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New York City: Dodd Mead & Co., 1930. light comedic mystery about grandsons fighting for a large inheritance. The highlight is the nice two color abstract Art Deco dustjacket which has a tiny bit of chipping around points and darkening to the spine panel, otherwise a tight clean copy.. First American Edition. Cloth with Dustjacket.

New York: NY Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. , 1981. The original edition of a history of the 25 cents paperbacks of the 40's & 50's w.emphasis on detective fiction. Many illus. some color. Fine. 1st Paper Edition. Paper.

New York: Murder Mystery Monthly/Avon Books, 1944. Two pulp mysteries by A. Merritt published as part of the Avon Murder Mystery Monthly series. Both are in vg condition with some wear to both, chipping to some of the cheap paper used. The covers are nice and bright with again little wear. There is chipping to the spine of Dwellers. Sold… Read more

London: Herbert Jenkins, 1951. Crime mystery featuring the curwen-stanton partnership. Considered scarce. The nice colorful dustjacket has some very light chipping to the edges and there is a ink inscription on the front endsheet which has a light soft crease which is lightly mirrored to a few of the first pages. Vg/vg. . 2nd Printing. Cloth with Dustjacket.

OR.: Feral House, 1996. Grim and horrible and not for the faint of heart. 100's of actual photographs collected by a homicide detective in L.A during the 30's 40's and 50's.of people who met terrible ends. Graphic and strong and as I said a horrible book. Fine. . First Printing. Oblong Paper.

New York: Castle Books, 1959. "A story of life, love and shame in the N.Y. Jungle." Sexual goings on both gay and straight and crime in New York City's Central Park circa 1959. Some minor chipping and mends to the bottom of the front panel of the dustjacket and a small scrape to the bottom of the spine panel, and… Read more

New York City: Simon & Schuster, 1997. Beautiful full color graphic novel adapted from the Raymond Chandler hard-boiled novel featuring Philip Marlowe. Fine. First Printing. Paper.

New York: Signet Books, 1998. SIGNED BY LAWRENCE BLOCK. The Burgler who was also a bookseller. Colorful and entertaining series featureing Bernie Rhodenbarr. Nice Fine. Later Printing. Paperback.

New York: Signet Books, 1997. SIGNED BY LAWRENCE BLOCK. The Burgler who was also a bookseller. Colorful and entertaining series featureing Bernie Rhodenbarr. Nice Fine. Later Printing. Paperback.

New York: Warner Books, 1997. The Oscar winning screenplay based on Ellroy's hard boiled novel. 29 b&w stills. 1 faint tiny corner fold. to the top of the front cover, smaller one on the bottom corner back cover. Vg. . First American Paper Edition. Paper.

New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2004. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY CARL HIAASEN. Illegal dumping in the Florida Everglades sets off a chain of mayhem in typical Hiaasen style. Nice artwork by Charles Burns on the dustjacket. Fine/fine. . Later Printing. Boards & Cloth with Dustjacket.

Pa: University Of Pittsburgh Press, 1979. REVIEW COPY WITH 2 SLIPS LAID IN. Extensive descriptive bibliography on the great hard boiled mystery writer. Includes books, comic strip books, magazine appearances and more. Well illustrated with book covers, title pgs. and more. Minute wear to the tips of the cover. Fine. . First Edition. Cloth Without Dj. As Published.

New York: Hyperion Books, 1996. SIGNED BY JAMES LEE BURKE. Another Dave Robicheaux mystery from one of the masters of the genre. Fine/fine. First edition/1st Printing. Boards & Cloth with Dustjacket.

New York: Dell Pub. 1974., 1974. vg+. More stories w. an intro. by Hitchcock. Artwork of the dir. having coffee and donuts on a coffin on frnt cover. 1st pb.print. edition. Binding is paperback. . 1st Paperback Edition. Paperback.

New York: Harper Collins, 2007. SIGNED BY MICHAEL CHABON. The Pulitzer Prize winning author's mystery set in Alaska among a Jewish community. Small impression on the front endsheet caused by the binding of the pastedown, otherwise this is an unread fine copy in a fine dustjacket. A movie is to be made of the novel by the Coen Brothers in… Read more

New York: Grove Press, 1962. Goodis's novel originally published as "Down There" and later filmed by the great Francois Truffaut. This is the movie-tie edition that has 6 small stills on the back cover, and a nice still of Charles Aznavour with a lady friend on the front Blurb by Henry Miller. Slight minor slant to the book but… Read more

London: Arrow Books Ltd, 1960. Dennis Wheatley's secret service romance-thriller set in Constantinople. Nice artwork cover. Dampstaining to the top edge, which is mirrored to the top of some pages, browning to the cheap paper used and average light wear to the covers. About vg. . First Arrow Printing. Paperback.

United States: Cameo Books, 1956. Hardboiled fiction about Gracie who knew that "There are things a girl has to do and whether she liked them or not, Gracie knew that she would do them." This is a digest size paperback that was originally published as "Pick-up at Midnight) Wonderful vivid good girl color artwork on the cover, which has a… Read more

London: Arrow Books Ltd, 1960. Thriller set in Communist Europe. Nice artwork cover which has light wear also wear to the spine. The insides are vg. with the usual browning to the cheap paper and a few tiny corner folds. Vg. . Reprint Edition. Paperback.

New York: Dell Pub., 1951. Nice Dell paperback mystery about a young doctor, two beautiful sisters and murder in old Annapolis. Illustrated with terrific cover artwork by Rafael M. DeSoto along with one of those marvelous Dell maps on the back cover. Vg. . First Paperback Edition. Paperback.