London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1886. First English Edition. Octavo, [8], 141, [1 ads] pages; VG; in original buff paper wrappers printed in blue and red; rebacked with plain spine; housed in a green portfolio with flaps, gilt lettering to spine; 1885 on cover, which has been corrected to 1886 in ink, as always; Published Jan. 9, 1886, though intended to have been published in December of 1885.; very mild wear, primarily to corners; interior clean; shelved case 3. More

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1967. First Edition, First Printing. Small Quarto, unpaginated; VG/VG-; spine blue and yellow with yellow and black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price cut; small stain to middle of front cove; INSCRIBED on title page by Westlake; One of Westlake's scarcest title, distributed almost exclusively to libraries with the library binding sticker to spine; shelved case 6. More

Sauk City, Wisconsin: Mycroft & Moran, 1952. First Edition, 2000 copies. 8vo., 112pp.; VG/VG; spine black with black and white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$2.50; slight wear to head of spine, slight soling to rear cover; SIGNED on ffep, 'Sincerely / August Derleth'; interior clean; in excellent condition; LP consignment; shelved case 8, Dupont. More

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

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1938. First Edition. 8vo., 264pp.; VG/VG; spine black and red with white, black, and gold lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$2.00'; dust jacket has minor flaws, including slight sun-fading to spine, small amount of chipping to head and tail of spine; front cover with unusually bright colors; interior has some age-toning; LP consignment; shelved case 6. More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Privately Printed: [London], n.d. [1949]. First Editions. Small Octavo, 58, 38, 38, 32, 30, 24, 32 pages; VG; rebound in full blue leather, gilt lettering to spine; marbled endpapers; with seperate title and half-title for each part; lacking wraps; shelved case 13. More

New York: Random House, 1972. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; VG/VG; white spine with yellow and black text; jacket has protective mylar cover, minor shelfwear, price not clipped; boards are strong; textblock has very faint stain on fore edge, otherwise clean; pp 182; signed by author on title page. Shelve case 6. More

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

New York: Moffat, Yard & Company, 1907. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 190; VG-; bound in publisher's green cloth, gilt titling to spine and front board; mild rubbing, wear, and bumping; name to top of title page; mild scattered foxing; mild penciling; shelved case 8. More

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1967. First British Edition. Octavo, 256 pages; VG/G+; spine black with gray stripe, yellow and red lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '21s net'; front flap has a crease, closed tear to front upper corner, closed tear to front middle lower edge, mild chipping to all edges, head and tail of spine; small piece of paper adhered to the ffep, possibly from removal of a bookplate; INSCRIBED by Ross Thomas twice, once on the title page and once on the front pastedown; previously published in the US as The Cold War Swap in 1966; LP consignment; shelved case 6, Dupont. More

New York: St. Martin's Minotaur, 2006. First US Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 312 pages; VG/VG-; spine yellow and blue with black lettering; dust jacket protected by a mylar cover; price uncut "$22.95"; mild creasing to the crown of the dust jacket, pages clean; dated and signed by Louise Penny on the title page; shelved case 6. More

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

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

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1927. First Edition. Octavo, 387 pages, 4 pages ads; VG; bound in blue cloth, white lettering to spine and front board; mild rubbing to boards; slight age-toning to interior; presumed first printing, with 'C-B' code on copyright page, standing for March, 1927; small ownership name to ffep; shelved case 6. More

New York: Random House, Inc. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 185 pages; VG/G; Spine is black with white lettering; dust jacket is in a mylar covering, has price uncut '$3.50', has moderate shelf wear along the top and bottom edges, has creasing and wear along both sides of the spine, both front and back sides have rubbing and discoloration; binding has a faint patch on the front board; pages have red coloring across the top edge; inscribed by author on the title page; shelved case 6. More

Indianapolis: The Illustrious Clients, 1947. First Edition. Booklet [6x8]; pp 67; G/paperback; dark orange covers with black text to front; illustration to front; slight soiling to exterior; some sunning toward edges; text block shows slight toning to exterior edges; interior clean; illustrated; inscribed by editors. More