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Lightly toned textblock, several corners dogearred, light stains on 2-3 pages, light wear to base of spine (no fraying); else clean, tight, square and unmarked. Jacket is rubbed on front and rear panels, wear at spine ends and corners; else intact. Nice period art. Inspector Schmidt
Corpse with the Purple Thighs
Bagby, George
New York: Doubleday, Doran Crime Club, 1939.
Price: $65.00
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Lightly toned textblock and a touch of foxing on the edges. Jacket has light soiling on rear panel; else a very nice copy indeed. Inspector Arnold and Desmond Marrion
A Smell of Smoke
Burton, Miles
London: Collins Crime Club, 1959.
Price: $150.00
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Bookplate, offset endpapers, light toning; else clean, tight, square and unmarked. Jacket has light chipping (up to 1/4") at spine ends and corners, several closed tears, light edgewear; else intact. A cozy set on a Texas ranch. Solid early Crime Club
Dead Man's Shoes
Cameron, Evelyn
New York: Doubleday Doran Crime Club, 1939.
Price: $35.00
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Lightly worn and crimped spine ends, moderate textblock toning; else clean, square and unmarked. Jacket has light chipping at spine ends (up to 1/4") and corners, edgewear else intact. Jacket by Walter Frame. A Simon Templar story. Nice early Crime Club
Thieves' Picnic
Charteris. Leslie
New York: Doubleday, Doran Crime Club, 1937.
Price: $135.00
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Ownership signature and stamp on FFE, slight offsetting of boards and endpapers; else clean and unmarked. Jacket has slight light wear on spine ends and corners; else clean and intact. One of a number of nonseries novels written by Davis under this pen name, this one involving political corruption and murder in the DA's office. Uncommon, especially in this condition. Nice copy.
Hearses Don't Hurry
Davis, Frederick C. writing as Stephen Ransome
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Crime Club Doubleday, Doran, 1941.
Price: $250.00
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Toning and light foxing around textblook edges; else clean, square and unmarked. Jacket has mild fraying and slight loss on corners and spine ends, light toning on rear panel, else intact. Solid copy of an early Lovejoy.
The Gondola Scam
Gash, Jonathan
London: Collins Crime Club, 1984.
Price: $50.00
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Rebound book, slightly small format, jacket trimmed accordingly. Signed by Gash on the title page. Spine creased, several stray marks on textblock, a couple of dog eared pages; else clean, square and unmarked. Jacket has light wear on spine ends and front flap fold; else clean bright and intact. The third Lovejoy. Clergyman who claims knowledge of the legendary Holy Grail turns up dead, Lovejoy attempts to unravel mystery.
The Grail Tree (signed by Gash)
Gash, Jonathan
London: Collins Crime Club, 1979.
Price: $50.00
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Stray mark on FFE; else clean, square tight and unmarked. Price clipped jacket has 1/8" loss at base of spine, light fraying at head of spineand corners, lightly dust soiled rear panel; else clean and intact. Highly praised by Bill Pronzini in 1001 MIDNIGHTS, "the best hard-boiled private eye novel written bay a woman--and one of the best ever written by anybody."
Sleep with Slander
Hitchens, Dolores
New York: Doubleday Crime Club, 1960.
Price: $95.00
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Small ownership label on FFE, very slight loss at jacket spine ends; else an extremely nice copy. A follow on to the acclaimed SLEEP WITH SLANDER, once again features PI Jim Sader
Sleep with Strangers
Hitchens, Dolores
New York: Doubleday Doran Crime Club, 1955.
Price: $35.00
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Binding loose, but sound, bookplate removed, ownership signature, offset endpapers; else clean and unmarked. Jacket has 1/4" chips at base of spine edgewear, notched corners, else intact. One of four mysteries to feature Margot Blair, public relations expert. Long Island setting.
Terror By Twilight
Knight, Kathleen Moore
New York: Doubleday Doran Crime Club, 1942.
