Rare books from SCENE OF THE CRIME ®

NY: Trojan Publishing, 1945. FAIR condition in illustrated wraps. NY. Trojan Publishing. MAGAZINE, Volume 17 No. 2, July 1945. Nicks, tears and chipping to edges. Open tears at spine head and heel. Front cover almost torn away from spine. Some tape repair. Open tear front foot. Pages browning. Fragile. Stored in Mylite sleeve with acid-free board. Includes, Stranglers Walk Softly by Geoffrey North.. Magazine. Soft Cover. Fair/Original Wraps. Magazine.

IL: Fictioneers, 1944. VERY GOOD condition in illustrated wraps. IL. Fictioneers. MAGAZINE. Volume 5 No. 4, September 1944. Some nicks, tears and chipping to edges. Pages browning, some chipping. Rubber stamp first page. Fragile. Includes, Make Mine Murder by Day Keene. Stored in Archival sleeve with acid-free backing board.. Magazine. Soft Cover. Very Good/Very Good Original Wraps. Magazine.

NY: Gourmet Books, Inc., 1978. FINE condition. HARDCOVER. 1978. SEVENTH PRINTING. AS NEW, bound in spinach green leatherette with decorative gold titles. Square and tight, UNREAD, no dust jacket as issued. Previous owner's name 'Light Fingers Lil' in small type gilt. Light rub to upper edge front, else FINE. 'A collection of epicurean menus and recipes.' Line drawings and color photographs throughout. Oversize, octavo/8vo. 648pp plus Special Acknowledgements and Index. Quite a nice gift.. Hard Cover. Fine/Not Issued.

NY: Morrow, 1983. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. NY. Morrow. HARDCOVER. 1983. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Classic Light Desserts of the World. AS NEW, bound in dark mint-green boards with decorative kiwi-green endpapers in pictorial wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Very light toning of edges, else FINE. Oversize, Illustrated with 576 color photographs and line drawings. Includes guide to equipment. Very nice gift.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

NY: Trojan Publishing, 1941. FAIR condition in illustrated wraps. NY. Trojan Publishing. MAGAZINE. Volume 9 No. 6, November 1941. No back cover. Nicks, tears and chipping to edges. Pages brown with tears and chipping. No. 8 in grease marker on front cover. Some joker who fancied himself an artist penciled risque additions to illustrations. No back cover. Fragile. Includes, Murder from A to Z by Luke Terry. Stored in Archival sleeve with acid-free board. . Magazine. Soft Cover. Fair/Original Wraps. Magazine.

NY: Hyperion, 1992. FINE condition in FINE covers. NY. Hyperion. SOFTCOVER. 1992. UNCORRECTED ADVANCE PROOF as issued by publisher for the hardcover edition, April 1992. SIGNED ~ INSCRIBED by the author ~ James Lee Burke at Scene of the Crime 5/9/92.~ AS NEW, bound in dust jacket image stiff paper wraps. Square and tight UNREAD, NO spine crease. Fifth in the fine series featuring Dave Robicheaux. Stored in Archival sleeve.. Signed by Author. Uncorrected Proof. Soft Cover. Fine/Fine Original Wraps.

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.

IL: Popular Publications, 1946. GOOD condition in illustrated wraps. IL. Popular Publications. MAGAZINE. Volume 52 No. 1, August 1946. Nicks, tears, and chipping to edges. Crease running down middle of front cover. Open tear back cover edge, approximately two inch closed tear along spine. Pages browning, some chipping. Fragile. Cover painting by Rafael DeSoto. Includes, Lend Me A Murder by H. H. Stinson. Stored in Archival sleeve with acid-free backing board.. Magazine. Soft Cover. Good/Good Original Wraps. Magazine.

NY: Street & Smith, 1932. GOOD condition in illustrated wraps. NY. Street & Smith. MAGAZINE. Volume VII No. 2, December 1932. Nicks, tears and chipping to edges. Long, thin section of yapped edge torn away. Pencil S on front cover. Pages browning, chipping. Fragile. Includes, Written in Blue by John Jay Chichester. Stored in Archival sleeve with acid-free board. . Magazine. Soft Cover. Good/Original Wraps. Magazine.

NY: Trojan Publishing, 1941. GOOD condition in illustrated wraps. NY. Trojan Publishing. MAGAZINE, Volume 8 No. 3, February 1941. Nicks, tears and chipping. Fragile. Stored in Mylite sleeve with acid-free board. Includes, Murder for Rent by Roger Torrey.. Magazine. Soft Cover. Good/Original Wraps. Magazine.

IL: New Publications, 1948. FAIR condition in illustrated wraps. IL. New Publications. MAGAZINE. Volume 1 No. 3, July 1948. Nicks, tears and chipping to edges. Faint rubber stamp image front cover. Rubber stamps back cover. Pages browning, some chipping. Strong musty odor. Fragile. Includes, Venomous Lady by John D. MacDonald. and I'll Marry A Killer ! by Frederick C Davis. Stored in Archival sleeve with acid-free backing board.. Magazine. Soft Cover. Fair/Fair Original Wraps. Magazine.

NY: Hyperion, 1992. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1992. FIRST EDITION. AS NEW, bound in black and teal with silver titles in shades of blue-green dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. SIGNED ~ INSCRIBED by the author ~ To Frank Chambers / All the best, Your friend, James Lee Burke 5/9/92. P.S. Watch out for that 'Twin Oaks Tavern' ~ Fifth book in the fine series featuring Dave Robicheaux.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

NM: Dennis McMillan, 1985. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. NM. Dennis McMillan. HARDCOVER. 1985. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED EDITION, Number 184 of 350 copies., each of which are SIGNED and numbered by the author and his son, Allen Browne, the artist of the dust jacket. AS NEW, bound in magenta decorative cloth with blue titles in freaky-eyed pictorial dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD. Featuring Paul Pine... Signed by Author. Limited. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975. NEAR FINE condition in NEAR FINE dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1965. FIRST EDITION. AS NEW, bound in wheat boards with gold stamped lettering in clever still-life illustrated wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD. Corners lightly bumped, very small stain front free endpaper, else FINE. Light edgewear to dust jacket spine and points, price clipped, else FINE. Famed food writer Courtine interprets over one hundred recipes from Simenon's beloved Inspector Maigret series. Features wine glossary and pen and ink drawings throughout. Letter preface by Georges Simenon.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1979. FINE condition. HARDCOVER. 1979. FIRST EDITION. AS NEW, bound in navy cloth with gilt titles. As new, square and tight, UNREAD, issued without dust jacket. First COMPLETE descriptive outline of Hammett's prodigious literary career. Illustrated throughout.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Not Issued.