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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Not Issued. MAGAZINE. NICE COPY. stapled binding.

PAPERBACK. Condition: VG. Not Stated. Published in the 1950s.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Later Printing. (viii) 244 pp. Light edge and corner wear with some minor creasing at the spine; no interior markings. This anthology contains: Santa Claus Beat by Rex Stout; Dead on Christmas Street by John D. MacDonald; Mystery for Christmas by Anthony Boucher; On Christmas Day in the Morning by Margery Allingham; The Christmas Bear by Herbert Resnicow; Christmas Cop by Thomas Adcock; I Saw Mommy Killing Santa Claus by George Baxt; Kelso's Christmas by Malcolm McClintick; The Marley Case by Linda Haldeman; The Plot Against Santa Claus by James Powell; Whatever Became of Ebenezer Scrooge? by Tom Tolnay; and Who Killed Father Christmas? by Patricia Moyes. Book.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good to Very Good-. First Edition. [1st printing](1971); #19. Includes "Opbrud" by Thomas Walsh; "Du skal ikke vaere bange" by Celia Fremlin; "Min broders vogter" by Charles Einstein; "Grav din egen grave" by Stanley Ellin; "En nal i hjertet" by Richard Matheson; "Herrerne Plet og plage" by Frank Sisk; "Mord er ingen spog" (Krimi-romanen) by Rex Stout. Tears at spine ends; light roll; short creased tear at lower front foredge; price sticker on rear; slight roll. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. 284 pp. Brown boards lettered in gilt on the spine. Wear on the corners of the dustjacket with a small chip and short crease on the upper right of the rear panel; price intact; no interior markings. This anthology contains: Fourth of July Picnic by Rex Stout; The Fall of a Coin by Ruth Rendell; B As in Bribe by Lawrence Treat; The Breaking Point Miriam Sharman; The Scrabble Clue by Francis M. Nevins Jr; The Big Bunco by William Bankier; Miss Phipps on the Telephone by Phyllis Bentley; Walking Hubert Down by John Pierce; Gideon and the Innocent Shoplifter by J. J. Marric; The Lost Heir by Lillian de la Torre; Undue Influence by E. X. Ferrars; Miss Ferguson Versus JM by Gerald Tomlinson; The Most Tattooed Man in the World by Janet Green; The Intricate Pattern by Donald Olson; The Scene of the Crime by Ellen Arthur; A Matter of Disturbing Incidents by Michael Innes; Kirinyaga by Joe Gores; Mr Strang and the Cat Lady by William Brittain; Return of the Hero by Michael Gilbert; Captain Leopold and the Ghost Killer by Edward D. Hoch; and The Adventure of Abraham Lincloln's Clue by Ellery Queen. Size: 8vo. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club Edition. 415 pp. Quarter-bound in black on black boards; lettered in gilt on the spine. Edge and corner wear on the dustjacket with some rubbing on the lower left of the front panel; no interior markings. Dj art by Wilma Ervin. This anthology contains: Under the Hammer by Georges Simenon; Poison a la Carte by Rex Stout; Lambs to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl; Four-and-Twenty Blackbirds by Agatha Christie; The Specialty of the House by Stanley Ellin; Bribery and Corruption by Ruth Rendell; Chef d'Oeuvre by Paul Gallico; La Specialite de M Duclos by Oliver La Farge; Three or Four for Dinner by L. P. Hartley; A Terrible Tale by Gaston Leroux; So You Won't Talk by Damon Runyon; Sauce for the Goose by Patricia Highsmith; A Very Commonplace Murder by P. D. James; A Dinner at Imola by August Derleth; The Feast in the Abbey by Robert Bloch; The Three Low Masses by Alphonse Daudet; The Coffin-Maker by Alexander Pushkin; Guests from Gibbet Island by Washington Irving; The Compleat Housewife by Richard Dehan; The Case of Mr Lucraft by Walter Besant and James Rice; The Man who Couldn't Taste Pepper by G. B. Stern; Final Dining by Roger Zelazny; The Long Dinner by H. C. Bailey; The Assassins' Club by Nicholas Blake; Dinner for Two by Roy Vickers; A Case for Gourmets by Michael Gilbert; and Rum for Dinner by Lawrence G. Blochman. Size: 8vo. Wilma Ervin; (illustrator). