London: George Newnes, 1902. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 358 pages; VG; bound in publisher's red cloth stamped in gold and black; housed in an ox-blood cloth slipcase; mild rubbing to binding; red still bright; ffep has upper fore corner missing; gutter webbing beginning to show at half-title; with frontispiece and 15 full-page illustrations by Sidney Paget; First printing, with 'you' for 'your' on page 13; EH consignment; Shelved case 3. More

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

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

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

New York: Dodd, Mead, & Company, 1940. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 270 pages, VG/VG; spine is blue with black and white lettering; dust jacket is in a mylar covering, has price uncut '$2.00', has minor wear along the top and bottom edges, with minor chipping on the fore edge corners; binding has minor shelf wear, with minor bumping on the fore edge corners; pages have mild age toning and heavily faded coloring along the top edge; EH Consignment; shelved Case 6. More

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1929. First Edition. Small Octavo in Red Cloth Boards, without scarce dust jacket, Good-/none. 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: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971. First Edition. Octavo, 190pp. Hardcover with dust jacket in VG-/VG- condition. Bumping and shelf-wear. Dust jacket is encased in a protective mylar covering. Mild chips to jacket at head of front panel, tail of spine and head of rear panel; inch long closed tear near chip on front. Faint age-toning and creasing to jacket. Foxing to text block, not affecting text itself. Spine slightly cocked. Binding is sturdy. No markings to the text. Inscribed by Charles Willeford on the dedication page. Inscription reads: "To Carol Glasemer-- The brightest, prettiest and most charming English teacher I know-- what a pleasure it is to sign a book for you! Yours, Charles Willeford 20 Oct. 1971" Shelve: Case # 7 or window Spine is white with black text. 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

London: Macmillan, 1977. First Edition, FIrst Printing. Octavo, 254 pages; VG/VG; sine white with black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '£3.50 net'; mild staining to spine, slight chipping to head and tail of spine, corners; small bumping to corners; slight browning to text block, dust jacket; interior clean; shelved case 6. 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: 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

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1974. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo., 186 pages; VG/VG; spine white with black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$5.95'; mild wear to dust jacket; spine slightly cocked; INSCRIBED by Parker on ffep; top edge of text block red; date code "0174" at the bottom left-hand corner; 'First printing c' on copyright page; LP consignment; shelved case 6, Dupont. More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1949. First Edition, First Printing, Second State. Octavo, 304 pages; VG/VG; spine olive with black and white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$3.50'; dust jacket has mild rubbing, primarily to head and tail of spine, small scratch near publisher's name on spine; First American edition, second state, with '1948' blacked out on copyright page, 'A-Y' code; with loose ANS by John Dickson Carr, 'in memory of Baker Street and of a strong Sherlock Holmes quiz'; shelved case 13. 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: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo., 258pp.; VG-/none; front board has blue mask, rear board has Borzoi Books logo in red, spine has red and blue design with tan and blue text; some mild wear to corners, tail of spine; various names written in ink on ffep; first edition stated on copyright page; boards shaken; spine slightly cocked; some fingerprint smudging to interior; LP consignment; shelved case 6, Dupont. More

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1976. First Edition. Octavo; VG/VG; yellow spine, black text; jacket has protective mylar cover, very minor shelfwear; boards are strong, minor bumping in bottom corners; textblock is clean; pp 158; FLP Collection; shelved Case 6. More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1940. First Printing. Octavo, 313 pages; VG/G+; spine is blue with black and white lettering; dust jacket is in a mylar covering, has price uncut '$2.00', has moderate wear along the top and bottom edges, with chipping at the top and bottom of the spine and on the fore edge corners, has minor creasing along the sides of the spine, has a large closed tear on the back cover that has been repaired with tape; binding has minor shelf wear, has adhesive residue on the inner back cover; pages have faded coloring along the top edge, minor age toning and minimal detachment; EH Consignment; shelved 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

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

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

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

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1929. First Edition. Octavo, 319 pages; VG/VG; spine is orange with black lettering; dust jacket is in a mylar covering, has price uncut '$2.50', 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 discoloration and wear on the spine; binding has minimal shelf wear, has minimal detachment on the front and back hinges; pages have minor age toning; EH Consignment; 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