Detective Short Stories
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Field Of Thirteen
by Dick Francis
A superbly crafted collection of thirteen tightly plotted tales that treats readers to murder, mystery, and mayhem in the world of horseracing.
Detective Short Stories Books & Ephemera
SCENES OF THE CRIME
by QUEEN, Ellery ~ Edited By
NY: Dial Press, 1979. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. NY. Dial Press. HARDCOVER. 1979. FIRST EDITION. AS NEW, bound in red boards with gold gilt titles in white pictorial dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. 25 stories selected as the best published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine in 1977.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
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$40.00
THE BLACK HOUSE
by HIGHSMITH, Patricia
NY: Mysterious Press, 1988. FINE condition in FINE covers. NY. Mysterious Press. SOFTCOVER. 1988. UNCORRCTED PAGE PROOFS as issued by Publisher for Hardcover Edition. AS NEW, bound in original orange printed stiff paper wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, NO spine creasing. Eleven short stories. Stored in Archival sleeve.. Uncorrected Advance Proofs. Soft Cover. Fine/Fine Original Wraps.
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$28.00
PRIVATE DETECTIVE Stories ~ Volume 8 No. 5, April 1941
by VARIOUS
NY: Trojan Publishing, 1941. VERY GOOD condition in illustrated wraps. NY. Trojan Publishing. MAGAZINE, Volume 8 No. 5, April 1941. Some nicks, tears and chipping to edges. Toning to pages. Fragile. Includes Danger Delivered by Robert Leslie Bellem and The Old Greek Game by Wallace Kayton. Stored in Archival sleeve with acid-free board.. Magazine. Soft Cover. Very Good/Original Wraps. Magazine.
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$75.00
Martin Hewitt Investigator
by Morrison, Arthur
Philadelphia: Oswald Train: Publisher.1971. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. First edition thus [originally published in book form in 1894]. This copy has been inscribed and signed by the publisher to his brother "To my brother Sid, hoping you enjoy these stories. Ossie" Chalker and Owings report 800 copies printed. Collects seven detective stories. Hubin [1984 Crime Fiction, page 292]. Queen's Quorum #18. 216+ pages. Staining to/near the spine heel, and to the very edges of a few pages at the bottom...
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$44.00
ELLERY QUEEN'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE, February 2000
by Hutchings, Janet, editor
New York: Dell Magazines, 2000. Very good paper back magazine with firm binding and clean interior; address label on front cover (see scan). 140 pages including stories by Edward D. Hoch, Robert Barnard, Alison White. Complete table of contents on request. One of the magazine series' assets is a brief blurb about the authors at the beginning of each story, helping connect the reader to authors' previous work.. Soft Cover.
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$3.00
ELLERY QUEEN'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE, June 1999
by Hutchings, Janet, editor
New York: Dell Magazines, 1999. Very good paper back magazine with firm binding and clean interior; front cover lightly wrinkled near spine and has address label (see scan). 144 pages, including stories by H.R.F. Keating, Joan Richter, Phil Lovesey. Complete table of contents on request. One of the magazine series' assets is a brief blurb about the authors at the beginning of each story, helping connect the reader to authors' previous work.. Soft Cover.
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$3.00
THE WOMANSLEUTH ANTHOLOGY: Contemporary Mystery Stories By Women
by ZAHAVA, Irene ~ Edited By
CA: The Crossing Press, 1988. FINE condition in FINE covers. CA. The Crossing Press. SOFTCOVER. 1988. FIRST PAPERACK EDITION. AS NEW, bound in original glossy pictorial stiff paper wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, NO spine creasing. Tiny bend to bottom point back cover, see image, else FINE. Cover illustration and design by Diane Souza. Stored in Archival sleeve.. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/Fine Original Wraps.
