Cheshire, UK: Roots Heritage County Conservation, 1989. Octavo; pp 221; G/paperback; ivory spine with red text; numbered, limited edition; full title: The Strange Case of the Counties That Didn't Change: A Handbook to the Myth of the "Changed" Counties; covers have noticeable toning to exterior; intact panels; text block shows slight wear to exterior edges; interior clean; slight writing to inscription page by Father Francis; illustrated. More
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1992. First Edition. Octavo; pp 135; VG/VG-; black spine with blue and white text; dust jacket shows slight shelf wear to exterior; mild wear to edges; slight age toning to flaps; cloth has little wear to exterior; strong boards; text block shows slight wear to exterior edges; interior clean. More
![1371956 THE LONG DARK TEA-TIME OF THE SOUL [Signed]. Douglas Adams](https://secondstorybooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/1371956.jpeg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1694739351)
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 319 pages. in Very Good condition with Very Good dust jacket. Blue spine with green and brown illustration and white text.Dust jacket is protected by mylar covering and has wrinkling to head edge of spine. Signed by Douglas Adams on title page. Shelved Case 8. More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1976. First Edition. Octavo, 382 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Good dustjacket. Black spine with light blue text. Dustjacket is protected by mylar covering and has mild edgewear and shelfwear, chipping along edges, and sticker on spine. Boards have mild edgewear and shelfwear. Textblock has foxing to edges and brown mark to fore edge. Inscribed by author on front endpaper. More
Garden City: Published for The Crime Club by Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1987. First edition in the United States of America. Octavo; First edition in the United States of America; VG/G-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, white with red print; DJ has slight edgewear, toning to spine, peripheral toning; Boards in grey cloth, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; 177 pages. More
Garden City: Published for The Crime Club by Doubleday & Company, 1978. Octavo; G-/G-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, purple with white print; DJ in mylar, slight smudging/shelfwear, glue stains on flaps; Boards in white cloth, slight wear to spine caps and corners, peripheral toning, slightly cocked spine; Text block has glue stains on endpapers, else clean and tight; 186 pages. More
Garden City: Published for The Crime Club by Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1981. Octavo; G+/G-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, purple with black print; DJ has light edgewear, small vendor label on rear, toning to spine, peripheral toning; Boards in white cloth, slight wear to spine caps, light toning to spine and top edge, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; 174 pages. More
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1931. First Edition. 10mo; VG-/G; yellow spine with black text; first edition; dust jacket exterior has modest overall wear; minor chips to edges; price clipped front flap; cloth shows only slight exterior wear; good boards; exterior text edges has general toning; deckled fore edge; tight binding; chip to tail edge to verso of half title page; interior clean; pp 277. More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1982. Octavo; G-/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, blue with white print; DJ has mild edgewear, peripheral toning; Boards in blue cloth, light wear to spine caps, toning to bottom edge, else clean and strong; Text block has light tanning to endpapers, cracked front hinge, else clean and tight; 201 pages. More
![1326474 THE CARE OF TIME [SIGNED]. Eric Ambler](https://secondstorybooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/1326474.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1611701824)
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1981. Limited Edition (189/300). Octavo, 277 pages; VG; bound in full dark blue cloth, spine has gilt lettering; binding has minimal shelf wear, pages clear; signed by the author on the limitation page; housed in red publisher's slipcase; NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in bookcases next to Ephemera section. More
Toronto: The Bodley Head Canada, 1967. Octavo; G+/G+; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, yellow with black print; DJ in mylar, slight tears at spine ends and flap corners, price-clipped, else clean and bright; Boards in brown cloth with gold print, toning to spine, slight peripheral toning, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; 210 pages. More
London: Heinemann, 1959. Octavo; G/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, green with yellow print; DJ has small tears at top of spine and small hole in spine, edgewear, mild peripheral soiling; Boards in black cloth with gold print, slight wear to spine caps, else clean and strong; Text block has light stain to top edge of pages 55-73, else clean and tight; 250 pages. More
London: Heinemann, 1959. Octavo; November 1959, Reprinted December 1959; G/Fair+; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine is green with yellow print; DJ has mild edge wear, light tanning to spine and peripheral tanning; Boards in black cloth, slight wear to spine caps, else clean and strong; Text block inscribed in ink on front flyleaf by “Eric”, else clean and tight; 250 pages. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1960. First American edition. Octavo; First American edition; VG-/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, yellow with green and black print; DJ has small tears at spine ends and flap corners, price-clipped; Boards in brown cloth with gold and red print, very slight wear to corners and spine caps, else clean and strong; Text block has blue-tinted top edge, clean and tight; 246 pages. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956. First American edition. Octavo, 248 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine is black with tan print. Dust jacket has edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, peripheral toning. Price unclipped: “$3.50”. Boards quarter bound with black cloth to spine and blue paper to boards. Light wear to spine caps and corners. Text block has yellow tinted top edge. More
