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Assault on a Queen

by Finney, Jack

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Very good +
Edition
First edition
Published
1959
Binding
Hardcover
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NY: Simon & Schuster, 1959. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very good +. A group of six salvage and use an old submarine to attempt a caper on the SS Queen Mary. Basis of a film with same title. Small dark blue marks on faded part of blue top edges. Dust jacket has very light edgewear. … Read more about this item
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The Detective in Hollywood

by Tuska, Jon

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
near fine
Edition
First edition
Published
1978
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0385120931
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NY: Doubleday, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. The movie careers of the great fictional private eyes and their creators." 436 pages, numerous photos, index. 7-1/4 x 10-1/2" . Dust jacket (with price intact on flap) has a 1/8" tear and couple of small creases.
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Body Guard

by Burns, Rex

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
First edition
Published
1991
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0670833207
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New York: Viking Press, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A Devlin Kirk mystery.
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The Ross Forgery

by Hallahan, William H.

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Near fine
Edition
First edition
Published
1973
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0672518538
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Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. Bibliomystery based on the 19th century English bibliophile/forger Thomas Wise. First printing. Slight edgewear top and bottom of dust jacket spine. Price on flap $5.?5 scraped off. Brown boards. Brown pictorial dust jacket (not the yellow stock photo shown).
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Bibliography of Arthur Conan Doyle

by Green, Richard Lancelyn and Gibson, John Michael

Condition
As New
Jacket Condition
as new
Edition
Revised
Published
2000
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0967750008
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Boston: Hudson House, 2000. Revised. Hardcover. As New/as new. New revised and expanded edition. Foreword by Graham Greene. 726 pages. Burgundy boards, gray dust jacket. Book and dust jacket are like new.
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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

by Grafton, C. W.

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
First edition
Published
1950
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Rinehart & Co., 1950. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition with Rinehart colophon on copyright page. Review copy with Rinehart review slip laid in. Wear on bottom board edges and crease from paperclip on front free endpaper and half title page which also shows light stain from paperclip. Dust jacket has… Read more about this item
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The Midnight Raymond Chandler

by Chandler, Raymond

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Very good
Edition
First edition
Published
1971
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0395127122
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very good. Collection of 2 complete novels,The Little Sister, and The Long Goodbye, and 4 long stories of murder. Introduction by Joan Kahn. 734 pages. Very light rubbing on bottom corners of bright blue boards. Dust jacket, with original price intact,… Read more about this item
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After Hours: Conversations with Lawrence Block

by Block, Lawrence and Ernie Bulow

Condition
New
Jacket Condition
new
Edition
First edition
Published
1995
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0826315836
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Albuquerque: University of New Mexico, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. New/new. 165 pages includes a bibliography of Block's books and short stories.
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Knockdown

by Francis, Dick

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Very good
Edition
First edition
Published
1974
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0060113391
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New York: Harper & Row, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. First printing of first U.S. edition. Dust jacket, with price intact on flap, has light edgewear & rubs on spine.
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Rat Race

by Francis, Dick

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
First edition
Published
1971
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Harper & Row, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing of first U.S. edition. Fine bright book and dust jacket with price intact on flap.
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The Lady in the Lake

by Chandler, Raymond

Condition
Used - Very Good +
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
Reprint
Published
(1946)
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1946). Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good +/Good. Photoplay version of the 1943 book. Black cloth boards. Red & black dust jacket with b/w photos of the MGM film's director & stars Robert Mongomery, Audry Totter & Lloyd Nolan on the front panel and five photos on flaps. No pictures in the… Read more about this item
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The Agatha Christie Companion

by (Christie) Sanders, Dennis & Len Lovallo

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
First edition
Published
1984
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0385292856
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NY: Delacorte, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Complete Guide to Agatha Christie's Life & Work". Includes bibliography, chronology & index. 523 pages. Review copy with publisher PR sheet and a photo of Christie and the two compilers of this book. Stated first printing. Original price on dust jacket flap. Red boards… Read more about this item
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Flying Finish

by Francis, Dick

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Very good
Edition
First edition
Published
1967
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Harper & Row, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very good. Stated first U.S. edition. Price intact on jacket flap. Slight narrow sun fade at top of red cloth. A couple of little scrapes on dust jacket.
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Postmortem

by Cornwell, Patricia

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
First edition
Published
1990
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0684191415
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$400.00

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New York: Scribners, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing. SIGNED by author in blue ink on title page.
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Blood Sport

by Francis, Dick

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
First edition
Published
1967
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Harper & Row, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Stated first US edition. Red boards, black spine. Small bump on bottom corner. Dust jacket has original price intact and code 0268 at bottom of flap.
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Half of Paradise

by Burke, James Lee

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
First edition
Published
1965
Binding
Hardcover
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Author's first novel. Signed on half title page. Slight wear on bottom board corner and some fading on top page edges. Dust jacket, with price on flap, has a few 1/2" to 1" tears, rubs and edgewear. Mylar cover on jacket. Housed in… Read more about this item
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Trial Run

by Francis, Dick

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good+
Edition
First edition
Published
1979
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0060113839
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NY: Harper & Row, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Royal family member wants to ride in Olympics in Moscow. SIGNED by Francis on the half title page. Grey boards with black cloth spine. A one-inch scrape on front board. Grey dust jacket, with $8.95 price intact, has a little rubbing on the… Read more about this item
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Black Cherry Blues

by Burke, James Lee

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
First edition
Published
1989
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0316116998
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Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. First printing. A Dave Robicheaux mystery. Small board corner bumps. Fine dust jacket with price intact on flap.
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The Novels of Dashiell Hammett: Red Harvest, Dain Curse, Maltese Falcon, Glass Key, and The Thin Man

by Hammett, Dashiell

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near fine
Edition
First edition thus
Published
1965
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Knopf, 1965. First edition thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near fine. Collection of the five famous suspense novels by Hammett (1894-1961). 726 pages. Green top edges have a bit of light spotting. Dust jacket has price intact on flap and date at bottom 10/65.
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Hammett

by Gores, Joe

Condition
Used - Near fine
Jacket Condition
Very good
Edition
First edition
Published
1975
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0399116001
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New York: Putnam, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. Novel features the famous mystery/suspense author, Dashiell Hammettt. Blue boards slightly faded around edges. Some rubbing and edgewear on spine of dust jacket.
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