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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.15.
Published by Delacorte Press, (New York), 1992
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
First Edition
Detective Fiction (illustrator). small 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards, dust jacket. (viii), 216 pages. First edition. A "Nameless Detective" mystery. Old man Arlo Haas is rightfully concerned by the near-catatonic behavior of his daughter, Grady. But is that any reason to call a private detective? quarter cloth with paper-covered boards, dust jacket.
Published by Frank A. Munsey Company, New York, 1940
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Octavo, single issue, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes Philip Ketchum, D.L. Champion, T.T. Flynn and others. "Detective Fiction Weekly maintained a strong personality in a crowded field, through a rigid weekly publication schedule, for two decades. It is greatly underrated today" - Cook, Mystery, Detective and Espionage Magazine, pp. 135-137. Ragged loss to lower cover edge and right corner, chip to upper right corner, a good or slightly better copy. (19845).
Published by Frank A. Munsey Company, New York, 1940
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Octavo, single issue, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. "Detective Fiction Weekly maintained a strong personality in a crowded field, through a rigid weekly publication schedule, for two decades. It is greatly underrated today" - Cook, Mystery, Detective and Espionage Magazine, pp. 135-137. Edge wear with some minor loss, cover creases, a good copy. (19848).
Published by The Red Star News, Co., New York, 1929
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Octavo, single issue, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes "The Crime Student," a Craig Kennedy story by Arthur B. Reeve. "Detective Fiction Weekly maintained a strong personality in a crowded field, through a rigid weekly publication schedule, for two decades. It is greatly underrated today" - Cook, Mystery, Detective and Espionage Magazine, pp. 135-137. Tape to spine, light edge wear and chips, damp stain to lower front front cover and text pages, a fair copy. (20188).
Published by The Red Star News, Co., New York, 1939
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Octavo, single issue, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Fiction by Richard Sale, Dale Clark, Paul Ernst and others. "Detective Fiction Weekly maintained a strong personality in a crowded field, through a rigid weekly publication schedule, for two decades. It is greatly underrated today" - Cook, Mystery, Detective and Espionage Magazine, pp. 135-137. Light edge wear, mild loss at base of spine, chip at mid left edge, a good copy. (26358).
Published by The Mysterious Press, New York, 1987
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
First Edition
Detective Fiction (illustrator). small 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards, dust jacket. (viii), 216 pages. First edition. Literary hunters are prowling the San Francisco streets after a large part of the manuscript of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is found in a murdered women's closet. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards, dust jacket.
Published by chimera, 1947
Seller: James Cummings, Bookseller, Signal Mountain, TN, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Wraps slightly darkened.
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1975
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
cloth, dust jacket. Detective Fiction (illustrator). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (viii), 182 pages. Book Club edition. Loren Mensing investigates the death of a bestselling novelist. Near fine in very good jacket.
Published by London, 1962
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
2 pamphlets. 8vo, original printed wrappers. Fine.
Published by W. W. Norton & Company, New York, NY, 1943
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
hardcover. Detective Fiction (illustrator). 8vo. hardcover. 217 pages. There were some curious things happening at the auction sale, and then the murder. Very good exlibrary copy with markings. Lacking the dust jacket.
Published by Doubleday, New York, 1989
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
cloth, dust jacket. Detective Fiction (illustrator). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (viii), 215+(1) pages. Annie Laurance, proprietor of the Death on Demand mystery bookshop, is asked to teach a course on the three great ladies of mystery. She becomes involved in a murder mystery, of course.
Published by Harper, New York, NY, 1977
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Detective Fiction (illustrator). 8vo. quarter cloth over paper covered boards, dust jacket. 183 pages. "In this book you will be taken to a world strangely similar to our own, yet with a shadowy presence of alien science and alien politics, hiding just below the surface. The hero gets involved with this alien culture and discovers remarkable truths about himself and the human condition" Near fine in a price clipped dust jacket. quarter cloth over paper covered boards, dust jacket.
Published by Mysterious Press, New York, NY, 1976
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
First Edition
cloth, dust jacket. Detective Fiction (illustrator). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 151 pages. First edition first printing of this collection of short stories all featuring Kek Huuygens. All the stories were published earlier in separate magazines. Near fine in near fine jacket.
Published by Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, 1987
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Detective Fiction (illustrator). (1987), 8vo., cloth- backed boards, dust jacket. (viii), 299 pages. Reprint of first edition. A dismembered body is found in a antique piece of furniture. Was the murderer Theo Wrenn Browne, owner of Long Pidd's bookshop? Near fine. (1987), 8vo., cloth- backed boards, dust jacket.
Published by Delacorte Press, New York, 1984
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
First Edition
Detective Fiction (illustrator). small 8vo. quarter cloth, boards, dust jacket. (vi), 253 pages. First edition. A Jack Journey novel. J. Journey, who writes on "historical crime and ancient felons," also collects crime books. A few months ago, he paid for a library amassed by a French police inspector, but it hasn't been delivered yet, and now the antiquarian dealer calls to say that it is no longer available, the refund is in the mail. Journey, who wants the books already paid for, decides to visit the dealer for a little confrontation, but when he arrives he finds that someone else has already confronted the dealer.with a sharp implement. So, what was in that collection, anyway? Fine in near fine jacket. quarter cloth, boards, dust jacket.
Published by Tom Doherty Associates, New York, 2007
ISBN 10: 0765315386ISBN 13: 9780765315380
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Detective Fiction (illustrator). large 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 512 pages. First edition. "Rare-book expert Peter Fallon and his girlfriend, Evangeline, the main chararcters from Back Bay and Harvard Yard, are back for another treasure hunt through time." (from the front dust jacket flap). A search for the "early, annotated draft of the Constitution" which could change America's perception of history, as well as its future. Fine copy. paper-covered boards, dust jacket.
