London: John Murray, 1929. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Octavo, 1202 pages; VG/VG; spine white with black and red lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, mild wear; top edge of text bock red; price on front cover of 'net 7/6'; with small leaflet advertising the third large printing of 'The Complete Sherlock Holmes Short Stories' loose within, also mentioned on the rear cover; age-toning to pages; incredibly scarce, especially with dust jacket; shelved case 13. More about THE CONAN DOYLE STORIES

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1966. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo., 222 pages; VG/VG-; spine blue with white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$3.95'; sun-fading to spine, chipping to head and tail of spine; spine slightly cocked; small droplet stains to top edge of text block; First state dust jacket with no reviews; INSCRIBED on title page by Ross Thomas; LP consignment; shelved case 6, Dupont. More about THE COLD WAR SWAP [SIGNED]

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1929. First Edition. Small Octavo in Red Cloth Boards, without scarce dust jacket, Good--. A very rare first edition of Hammett's first book. Boards bumped at corner's revealing underlying boards, bumping to head and tail of spine where cloth is frayed, cloth fraying on both joints between spine and boards, some scuffing to surface of boards, gold image of scull and crossbones on front board. Front hinge on inside has split start, top corner of ffep bears small open tear, binding a little loose, light age toning and some foxing throughout. 270 pp. [Shelved Case 6, Cloth spine bears design in black, red, and yellow]. More about RED HARVEST

New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1982. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo., 274pp.; VG/VG; spine black with white lettering; dust jacket not priceclipped, very mild wear, primarily in some slight age-toning to upper edge of rear cover; full number line and stated first edition on copyright page; INSCRIBED on title page, dated 4-29-89; LP consignment. More about "A" IS FOR ALIBI [SIGNED]

New York: Pantheon Books, 2000. Second Edition, First Printing. large Octavo, 707 pages; VG/VG; spine black and white with white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$40.00'; At the authors request, this edition is labeled as the second edition, as technically the first complete edition was actually issued on the internet. As such, 'FIRST EDITION' is stated on the copyright page, with a full number line, but '2nd Edition' is stated at the foot of the title page. The hardcover first edition was limited to 2,000 copies. A thousand copies were unsigned with the ISBN of 0-375-42052-5, and a thousand copies were signed by the author and issued with the ISBN of 0-375-41034-1. This is one of the 800 that were signed on a tipped in page with a large 'Z' in blue ink. He also signed Z in script on the "This is not for you page" together with a rough schematic drawing of walls, a door and three tiny explorers in red, and dated in blue '3/14/00'; text block clean, lacking the common red remainder dot; in excellent condition; MS consignment; shelved case 6. More about HOUSE OF LEAVES [SIGNED Z TWICE PLUS DRAWING]

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1910. Edition de Luxe, #233/1000. Large Quarto, 128 pages; VG-; bound in half red calf, red cloth boards, gilt tooling and lettering to spine; fading to spine; top edge of text block gilt; first gathering (including title page) loose; SIGNED by Dulac on limitation page, #233/1000; With 30 color plates by Dulac; shelved case 13. More about THE SLEEPING BEAUTY AND OTHER FAIRY TALES FROM THE OLD FRENCH [SIGNED]

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated, 1938. First Edition. 8vo., 303 pp., G+/G-; blue and navy blue pictorial DJ with white/black/red lettering, spine of DJ faded light blue and green with white and green lettering; chipping with material loss to head and tail of spine, hinges, and corners; blue ink staining to interior of DJ, particularly to bottom-edge that bleeds into exterior, staining the bottom edge of front cover and tail of spine black; brown staining to interior of DJ that bleeds through to front cover and front flap, staining the top right-hand corner of front cover green and and top left-hand corner of front flap brown; small black stain to bottom edge of back cover of DJ towards bottom left-hand corner; creasing to edges of flaps; tape to top right-hand edge of front flap and to top left-hand corner of back flap of DJ; all four corners of flaps price clipped; later edition DJ (Triangle Books, pub. 1941); DJ protected by mylar; red cloth boards with red and navy blue lettering; bumping/chipping/fraying to head and tail of spine, cocking to spine; bumping/fraying to corners of boards, bumping to edges of boards; dark green top, age-toning to text-block, fore-edge partially stippled; age-toning to endpapers and margins of interior, text legible; starting hinge between pp. 122-123, boards shaken, binding intact; last 21 pp. contain recipes; LP consignment; shelved Case 6. More about TOO MANY COOKS: A NERO WOLFE MYSTERY

