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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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Lightly rubbed jacket else flawless copy
The Man With Two Clocks
Wade, Bog writing as Whit Masterson
New York: DodDodd, Mead and Company Red Badge, 1974.
Price: $20.00
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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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Jacket clipped; slight age toning of textblock; else flawless copy. Wolfe takes a case and quickly encounters a murder in which members of the FBI may be involved. "The battle between the fat detective genious and the massed uniformed legion of the FBI is and epic in Wolfe's career," states the jacket."
The Doorbell Rang
Stout, Rex
London: Collins Crime Club, 1966.
Price: $35.00
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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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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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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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Uniform light wear to boards; else clean, tight and unmarked, textblock very fresh. Supplied with high quality FACSIMILE jacket. The second novel featuring Bill Crane, hard drinking, wise cracking PI. Crane has only six days to save framed stockbroker from the electric chair. Latimer was a contemporary of Hammett at Black Mask. Filmed in 1937 as the WESTLAND CASE. Hard-boiled.
Headed for a Hearse
Latimer, Jonathan
New York: Doubleday Doran Crime Club, 1935.
Price: $50.00
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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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Textblock moderately toned; else clean, square and unmarked. Jacket has chipping at spine ends and corners, edgewear, several closed tears, soiled rear panel; else intact. Murder involving devil worship and witchcraft featuring series character Peter Piper.
The Case of the Missing Sandals
Mavity, Nancy Barr
New York: Doubleday Doran Crime Club, 1930.
Price: $50.00
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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: $65.00
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Light foxing to endpapers and edges, small spot on front board; else clean, square and unmarked. Brilliant, clean, intact jacket with art by William Randall. The final installment in the Arnold and Merrion series, wherein the investigate the murder of an artist. Cited in A CATALOGUE OF CRIME by Barzun and Taylor. Sharp copy of scarce title
Death Paints a Picture
Burton, Miles
London: Collins Crime Club, 1960.
Price: $95.00
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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: $95.00
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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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Evidence of bookplate removel on FFE, puncture tear to several pages, some stray spots and toning on textblock, else a solid copy. Jacket is clean, bright and completely intact. Terrific period Crime Club jacket art.
The Penthouse Murders
Holden, Raymond
New York: Doubleday, Doran Crime Club, 1931.
Price: $95.00
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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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Some textblock toning, crimping of spine ends; else clean square and unmarked. Jacket has toning moderate spine fade, small chips at head of spine light edgewear; else intact. Lurid pictoral jacket with three Asian characters struggling in knife fight. "Wandering for years through the underworld of old Asia's tropics, Bob Kenyon sought a reckoning with that monster of mixed blood and consummate evil--Shanghai Jim." Four short novels of the high seas.
Shanghai Jim
Packard, Frank L.
NY: Doubleday Doran Crime Club, 1928.
Price: $135.00
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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: $135.00
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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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Signed by Spillane on the title page. Lightly toned textblock, light creasing at jacket spine ends; else a flawless copy. Mike Hammer
Survival Zero (signed by Spillane)
Spillane, Mickey
New York: Dutton, 1970.
Price: $150.00
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