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The Second Mystery Book by Abbott, Anthony, Wylie, Philip, Ford, Leslie, Rinehart, Mary Roberts, Frome, David & Stout, Rex - 1940

by Abbott, Anthony, Wylie, Philip, Ford, Leslie, Rinehart, Mary Roberts, Frome, David & Stout, Rex

The Second Mystery Book by Abbott, Anthony, Wylie, Philip, Ford, Leslie, Rinehart, Mary Roberts, Frome, David & Stout, Rex - 1940

The Second Mystery Book

by Abbott, Anthony, Wylie, Philip, Ford, Leslie, Rinehart, Mary Roberts, Frome, David & Stout, Rex

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Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1940. Hardcover. Very Good. 471 pp. Red HC has shelf wear to edges and corners. Back hinge is slightly fraying at top of spine. Includes stories "About the Perfect Crime of Mr. Digberry", "Puzzle in Snow", "The Clock Strikes", The Dog in the Orchard", "Mr. Pinkerton Lends a Hand", and "Bad for Business: A Tecumseh Fox Mystery".
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  • Date Published 1940
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The Devil Doctor

The Devil Doctor

by ROHMER Sax (Pseudonym Of Arthur Sarsfield Ward)

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reprint
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London: Methuen, 1955 (500 grams) pebbled papered boards, small pen name to fep and grease pencil price, book clean, unclipped DW tidy, light edge rubbing, small split at end of upper fore edge fold, light splitting at spine head, almost perfect wrapper, 253pp, eighteenth printing, great period ( deco) cover art. reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall.
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Track of the Cat
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Track of the Cat

by Barr, Nevada

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Used - Near Fine
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Near Fine
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Unread 1st printing with signed bookplate
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Hardcover
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Near Fine, unread book with light push at bottom of spine and age toning around edges of front and back end pages, a flaw that is common with this title, in a Near Fine jacket with slight edge wear and light vertical rubs. A bookplate signed by Barr is laid-in. Barr's first Anna Pigeon mystery, set in Big Bend National Park. This title won the 1993 Agatha Award and the 1994 Anthony Award.
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And Four To Go
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And Four To Go: A Nero Wolfe Foursome

by Rex Stout

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This book is in very good condition except for the dust jacket. It is in acceptable condition THe dust Jacket is worn, torn and fading. The previous owner's name is written at the top of the first page.Four Nero Wolfe novels in miniature, published in book form for the first time. Christmas Party, Easter Parade, Fourth of July Picnic and Murder is no Joke. There is a marking on the first page.
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Ian Fleming's Master Spy James Bond in Brokenclaw (Broken-Claw) (SIGNED)
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Ian Fleming's Master Spy James Bond in Brokenclaw (Broken-Claw) (SIGNED)

by Gardner, John

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First American Edition, First Printing
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780399135415 / 0399135413
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G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1990. Book. Very Good+. Hard Cover with Dustjacket. Signed by Author(s). First American Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with dustjacket : very good plus / very good plus. Book: lower front corner of binding is lightly bumped; slight musty smell. Jacket in new mylar protector; slight wrinkling to tail of spine; jacket flaps a little toned. Flat signed on title page by Gardner..
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The Man In The Brown Suit
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The Man In The Brown Suit

by Christie, Agatha

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Good
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Stated 4th Impression Thus
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Hardcover
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9780370006727 / 0370006720
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703 ChristieBrownSuit The Man In The Brown Suit. By Agatha Christie. Publisher: The Bodley Head Ltd., London, 1958, Stated Fourth Impression Thus,1970. ISBN 0370006720. Please see our stock photos. EXLIB. Good Condition/Good Original Shakel & Ryder Dust Jacket with Yellow spine, black titling, woman and ship cover art. Protected in mylar wrap. "States new and redesigned Edition, Fourth Impression, 80p. Blue boards with black titling. Our book spine has skinned spot at the word "brown" from removal of scotch tape. Plot Summary: Who is he, the man in the brown suit? He says he is a doctor; but Anne Beddingfield, who witnesses the fatal accident at a London tube station, is quick to notice some curious features about him when he comes to the scene. Her investigation of the accident leads her into the thick of mystery. This novel is more than an ingenious puzzle: It is a gripping suspense story."
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The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade

The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade

by Trow, M. J.

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Fine
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1st Edition
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ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780333384473 / 0333384474
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London: Macmillan, 1985 First printing of the first British edition, preceding the American edition by 13 years. Brown cloth boards, gilt-lettered spine. Author's first book. Age toning to page margins, else book and dust jacket in fine condition.
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Cussler, Clive (Editor) | Thriller 2: Stories You Just Can't Put Down | Double Signed &...

