Published by Random House, New York, 1969
Seller: Scene of the Crime, ABAC, IOBA, St. Catharines, ON, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 11 short stories. Featured are The Day the Children Vanished by Hugh Pentecost, Through a Dead Man's Eye by Cornell Woolrich, The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim by Agatha Christie, Green Ice by Stuart Palmer, The Grave Grass Quivers by MacKinlay Kantor, The Case of the Irate Witness by Erle Stanley Gardner, Adventure of the Grice-Paterson Curse by August Derleth, The Headmaster by Michael Gilbert, The Adventure of the Seven Black Cats by Ellery Queen, The Wicked Cousin by Leslie Charteris, The Footprint in the Sky by John Dickson Carr. Light shelf wear. An inch of the dustjacket's rear inside summary panel has been clipped off. Earlier owner's signature on the first coloured free-end page and on the top edge of the half title page. Price clipped. In very good / very good condition.
Published by Random House, New York, 1969
Seller: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Shilstone, Arthur (illustrator). Very good condition glossy color illustrated board with a bit of wear at the upper front spine edge (see photographs). Illustrated with color drawings. "If you're not in too much of a hurry - Welcome, young readers! Those of you who have joined me before in these cozy collections of chills and suspense know that in earlier volumes I have explored various unusual fields to bring you exciting and absorbing stories. In the past I have delved into the world of ghosts, haunts and apparitions of various types and differing degrees of spookiness. I have taken you into the shadowy world of the spies and counterspies who are so much a part of our life today. I have picked out my favorite spellbinders in sheer suspense to share with you. We have, in short, adventured into strange and colorful places together. This time, though, we stand firmly on the side of the law. This is a collection of some of my favorite detective stories. In it we shall peer over the shoulders of many of fiction's finest detectives, to track down the malefactor and set wrong to right. We will pick up clues, solve tantalizing mysteries, and unravel riddles that seem impenetrable. I believe you will find this group of stories as exciting, as engrossing, as any I have brought you. Now the game's a-foot and the chase is on! Turn the page and we'll be on our way." - Alfred Hitchcock.
Published by Random House, New York, 1969
Seller: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Shilstone, Arthur (illustrator). Fine condition glossy color illustrated boards contained in a fine condition color illustrated non pricec-clipped dust jacket. Illustrated with color drawings. "If you're not in too much of a hurry - Welcome, young readers! Those of you who have joined me before in these cozy collections of chills and suspense know that in earlier volumes I have explored various unusual fields to bring you exciting and absorbing stories. In the past I have delved into the world of ghosts, haunts and apparitions of various types and differing degrees of spookiness. I have taken you into the shadowy world of the spies and counterspies who are so much a part of our life today. I have picked out my favorite spellbinders in sheer suspense to share with you. We have, in short, adventured into strange and colorful places together. This time, though, we stand firmly on the side of the law. This is a collection of some of my favorite detective stories. In it we shall peer over the shoulders of many of fiction's finest detectives, to track down the malefactor and set wrong to right. We will pick up clues, solve tantalizing mysteries, and unravel riddles that seem impenetrable. I believe you will find this group of stories as exciting, as engrossing, as any I have brought you. Now the game's a-foot and the chase is on! Turn the page and we'll be on our way." - Alfred Hitchcock.
Published by The Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1937
Seller: Lazy S Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
First Edition
Stapled. Condition: Good - Very Good. No Jacket. Covers by Albert W. Hampson, Francis Lee Jaques, Ruzzie Green, Frances Tipton Hunter & John La Gatta (illustrator). First Edition. The June 5, 19 & 26, July 10 & 17, 1937 issues of the Saturday Evening Post. Fiction includes most notably parts 4, 6 & 7 of 8 (6/ 5, 19 & 26) of Death on the Nile, a Hercule Poirot mystery by Agatha Christie & parts 2, 4, 5, 7 & 8 of 8 (6/ 5, 19 & 26, and 7/10 & 17) of TCOT Lame Canary, a Perry Mason mystery by Erle Stanley Gardner. Other fiction includes The Romance of Rosy Ridge, a short story by MacKinlay Kantor (6/5), Almost a What, a short story by Booth Tarkington (6/26), and others. Cover art by Albert W. Hampson (6/5 - Kissing the Best man), Francis Lee Jaques (6/19 - Flying Storks), Ruzzie Green (6/26 - Arriving at the Church), & Frances Tipton Hunter (7/10 - Making Faces) & John La Gatta (7/17 - Hatcheck Girl). Light edge wear to the covers. The 6/5 issue has some soiling to the covers, some dog ears to a few pages and large chips (5" x 5" - top left, 2.5" x 3" - bottom left & 2.5" x 1 " - bottom center right) to the back cover. The 6/26 issue has more wear to the spine and the center pages (49 - 52) are loose. The 7/10 issue has two fold creases (11" & 6") to the lower right and some light soiling. A good to very good set with serial installments by prominent and collectible authors. A heavy, oversize set that will require additional postage.