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The Moving Target
by MACDONALD, Ross
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- abookshop
- Published
- 1970
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
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$18.00
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NY: Bantam, 1970. Tight, clean copy of the first paperback edition of the first Lew Archer novel in great condition. Great read! 184 pp.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Paperback.
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$18.00
Pyramid: And Four Other Kurt Wallander Mysteries (Signed)
by MANKELL, Henning
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- abookshop
- Published
- 2008
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- ISBN
- 9781565849945
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$175.00
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NY: New Press, The, 2008. Bound in white boards over red boards, stamped in silver in illustrated dust jacket. The first edition o these early Kurt Wallander. It contains the five early Wallander myteries, including Wallander's First Case. 392 pp. Tight, clean copy. . Signed by Author. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.… Read more
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$175.00
Night and the City
by KERSH, Gerald
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- abookshop
- Published
- 1946
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Edition
- Third Edition
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$24.50
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NY: Simon & Schuster, 1946. The third printing -- in the same format as the first edition. Bound in black cloth, stamped in red and gold. In the first state dust jacket (it is price-clipped). Overall, a most acceptable copy of this book that was the basis for the 1950 Jules Dassin film of the same name that… Read more
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The Swimming Pool
by RINEHART, Mary Rob.
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- abookshop
- Published
- 1952
- Condition
- Very Good ++
- Edition
- Second Edition
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$25.00
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NY: Rinehart & Co., 1952. Bound in blue coth, stamped in orange in bright dust jacket that show some scuffing. Overall, a tight, clean copy of this second printing (the same as the first -- but lacking the Rinehart logo). 312 pp Mystery novel by the prolific author. . Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good… Read more
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$25.00
Vanishing Point
by WENTWORTH, Patricia
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- abookshop
- Published
- 1953
- Condition
- Very Good Only
- Edition
- First Edition
- Item Price
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$47.50
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Phila: Lippincott, 1953. Bound in orange boards, stamped in black. This is a tight, clean copy in bright jacket, but the book has tape marks on the panels. Not an ex-lib copy, but probably a collector who wanted to preserve the jacket. 248 pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Only/Near Fine.
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$47.50
Death in the Clouds
by CHRISTIE, Agatha
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- abookshop
- Published
- 1966
- Condition
- Very Good ++
- Edition
- Reprint
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$18.00
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London: Collins/Crime Club, 1966. Bound in red boards, stamped in black in blue and white "clouds" dust jacket. Handsome reprint copy of this Hercule Poirot mystery. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/Very Good ++.
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$18.00
A Kiss Before Dying (The Best Mysteries of All Time)
by LEVIN, Ira
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- abookshop
- Published
- 1999
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN
- 9780762102518
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$19.00
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NY: Impress, 1999. Bound in red boards, stamped in black and silver. A reprint edition of this clasic mystery (basis for the movie of the same name). 272 pp. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Published.
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$19.00
Puzzle for Wantons
by QUENTIN, Patrick
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- abookshop
- Published
- 1945
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Second Edition
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$22.00
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NY: Simon & Schuster, 1945. Bound in black cloth, stamped in gold. White mark on front panel of cloth. In dust jacket that shows some scuffing to extremes. Second printing in the same format as the first. 229pp.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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SEVEN #T2412
by MACDONALD, John D.
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- abookshop
- Published
- 1971
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
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$29.50
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Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1971. The true first edition of this rather scarce book of John D. MacDonald's short stories. Bound in illustrated blue wraps. 160 pp. Tight, clean copy, presumably unread, scarce thus. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.
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The Scarlet Ruse - #P2744
by MACDONALD, John D.
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- abookshop
- Published
- 1973
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
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$25.00
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Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1973. The true first edition of this Travis McGee mystery.- Gold Medal P2744 Bound in illustrated red wraps. 318 pp. Tight, clean copy, presumably unread. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.
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Dress Her in Indigo - Gold Medal T2127
by MACDONALD, John D.
