The Studio Murder Mystery.
Chicago: Reilly & Lee Co., 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Small octavo.8" x 5 1/2". Orange cloth. 283pp. Pictorial endpapers. Light soiling to cloth. Edge wear at corners and spine. . Gutters tight. No markings. 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 Chronicles of Solar Pons.
Wisconsin: Mycroft & Moran Publishers, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 22.5 x 14 cm. Octavo. 216pp. Black boards in dust jacket. Sherlock Holme's brilliant successor in a further series of bizarre mysteries. 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
A Praed Street Dossier.
Mycroft & Moran Publishers, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. 12mo. 7 1;/2" x 5". Limited to 3000 copies. A fine copy in dust jacket. More
Murder at the Piano.
New York: Covici Friede Publishers, 1935. First edition. Hardcover. 19.5 x 13.5 cm. 12mo. 256pp. Yellow cloth in photo dust jacket. First edition with no additional printings noted. Gift inscription to front free endpaper. The jacket is worn and is missing some pieces at the spine and front cover. Jacket..... More
The Jefferson Letters.
Richmond, Virginia: The Dietz Press, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Octavo.225pp. Burgundy cloth in dust jacket. Signed by the author twice, once on the title page and once on the front free endpaper where he also inscribed it to a previous owner. Crease to front jacket flap..... More
The Strange Adventures of Bromley Barnes.
Boston: The Page Company, 1918. First edition. Hardcover. 19.5 x 13.5 cm. Small octavo. 345pp [12]pp. Color frontispiece and other plates by Charles E. MeisterTeal illustrated boards. Some discoloration and rubbing to spine, overall nice copy. 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
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
So Much Blood.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. 20.5 x 13.5 cm. Octavo. 191pp. Red cloth in price clipped dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. First edition with no additional printings noted. Gallancz Thriller. 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
Night of the Jabberwock.
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1950. First edition. Hardcover. 19.5 x 13.5 cm. 12mo. 220pp. Black cloth in illustrated dust jacket. Stated first edition. Jacket flaps are clipped but original price of $2.50 is still present. The jacket spine is faded. Light chipping to jacket at edges..... More
Pardon my Ghoulish Laughter; Fredric Brown in the Detective Pulps Vol. 7
Dennis McMillan Publication, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 163pp Limited to 400 copies, of which this is copy #382 and is signed by the author of introduction, Donald Westlake. A fine copy in a similar dust jacket. In a brodart protective wrapper. Collection of seven stories originally published in pulp..... More
Cultivating Sherlock Holmes.
Wisconsin: Sumac Press, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. Limited to 400 copies. Red cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. More