimentary advance offering from Diet Coke on the soon-to-be-out novel by James Elmore, 'Be Cool'. Very Scarce, and very small. 24mo (5 1/4" tall"), illustrated staple-bound wraps matching what would soon be the cover illustration, 31 pp. (3 + 26 + 2). Very Good, and in fact a bit better; circular seals have been long since slit, presumably to inspect the contents (see scans), and the covers show modest soil, but the contents are quite immaculate. See all scans. The excerpt from the upcoming novel - provided here by Diet Coke as a gratis promotion - begins with the words "They sat at one of the sidewalk tables at Swingers,". 'Be Cool' is the crime-caper-comedy sequel to Leonard's 'Get… Read More

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2012. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New, and immaculate. See scans and description. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2012. 'Beastly Things' by Donna Leon, the 21st title in her Commissario Guido Brunetti series - and by no means the last; the popular series continues. First Edition and First Printing. Octavo, illustrated jacket, old gold boards with white spine imprinting, map endpapers, 296 pp. New, and quite immaculate. See all scans.Commissario Guido encounters a dead body - what are the odds ? - and has little to go on. But he is who he is. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box, of course - not a bag. L9n

Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 1999. First Edition and First Printing. Signed by P.L. Gaus on the title page, without additional inscription. Octavo, dust jacket with cover design by Chiquita Babb, red cloth boards with gilt imprinting on spine, v + 2 + 230 pp. As New, pristine and flawless, both book and jacket; a collector copy. Even the jacket spine ends show no crinkle (scan). P.L. Gaus' widely-admired murder mystery; the most collectible form of the first entry in the Amish-Country Mysteries, a series formerly known as the Ohio Amish Mysteries. Please see scans. L98

Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 1999. First Edition and First Printing. Signed by P.L. Gaus on the title page, without additional inscription. Octavo, dust jacket with cover design by Chiquita Babb, red cloth boards with gilt imprinting on spine, v + 2 + 230 pp. As New, pristine and flawless, both book and jacket; a collector copy. See scans. P.L. Gaus' widely-admired murder mystery, in its most collectible form. L46n

New York: The Mysterious Press, 1984. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and inscribed. Fine, flawless, pristine book in a Near Fine Jacket. See scans and description. New York: The Mysterious Press, 1984. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by Ellroy to a noted collector on the ffep. Octavo, 263 pp. Red cloth, gilt spine imprint, photo-pictorial jacket. Fine, pristine book in a Near Fine jacket with a small crimp at spine top, trace wear elsewhere. See scans. A nice inscription in a true first edition copy of Blood on the Moon, Ellroy's third novel (after Brown's Requiem and Requiem, Shamus- and Edgar nominated titles respectively): "To __ : L.A. Blood Blitz ! - JE". Detective Sergeant Lloyd Hopkins appears for the first time and matches wits - or tries to - with a criminal psycho who protects the innocent. By murdering them. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. L200

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994. First Edition and First Printing. Octavo, illustrated jacket, buff and black boards with orange spine imprinting, gray/green endpapers, 387 pp. Fine book in Fine, unclipped jacket. Handsome copy of the first/first. T19

New York: Kensington Books, 2020. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New, and pristine in every way. See scans. The rather scarce, issued-signed edition of the first edition of Ellery Adams' 'The Book of Candlelight". New York: Kensington Books, 2020. Octavo, illustrated jacket, blue boards with gilt spine imprinting, 294 numbered pp. Author's signature on front free endpaper, as issued. Includes both jacket-front stickers, also as-issued. ISBN 9781496732071. New and pristine, book and jacket. See scans. Third title in Adams' Secret, Book and Scone Society series, featuring bookshop proprietor and sleuth Nora Pennington. Very collectible, particularly as the issued-signed first edition variant. See all scans. Ships in a new, stout box, of course. L96

New York: Charter Books, 1960. Soft cover. Near Fine. 6 7/8" x 8 7/8. [Cover proof only] New York: Charter Books. Cover proof for an undetermined Charter Books edition. 6 7/8" x 8 7/8". Near Fine condition with very minute wear at corners, standard registration punch hole at one end. A nice full-wrap (front, spine, and back) cover proof for a Charter Books softcover edition of Charteris' title. An interesting collectible. Leph2

Sauk City, Wisconsin: Mycroft & Moran, 1965. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Sauk City, WI: Mycroft & Moran, 1965. First Edition. One of three thousand copies printed. Signed by the author, "Best Wishes, August Derleth", on the half-title, without further inscription. Octavo, 281 pp. Black cloth, with bright gilt illustration and lettering on spine. Near Fine, with small stains on front and top page edges (see scan), in a near fine jacket with small amount of rubbing at bottom front cover. Sharp copy. See all scans. When August Derleth wrote Arthur Conan Doyle in 1928 to ask if there were to be any more Sherlock Holmes stories, he was given a curt "no". Thus was born Solar Pons, the twentieth century flag carrier for Mr. Holmes and the brainchild of Derleth. At first cloning Holmes as Solar Pons and Dr. Watson as Dr. Lyndon Parker, and using essentially the same modus operandi for the pair, the… Read More

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1996. First Edition and First Printing. Octavo, illustrated jacket, russet and black boards with copper spine and cover imprinting, brown endpapers, 340 pp. Fine unclipped jacket around a Near Fine book with one very small spot of fade, else Fine. Handsome copy of the first/first. L92

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Howard Rogers. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. First Edition and Limited Edition. With included, separate "Notes from the Editors", now scarce. Octavo, 346 pp.; illustrations executed with distinctive style by Howard Rogers for this true first edition. As New; immaculate and pristine. See scans. Franklin's lavish leather binding of the First Edition of Snow's murder mystery set in the quite, fashionable Belgravia section of London. Full rich brown top grain leather, gilt decorated and imprinted, spine panels rib divided, All Edges Gilt, brown moire endpapers, and a matching satin page-marker ribbon. The gilt is 22 karat; the paper is 60-pound Franklin Library Eggshell Wove Cream, typeface is 10-point Trump Medieval. The Franklin Library, doing what they did best. As New, and never read; has been protectively archived since arrival.… Read More

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1995. First Edition and First Printing. Octavo, illustrated jacket, red and purple boards with red spine imprinting, 308 pp. Fine/Fine, really as new. Gleaming collector copy of the first/first. L-28

New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1992. First Edition . Original Wraps. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine. See scans and description. New York: Doubleday [1992]. Uncorrected Proof copy, and signed by Kijewski. Doubleday promotional flier and response card laid in. Printed wraps [see scan], octavo, 261 pp. Fine, with, of course, the mentioned signature. Promotional letter from Stephen Rubin and response card are also Fine. A rare Kijewski collectible from her Kat Colorado series: the uncorrected proof of her fourth Colorado title, Copy Kat, with the original accompanying promotional letter from Doubleday and its response card laid in. L12n