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- abookshop
- Published
- 1967
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Item Price
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$35.00
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Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1967. Published in white and "indigo" wraps. The true first edition of this Travis McGee mystery.- Gold Medal T2127 253 pp. Tight, clean copy, presumably unread. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.
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$35.00
One Fearful Yellow Eye - Gold Medal D1750
by MACDONALD, John D.
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- abookshop
- Published
- 1966
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Item Price
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$35.00
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Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1966. The true first edition of this Travis McGee mystery.- Gold Medal d1750 Bound in illustrated yellow wraps. 224 pp. Tight, clean copy, presumably unread. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.
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$35.00
Cause for Alarm
by AMBLER, Eric
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- abookshop
- Published
- 1940
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Edition
- Early Reprint
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$13.00
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NY: Knopf, 1940. Bound in black cloth, stamped in green. Lacks the dust jacket. A most acceptable copy of this early reprint, published two years after the first edition. Re: Mussolini's secret police.284 pp.. Early Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket.
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$13.00
The Dead Pull Hitter: A Kate Henry Mystery
by GORDON, Alison
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- abookshop
- Published
- 1989
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780312033194
- Item Price
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$24.50
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NY: St Martins Pr, 1989. Bound in black boards, stamped in gold, in matching dust jacket that depicts a woman about to hit a baseball. The first edition of the author's first book. 222 pp. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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A Singular Fury (Signed)
by OLECK, Harold
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- abookshop
- Published
- 1968
- Condition
- Very Good ++
- Edition
- First Edition
- Item Price
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$24.00
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Cleveland: World Publishing, 1968. Bound in red cloth, stamped in gold in matching dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by the author on the front free endpaper. 246 pp.. Inscribed and Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/Very Good ++.
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$24.00
Thicker Than Water
by Jones, Dylan
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- abookshop
- Published
- 1994
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780312105587
- Item Price
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$25.00
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NY: St Martins Pr, 1994. Bound in black boards, stampe in silver in illustrated dust jacket. 199 pp. A first edition of the author's first book. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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$25.00
Yu'an Hee See Laughs
by ROHMER, Sax
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- abookshop
- Published
- 1932
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Edition
- First Edition
- Item Price
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$12.00
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NY: Doubleday / Crime Club, 1932. Bound in black cloth, stamped in yellow. Some minor edgewear, but a decent copy of the first edition (sttated) of this Sax Rohmer title. 312 pp. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket.
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The Damned (Signed) In German -- "Fahre Der Verdammten"De Gouden Schaduw Van De Dood"
by MACDONALD, John D.
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- abookshop
- Published
- 1968
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Edition
- First Edition
- Item Price
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$65.00
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Munchen: Heyne, 1968. Bound in glossy blue, illustrated wraps. This is the first German paperback edition of this early John D. MacDonald mystery. Inscribed and signed by the author to an American entreprenuer. 259 pp. Text is in German. Diagonal crease to back panel. . Inscribed and Signed. First Edition. Soft Cover.… Read more
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$65.00
Le Tems Des Noyeurs (Darker Than Amber) - Signed
by MACDONALD, John D.
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- abookshop
- Published
- 1967
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Edition
- First French Edition
- Item Price
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$155.00
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Paris: Gallimard, 1967. This is the first French edition of "Darker Than Amber". Translated from the English to the French by N. Shklar. 185 pp. Light crease to top edge of back panel. Inscribed and signed by the author to an American businessman. Text in French. . Inscribed and Signed.… Read more
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$155.00
The Quick Red Fox; Nightmare in Pink (Two Books in Japanese - Both Signed)
by MACDONALD, John D.
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- abookshop
- Published
- 1966
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Item Price
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$225.00
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TOKYO: Hayakawa, 1966. These are two matching paperback editions -- part of the publisher's Pocket Mystery Books series. Translated by Junishiro Morisaki. Both books are signed by the author. The first -- in a normal inscription, the second in the author's hand -- trying to write backwards (since he is signing from right to left). Text in… Read more
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$225.00
