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
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
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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: 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. This book is part of the overstocked 15's, kept in Room X. 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: Thomas Dunne Book/St. Martin's Minotaur, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Small Octavo; pp 281; VG/VG; purple spine with red and white text; dust jacket clean; mylar wraps; cloth shows minimal wear to exterior; strong boards; text block clean; signed by author;. 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
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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 under the front counter. 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;. 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. Shelved in Room x. 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
Garden City NY: Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1947. First Edition. Octavo; G/fair; black, yellow and red pictorial with beige and black text; Crime Club selection; first edition; dust jacket exterior shows moderate rubbing wear; few chips to edges; light foxing to rear; two small blue stars stamped to front pastedown; clear Brodart wrap to jacket; cloth exterior has mild sunning; sturdy boards; text block exterior has age toned; slight offsetting to endpapers; two small blue stars stamped to front pastedown; pp 191. 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
New York: Warner Books, 1997. First Printing. Octavo; VG-/G; black/gilt pictorial spine with gilt/red text; first printing; dust jacket shows light exterior wear; closed tear to rear tail edge; mylar wrap; cloth exterior has few white smudges; straight, intact boards; mild edge wear; text block edges clean; interior clean; tight binding; pp 513; signed by author. More
New York; London: Grand Central Publishing, 2014. Octavo; pp 447; VG/paperback; dark red spine with gilt and white text; a Will Robie novel; covers have little wear to exterior; intact panels; text block shows very light foxing to exterior edges; interior clean; signed by author;. 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