Cussler, Clive (Editor) | Thriller 2: Stories You Just Can't Put Down | Double Signed & Numbered Limited Edition Book

by Cussler, Clive (Editor)

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9780778327233 / 077832723x
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Norwood Press, 2009. Hardcover. New. July 2009 OR: Norwood Press Special Limited Numbered Edition, deluxe cloth binding, foil stamped, marbled paper boards and matching slipcase. Strictly limited to 150 copies hand-signed by each of the 24 contributing authors.
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The Adventure of the Fairfax Umpire: A Memoir of Turlock Loams

The Adventure of the Fairfax Umpire: A Memoir of Turlock Loams

by Ruyle, John [Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]

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Unknown
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The Pequod Press, 1988. First Edition. Unknown. Fine. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Handsewn printed wraps. Printed letterpress by John Ruyle at Pequod Press. One of 100 paper copies, this being #116. Light wear to wraps, else Near Fine. Another of the entertaining and witty 'Turlock Loams' parodies of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective Sherlock Holmes, authored and printed by John Ruyle. Ruyle's private press - the Pequod Press - issued numerous Sherlockian and other titles for over thirty years.
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Cussler, Clive & Scott, Justin | Bootlegger, The | Double-Signed Numbered Ltd Edition

Cussler, Clive & Scott, Justin | Bootlegger, The | Double-Signed Numbered Ltd Edition

by Cussler, Clive & Scott, Justin

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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780399167294 / 0399167293
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Norwood Press, 2014. Hardcover. New. Limited Collector's Edition March 2014 OR: Norwood Press Limited Numbered Edition, signed by both authors. Numbered editions are numbered 1-98, have custom 3/4 marbled boards in a matching slip-case and are stamped in gold.
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Cussler, Clive & Burcell, Robin | Pirate | Double-Signed Numbered Ltd Edition

Cussler, Clive & Burcell, Robin | Pirate | Double-Signed Numbered Ltd Edition

by Cussler, Clive & Burcell, Robin

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9780399183973 / 0399183973
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Norwood Press, 2016. Hardcover. New. Limited Collector's Edition September 2016 OR: Norwood Press Limited Numbered Edition, signed by both authors. Numbered editions are numbered 1-98, have custom 3/4 marbled boards in a matching slip-case and are stamped in gold.
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
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The Mystery of the Blue Train

by Agatha Christie

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Paperback
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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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Godshot (SIGNED) (FIRST)
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Godshot (SIGNED) (FIRST)

by Bieker, Chelsea

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First Edition
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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… Read More
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Kill Petrosino!

Kill Petrosino!

by Nolan, Frederick

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First Edition
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9780213165178 / 0213165171
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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

Dolores Claiborne

by Stephen King

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First
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9780670844524 / 0670844527
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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

Pearson, Ridley (as Reardon, Joyce) | Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, The | Signed First Edition Copy

by Pearson, Ridley (as Reardon, Joyce)

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9780786868018 / 0786868015
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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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Murder for Christmas (A Midnite Mystery)

Murder for Christmas (A Midnite Mystery)

by Christie, Agatha

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No DJ Included
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First Edition Thus
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Hardcover
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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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The Seven Dials Mystery (A Midnite Mystery)
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The Seven Dials Mystery (A Midnite Mystery)

by Christie, Agatha

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First Edition Thus
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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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A Is For Alibi

A Is For Alibi

by Sue Grafton

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9780805013344 / 0805013342
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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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A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth

A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth

by Verne, Jules

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Good
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Book Club Edition
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Jules Verne: Jules A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 1959 Dodd, Mead Science Fiction Book Club Edition. Special introduction by Arthur C. Clarke. USED. VG/G original red, black and white Jean Morton dust jacket. Spine of jacket is skinned by price label removal. Beige boards, red topstain, 226 pages, binding is tight. Plot summary:" In Jules Verne's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, a geology professor, Otto Lindenbrock, and his nephew Axel discover and decode an ancient document that purports to show that a dormant volcano holds a secret entrance to a series of caverns leading to a subterranean world at the earth's center. In the name of scientific discovery, they follow the instructions and undertake a hazardous journey deep within the earth..."
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Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) G&D Hardcover w/DJ 1945

Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) G&D Hardcover w/DJ 1945

by Christie, Agatha

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Reprint Edition
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Hardcover
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Christie, Agatha: Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) 1945 HARDCOVER WITH DUST JACKET. Unabridged. Please see our stock photo. Used. VG/Fair unclipped DJ. 209 pages. 5 3/8 X 7 ¾. A COLONEL RACE MYSTERY.
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