J. M. Gibson, 1987. Centenary Facsimile Edition, #21/50 copies. Octavo, 168 pages; VG; in pictorial wraps in red card jacket lettered in gilt, housed in a VG red slipcase; jacket has a very mild discoloration along middle of rear cover where the book is held to remove from the slipcase; SIGNED by Jean Conan Doyle on title page; original purchase information included; Facsimile of the First appearance in Beeton's Christmas Annual for 1887; shelved case 13. More about A STUDY IN SCARLET [SIGNED BY JEAN CONAN DOYLE]

Bloomington, IN: James A. Rock & Company, 1977. First Edition. 8vo., 163 pp., VG/VG; DJ, spine black with white lettering, black and white pictorial front cover with white lettering; mild shelfwear to DJ (e.g., bumping to head and tail of spine and corners); price uncut "$13.50" to top right-hand corner of front flap; DJ protected by mylar; black cloth boards, faded green lettering to spine (text barely legible), yellow and black pictorial endpapers; very mild bumping to head and tail of spine, cocking to spine; bumping to corners of boards, slight cocking to boards, fading to top edge of boards; age-toning to text-block; very mild age-toning/staining to top edge of endpapers; interior clean; frontispiece; "FIRST EDITION, May 1977" stated to copyright page; No. 213 out of 250 numbered copies stated to limitation page; shelved Case 6. More about CORSAGE: A BOUQUET OF REX STOUT AND NERO WOLFE

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1938. First US Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 278 pages; VG/VG-; spine back with red lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price $2.00'; dust jacket has mild chipping to corners, head and tail of sine, some mild closed tears, small piece of tape to interior of front cover; one piece of tape to each flap, no damage or sign of adhesive to front pastedowns; top edge of text block red, some mild rubbing; some age-toning to pages; shelved case 6. More about LAMENT FOR A MAKER

New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1919. First US Edition. 8vo., 313 pp., VG/G+; DJ, spine white (age-toned brown) with navy blue lettering, blue and orange pictorial front cover with black lettering; rubbing/chipping to edges, with material loss to corners; age-toning to DJ; "$1.50 Net" stated to spine of DJ; DJ protected by mylar; green cloth boards, navy blue lettering to spine and front cover; bumping to head and tail of spine, cocking to spine, text to spine faded yet legible; mild rubbing to edges and corners of boards; starting hinge between pp. 24-25, boards slightly shaken, binding sturdy; age-toning/mild scratching to text-block; age-toning to interior, text legible; LP consignment; shelved Case 6. More about TALES OF SECRET EGYPT: STORIES OF THE SINISTER AND MYSTERIOUS EAST

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 275 pages; VG/none; bound in publisher's russet cloth with blue blocking, top edge of text block blue; interior clean; WD consignment; shelved case 6. More about FAREWELL, MY LOVELY

New York: Wynwood Press, 1989. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 415 pages; G+/none; bound in publisher's 1/4 bound purple cloth, copper paper boards; gilt lettering to spine; lacking dust jacket; wear to spine; First edition, without the book club dimple, no numbers in page gutter near rear, text black trimmed 9 1/2 x 6 1/2; name written on front pastedown; shelved case 6. More about A TIME TO KILL

New York: Random House, 1971. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 214 pages; VG/VG; white black with silver text; jacket has protective mylar cover, minor shelfwear, price uncut '$4.95'; two small closed tears to top edge of front cover; SIGNED flat by Stark/Westlake twice on ffep, once with each name; shelved case 6. More about DEADLY EDGE [SIGNED]

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992. Uncorrected Advance Proof. Octavo, 321 pages; VG; bound in off-white paper wraps, black lettering to spine; minor smudging to covers; signed flat on title page by John Dunning; shelved case 6. More about BOOKED TO DIE [SIGNED]

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1930. Reprint. 8vo., 267pp.; VG/G+; spine yellow with black lettering, black falcon; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price cut; dust jacket has some liquid staining on rear cover; tail of spine has some chipping, the only part of the publisher's name remaining is "Gros"; age-toning to pages, brittle; LP consignment; shelved case 6, Dupont. More about THE MALTESE FALCON

Philadelphia PA: Lippincott, 1971. First US Edition. Octavo; VG-/VG; Green boards with gilt writing; Jacket spine is gray with white lettering; Jacket is bright and clean with minimal wear at the edges; Boards have tape marks front and rear, possibly from previously taped-on jacket; Mark on front free end paper from removed book plate; Book is otherwise in excellent shape with light shelf wear and no markings to the text; True first state jacket with 971 on upper front flap and 5.50 price on lower. LP consign. Shelved in case 6. More about PALE GRAY FOR GUILT

