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 about STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE

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 about PHILIP [SIGNED

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 about THREE PROBLEMS FOR SOLAR PONS [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

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 about STUDIES IN SHERLOCK HOLMES I-VII

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: M. Evans and Company, Inc., 1970. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 498 pages; VG/VG; spine yellow with white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$6.95'; mild rubbing and wear to dust jacket, including small chipping and closed tears to head and tail of spine; top edge of etxt block orange; SIGNED flat on ffep page by Westlake as both Culver and Westlake; shelved case 6. More about EX OFFICIO [SIGNED

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1941. First Edition, Second Printing. 8vo., 271 pp., G+/G; dark green/gray pictorial DJ with yellow/white/black lettering to spine and front cover; chipping with material loss to head and tail of spine, corners, and top-edge of front cover towards hinge; mild fading to spine, lettering faded yet legible; creasing and closed tears to covers and edges; age-toning to covers, predominantly to back cover and flaps; "Second Large Printing" stated to top left-hand corner of front flap; original price "$2.00" stated to top right-hand corner of front flap; DJ protected by mylar; gray cloth boards, red lettering to spine and front board; bumping/chipping to head and tail of spine, mild brown staining to head of spine; mild brown staining to top of front board, lettering legible; rubbing to edges of boards, slight fraying to corners of boards; small scratches to red top towards head of spine, stippled fore-edge, age-toning/shelfwear to fore- and bottom-edges of text-block; foxing/aged paste-staining to endpapers; mild age-toning to interior, text clear and legible; LP consignment; shelved Case 6. More about ALPHABET HICKS

New York: Walker and Company, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 192 pages; VG/VG; blue and yellow spine with red text; jacket has protective mylar cover, price not clipped; boards are strong; textblock has small stain on fore edge; signed by author on title page.; shelved case 6. More about Blunt Darts [signed

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 about THE ASTOUNDING CRIME ON TORRINGTON ROAD