Anatomies Of A Murder by Charles Cumming; R S Downie; Barry Eisler; Nicci French; Jilliane Hoffman; Jim Kelly; Chris Kuzneski; Kevin Lewis; Chris Mooney; Michael Morley; Tony Pollard; Caro Ramsey; Marcus Sakey; Daniel Silva; Nick Stone; Andrew Taylor; Dan Waddell - 2008

California Book auction Galleries, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover (Embossed Cloth). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Special Limited Edition. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Top edge very slightly spotted or marked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Books on Books; Antiquarian & Rare. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 13124. .

Five Star Waterville, Maine, 2006 HBDJ, August 2006, stated 1st edition, NF+/VG+, This book is very good +condition except for minor shelf wear.287 pgs,Alex Night moves out of the private eye business on Larchmont Boulevard in Hollywood and into the mystery writing profession at the WRITERS AND ARTISTS BUILDING in Beverly Hills, where he intends to follow in the footsteps of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. But Night is persistently plagued by former clients who won't let him get past the title page of his potential Edgar Award mystery novel The Big Changeover. After too many false starts and near fatal distractions, Night finds himself on the treacherous trail of two missing objects. The first: an Imperial Fabergi Egg, The Tear of Russia, given by William Randolph Hearst over a half century ago to his mistress - --a Fabergi now valued at over ten million dollars. The second: his missing fianci, the beautiful Goldie Rose. It's soon evident that Goldie has been kidnapped, but by whom - and… Read More

A Novel of Intrigue & Suspense, The first U.S. edition. Very Good book that is very slightly bumped at corners, soft at spine ends with bit of wear there to quarter cloth; In a Very Good, PRICE-CLIPPED, jacket that edge and corner, two 1 inch closed tears top of front panel, wear and slight chipping to spine ends, and moderate soiling to back panel and spine. The U.K. author was quite popular following WWII and was well-known in English literary circles. Very scarce in any edition, but especially in this U.S. 1st printing.

London: John Westhouse, 1946. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. 12mo. First edition of this scarce '2 in 1' publication. Stock toned throughout but otherwise in VG internal order. Pale green boards with gilt titling to spine a little worn. Unclipped dust jacket mis-aligned by a quarter of an inch and features a number of tape repairs which are well concealed from the outside but have failed to prevent a little chipping and wear to extremities. 12mo. 221pp

London: Hurst & Blackett, 1948. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 12mo. ND, presumed 1st and only edition [1948, WorldCat]. A superb copy of this exceptionally scarce crime novel, billed as "a drama of hate and sex and murder". All in VG internal order. Orange boards with smart black titling a little bumped. Unclipped d/j features a few small chips and tears as well as tape repairs to reverse which are generally well executed and only faintly visible from exterior, but is still rated 'fair' as a result. Minor fading to spine. 12mo. 212pp

William Morrow NY, 1939. HBDJ, 1939, 1st edition, date on title page & copyright page are same, DJ GLUED to book & has some wear , rub, tiny chips & light soil, Black cloth cover slight Lean, Interior light wear nice & Tight relatively Clean minor Fox, AS-IS, 315 pages, Priceclipped but original price Intact of $2. First Edition. Hard Cover.

Toronto: The Coop-Clark Co., 1906. KID McGHIE- S. R. Crockett- Illustrated by E.F. Skinner- The Copp-Clark Co. Ltd.- Toronto- 1906-True-1st Edition-1st Printing-1st State- SC- Illustrated Softcover Wraps:- 12mo- VG/ no dj as issued-original grey wraps with green titles on cover and spine-illustration on cover also in green.- B&W frontis-+ 3 other plates- They are bound in to face pp.102, 192, and 322. -400pp all clean-no tears or writing- some cover rubs on spine,piece of tape at lower edge to prevent further separation which is about 3/4 of an inch- edges a little curled as to be expect with softcover, but a prime example of a very, very SCARCE copy in softcover-1st/1st-There are almost none that have survived-none available on the net!- Only 2 softcover true 1st ed's found in World cat: One in the UCLA rare books ibrary and and at the Univ. of Torotnto in the Fischer rare book room-SEE PHOTOS- Safe-cracking, burglary, etc. - with a ghost thrown in! There is no list of the plates, which are… Read More

London- UK: Hodder & Stoughton, 1937. THE MAN THAT LOOKED ON GLASS- Noel Forrest- Hodder & Stoughton Ltd.-UK- 1937-1st Edition--1st Printing- Hardcover:-8vo-VG/ no dj- original publishers light blue cloth cover with dark blue titles- lightly soiled and sunned spine, but tight and square- owners initials on title page, binding tight as is spine although somewhat yellowed by sun, but titles and author distinct in dark blue-SEE PHOTOS- No copies available either on the internet or at any World Cat library locations! Very, Very Scarce!- Fiction-mystery-thriller (3496) . 1st Edition-1st Printing-UK. Cloth. VG/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

A Tower Mystery, 1st thus, this is 1st printing of the Tower edition. Very Good book with color rubbed along top and bottom edges, boards slightly bowed, offsetting paste downs and end pages, pages age yellowed; in a Good to Very Good jacket that has edge and corner wear, some small chipschip and 3/4 inch tear at bottom of spine at jacket fold, light sun fade on spine and yellowing back pane, light rubbing. Inscribed – For Louise – with all good wishes – and signed Dorothy (B. Hughes). Scarce signature – Hughes mystery involving modern day slave trade in the Southwest.

London: John Westhouse, 1946. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. 12mo. First edition of this scarce '2 in 1' publication. Stock toned throughout but otherwise in VG internal order. Pale green boards with gilt titling to spine a little worn. Unclipped dust jacket mis-aligned by a quarter of an inch and features a number of tape repairs which are well concealed from the outside but have failed to prevent a little chipping and wear to extremities. 12mo. 221pp