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 284 pp. Brown boards lettered in gilt on the spine. Light wear at the corners of the dustjacket with a few nicks around the edges; price intact; no interior markings. This anthology contains: Fourth of July Picnic by Rex Stout; The Fall of a Coin by Ruth Rendell; B as in Bribe by Lawrence Treat; The Breaking Point by Miriam Sharman; The Scrabble Clue by Francis M. Nevins Jr.; The Big Bunco by William Bankier; Miss Phipps on the Telephone by Phyllis Bentley; Walking Hubert Down by John Pierce; Gideon and the Innocent Shoplifter by J. J. Marric (John Creasey); The Lost Heir by Lillian de la Torre; Undue Influence by E. X. Ferrars; Miss Ferguson Versus JM by Gerald Tomlinson; The Most Tattooed Man in the World by Janet Green; The Intricate Pattern by Donald Olson; The Scene of the Crime by Ellen Arthur; A Matter of Disturbing Incidents by Michael Innes; Kirinyaga by Joe Gores; Mr Strang and the Cat Lady by William Brittain; Return of the Hero by Michael Gilbert; Captain Leopold and the Ghost Killer by Edward D. Hoch; and The Adventure of Abraham Lincoln's Clue by Ellery Queen. Size: 8vo. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. 415 pp. Black boards lettered in gilt on the spine. Light edge and corner wear on the dustjacket; previous owner's name inked out on the front free endpaper. This anthology contains: The Specialty of the House by Stanley Ellin; Bribery and Corruption by Ruth Rendell; Chef d'Oeuvre by Paul Gallico; La Specialite de M Duclos by Oliver La Farge; Three or Four for Dinner by L. P. Hartley; A Terrible Tale by Gaston Leroux; So You Won't Talk by Damon Runyon; Sauce for the Goose by Patricia Highsmith; A Very Commonplace Murder by P. D. James; A Dinner at Imola by August Derleth; The Feast in the Abbey by Robert Bloch; The Three Low Masses by Alphonse Daudet; The Coffin-Maker by Alexander Pushkin; Guests from Gibbet Island by Washington Irving; The Compleat Housewife by Richard Dehan; The Case of Mr Lucraft by Walter Besant and James Rice; The Man who Couldn't Taste Pepper by G. B. Stern; Final Dining by Roger Zelazny; Four-and-Twenty Blackbirds by Agatha Christie; The Long Dinner by H. C. Bailey; The Assassins' Club by Nicholas Blake; Dinner for Two by Roy Vickers; A Case for Gourmets by Michael Gilbert; Rum for Dinner by Lawrence G. Blochman; Under the Hammer by Georges Simenon; Poison a la Carte by Rex Stout; and Lambs to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl. Size: 8vo. Wilma Ervin; (illustrator). Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Here is "The Writer's Book : Practical Advice by Experts in Every Field of Writing" . Published by Barnes & Noble, the book was Presented by the Author's Guild and Edited by Helen Hull. This is 1969 10th Printing. From the cover blurb: "This book is a comprehensive and imaginative collection of essays on every phase of the writer's art and craft: forty noted authors discuss the making and marketing of the novel, short story, poem, magazine article, the TV and Film Play. Here is practical professional advice on problems of characterization, style, conflict, and plot for everyone who wants to write. This book was issued well before the internet, and exhibits nothing remotely akin to the modes necessary for writing today. Thus it should prove fascinating for anyone interested in such near-past thinking. We've provided two scans of the Table of Contents, which is fairly lengthy, so view it carefully. SERIES : Everyday Handbooks TITLE : The Writer's Book AUTHORS : Pearl Buck, Paul Gallico, Jacques Barzun, Lionel Trilling, Babette Deutsch, Lajos Egri, Ann Petry, John Hersey, Rex Stout, Arthur Koestler, Faith Baldwin, W H Auden, Frederick Lewis Adams, Katherine Anthony, Leonora Speyer, Phyllis McGinley, Niven Busch, Winston Churchill, et al AEGIS : The Author's Guild EDITOR : Helen Hull IMPRINT : Barnes & Noble PLACE : New York DATE : (1969) STATUS : Out of Print - OP DETAILS : Trade paperback; 5 " x 8', card-stock wraps (cover printed in brownish-orange with white and black lettering - a picture of a plumed ink pen decorates the front cover); 353 pages CONDITION -- VERY GOOD -- This is a previously owned book that remains clean and presentable, with the following particulars noted: EXTERIOR -- No creasing to spine; soft impacts have caused creasing to the lower fore-edge corners, front and back; the cover surfaces have modest rub and a touch of abrasion; cover edges have scattered mild nicking (most noticeable at spine extremities. BINDING -- Tight INTERIOR -- Clean and free of marking. Soft bumps to a few leaf corner tips. All in all a well preserved copy.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 132 pages. Illustrated. The speeches of Sir Winston Churchill, Rex Stout detective stories, Ronald Searle illustrated books, trout fishing books, Christopher Isherwood and Kingsley Amis.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Printing. Ellery Queen's Anthology Fall-Winter 1977 Minor edge wear. Moderate edge wear. Ellery Queen(Editor) (illustrator). Stated first printing. BOOK.