Price: $35.00
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Crime Club "Members Edition" (no precedence established with trade edition). Ownership signature, heave offsettng of endpapers, moderate textblock toning, light stains on board; else clean, square and unmarked. Jacket has chipping on spine ends, spine darkened some, soiling and closed tears on rear panel. The second novel featuring Bill Crane, hard drinking, wise cracking PI. Crane has only six days to save framed stockbroker from the electric chair. Filmed in 1937 as the WESTLAND CASE.
Headed for a Hearse
Latimer, Jonathan
New York: Doubleday Doran Crime Club, 1935.
Price: $95.00
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Offset endpapers, lightly toned, light wear on bottom edge; else clean, square and unmarked with solid binding. Jacket has rubbing at front flap fold, slight loss spine ends and corners; else clean and intact. Features hard drinking PI, Bill Crane. A tough, ribald and funny novel from the Black Mask School of hard-boiled writing. Overall a pleasing copy
Red Gardenias
Latimer, Jonathan
NY: Crime Club Doubleday, 1939.
Price: $265.00
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Stated First Edition in Second Printing jacket. Book has light wear on boards, mild toning on textblock else clean, square and unmarked. Price clipped jacket has very light wear at extremities; light soilin of rear panel; else and extremely nice example with classic Crime Club jacket art. Filmed in 1938 as THE LAST WARNING. Scarce, particularly in jacket.
The Dead Don't Care
Latimer, Jonathan
New York: Doubleday Doran Crime Club, 1938.
Price: $325.00
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Edges and endpapers foxed, intruding to interior in some places, else clean square and unmarked. Jacket has foxinig on edges visible mostly from the verso, closed tear on front panel, front flap wrinkled, else intact. While preceded by US, this edition is sought after for George Coral DJ showing woman brandishing a rifle and wearing an button that states "LSD."
The Instant Enemy
MacDonald, Ross
London: Collins Crime Club, 1968.
Price: $40.00
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Lighly toned textblock, light wear on boards; else clean, square and unmarked. Jacket has moderate edgewear, slight loss at spine ends, rubbing on front flap fold, else clean and intact. Features terrific Artzybasheff jacket art. Hugh North mystery set in Asia, uncommon in jacket
Singapore Exile Murders
Mason, Van Wyck
New York: Doubleday, Doran Crime Club, 1939.
Price: $275.00
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Some toning of textblock, light rubbing on jacket else clean, sound copy. A caper story, subject for excellent 1959 film starring Harry Belafonte and Robert Ryan. Attractive copy, great read
Odds Against Tomorrow
McGivern, William P.
London: Collins, 1972.
Price: $20.00
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Book is clean, square and unmarked with solid binding. Jacket has faint vertical crease on front panel, light edgewear, slight loss at spine ends, small chip on front panel; else clean and intact. Collects 13 stories by the creator of Fu Manchu.
Tales of East and West
Rohmer, Sax
New York: Doubleday, Doran Crime Club, 1933.
Price: $375.00
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Moderate wear to boards, corners bumped, moderate toning, abrasion on rear pastedown, else clean and unmarked. Jacket spine faded, shallow chipping on spine ends and corners, edgewear; else intact. Jacket art appears to be uncredited Artzybasheff. The evil Fu Manchu attempts to dominate Europe and the Western World
The Drums of Fu Manchu
Rohmer, Sax
New York: Doubleday Doran Crime Club, 1939.
Price: $125.00
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Ownership signature, mildt toning else clean, square and unmarked. Jacket has chip at head of spine mild spine fade, slight loss at base of spine and corners, else intact. Replicates the First McBride edition wraparound jacket art . The second in the Fu Manchu series.
The Return of Fu-Manchu
Rohmer, Sax
New York: A, L. Burt Company,
Price: $50.00
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Lightly rubbed jacket else flawless copy
The Man With Two Clocks
Wade, Bob writing as Whit Masterson
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company Red Badge, 1974.
Price: $20.00
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