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1954. First Edition. Octavo; VG/G+; black spine, yellow text; jacket has protective mylar cover, rubbing, staining, chipping at spine head and tail and in corners, a few small closed tears around edges, price clipped on front flap; boards are strong, spine slightly cocked, rubbing along bottom edges and on back; textblock has rubbing in corner of tail edge, staining on pastedowns and endpapers, otherwise clean, binding strong; pp 221; FLP Collection. Shelve: Case 6. More about 5 Against the House: A Suspense Novel of youth, love and a fantastic Reno club robbery

New York: Greenberg Publishers, 1951. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo., 219 pp., VG-/VG-; DJ, teal and purple pictorial spine (faded) and front cover with white lettering, text to spine legible; wear to covers and edges of DJ, with with slight material loss to head of spine and bottom corners; price uncut "$2.75" to top right-hand corner of front flap; DJ protected by mylar; light gray cloth boards, maroon lettering to spine; bumping to head and tail of spine, mild cocking to spine; mild wear to edges of boards, bumping to corners; red top, shelfwear to text-block; age-toning to interior, text legible; published 1951, stated to copyright page, with no mention of further printings; MacDonald's first science fiction novel; LP consignment; shelved Case 8, Dupont. More about WINE OF THE DREAMERS

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. First thus. VG-/None slim 16mo in blue buckram, title in faded gilt on spine. Spine cocked, hinges sound. light soil to flat boards, corners bumped. Text-block dyed red. Endpapers chemical stained. Pages clean, flat and bright, save for coffee stain mid margin, pgs. 60 to 65 inclusive. May 1945 issue. shelve Firsts Case. More about LADY IN THE LAKE ( A BLACK WIDOW THRILLER )

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1942. First Edition. Octavo; G/G; green spine, white text; jacket has protective mylar cover, rubbing, significant edgewear, with several open and closed tears; boards have sunning, rubbing along edges, bump on front fore edge, small rip in fabric at spine tail and in corner of front tail edge, spine cocked and shaken, webbing showing in back but board is still fully attached; textblock has edgewear, age toning, otherwise clean, binding strong; pp 285; FLP Collection; shelved Case 6, Dupont. More about Death in the Inkwell

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo., 293pp.; VG/VG; spine shades of green with orange and white lettering; dust jacket uncut; full number line on copyright page; INSCRIBED on title page by Cornwall, edated 8.24.92 in DC; LP consignment; shelved case 6. More about POSTMORTEM [SIGNED]

Indianapolis and New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1942. First Edition. 8vo., 282pp.; VG/VG-; spine red and green with white and black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price ripped; sun-fading to spine, minor wear to edges, hinges, head and tail of spine; top edge of text block stained green, faded; pages have some age-toning; stated first edition on copyright page; INSCRIBED by Brant on ffep using her pseudonym Lange Lewis; The first of her Lieutenant Richard “The Moose” Tuck series, as well as her debut novel, this was followed by Juliet Dies Twice (1943), Meat for Murder (1943), The Birthday Murder (1945), and The Passionate Victim (1952). An oft forgotten Los Angeles based mystery writer, she was married to Mal Bissell, a writer of weird tales. She also wrote as Jane Beynon (Cypress Man, 1944), and under her own name produced a historical novel about Mexico, La Chingada; scarce in any condition, let alone with a dust jacket; shelved case 6. More about MURDER AMONG FRIENDS [SIGNED]

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1966. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 222 pages; VG-/VG-; spine is dark blue with yellow lettering; dust jacket is in a mylar covering, has price cut, has wear along the top and bottom edges, with chipping at the top and bottom of the spine, and on the fore edge corners, has crease marks along the sides of the spine and on the fore edge; binding has minor wear along the top and bottom edges, spine has heavy cocking; has a stamp on the ffep; shelved case 6. More about THE COLD WAR SWAP

London: The Do-Not Press, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 237 pages, [2 pages advertisements], VG-/VG; DJ, navy blue spine, orange and red lettering: minimal wear to DJ, minor scratch to spine; "UK £15.00" to front flap, DJ protected by mylar; navy blue faux-cloth paper boards, gold lettering to spine: slightly cocking to spine, front board very slightly shaken, back board tight, binding sturdy; minimal wear to boards; very mild wear/light age-toning to text-block; light age-toning to margins of interior, text clear and legible; SIGNED by Bruen to title page; shelved Case 6. More about LONDON BOULEVARD [SIGNED]