Saratoga Books specializes in mid 20th Century Crime Fiction (1920-1970) for the discerning Collector. Our emphasis is high quality, hard-to-find titles with unique associations.

We also offer an extensive selection of Film related items, specializing in Crime Movies and Film Noir. See our "Books into Film" category.

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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. Crime Club "Members Edition" (no precedence established with trade edition). Ownership signature, heave offsettng of endpapers, moderate textblock toning, light.. more
Price: $135.00
Ownership signature, bookstore sticker, textblock heavliy toned, binding a bit loose but structurally sound. Jacket is toned slight loss at spine ends and corners, moderate soiling of rear panel, else intact. Atmospheric jacket art by Maurice Freed. Espionage novel wherein American Agent Anthony Hamilton intervenes in Japanese plot to incite rebellion in Russia, Uncommon, particularly in jacket. Faust is best known for writing under the Max Brand pseudonym Secret Agent Number 1 (One)
Faust, Frederick (Max Brand) Writing as Frederick Frost
New York: Macrae Smith, 1936. Ownership signature, bookstore sticker, textblock heavliy toned, binding a bit loose but structurally sound. Jacket is toned slight loss at.. more
Price: $295.00
Moderate fading of boards; else clean, tight, tight, square and unmarked, textblock very clean and fresh. Jacket has light fraying at spine ends and corners, closed tear else clean and intact. A Sir Henry Merrivale mystery, one of nine passengers aboard a ship carrying munitions is murdered. Very nice copy Nine- and Death Makes Ten
Carr, John Dickson writing as Dickson Car
New York: Morrow, 1940. Moderate fading of boards; else clean, tight, tight, square and unmarked, textblock very clean and fresh. Jacket has light fraying.. more
Price: $395.00
Clean, fresh flawless copy of book. Jacket has moderate spine fade, light toning, shallow chip on front panel; else clean and intact. Rogue cop Thomas Valens on a stakeout, kills prominent phsycian, allegedly in self defense, but the doctor's weapon goes missing. After losing his job he sets out to clear himself. Basis for 1967 film Warning Shot starring David Jansen and Keenan Wynn. Uncommon. 711-Officer Needs Help
Wade Bob and Bill Miller writing as Whit Masterson
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1965. Clean, fresh flawless copy of book. Jacket has moderate spine fade, light toning, shallow chip on front panel; else clean.. more
Price: $195.00

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