OMNIBUS: For Kicks; Odds Against; Flying Finish; Bonecrack; In the Frame ---by Dick Francis -a Signed Copy ( 5 Books in One Volume ) by Francis, Dick (signed ) - 1983

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.

Boston: Little Brown, 1972 unclipped dust jacket with some edge wear and short tears and minor chipping to spine ends and corners, signed (authentic) 'Ngaio Marsh' to title, 287pp. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7? - 9? 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.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Good plus. Black cloth over boards with title stamped in orange onto top board and spine, 8vo (7-5/16 x 4-15/16 inches [18.5 cm x 12.5 cm]), pp. [i-iv], v, [vi-viii], 1-279, all edges trimmed. Stated "First Edition" and code "I - F" [Sept. 1931], to copyright page and "1931" on title page, "A HARPER SEALED MYSTERY" device stamped in orange onto bottom of spine and top board, remnants of original blue onion skin "seal" to rear paste down/rfep and pg 233. Modest wear and rubbing to boards, one small bump damaging the cloth at center fore-edge of rear board, spine with both ends softened and fading to spine lettering, front hinge tender. Text toned with moderate soil throughout and light damp stain touching the fore-edges of first and last few leaves, p.153 with a large closed tear noted and rfep partially attached to rear paste-down by blue onion skin "seal" remnant near spine. Carr's third of forty-six detective novels,… Read More

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

Very Good book with mild spine slant, light wear to edges with small spots of board showing at corners and near/at spine, pages are age-yellowed as is usual with this title; in a similar dust jacket that has light edge and corner wear with touch of color loss  at spine ends and bottom edge front panel, a one inch closed tear with small chip and crease in gutter bottom of front panel, mild rubbing to both panels. Price of $2.95 present on front flap. An early 87th Precinct mystery.

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.

New York: Doubleday and Doran, 1929. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust JAcket.. Black cloth with golden titles and decoration; 7.5 inches tall; 3-307 pages; Booksellers sticker lower gutter of rear end-page; First American Edition. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. "The title novella features a descent into the depths of the Atlantic Ocean and the discovery of Atlantis, includes elements Doyle's interest in Spiritualism. The Professor Challenger story 'When the World Screamed' the earth turns out to be a living creature and according to Neil Barron is the best of the collection. Ref: Bleiler, 102; Nicholls, 178; Green and Gibson A47c.; Barron, 2-33