The Gutenberg Murders

New York: The Mystery League, 1931. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Jacket art by Gene. Neat bookplate on front pastedown, else fine in a modestly worn and toned, near fine dust jacket with interior tape reinforcements at the folds. Nine leaves of the Gutenberg Bible are stolen in New Orleans, murder follows. Contains a teaser of the first… Read more about this item

New York: The Mystery League, Inc, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Octavo size, 287 pp. A superb biblio-mystery, which "starts with the theft of a nine-leaf fragment of the Gutenberg Bible, stolen along with other rare books from the safe of the Sheldon Memorial Library. There are three victims burned alive...and all possible suspects have airtight alibis,… Read more about this item

New York: Mystery League, Inc, 1931. Hard Cover. near Very Good binding. Octavo. 286, [2] pp. First edition, first printing. As issued, in publisher's black cloth, lacking the dust jacket. Light soiling and rubbing to the binding including some fraying to the top corner of the front board; faint silverfishing to the covers and the fore-edge of the… Read more about this item

New York: The Mystery League, Inc, 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 286p. A black cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Very faint drip stains on back cover. Equally faint circular stains on front cover. Otherwise, interior clean and tightly bound. First edition of this rare murder-mystery novel.

New York: The Mystery League, Inc, 1931. Very Good. New York: The Mystery League, 1931. Stated First Edition. Octavo; publisher's black decorative cloth stamped in green; 286pp. Light shelf wear, brief soil to rear cover, moderate spotting to textblock margins and rear flyleaf, else a Very Good, internally clean and sound copy of this New Orleans-based biblio-mystery. … Read more about this item

New York: The Mystery League, Inc, 1931. 1st Edition. Very Good. First edition stated on copyright page. In original, unclipped, dust jacket in mylar. The jacket is generally toned with some scuffing, creasing, a short tear on back, and chipping to head and tail of spine. Black cloth over boards with green lettering and symbol on front and… Read more about this item

The Mystery League, 1931. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fine Copy In a Very Good Plus Jacket First Edition. Scarce In Jacket Iconic Biblio-Mystery. Excellent Copy Nice Book Plate.

Mystery League, 1931. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Ed. First ed. Fair condition over all wear, spine slant, front hinge starting, large bookstore label to inside front cover, previous owner name and ownership poem written on first page.