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$20.00
NOBEL CRIMES
by SMITH, Marie
NY: Carroll & Graf, 1992. FINE condition in NEAR FINE illustrated paper wraps, as issued. SOFTCOVER. 1992. FIRST UNITED STATES EDITION. AS NEW, square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Light edgewear to corners, else FINE. Stories of mystery and detection by winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Selected and introduced by Marie Smith.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/Near Fine.
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$25.00
MASTERPIECES OF MYSTERY ~ THE GOLDEN AGE I
by QUEEN, Ellery ~ Selected By
NY: Davis Publications, 1977. FINE condition in FINE covers. NY. Davis Publications. HARDCOVER. 1977. FIRST EDITION, Thus. AS NEW, bound in red leatherette with gold gilt lettering, cover design and page edges, with red endpapers and red ribbon marker. No dust jacket, as issued. Square and tight, UNREAD. Twelve short stories featuring authors from the Golden Age 1920-1940. Includes black and white photographs of the authors. Nicely packaged. Nice gift. Stored in Archival sleeve.. First...
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$40.00
THE SIN EATER and Other Scientific Impossibilities
by WALTER, Elizabeth
NY: Stein & Day, 1984. FINE condition in FINE covers. NY. Stein & Day. SOFTCOVER. 1984. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. AS NEW, bound in original blue pictorial stiff paper wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, NO spine creasing. Light toning to pages, else FINE. Cover illustration by George Angelini. Ghost and horror stories. Stored in Archival sleeve. . First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/Fine Original Wraps.
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$18.00
READER, I MURDERED HIM ~ Original Crime Stories By Women
by GREEN, Jen ~ Editor
NY: St Martins, 1989. NEAR FINE condition in NEAR FINE dust jacket. NY. St Martins. HARDCOVER. 1989. FIRST U S EDITION, FIRST Printing. AS NEW, bound in black boards with gold gilt titles in black pictorial dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Push to top points. Dust jacket has wear to edges and flap folds. Introduction by Alison Hennegan. Jacket illustration by John Nickle. Sixteen original short stories by women.. First U S Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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$28.00
PLOTS AND COUNTERPLOTS ~ More Unknown Thrillers Of Louisa May Alcott
by STERN, Madeleine ~ Edited By
NY: Morrow, 1976. NEAR FINE condition in NEAR FINE dust jacket. NY. Morrow. HARDCOVER. 1976. FIRST EDITION, FIRST Printing. AS NEW, bound in gunmetal and green with gold gilt titles in black pictorial dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. A companion volume to Behind A Mask. Jacket design by Terry M Fehr. Ghost image on front board. Toning to page edges and fading to board edges. Dust jacket edges have age toning and light wear. Includes letters to Louisa May Alcott...
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$25.00
LATIN BLOOD ~ The Best Crime and Detective Stories of South America
by YATES, Donald ~ Edited By
NY: Herder and Herder, 1972. FINE condition in NEAR FINE dust jacket. NY. Herder and Herder. HARDCOVER. 1972. FIRST EDITION. AS NEW, bound in black cloth with gold titles in green pictorial dust jacket. Square and firm. Dust jacket is price clipped. Seventeen stories.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.
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$30.00
GREAT CAT TALES
by O'MARA, Lesley
NY: Carroll & Graf, 1990. VERY GOOD condition in VERY GOOD original paper wraps. SOFTCOVER. 1990. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, First Printing. AS NEW, bound in glossy beige pictorial paper wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, no spine creasing - however, it took a hit during transit from the publisher resulting in a crease to the front cover through page 96. Illustrated. 'Cat stories chosen for cat lovers by cat lovers.' . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Trade.
