Mystery / Crime Detective from Astro Trader Books

[ROBERT CRAIS]. THE SENTRY. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 2011. First Edition, First printing. Condition: Fine. True first edition with full number line. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Dust jacket is unclipped and about fine. Signed, dated and inscribed on the title page by author Robert Crais.This is the 14th novel in the Elvis Cole /… Read more

[MICHAEL CONNELLY]. SIGNED & INSCRIBED. ECHO PARK. Little Brown & Company, New York, 2006. First U.S. Edition, First printing. True First Edition with full number line. Book Condition: Fine. Appears unread, in publisher's original one-quarter black cloth over blue-green boards, titles stamped in silver on spine, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jacket… Read more

[MICHAEL CONNELLY]. SIGNED & INSCRIBED. THE LINCOLN LAWYER. Little Brown & Company, New York, 2005. First Edition, First printing. True First Edition with full number line. Book Condition: Fine. Appears unread, in publishers original green cloth over blue boards, titles in gilt on spine, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jacket is unclipped with… Read more

[MICHAEL CONNELLY]. A DARKNESS MORE THAN NIGHT. Little, Brown and Company, New York, 2001. First Edition, First printing. True first edition with full number line. Appears unread, one quarter black over blue boards, titles stamped in silver on spine, minor soiling to lower ffep, slightly spine cocked, else pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Dust jacket is not… Read more

[MINETTE WALTERS]. THE DARK ROOM. Macmillian, London, 1995. First Edition, Second printing. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, in publishers original blue cloth, titles on spine in gilt, blue endpapers, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Dust jacket is not price clipped with minor shelf wear and micro-creases to extremities. A about pristine copy. Signed on the title page… Read more

[KENDELL FOSTER CROSSEN]. (CHRISTOPHER MONIG) PSEUDONYM. THE BURNED MAN. E.P. Dutton, New York, 1956. First Edition, First printing. Book Condition: Fine. Appears unread, in publisher's original brown cloth boards, minor foxing to top edge of text block, light offset from pastedown on first endpaper page typical of books of this age, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Dust Jacket… Read more

[KENDELL FOSTER CROSSEN]. THE TORTURED PATH. E.P. Dutton, New York, 1957. First Edition, First printing. Book Condition: Fine. Appears unread, in publisher's original green cloth boards, minor foxing to top edge of text block, light offset from pastedown on first endpaper page typical of books of this age, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. Unclipped… Read more

[KENDELL FOSTER CROSSEN]. ( M.E. CHABER PSEUDONYM). A HEARSE OF ANOTHER COLOR. Rinehart & Company Inc, New York, 1958. First Edition, First printing. Book Condition: Fine. Appears unread, in publisher's original black cloth boards, slightly age tanned pages typical of books of this age from this publisher, pages are clean and binding tight. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. Unclipped with… Read more

[SELINA ABRAHAM TREYNOR]. BLAIR TREYNOR (PSEUDONYM). SILVER DOLL. Dell Publishing Co., 1954, New York. First Edition. True first edition in paperback form Dell #762 with the original price of 25 cents on the front cover. Appears lightly read, some trivial light soiling, creases to covers, rubbing on spine, micro-chips to extremities typical of pulp fiction paperbacks of this age, pages… Read more

[CHARLES JACKSON]. THE OUTER EDGES. (THREAD OF EVIL). Signet, New York, 1950. Signet #781. First Edition. Condition: Very Good. Appears unread, rubbing near spine, creases to corner, pages are clean and binding tight. Hand signed by legendary pulp artist James Avati on the front cover. Charles Jackson is the author of the novel "The Lost Weekend" later made into… Read more

[MICKEY SPILLANE]. JOHN MCCLOUD (EDITOR). MANHUNT DETECTIVE STORY MONTHLY. Eagle Publications, New York, January, 1953., Vol. 1, No. 1. First Edition. True first edition with the original 35 cent price on the cover. Condition: Very Good . Appears lightly read, half centimeter closed tear at tail of spine, rubbing to corner edges, scuffs to covers, creases to extremities typical… Read more

[HARLAN ELLISON]. JOHN MCCLOUD (EDITOR). MANHUNT. Eagle Publications, New York, August, 1956. Vol. 4, No. 8. First Edition. True first edition with the original 35 cent price on the cover. Condition: Very Good +. Appears lightly read, a few creases to extremities, minor indents, dealer inscription on cover typical of vintage pulp magazines, else pages are clean, unmarked and binding… Read more

[WALTER SATTERTHWAIT]. THE HANGED MAN: A Joshua Croft Mystery. St. Martin's Press, New York, 1993. First Edition, First printing. Condition: Fine / Near Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Dust jacket is near fine to very good + with creases, micro-chips to extremities and a closed one centimeter tear on lower right corner. Set… Read more

DOROTHY SALISBURY. A TOWN OF MASKS. Dell Publishing, New York, 1955. First Edition. Dell #823 with the original 25 cent price on cover. Condition.: Very Good / Good. With micro chips , mild creases, spine cocked, minor rubbing on spine and light soiling typical of pulp fiction books of this age, otherwise barely read, pages are clean and binding tight.… Read more

[NGAIO MARSH]. ENTER A MURDER. Berkley Medallion, New York, 1963. First Edition Thus. First Edition from this publisher, Berkley # F703 with the original price of 50 cents. Condition: Very Good+. Appears unread, light creases to wraps, otherwise pages are clean and binding tight. The first edition hardback was originally published in 1935, this is the authors second detective novel… Read more

ROBERT VAN GULIK. THE CHINESE BELL MURDERS. Avon Books, New York, 1958. First Edition. First Edition in paperback with the original 50 cents price on cover, Avon #G-1177. Condition: Very Good+. With minor rubbing on tail of spine, mild creases and trivial light soiling on covers typical of pulp fiction books of this age, otherwise barely read, pages are clean,… Read more

[GEORGE JOSEPH CHRISTIAN SIMENON]. INSPECTOR MAIGRET AND THE KILLERS. Signet / New American Library, 1964, New York. 2nd Printing. Signet # D2579 with the original 50 cents price on cover. Condition: Good+. Books have minor micro tears / micro chips , mild creases, minor rubbing on spine, 1" rubbing to lower rear cover only on bottom type no… Read more

MARY ROBERTS RINEHART. THE WALL. Dell Publishing, New York, 1963. First Edition Thus with this new Dell cover art, (3rd Dell issue reprint overall). Dell #9370 with the original 45 cents price on cover. Condition: Near Fine / Very Good. Light shelf wear with micro chips to edges and mild creases typical of pulp fiction books of this age, otherwise… Read more

[RICHARD HENRY MICHAEL CLAYTON]. WILLIAM HAGGARD. THE ANTAGONISTS. Signet Books, New York, 1965. First Edition. Signet #D2720 with the original 50 cents price on cover. Condition: Very Good / Good.With minor micro chips and mild creases typical of pulp fiction books of this age, otherwise barely read, pages are clean and binding tight. Haggard is considered by many to… Read more

[AGATHA CHRISTIE]. N OR M ?. Dell Publishing, New York, 1964. First Thus. Later printing. First printing with this new cover art after the 1947 True First Edition # 187 Dell Mapback). Condition: Near Fine / Very Good. With micro-chips to extremities, faint reading crease and cover price of 45 cents scratched off typical of pulp fiction books of this… Read more