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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.
Fourth Degree by Daiger, K S - 1932
by Daiger, K S
Fourth Degree
by Daiger, K S
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FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL DUSTWRAPPER 1932. Published by Harrap. Hardback. Very Good clean book with no marks or inscriptions. The yellow boards are bright and unfaded with no markings. There are a couple of small dents in the spine. The original rare dustwrapper is not price-clipped. There is minimal loss on the spine ends and corners but overall a lovely bright dustwrapper with a dramatic picture of a young woman hanging by the neck. Rare book - at the time of listing there was no other copy available for sale in the world.
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- Edition First Edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher George G Harrap
- Date Published 1932
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D. A. Draws a Circle, The ( Doug Selby as District Attorney
by Erle Stanley Gardner , inner flap DJ small creases up & down , blank endpaper small pencil writing ,
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LONG BEACH, California, United States
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KID McGHIE
by S. R. Crockett
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Mansonville, Quebec, Canada
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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…
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THE MAN THAT LOOKED ON GLASS
by Noel Forrest
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Mansonville, Quebec, Canada
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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.
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The Blackbirder
by Hughes, Dorothy B.
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- Good to Very Good
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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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.
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Black Wings Has My Angel
by Chaze Elliot
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- fair
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Brooklyn, New York, United States
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1953. First Edition. Paperback. Fair/No Dust jacket. Text unmarked . Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Slight shelf-wear and bumping to corners. (Gold Medal 296) First Edition, First printing. Extremely hard-to-find paperback original of one of the most praised titles from the Gold Medal line. Stated First Printing. Story copy reads: "Smart guy, that's me, who dreamed the heist for a year--the armored car, the dead guard, the cool green bills...the getaway. Then Virginia, who came for one paid hour--and stayed for all eternity." / Numerous small chips and scratches. 1/2" material loss to foot of spine. Water spot to back cover. Binding repaired with bookbinder's adhesive. Pages lightly edge-tanned but supple. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 8 ounces. Category: Vintage Paperbacks::Mystery; Inventory No: 021556. BZDB373 Vintage Paperbacks::Mystery; Elliot Chaze Black Wings Has My Angel
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The Suspect (signed UK 1st)
by Wright, L. R
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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First UK edition 1st printing, the 1985 Edgar winning title, Near Fine book flawed by uncut final two pages; these were opened badly resulting in a small closed tear and small chip to last page edge, while next to last page edge has a 3/4 by 1/4 inch triangular shaped chip, slight page edge toning, in a Near Fine jacket that is lightly sunned on spine with two very light, unobtrusive, overwrite lines on front panel. Signed by Wright on the title page. Very rare with price (flap shows pounds 9.50 net) and very rare signed by Wright.
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The Octopus on my Head
by Nisbet, Jim
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- Lettered limited in slipcase
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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This is the lettered limited version. Fine unread book and jacket in Fine slipcase. Bound in black pigskin quarter morocco, and marbled boards - a beautiful production. This is copy III of 104 such copies, signed by Nisbet on the limitation page. Nisbet's novel takes the reader on a roller coaster ride between drug deals in Oakland and a strange series of events in San Francisco. The principal character being a bald, strung-out guitar player, who is caught up in a series of ever more bizarre events. I've read it twice, and it is an unpredictable and unforgettable trip.
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Before She Kills
by Brown, Fredric
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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First limited edition, 106 of 350 such copies, Fine, unread book in a Fine minus jacket with slight crimp top of spine. This is Volume 2 of McMillan's Fredric Brown in the Detective Pulps series. Signedon limitation page by William F. Nolan.
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The Water-Walker
by Brown, Fredric
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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First limited edition, 138 of 425 such copies, Fine, unread book; in a Fine minus jacket with several slight overwrite impressions panels. This is Volume 17 of McMillan's Fredric Brown in the Detective Pulps series.
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Paper Money
by Follett, Ken
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- 9780688058401 / 068805840X
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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Comments: Back of d-j has very subtle shelf wear.Synopsis: A politician wakes with a beautiful girl; a criminal briefs his team; a tycoon breakfasts with a Bank official. Then three stories break: an attempted suicide, a hijack, and a takeover bid. They seem unrelated – until Evening Post reporters ask questions. Why is a Jamaican bank in trouble? Who drove the Rolls-Royce seen near the raid? Who was the man with gunshot wounds? As the day wears on, new questions arise – about paper money.