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$12.00
Opening Shots Issue 3 December 1991
by Stuart M Kaminsky
Pulphouse Publishing 1991 1st d. 157pp Near fine with light rubbing to rear cover. bx802
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$10.00
NEW MYSTERY, The
by CHARYN, Jerome
NY: Dutton, 1993. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1993. FIRST PRINTING. AS NEW, bound in gray and black with white wraps and red ribbon marker. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. New and classic stories by forty-two writers from Isaac Babel to Eric Wright.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
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$50.00
1st Culprit
by Liza Cody and Michael Z. Lewin (editors)
Worldwide Library NY 1994. 314 pages. First Thus Edition Good condition with wear and rubbing, readers creases and minor toning. See photos. Cel/PB2
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$10.80
2nd Culprit
by Liza Cody and Michael Z. Lewin (editors)
Worldwide Library NY 1995 226 pages. First Thus Edition Very good condition with edge wear readers creases soiling to page edges. See photos. Cel/PB2
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$10.80
NEW CRIMES 3
by JAKUBOWSKI, Maxim ~ Edited By
NY: Carroll & Graf, 1991. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. NY. Carroll & Graf. HARDCOVER. 1991. FIRST U S EDITION. AS NEW, bound in cobalt blue with gold titles in yellow and gray pictorial dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Cover illustration by Jim Cherry. 'The third in an annual showcase where top names in crime writing demonstrate the sheer variety, versatility and excitement of modern American and English mystery fiction.'. First U S Edition. Hard Cover....
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$35.00
MASTERPIECES OF MYSTERY ~ THE GOLDEN AGE II
by QUEEN, Ellery ~ Selected By
NY: Davis Publications, 1977. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. NY. Davis Publications. HARDCOVER. 1977. FIRST EDITION, Thus. AS NEW, bound in red leatherette with gold gilt lettering, cover design and page edges, with red endpapers and red ribbon marker. No dust jacket, as issued. Square and tight, UNREAD. Sixteen short stories featuring authors from the Golden Age 1920-1940. Includes black and white photographs of the authors. Nicely packaged. Nice gift. Stored in Archival sleeve.. First...
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$40.00
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine July 1952
by Edited by Ellery Queen with stories by John Steinbeck , Earle Stanley Gardner , Anthony Gilbert and others
New York, Ny,: The American Mercury. American Mercury , NY , 1952 First Edition 144 page Digest Sized magazine Edited by Ellery Queen with stories by John Steinbeck , Earle Stanley Gardner , Anthony Gilbert and others A very good copy with light spotting to the page edges, light dust soiling , Text lightly toned. See Photos
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$10.00
THE HILLS OF HOMICIDE
by L'AMOUR, Louis
NY: Pinnacle Books, 1983. NEAR FINE condition in FINE original covers. NY. Pinnacle Books. SOFTCOVER. September 1983. REPRINT preceded by Carroll & Graf January 1983 edition. AS NEW, bound in white glossy pictorial paper wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, NO spine crease. Toning to interior, else FINE. Collection of five of Author's detective stories originally published in the pulps. Stored in Archival sleeve.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Near Fine/Fine Original Wraps.
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$17.00
WINTER'S TALES 26
by MACLEAN, A D ~ Edited By
NY: St Martins, 1980. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. NY. St Martins. HARDCOVER. 1980. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. AS NEW, bound in purple boards with silver gilt titles in ice blue printed dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Original short stories by Brian Aldiss, Beryl Bainbridge, Christopher Burney, Douglas Dunn, Nadine Gordimer, Angela Huth, Francis King, Edna O'Brien, Julia O'Faolain, William Trevor, Tobias Wolff.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
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$23.00
LEW ARCHER PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR ~The First Complete Collection of Lew Archer Stories
by MACDONALD, Ross
NY: Mysterious Press, 1977. FINE condition in NEAR FINE acetate dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1977. FIRST EDITION. AS NEW, bound in brown cloth with calling card title wrapped in yellow print acetate dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD. Acetate dust jacket appears FINE but when held up to light some rubbing is apparent, also publisher clipped price. Introduction by Ross Macdonald.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.
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$60.00
Murder Ink: Revived, Revised, Still Unrepentant Perpetrated by Dilys Winn
by Dilys Winn
Workman 1984 1st ed. Trade Paperback 398pp Fine unread condition. bx427
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$12.00
