London: Ward, Lock & Co., (1940), First Edition. octavo, grey cloth in dust jacket. Ward, Lock & Co., Dust jacket with minor shelf wear at edges and spine slightly faded. Bookplate removed leaving an abrasion to paper. Foxing to edges of text block. More
London: George D. Harrap, (1933), First Edition. octavo, original black cloth stamped in yellow on front cover and spine. (256)pp. George D. Harrap, Presentation Copy, inscribed and signed by MacClure of the title page: "To W. Courtenay Swindell with kind regards Victor MacClure 29:XI:33.". Binding has shelf wear and scuffs..... More
London: George D. Harrap, (1932), First Edition. octavo, original black cloth stamped in yellow on front cover and spine, in original printed dust jacket. (296)pp. George D. Harrap, Presentation Copy, inscribed and signed by MacClure of the title page: "To W. Courtenay Swindell, from his friend. Victor MacClure I:XI:32". Slightly..... More
London: W. Collins Sons, (1922), First Edition. octavo, original dark blue cloth stamped in red on front cover and spine. viii, (312)pp. W. Collins Sons, Shelf wear with wear to top and bottom of spine and with a tiny chip fron foot of spine. Bookplate, old name and place on..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, (1923), First Edition. octavo, original blue cloth stamped in gilt on front cover and spine. (xiv), (298)pp. E. P. Dutton & Company, Vincent Starrett's copy, signed in full by him on the half title. Spine stamping and cloth faded, cloth dusty, corners of..... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1935, First Edition. octavo, original light blue cloth stamped in black on front cover and in gilt on spine. (352)pp. Hodder & Stoughton, A very fine, clean copy with very slight foxing (?) to verso of half title and rear endpapers. Lower right corner of both..... More
![The Girl Who Died. [inscribed]. Kenneth HOPKINS](/pictures/thumb/28772.jpg?v=1560623429)
London: Macdonald, (1955), First Edition. octavo, original black cloth in pictorial dust jacket. 192pp. Macdonald, Presentation Copy, inscribed and signed by Hopkins on the front free endpaper: "How pleasant that Mr Symbolist should be so interested to know about The Girl Who Died that he buys the tale of her..... More
![They Never Say When. [SIGNED]. Peter CHEYNEY](/pictures/thumb/28770.jpg?v=1560545955)
London: Collins, 1944, First Edition, Special Edition. octavo, original black cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (192)pp. Collins, "A Special Edition of They Never Say When by Peter Cheyney Specially published by Messrs. Collins for his friends to commemorate his twenty-first 'Coming-of-Age' Novel. To 'S. R. Fuller.' (in Cheyney's hand) 23rd..... More
London: Collins, 1949, First Edition. octavo, original yellow cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (192)pp. Collins, Signed by Peter Cheyney in ink beneath his printed name on the title page. Bookplate on front free endpaper. Slight wear to edges and spine of jacket. Jacket has tiny, internal tape mend at spine..... More
![Your Deal, My Lovely. [SIGNED]. Peter CHEYNEY](/pictures/thumb/28768.jpg?v=1560545954)
London: Collins, 1941, First Edition. octavo, original salmon cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (256)pp. Collins, Signed by Peter Cheyney in ink beneath his printed name on the title page. Bookplate and tiny number "265" on front free endpaper, slight wear to edges and spine of jacket. Jacket is not price..... More
![Sinister Errand. [SIGNED]. Peter CHEYNEY](/pictures/thumb/28767.jpg?v=1560545954)
London: Collins, 1945, First Edition. octavo, original yellow cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (192)pp. Collins, Signed by Peter Cheyney in ink beneath his printed name on the title page. Bookplate and tiny number "289" on front free endpaper, slight wear to edges and spine of jacket. Jacket is not price..... More
![The Dark Street. [SIGNED]. Peter CHEYNEY](/pictures/thumb/28766.jpg?v=1560545953)
London: Collins, 1944, First Edition. octavo, original yellow cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (192)pp. Collins, Laid in is a (2)pp. printed announcement for this title along with sales figures for Cheynet's earlier published titles. Signed by Peter Cheyney in ink beneath his printed name on the half title page. Bookplate..... More
![Uneasy Terms. [SIGNED]. Peter CHEYNEY](/pictures/thumb/28765.jpg?v=1560545952)
London: Collins, 1946, First Edition. octavo, original yellow cloth in pictorial dus jacket. (192)pp. Collins, Signed by Peter Cheyney in ink beneath his printed name on the title page. Bookplate and tiny number "285" on front free endpaper, slight wear and fading to edges and spine of jacket. Jacket is..... More
![Dark Interlude. [SIGNED]. Peter CHEYNEY](/pictures/thumb/28763.jpg?v=1560545951)
London: Collins, 1947, First Edition. octavo, original yellow cloth in pictorial dus jacket. (192)pp. Collins, Signed by Peter Cheyney in ink beneath his printed name on the title page. Bookplate and tiny number "273" on front free endpaper, slight wear and fading to edges and spine of jacket. Jacket is..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1923, First Edition, First Printing. octavo, original orange cloth stamped in black on front cover and spine. (6), (288), (2 ads.)pp. D. Appleton and Company, First Printing with "(1)" on page p. (286) and first state with pages 62-63 transposed. Ellery Queen's copy, signed..... More
Boston: Little, Brown, 1942, First Edition. octavo, red cloth with printed spine label, in dust jacket. (viii), 146pp. Little, Brown, One of 1060 copies printed. The first bibliography of the detective short story ever written. Many of the titles are annotated as to content. Cloth slightly faded at top, bottom..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, (1989), First Edition. octavo, boards & cloth in dust jacket. Simon & Schuster, Inscribed on the title page: "To... Happy reading and all good wishes - Mary Higgins Clark". A very fine copy, jacket not price clipped. More
New York: Scribner's, (1989), First Edition. octavo, boards and cloth in dust jacket. Scribner's, Signed by Coburn on the title page. Fine copy, jacket not price clipped. More
New York: William Morrow, (1992, Second Printing. octavo, boards and cloth in dust jacket. William Morrow, Signed and dated by Block on the title page and dated: "11-4-92". Very fine copy, jacket not price clipped. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986, First Edition. octavo, boards & cloth in dust jacket. Houghton Mifflin, Author's third doc Adams mystery. Signed by Boyer above his name on the title page. Boyer has also inscribed the title page: "Skip - It gives me real personal pleasure to inscribe this book to..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986, First Edition. octavo, boards & cloth in dust jacket. Houghton Mifflin, Author's third doc Adams mystery. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986, First Edition. octavo, boards & cloth in dust jacket. Houghton Mifflin, Signed and dated "Sept. 4,1986" by Boyer on the title page. Author's third doc Adams mystery. More
New York: The Linden Press, 1982, First American Edition. large octavo, boards and cloth in dust jacket. The Linden Press, A very fine copy, jacket not price clipped. More
New York: The Linden Press, 1982, First American Edition. large octavo, boards and cloth in dust jacket. The Linden Press, Signed by Archer on the title page. A very fine copy, jacket not price clipped. More
New York: Mysterious Press, (1990), First Edition. octavo, boards & cloth in dust jacket. Mysterious Press, Presentation Copy inscribed and signed by Muller on the half title: "To Skip - Nice seeing you again! Best wishes - Marcia Muller 10/21/90" More