Simpson's Sherlockian Studies; Volumes 1-9
New York City: Magico Magazine, 1982. Hardcover. With an introduction by Isaac Asimor and an appreciation by John B. Koelle. Black boards with gilt lettering to cover and spine. More
Mysteries
Black Monastery.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1934. First edition. Hardcover. 21 x 14 cm. Octavo. 409 pages. Black cloth, teal lettering and blocking. More
Reckless Creed (A Ryder Creed Novel).
G.p. Putnam's Sons, 2016-09. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED on title page by Alex Kava. A fine copy in dust jacket. In a brodart protective wrapper. More
The Crookshaven Murder.
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. 19.5 x 13 cm. Octavo. 292 pages. Red cloth. First edition, same date on copyright and title page. Spine is faded and stained. 1/2 cm closed tear to top of spine. Two small stamps from previous owner inside back cover..... More
The Anthony Boucher Chronicles Reviews and Commentary 1942-1947 Volume II: The Week in Murder.
Ramble House, 2002. First edition. Wraps. 14.5 x 10.5 cm. 24mo. 281pp xvii. Wrappers in dust jacket. More
The Anthony Boucher Chronicles Reviews and Commentary 1942-1947 Volume I: As Crime Goes By.
Ramble House, 2001. First edition. Wraps. 14.5 x 10.5 cm. 24mo. 209pp xv. Wrappers in dust jacket. Volume 1. More
Plots with Guns; A Noir Anthology
Tuscon, Arizona: Dennis McMillan, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. 24 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. 326pp. Brown cloth in dust jacket. Limited to 1000 copies. Light shelf wear. More
The Casebook of Solar Pons.
Sauk City, Wisconsin: Mycroft & Moran, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. 19 x 13 cm. 12mo. 281pp. Black cloth in price clipped dust jacket. One of 3000 copies. Foreword by Vincent Starrett and a monography by Michael Harrison. Some shelf wear to the jacket. Tail of spine is lightly bumped. More
The Narracong Riddle; A Judge Peck Mystery
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. First edition. Hardcover. 19.5 x 14 cm. Octavo. 225pp. Bound in blue cloth, no jacket. First edition with Scribner's A on copyright page. Some toning to spine. Light rubbing to edges of boards. More
A Praed Street Dossier.
Wisconsin: Mycroft and Moran, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. Limited to 3000 copies. A fine copy in an equally nice dust jacket. In a brodart protective wrapper. More
The Florentine Dagger; A Novel for Amateur Detectives
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1923. Hardcover. 19.5 x 13.5 cm. Octavo. 256 pages. Grey cloth, lacking dust jacket. 5 illustrations by Wallace Smith including frontispiece, 3 full page plates in the text as well as an in-text illustration on the last page. Bump to top of spine. Toning to..... More
Shakedown.
New York: Henry Holy and Company, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. 19 x 13 cm. 12mo. 212pp. Stated first edition. Black boards in dust jacket. Light rubbing to tail of spine of boards. Rubbing to the dust jacket folds. Original pric eof $2.50 present on front flap. Some chipping to the..... More
The Prairie Chicken Kill: a Truman Smith Mystery.
Walker & Co, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by author Bill Crider on title page. A very nice copy in an equally nice dust jacket. In a brodart protective wrapper. This is the fourth Truman Smith investagation in the series. More
Stacked Deck.
Eugene, OR: Mystery Scene Press, Author's Choice Monthly, Pulphouse Publishing, 1991. Deluxe Limited. Leather Bound. 21.5 x 14 cm. Octavo. 117 pages. Mystery Scene Press Author's Choice Monthly number 2: Stacked Deck. This is one of 50 deluxe leather bound copies, SIGNED by Bill Pronzini on the title page this..... More
The Girl Sleuth; A Feminist Guide
The Feminist Press, 1975. Paperback. 21.5 x 14 cm. Octavo. 148pp. Some discoloration to the cover and spine. More
Sherlock Holmes 'Draco, Daconis'.
Florence Italy: My Sher.Altamont Publishing, 1996. Hard Cover. 251pp. Published in association with Granada Television. With new photos from The Sherlock Holmes Television series. Green cloth. A very nice copy in an equally nice jacket. In a brodart wrapper. More
Alter Ego.
Quercus, 2018. First printing. Hardcover. SIGNED on title page. Also laid in is a signed letter from Brian Freeman to former owner of Once Upon a Crime Bookstore. A fine copy in an equally nice dust jacket. In a brodart protective wrapper. More
Cultivating Sherlock Holmes.
Wisconsin: Sumac Press, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. Limited to 400 copies. Red cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. More
The Gloved Hand.
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1913. First edition. Hardcover. 19.5 x 13 cm. Octavo. Orange cloth white lettering. First edition with Copyright 1912 followed by Published, March, 1913 with no additional printings noted. Darkening to spine. Some darkening to cover Former owner's stamp inside back cover. There is some..... More
The Unholy Three.
New York: Jane Lane Company, 1917. First edition. Hardcover. 19.5 x 13 cm. Octavo. 310 pages. Brown cloth with green lettering and design of a parrot to the front cover. Light staining noticable on the bottom of the cloth. First edition with same date on title and copyright page and..... More
Murder in the Bookshop; A Fleming Stone Detective Novel
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1936. Hardcover. 21 x 14 cm. Octavo. 308pp. Black cloth in the uncommon dust jacket. Age toning to the pages as is typical with this type of paper. Some rubbing to the jacket at the creases. The true first edition is very uncommon, this reprint..... More
Hooch!
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1929. First edition. Hardcover. 19.5 x 13 cm. Octavo. 295 pages. Black cloth red lettering and design. Published for The Crime Club. Cracked joint between endpaper and half title page. Previous owner's small stamp inside back cover. Stated first edition. More
Me-Gangster.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. 19.5 x 13.5 cm. Octavo. 272 pages. Black cloth red embossed lettering. Spine is faded. This is the author's first book and the basis for the silent film of the same name released in 1928. Previous owner's small stamp inside..... More
The Other Half.
New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. 19.5 x 13 cm. Octavo. 309 pages. Orange cloth, black lettering. First edition with no additional printings noted. Some darkening to spine. Previous owner's small stamp inside back cover. More
The Cat and the Curate; A Phenomenal Experience
New York: Frederick A Stokes Co., 1934. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 314 pages. Yellow cloth with black embossed cat and person. The spine is faded and there is some loss to the cloth near the top of the spine. Previous owner's small stamp inside back cover. More