Magazine. Condition: NF. 1st Printing. Vol. 232, #32, Feb. 6, 1960 issue with color front cover art by John C lymer. Complete staple bound issue, 10 1/2" x 13 1/2", 104 pages. A N ear Fine copy. The magazine has a very light rub along the seams. Mild dust soiling to the rear cover. The interior is fine. This issue con tains part two of "Method Three For Murder" by Rex Stout, a Nero Wolfe three part serial, part three of a Clarence Budington Kelland serial and others stories.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 294 pages. 8.00x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. NY: Avon, 1945. First Edition. Issue number one. Contain's Stout's Black Orchids plus stories by Dashiell Hammett, John Steinbeck, Dorothy L. Sayers, Agatha Christie and others. Softcover. Pages are darkened from age, covers are worn on edges with small tears and the book has a slight lean. Book condition: fair. Books are shipped quickly and securely packed in a box.…

First Edition. Anthology of canine murder mysteries. Fine in Fine dustjacket, protected by a removable mylar sleeve.

dj. First Edition. First Edition. Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket. Remainder marks bottom edge.

dj. First Edition. Jacques Barzun (editor); Ernest Bramah, G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy Sayers, John D. MacDonald, Rex Stout, others The Delights of Detection Criterion, 1961. First Edition. Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Digest magazine. Spine roll. Covers smudged. Corners of front cover creased. A couple stress creases near spine. Pages evenly browned but still supple. Upper tips of some pages bent, curled.

Stiff Card Wraps. Condition: Good to Very Good. Canadian printing. First of nine issues. Stories include, "Death and Company" (Continental Op), by Dashiell Hammett, "Four Suspects" (Miss Jane Marple), by Agatha Christie, "The Snake," by John Steinbeck, "The Rousing of Mr. Bradegar," by H.F. Heard, "In the Library," by W. W. Jacobs, "Lawyer's Fee," by H. Felix Valcoe, "Image in the Mirror" (Lord Peter Wimsey), by Dorothy L. Sayers, "Smart Guy," by Bruno Fischer, and "Black Orchids" (Nero Wolfe), by Rex Stout. 165 pages plus one page promoting another Avon mystery collection. Tanned pages, moderate handling wear. …

Single issue magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. Avon Mysteries inc. 1946 1st ed. 166pages Rex Stout (editor), with stories by Dashiell Hammett, Mignon G. Eberhart, John Dickson Carr, Dorothy L. Sayers, H. P. Lovecraft, Jack Boyle, William Irish, Alexander Woollcott, Bennet Copplestone. Good condition with rubbing and wear to covers and spine, foxing inside covers, toning to pages. See photos whb13E.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Digest magazine. Spine slant. Pages evenly yellowed. Minimal wear to covers.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Ed. Good+ in red & pale yellow wraps with black & white lettering. Contains stories by Carter Dickson, Margery Allingham, R. Austin Freeman, Damon Runyon & Baroness Orczy as well as the haunting story 'The Willows' by Algernon Blackwood. Mystery Magazine, Digest Paperback.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good +. Very Good -. 1st Thus. A solid spine(tan boards with red lettering) with no edge rubbings. The dustjacket has edge rubbing. Stories by :John Mortimer, Peter lovesey, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Georges Simenon, George Baxt, John D.Macdonald, Herbert Resnicow, Anthony Boucher, Margery Allingham, Rex Stout, Patricia Moyes, Julian Symons,Paul Auster, C.M.Chan, Alice Scanlan Reach, James Powell, Thomas Larry Adcock, Joyce Porter, Martin Werner, Malcolm McClintock, Edward D.Hoch, Josephine Bell. Wyeth, N.C. (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Digest magazine. Some rippling along left edge due to tight binding. Edges of spine rubbed. Pencil mark in upper left corner on front. Edges of pages yellowed. Lower tips of some pages at rear bent.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. 2nd Printing. 2nd printing, 1942. No dust jacket. Boards have some light shelfwear, soiling. Previous owner's name on front endpaper, otherwise text very good. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square. From a private home collection. xvii, 192pp, unpaginated illustration, colophon. Edited by Rex Stout, with an introduction by Frank Sullivan and drawings by William Gropper. From a private home collection. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. Ex-Library. William Gropper (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Dust jacket missing. First edition, second printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Dust jacket missing. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards may have fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Stamp on front pastedown; interior pages unmarked. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Hardcover. Jacket. First Edition (stated). Small 8vo. 192pp. Bright orange cloth-covered boards, stamped in black, about fine, with former owner's short name scripted at top of front flyleaf, in clean very good plus, price-clipped dust jacket, with tiny nicks and chips to upper front corner and spine head.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. original orange cloth, 2nd printing, front endpapers slightly worn at edge, no markings, jacket with $1.75 price in mylar, political cartoons by Gropper and chronicle on the wartime voting record of Congress members.