New York: Atheneum, 1969. First Edition. Octavo; pp 241; VG/VG-; red spine with black and white text; dust jacket has mild wear; lightly sunned exterior; mylar wrap; cloth has little wear to exterior; strong boards; text block has light foxing to exterior edges; interior clean; tight binding. More
New York: David McKay Company, Ives Washburn, 1975. (2nd printing?). Octavo; VG/VG-; Hardcover with DJ; Spine, white with purple print; DJ has slight edgewear, slight shelfwear; Boards in red cloth with black print, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; 250 pages. NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #2. More
New York: Caravel Books, 2015. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; VG/VG; red spine with yellow and blue text; jacket has protective mylar cover; boards are strong and clean, spine slightly cocked; textblock is clean; pp 286; signed by author on title page. More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Large octavo; VG/VG; white spine with black and red text; jacket has protective mylar cover; boards are strong and clean; textblock is clean; pp 319; signed by author on second endpaper. More
Romford: Ian Henry Publications, 1988. Octavo; VG-/VG-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, black with white print; DJ is clean and bright but for small vendor labels to front corner and front flap; Boards in black cloth with gold print, mild bump to spine cap, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; 110 pages. More
![1344835 THE USE OF DISGUISE IN CRIME DETECTION: A MONOGRAPH BY SHERLOCK HOLMES [SIGNED X2]. Val...](https://secondstorybooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/1344835.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1628969161)
New York: Magico Magazine, 1984. Limited Edition, #28/121. Octavo, 45 pages; VG; full black leather binding; spine with gilt lettering; mild shelf wear and soiling; signed flat at limitations page by Andrews and Pentecost; hand-numbered #28 at limitations page; pages clean; shelved in Literary Criticism. More
New York: Bantam Dell, 2008. First Printing. Octavo; pp 371; VG/VG; purple/red/black pictorial spine with silver and green text; dust jacket has light stain to rear; mylar wraps; cloth shows minor smudges to exterior; strong boards; text block clean; signed by author;. More
Barcelona: Editorial Molino, 1968. Octavo; G; Hardcover; Spine, green with yellow print; Boards in glossy illustrated paper, wear to corners and spine caps, plastic film separating at front hinge, mild shelfwear; Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf, slightly cocked spine, else clean and tight; Text in Spanish; 175 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (b&w). More
New York: Scribner, 2000. First Edition. Large octavo; VG/VG; black and grey spine with orange text; jacket has protective mylar cover; boards are strong and clean; textblock is clean; pp 325; signed by author on title page. More
New York: Amulet Books/Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2014. First Printing. Octavo; pp 350; VG/VG; blue/black pictorial spine with blue text; dust jacket clean; cloth clean; strong boards; text block clean; pictorial endpapers; frontispiece; illustrated; inscribed by author; NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #5.2. More
Switzerland: La Guide Du Livre, circa 1970. reprints. 11 volumes of novels in French by a group of international mystery and crime novelists, all in VG condition with only very minimal outside wear, in black cloth with gold/gilt outside print and art. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates] NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #8. More
London: Methuen & Co., 1925. Octavo; Fair; Hardcover; Spine, tan with black print; Boards in tan cloth with black print, wear to spine caps and corners with small tear at top of rear hinge, slightly cocked spine, light smudging on rear; Text block has light spotting to edges, name in ink inside front flyleaf, tanning to endpapers, cracked front hinge, intermittent spine breaks, light age-toning to paper; v, 250 pages + publisher catalog (8 pages). NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in bookcases next to 7's Ephemera section. More
Garden City: Published for The Crime Club, Inc. by Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1935. First edition. Octavo; 1st edition; Fair+; Hardcover; Spine, black with green print; Boards in black cloth with green print, cocked spine, wear to spine caps and corners, light blemishes/shelfwear; Text block has green tinted top edge, tanning to endpapers, small stain pp.127-135, else clean text; vii, 308 pages. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #2. More
London and Melbourne: Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, 1929. 12mo; G-; red spine with black text; featuring detective Reggie Fortune; cloth exterior front and rear shows slight soiling; spine has vertical crease; chipped spine edges; slight rubbing wear to edges; lean to spine; black stamped border to front; no jacket; textblock exterior edges have age toned modestly; some offsetting to endpapers; shaken binding; interior pages lightly toned; pp 255. More
New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1938. First Edition. 10mo; G-; green spine with black text; scarce; stated first edition; no dust jacket; original publisher's cloth exterior has some soiling wear; small black circular illustration to front; spine shows slight sun fading; tiny brownish spots to edges, possibly due to foxing; other slight wear to edges; cocked spine; few damp stains to lower spine; small, flat chip to lower rear joint, may have been repaired; text block exterior fore and tail edges have modestly age toned; exterior head edge colored green; faint staining to head edge; deckled fore edge; offsetting to endpapers toward hinges; other slight wear to few first pages, probably due to handling; minor wear to gutter to p 89 and pp 184-185; interior overall good; published by Doubleday for The Crime Club, Inc.; pp 279. More
New York: Warner Books, Inc., 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; VG/VG; red/blue spine with white text; author's first book; first edition, first printing; dust jacket shows minimal wear; previous bookshop's sticker to rear; cloth clean; tight binding; text block exterior edges have light wear; pp 469. More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1974. First edition. Octavo; 1st edition; G+/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, black with pink print; DJ in mylar, light edgewear, else clean and bright; Boards quarter bound with blue cloth to spine and black paper to boards, wear to spine caps, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Inscribed in ink by the author on the title page; x, 239 pages. More
