NY: Brentano's, (1924). First American edition. Black cloth lettered in red. Top edge stained red. A fine copy in a slightly chipped and rubbed dust jacket, the spine somewhat faded and dust soiling to the rear panel; still, an attractive copy of a book not often found in the dust jacket. A tale of Algiers, of an impoverished Arab aristocrat's daughter and her marriage to a dervish. According to the jacket description, there is 'no tawdry "sheik" and "dancing girl" hokum..." Abdullah was the author of THE THIEF OF BAGDAD. View More...
NY: Walker, (1991). First edition. Brown boards, spine lettered in purple. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. His first book, and the first Dave Garrett mystery. View More...
Original pictorial wrappers. 119pp. Covers detached and chipped at edges, piece from lower back cover, spine chipped away, very good otherwise. The front cover adds the legend "New Society Sensation" and "Price Ten Cents". WorldCat describes a copy as in the series: Richmond Novels (nowhere indicated on this copy), and a date of 1872. A melodramatic novel of American high society with some criminous content: the murder of Flashington Prince by Alfred Sparkle. View More...
Philadelphia: Dorrance, (1923). First edition. Black cloth ruled and lettered in red. Some wear to the tips, but a clean very good copy. A novel of the Alleghenies. Of a local legend, The Hillside-Mooney, which turns out to be a hoax. Also fortune-telling. Smith, AMERICAN FICTION 1901-1925: B-684. View More...
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London: John Lane, (1931). Second edition; first published in 1930.
Seller ID: 55433
Blue cloth, spine and front cover ruled and lettered in black. Spine very faded, some spotting of cloth, remains of a private library label on rear end paper; in general a clean and sound very good copy. A scarce novel by Marjorie Bowen, written under the name Robert Paye, but in this edition with the author's real name in brackets on the title page. Historical fiction set in London of the mid-18th century, much to do with inheritance and various forms of skulduggery. Bowen wrote upwards of 150 novels, this being one of the scarcer titles. View More...
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NY: Abelard-Schuman, (1956). First edition.
Seller ID: 50994
Brown cloth, spine lettered in black. Small ink stamp and price on front end paper, otherwise a nice clean copy in a somewhat rubbed dust jacket. The jacket has had the price corner clipped, and has light wear to edges. Listed in Hubin. View More...
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NY: Street & Smith, (copyright 1897 by The Author. copyright 1900 by Street & Smith).
Seller ID: 50739
Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original front cover lacking, original back cover bound in. Issued as No. 154 in The Magnet Library, Aug. 8, 1900. Paper browned, some wear, very good. Listed in Hubin, citing it as Magnet #154, but with a date of 1897. View More...
198pp. + 10pp. ads at rear +16pp. ads at front. Original pictorial wrappers. Quite badly chipped at edges, spine worn and chipped, paper browned, a rough copy. Issued as No. 173 in The Magnet Detective Library. Listed in Hubin, citing this edition. View More...
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NY: Street & Smith, (copyright 1886 and 1901).
Seller ID: 50710
Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original front cover lacking, back cover bound in. [214]pp. Paper browned, old stain to lower corner throughout, very good otherwise. Identified on the back cover as No. 191 in The Magnet Library, April 24, 1901. Listed by Hubin with the longer title: "The Murray Hill Mystery; or, A Man or Wiles." Hubin identifies it as Magnet 191, 1901, and says: "Not NC". According to Hubin, this one is by Ernest A. Young. View More...
Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original front cover lacking, rear cover bound in. Paper browned, a bit worn at edges about very good. The back cover indicates that this was published as No. 199 in The Magnet Library. Listed by Hubin, giving the fuller title: "The Man at the Window; or, The Girl from Cleveland". He lists it as Magnet 199, 1901. This copy does not bear the second part of the title. According to Hubin, this one is by Frederick William Davis. View More...
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NY: Street & Smith, (copyrighted 1892).
Seller ID: 50717
Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original front cover lacking, back cover bound in. Some chipping to margins, old stains to page edges, about very good. The back cover indicates that this is #5 in the Magnet Library, Sept. 30, 1897 (but actually later). Listed by Hubin, who points out that it was published in 1892 in The Secret Service Series. View More...
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NY: Harper & Brothers, [1951]. First edition.
Seller ID: 50191
Grey boards, spine lettered in red. Slight dust soiling, but a nice copy in a slightly worn pictorial dust jacket, rubbed along the spine. The sequel to THE FIREBRAND, featuring the swashbuckling character Tizzo. This is the proper first edition, with the original price on the dust jacket; there exists a very common book club edition, which has no price on the jacket. Not a common book in the first edition. View More...
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NY: Dodd, Mead, 1935. First American edition.
Seller ID: 56999
Gray cloth designed and lettered in red. Top edge stained red. Cream end papers with Red Badge Detective design. Inner rear hinge is cracking, a nice clean copy in a very good dust jacket, one chip from the lower front corner and some short tears and wear to the edges. Several internal tape repairs to the edges of the jacket, and to tears along the upper front folds. The red lettering on the spine of the jacket is slightly faded, but still quite red. Overall a decent copy in the uncommon dust jacket. Published in the UK as: Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1934); this first American edition is re-t... View More...
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1934). First edition. Red cloth, designed and lettered in gilt. A little soiling to upper page edges, light shelf wear, but a very nice, bright copy in a chipped dust jacket. The jacket has been heavily taped internally at edges and folds, causing some discoloration, and has chips from the spine ends and edges, affecting the first word of the title at the top of the spine; still, a pretty decent looking copy. Queen's Quorum 89. View More...
Toronto: Musson, 1943. First Canadian edition. Brown cloth lettered in green. Some slight bubbling of cloth, light edge wear, a clean very good copy in a slightly worn dust jacket, some small chips from corners and top of spine, a few creases, but decent looking. The American edition appeared from Crime Club in 1941. View More...
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London: Hodder and Stoughton, (1940). First edition.
Seller ID: 51462
Blue cloth, spine lettered in black. Some shelf wear, a few marks and stains to front board and spine, tiny snag to spine; in general, a clean very good copy, internally fresh. View More...
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NY: Street & Smith, (Copyright 1884 by Norman L. Munro).
Seller ID: 50706
Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original covers lacking, white tape on inside between new cover & spine. Staples rusty, some soiling of preliminary ad leaf, about very good otherwise. Ads at the front are for "The New Secret Service Series". Listed by Hubin, citing: "Street, 1904". Derby also wrote under the name of Nicholas Carter. View More...
Sauk City: Mycroft & Moran, 1968. First edition. Black cloth, spine lettered in gold. Some light wear, a very good copy in dust jacket, a few scuffs and small chips to jacket. View More...
Sauk City: Mycroft & Moran, 1973. First edition. Black cloth, spine lettered in gold. Very light shelf wear, about fine in a slightly worn, very good dust jacket, some small chips from tips and folds. One of 4000 copies. View More...
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1892. First edition.
Seller ID: 56675
Original gray pictorial cloth, designed in black, brown, and beige. Spine lettered in gilt & brown, with handcuff design in brown. Publisher's device in black on the rear cover. Floral patterned end papers. Catalogue at the rear dated October, 1891. Frontispiece & five plates by Gordon Browne. Some wear & soiling of cloth, old stains to fore-edge of lower covers, a few page corners folded, a generally very good copy otherwise. A very scarce title. View More...
