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Bookplate on FFE, corner bumped; else clean, tight, square and unmarked, texblock extremely fresh. Jacket has fraying and slight loss on spine ends, small rub on spine else clean and intact. The second Inspector Cockrill mystery, concerns a series of murders at a military hospital. Nice copy
Green for Danger
Brand, Christianna
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1944.
Price: $195.00
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Light wear to boards, mild toning; else clean, square and unmarked. Jacket has chipping at spine ends, edgewear and several coled tears; else clean and intact. The fourth in the "Black" series and subject for 1946 Film Noir starring Dan Duryea, Peter Lorre and Broderick Crawford. In a race against the clock, young bride tries to save her husband from the electric chair for murder he didn't commit
Black Angel
Woolrich, Cornell
New York: Doubleday, Doran Crime Club, 1943.
Price: $750.00
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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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Bookplate on endpaper; else clean, tight, square and unmarked, textblock very fresh. Jacket has very light wear at extremities; else clean and intact, Arzbasheff jacket art. A Theocritus Westborough mystery wherein Clason creates a completely believable island kingdom off the coast of California substantiated with a large bibliography. Clason specialized in locked room, "impossible situations," in the manner of John Dickson Carr. A Collector's Copy
Murder Gone Minoan
Clason, Clyde
NY: Doubleday, Doran Crime Club, 1939.
Price: $375.00
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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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Small bookstore sticker, textblock tanned; else clean, tight, square and unmarked. Jacket has light rubbing on rear panel; else clean and intact. Front panel extremely clean and bright. A Bibliomystery wherein Bony investigates the death of famous author and critic. Nice copy of scarce title
An Author Bites the Dust
Upfield, Arthur
Sydney AUS: Angus and Robertson, 1948.
Price: $395.00
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Spine ends crimped; else book is clean, tight, square and unmarked. Jacket has slight loss spine ends, long narrow strip missing from rear panel, light rubbing on spine. The fifth Fu Manchu, true First Edition, preceding UK edition (Hubin). Stunning jacket art
The Mask of Fu Manchu
Rohmer, Sax
New York: Doubleday, Doran Crime Club, 1932.
Price: $350.00
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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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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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Non personalized inscription "In friendship, Todd Downing, Philadelphia, August 29, 1945." on FFE. Book has light wear on boards; else clean square and unmarked, textblock bright. Jacket has dampstaining visible from verso and rear panel, slight loss on spine ends several small closed tears on rear panel, light rubbing; else intact. Appears to be uncredited Artzybasheff jacket art. A Hugh Rennart mystery set in Mexico, concerns a string of eerie suicides in small American Colony. "Todd Downing lived in Mexico for many years and his work reflects not only intimate knowledge of the country but a deep love and respect for it and its people," according to Bill Pronzini in 1001 MIDNIGHTS.
The Cat Screams (Inscribed By Downing)
Downing, Todd
New York: Doubleday, Doran Crime Club, 1934.
Price: $325.00
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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: $185.00
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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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