New York: Putnam, 1942. First Edition. Octavo, 239 pages; VG/G+; spine black with white titling; top edge inked red; quarter inch loss to dustjacket at crown, mild chipping and wear to edges and corners; bottom edge of text block shows a few pages roughly opened and one page with half inch loss at lower corner; overall a very good copy with dustjacket housed in mylar wrap. Author's First Book. Shelved in Case 6. More
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1984. 10mo; VG-/G; yellow spine with black text; dust jacket exterior shows slight shelf wear; few spots to exterior; cloth exterior shows minimal wear; tight binding; strong boards; text block exterior edges show slight foxing; former owner's name to ffep; few light spots to endpapers; interior clean; pp 268. More
London: Rupert Hart-Davis Ltd, 1962. Octavo; VG-/G; purple/silver spine with white and black text; dust jacket has modest exterior wear; some rubbing wear to edges; cloth shows minimal exterior wear; strong, straight boards; text block exterior edges have slight toning; illustrated; mild offset to endpapers; frontispiece; interior clean; illustrated; pp 284. More
New York: The Macaulay Company, 1931. Octavo; G-; Hardcover; Spine, grey with black print; Boards in grey cloth with black print, wear to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, slightly cocked spine, light smudging/shelfwear; Text block has light age-toning to paper, else clean and tight; viii, 316 pages. More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2001. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/G+ Hardcover w/ Dustjacket; Black spine with gold text and blue and green illustration; Dustjacket has some edgewear, some shelfwear; Boards strong, slight edgewear, slight shelfwear, Textblock clean; 320 pp; Signed by author on second page. More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2000. Octavo; VG/VG-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, illustrated with black and white print; DJ in mylar, vertical crease to front fore edge, else clean and bright; Boards quarter bound with green paper to spine and red paper to boards, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Signed in ink by the author on the title page; 340 pages. More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 324 pages; VG/VG; black spine with green and white lettering; price uncut "$24.95"; minimal shelfwear, pages clean; signed flat by Nevada Barr on the title page. More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 322 pages; VG/VG; blue spine with green lettering; price unclipped "$24.95"; minimal shelf wear, pages clean; signed flat by Nevada Barr on the title page. More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1999. Octavo; VG/VG; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, illustrated, grey and white print; DJ has vendor label on rear, else clean and bright; Boards quarter bound with black paper to spine and red paper to boards, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Signed in ink by the author on the title page; 321 pages. More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1994. 10mo; pp 303; VG/VG-; green/black pictorial spine with light blue text; dust jacket shows modest rubbing to exterior; light tone to flaps; cloth clean; strong boards; text block has light wear to exterior edges; remainder mark to exterior head edge; interior clean; frontispiece; signed by author. More
Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Large octavo; VG/VG; white spine with blue and red text; jacket has protective mylar cover, minor shelfwear; boards are strong and clean, bumping in bottom corners; textblock is clean; pp 350; signed by author on title page. More
New York: Kensington Publishing Corp. 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Large octavo; VG/VG; white spine with pink and blue text; jacket has protective mylar cover; boards are strong and clean, small bump on back tail edge near spine; textblock is clean; pp 280; signed by author on title page. More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1940. Octavo; First printing; G/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, blue with black print; Boards in blue cloth with black print, wear to corners and spine caps, mildly cocked spine, spotting/shelfwear to front and rear; Text block has spotting to edges, tanning to endpapers, mild age-toning to paper, else clean and tight; 288 pages. More
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1936. First edition. Octavo; 1st edition; G-; Hardcover; Spine, black with orange print; Boards in black cloth with orange stripe, wear to spine caps and corners, light bump to front top edge, cocked spine, light blemishes/shelfwear; Text block clean and tight; v, 278 pages. More
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1938. First edition. Octavo; 1st edition; G; Hardcover; Spine, blue with black print; Boards in blue cloth with black print, light wear to spine caps and corners, else clean and strong; Text block has name in pencil on front flyleaf, else clean and tight; “Published in England under the title of ‘The Big Fish’ ”— copyright page; 301 pages. More
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1927. First edition. Octavo; Fair+; Hardcover; Spine, black with blue print; Boards in black cloth with blue print, wear to spine caps and corners, small blemishes, else clean and strong; Text block has red tinted top edge, penciled name on front flyleaf, cracked front hinge, small stains on rear endpapers, stains on pp. 189-193; 370 pages. More
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1930. Octavo; G-; Hardcover; Spine, blue with orange print; Boards in blue cloth with orange print, wear to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, light blemishes/shelfwear; Text block has spotting to edges, name in ink on front pastedown, light tanning to endpapers, else clean and tight; 312 pages. More
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1939. First edition. Octavo; 1st edition; Fair+; Hardcover; Spine, orange with black print; Boards in orange cloth with black print, light wear to spine caps and corners, cocked spine, else clean and strong; Text block has cracked front hinge, else clean and tight; 334 pages. More
