DIAGNOSIS: HOMICIDE gga cover art by Blochman, Lawrence G

New York: Pocket Books, Inc.. Good. 1950. Softcover. Pictorial paper binding rubbed at extremities; rear cover smudged; leaf edges, inside covers, & pages quite browned, else a tight book. ; In wraps; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 176 pages .

Pocket Books. New York: Pocket Books, Inc. , 1951 . 793 very good -fine, reading crease Cover by Ray Johnson. paperback,

Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Light green cloth titled in blue. Stated first edition. Rubbed at points, edges and spine ends. Bookstore tag to rear endpages. Small pen mark to front cover. Contents unmarked; tight and square. The DJ in mylar is edgeworn, chipped, creased, rubbed. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Philadelphia: Lippincott, (1950). First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 12mo, green cloth; as usual, this dj is slightly undersized The first book collection of the cases of Dr. Daniel Webster Coffee, and his Hindu assistant, Dr. Mootilal Mookerji. Queen's Quorum 106. Scarce

PHILADELPHIA PA: LIPPINCOTT CO (J.B.). VERY GOOD+ IN A VERY GOOD+ D.J.. PUB 1950. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. ISBN: QUEEN'S QUORUM # 106. BOOK HAS A SLIGHT DENT AT THE TOP OF THE REAR COVER WITH A TRACE OFRUB WEAR AT THE CORNERS AND SPINE-ENDS, AND SOME FOXING TO THE ENDPAPERSBUT WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. HAS SOME SHALLOWCHIPPING AT THE TOP OF THE FRONT PANEL, LIGHT WEAR TO THE CORNERS, SLIGHTCHIPPING TO THE SPINE-ENDS, LIGHT RUBBING TO THE REAR PANEL, AND ISSLIGHTLY SHORTER THAN THE HEIGHT OF THE BOOK. A VERY NICE CLEAN ANDTIGHT COPY.. Keywords: DETECTIVE FICTION, QUEEN'S QUORUM, ABCDEF.

New York: J.B. Lippincott, 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine/Near Fine. 12mo., 217pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition of this Queen's Quorum title; an anthology of Dr. Coffee tales.. Bound in green cloth with titles in black on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with mild rubbing to spine ends and tips and no toning or foxing. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.50), has some light rubbing to edges and hinges. A hint of soiling to the rear panel but fresh and bright with no creases, chipping, toning or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy and uncommon in such nice condition. (Hubin, p.38).

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, [1950]., 1950. First edition. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Presentation inscription on the front fly leaf from the author "For Doc Haase - in souvenir of Tia Juana, California streets, Elm, Diver, Dread St., San Francisco, New York, La Mesa, & points north, south, east & west. With the non-homicidal regards of the author. Larry New York, May 12, 1950." Eight short stories that feature Dr. Daniel Webster Coffee, Chief Pathologist at the Pasteur Hospital in the midwestern city of Northbank, and his Hindu assistant, Dr. Motilal Mookerji. Winner of the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award in 1950, for Best Short Story. Queen's Quorum 106 says "The outstanding book of short stories in 1950 was a perfect example of the contemporary blend of medical-mystery-and-scientific-detection. you meet Dr. Daniel Webster Coffee, a hospital pathologist, whose chief criminological weapons are modern laboratory procedures-- in… Read More