Published by Dodd, Mead and Co, New York, 1961
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
First Edition
cloth. Detective Fiction (illustrator). 8vo. cloth. (vi), 218 pages. First U.S. edition. Near fine. Lacking the dust jacket.
Published by Random House, New York, NY, 1973
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
First Edition
hardcover, dust jacket. Detective Fiction (illustrator). 8vo. hardcover, dust jacket. 181 pages. First edition. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some tape marks.
Published by J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1975
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
paper over boards, dust jacket. Detective Fiction (illustrator). 8vo. paper over boards, dust jacket. (viii), 182 pages. Book Club Edition. Self-appointed censor, Georgina Hampter, burns "dirty" books in the school library. One was by a local author, Lawrence Dilman, who is found murdered shortly after the book burning. A little digging by a local detective turns up an exotic murder weapon and a list of suspects that includes virtually everyone in Wingate, Connecticut. Hildegarde Dolson was Richard Lockridge's wife. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, which has some chipping around the head of the spine.
Published by Random House, New York, 1972
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
First Edition
Detective Fiction (illustrator). small 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. (vii), 206, (1) pages. First edition. A successful mystery-story writer is murdered and New York's number one mystery editor helps the police solve the crime. Near fine in lightly soiled and torn dust jacket. paper-covered boards, dust jacket.
Published by Random House, New York, 1975
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
boards. Detective Fiction (illustrator). 8vo. boards. (vi), 150, (2) pages. Bookclub edition. The case revolves around Sarah Chayse, M.D., and her discovery in a paperback thriller. Near fine in near fine jacket.
Published by Stein and Day, New York, 1973
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
First Edition
Detective Fiction (illustrator). small 8vo. quarter cloth, boards, dust jacket. 191+(1) pages. First edition. Best-selling author Osborne Kilgore takes out a very large life insurance policy, with his wife and publisher as beneficiaries. No one seems to like him very much, and, unfortunately for him, he likes wild mushrooms. Bookplate. "Eugene Franklin" is a pseudonym. Jacket slightly worn, else near fine. quarter cloth, boards, dust jacket.
Published by Bantam, New York, 1991
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
First Edition
Detective Fiction (illustrator). 8vo. quarter cloth, with paper-covered boards, dust jacket. xi, 317 pages. First edition. What is Neil Bledsoe, "the most despised book critic in America" (dust jacket) doing at the Agatha Christie convention? Who is trying to do something to him? Near fine. quarter cloth, with paper-covered boards, dust jacket.
Published by Viking Penguin, (New York), 2004
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
First Edition
Detective Fiction (illustrator). 8vo. two-tone paper-covered boards, dust jacket. xvi, 376, (6) pages. A novel. First American Edition. Thursday Next is back, and she needs a vacation. She takes a restful stint in the Character Exchange Program down in the hidden depths of the Well of Lost Plots. However, Thursday discovers that the Well of Lost Plots is a veritable linguistic free-for-all where grammasites run rampant, plot devices are hawked on the black market and lousy books are scrapped for salvage. To top it all off, a murderer is stalking Jurisfiction personnel and nobody is safe. Black remainder mark on bottom edge of leaves. Jacket shows light soiling and very light creasing along top edges. two-tone paper-covered boards, dust jacket.
Published by Crown Publishers, New York, 1986
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
quarter bound in cloth. Detective Fiction (illustrator). 8vo. quarter bound in cloth. (vi), 248 pages. The new 'November man' novel. "The November Man is back in action in his steamiest adventure yet as he heads for one of today's hottest political cauldrons-the Caribbean." Granger is the author of five previous novels about the November Man. He won the Edgar Award in 1980 and his articles appeared regularly in magazines and newspapers and is a columnist for the 'Chicago Tribune.' Fine copy.
Published by Viking, (New York), 1990
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
First Edition
Detective Fiction (illustrator). 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, dust jacket. (vi), 181+(1) pages. First edition. 11th David Brandstetter myster by Hansen, a prolific author of novels and short stories. Ink inscription on free endpaper. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, dust jacket.
Published by The Red Star News, Co., New York, 1930
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Octavo, single issue, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. "Detective Fiction Weekly maintained a strong personality in a crowded field, through a rigid weekly publication schedule, for two decades. It is greatly underrated today" - Cook, Mystery, Detective and Espionage Magazine, pp. 135-137. Tape to left front cover, light edge wear, a good to very good copy. (19831).
Published by The Red Star News, Co., New York, 1930
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Octavo, single issue, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Fiction by Robert Carse, Robert H. Rohde, Maxwell Smith, Fred MacIsaac and others. "Detective Fiction Weekly maintained a strong personality in a crowded field, through a rigid weekly publication schedule, for two decades. It is greatly underrated today" - Cook, Mystery, Detective and Espionage Magazine, pp. 135-137. Light edge wear, tape to upper and lower front corners, a few creases, a good copy. (21021).
Published by The Red Star News, Co., New York, 1930
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Octavo, single issue, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes part 2 of "The Green Ribbon" by Edgar Wallace. "Detective Fiction Weekly maintained a strong personality in a crowded field, through a rigid weekly publication schedule, for two decades. It is greatly underrated today" - Cook, Mystery, Detective and Espionage Magazine, pp. 135-137. Edge wear with some tiny chipping, some loss to paper at head of spine, tape to upper left edge, a good to very good copy. (21324).