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Godshot (SIGNED) (FIRST)
by Bieker, Chelsea
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Tempe, Arizona, United States
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2020 - 1st ed ("1" in number line) - SIGNED by author on the title page - "Godshot is the kind of book you find yourself thinking about incessantly." - Kristen Arnett - book: near fine - dj: near fine - dj in protective mylar sleeve"Drought has settled on the town of Peaches, California. The area of the Central Valley where fourteen–year–old Lacey May and her alcoholic mother live was once an agricultural paradise. Now it's an environmental disaster, a place of cracked earth and barren raisin farms. In their desperation, residents have turned to a cult leader named Pastor Vern for guidance. He promises, through secret "assignments," to bring the rain everybody is praying for.Lacey has no reason to doubt the pastor. But then her life explodes in a single unimaginable act of abandonment: her mother, exiled from the community for her sins, leaves Lacey and runs off with a man she barely knows. Abandoned and distraught, Lacey May moves in with her widowed grandma, Cherry, who is more concerned with…
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
by Agatha Christie
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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New York: Pocket Book edition, 1966, 20th printing. Pocket Book 50447. Vintage pulp fiction paperback, x, [2], 194pp., advert., cover price 50 cents.. Very Good Condition with bright cover page. Slight cover and spine creasing. There are bumped corners, and signs of shelf wear, top right corner of cover with slight crease and lower edges of cover worn. Pages are unmarked. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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Kill Petrosino!
by Nolan, Frederick
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- near fine
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- first
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780213165178 / 0213165171
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Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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London: Arthur Barker Ltd. 1st Edition, 1975 ----------hardcover, with dust jacket. The book, in black boards with orange lettering and design to the spine, is an unblemished near fine copy. The unclipped jacket has light wear to the front panel top edge and spine extremities, and is almost near fine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books.
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Dolores Claiborne
by Stephen King
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- 9780670844524 / 0670844527
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Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States
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First Edition. (1993) Hardcover with d.j. Fine with near fine dust jacket. D.J. has slight curl on top edge and light rubbing on back. No worn edges. Tight binding with clean, sharp pages. No markings. 305 pages. Dolores Claiborne is a psychological thriller novel. The novel is narrated by the title character. Atypically for a King novel, it has no chapters, double-spacing between paragraphs, or other section breaks; thus the text is a single continuous narrative which reads like the transcription of a spoken monologue. This book is dedicated to King's mother: "For my mother, Ruth Pillsbury King."
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Pearson, Ridley (as Reardon, Joyce) | Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, The | Signed First Edition Copy
by Pearson, Ridley (as Reardon, Joyce)
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- Hardcover
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- first
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- New
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780786868018 / 0786868015
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Tualatin, Oregon, United States
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Hyperion, 2001. hardcover. New. Author Signed Hardcover Book. 2001 NY: Hyperion First edition, first printing, fine, no dust jacket as issued, signed by the author. This is a collectible book free from material defects. Jacket covering services are available for a small fee.
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A Is For Alibi
by Sue Grafton
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- 9780805013344 / 0805013342
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Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States
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1982. Fine. Book Club Edition. Hardcover and dust jacket. D.j. is near fine with slight wear on top binding edge. Inside flap d.j has slight creases. Cover is smooth, unblemished, no tears, nicks or worn corners. Hardcover, as new, black boards with gilt lettering on spine. Tight binding, sharp, clean pages. No markings. (Actual photo) A flawless copy. 208 pages. "A" Is for Alibi is crime writer Sue Grafton's first mystery novel in the Kinsey Millhone "Alphabet mystery" series, first published in 1982.
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The Seven Dials Mystery (A Midnite Mystery)
by Christie, Agatha
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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The Seven Dials Mystery (Midnight Mysteries) 1944 Books, Inc. Stated 1st. Pr. Thus) RARE IN THIS EDITION. By Agatha Christie. USED. Good-/ No DJ. Black boards, gold titling on spine. Light pop bottle rings mar front board. Original copyright by Dodd, Mead 1929. Loose last gather has been neatly taped in. A clean copy. Summary: "When Gerald Wade died, apparently from an overdose of sleeping draught seven clocks appeared on the mantelpiece. Who put them there and had they any connection with the night club in Seven Dials? This is the mystery that Bill Eversleigh and Bundle and two other young people set out to investigate...".
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Murder for Christmas (A Midnite Mystery)
by Christie, Agatha
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Murder for Christmas, a Poirot Story by Agatha Christie (1944 Midnite Mystery) COPYRIGHT BY AGATHA CHRISTIE MALLOWAN: "It is Christmas Eve, and elderly Simeon Lee is found violently murdered in his locked office. The police are immediately called, but of course nobody has a clue until Hercule Poirot arrives..." USED. 1944 Books inc. Midnite Mystery. Copyright 1938 - 1939 Agatha Christie Mallowan. Good+/ No DJ. Black boards with gold titling on spine. Titles gilting is still nice Scarce.
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Noose, The
by MacDonald, Philip
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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Collins White Circle Pocket Edition #228. Great 1940s cover! Colonel Anthony Gethryn must prove a man innocent of a murder he's been convicted for in only 5 days. MacDonald was a great practitioner of the mystery-suspense genre; his books remain readable, even if his characters are nowhere near as enlightened as we tend to be today. Please read this volume in its historical context. A very clean copy, spine slightly darkened with very faint reading crease: see photos.
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Black Cherry Blues
by Burke, James Lee
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- 1st Edition
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- 9780316116992 / 0316116998
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Ellensburg, Washington, United States
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New York, NY, U. S. A.: Little, Brown & Company, 1989. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. New York, NY, U. S. A.: Little, Brown & Company, 1989. Near Fine in Very Good jacket Remainder A Dave Robicheaux mystery, Edgar Award winner npc, 290pp. rem po inscription on front pastedown, behind dj flap. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine. Remainder. First Edition
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