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FILE ON ROBERT PRENTICE.
New York: Greenberg Publisher, [1937]. 8 1/2" x 11", 100 leaves plus 14(?) under seal [Note: leaves of various sizes], stiff printed wrappers, string tied. First U. S. edition. First issued in the U. K. as WHO KILLED ROBERT PRENTICE. A fictitious murder mystery police file composed of evidentiary materials which photos, police reports and other documents to provide the reader with the clues to the murderer. The last pages under seal provide the solution. Hubin, p. 855. Item #24221
CRIMEFILE NUMBER 4: FILE ON CLAUDIA CRAGGE.
[New York]: William Morrow & Company, [1938]. Large octavo, 100 leaves [Note: blank endpapers], printed red boards. First edition. A fictitious murder mystery police file composed of evidentiary materials which include telegrams, photos, police reports, notes, phone messages and other documents to provide the reader with the clues to the murderer. This case features the author's character Lt. Trant. Hubin, p. 629. Item #24220
CRIMEFILE NUMBER 3: FILE ON FENTON & FARR.
[New York]: William Morrow & Company, [1937]. 8" x 10 1/2", 195 leaves [Note: leaves of various sizes, printed mostly on rectos], stiff printed covers, string tied. First edition. A fictitious murder mystery police file composed of evidentiary materials which include telegrams, photos, police reports, notes, phone messages and other documents to provide the reader with the clues to the murderer. Hubin, p. 629. Item #24219
CRIMEFILE NUMBER 1: FILE ON BOLITHO BLANE.
New York: William Morrow & Company, [1936]. 8 1/2" x 10 1/2", 170 leaves [Note: leaves of various sizes, printed rectos only], stiff printed card covers, string tied. First U. S. edition. Issued in the U. K. as MURDER OFF MIAMI. A fictitious murder mystery police file composed of evidentiary materials which include telegrams, photos, fingerprint files, police reports and other documents to provide the reader with the clues to the murderer. The last eight pages under seal provide the solution. Hubin, p. 855. Item #24217
JUDGE DEE AT WORK ...
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1972]. Octavo, illustrations by the author, boards. First U. S. edition. A Judge Dee mystery. Collects eight short stories. Hubin, p. 820. Item #24216
POETS AND MURDER ...
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1972]. Octavo, eight illustrations by the author, cloth backed boards. First U. S. edition. A Judge Dee mystery. Hubin, p. 820. Item #24215
NECKLACE AND CALABASH ...
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1971]. Octavo, eight illustrations by the author, cloth. First U. S. edition. A Judge Dee mystery. Hubin, p. 820. Barzun & Taylor, A Catalogue of Crime (1989), 3283. Item #24214
THE LACQUER SCREEN ...
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1970]. Octavo, ten illustrations by the author, cloth. First U. S. edition. A Judge Dee mystery. Hubin, p. 820. Item #24213
THE RED PAVILION ...
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1968]. Octavo, six illustrations by the author, cloth. First U. S. edition. A Judge Dee mystery. Hubin, p. 820. Barzun & Taylor, A Catalogue of Crime (1989), 3285. Item #24211
MURDER IN CANTON ...
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1967]. Octavo, twelve illustrations by the author, cloth. First U. S. edition. A Judge Dee mystery. Hubin, p. 820. Barzun & Taylor, A Catalogue of Crime (1989), 3284. Item #24210
THE PHANTOM OF THE TEMPLE ...
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1966]. Octavo, nine illustrations by the author, cloth. First U. S. edition. A Judge Dee mystery. Hubin, p. 820. Barzun & Taylor, A Catalogue of Crime (1989), 3284. Item #24209
THE MONKEY AND THE TIGER ...
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1966]. Octavo, eight illustrations by the author, cloth. First U. S. edition. A two Judge Dee novellas. Hubin, p. 820. Item #24208
THE WILLOW PATTERN ...
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1965]. Octavo, fifteen illustrations by the author, cloth. First U. S. edition. A series of interconnected Judge Dee novellas. Hubin, p. 820. Barzun & Taylor, A Catalogue of Crime (1989), 3286. Item #24207
THE EMPEROR'S PEARL ...
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1964]. Octavo, eight illustrations by the author, cloth. First U. S. edition. A series of interconnected Judge Dee novellas. Hubin, p. 820. Barzun & Taylor, A Catalogue of Crime (1989), 3280. Item #24206
THE CHINESE MAZE MURDERS ...
The Hague and Bandung: W. Van Hoeve Ltd, 1956. Octavo, nineteen illustrations by the author, cloth. First edition. A series of interconnected Judge Dee novellas. "The Judge Dee stories are certainly the finest ethnographic detective novels in English. The have been widely acclaimed for their originality, skillful plotting and characterizations. They are also fascinating for the vivid pictures they give of Chinese life..." Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers (4th ed.), pp. 1009-1010. "...they are...superb historical set pieces, offering graphic portraits of daily life in medieval China." Pronzini & Muller, 1001 Midnights: The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 808-809. Hubin, p. 820. Item #24205
THE CHINESE NAIL MURDERS: JUDGE DEES LAST THREE CASES ...
New York and Evanston: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, [1962]. Octavo, with twelve illustrations by Van Gulik, cloth backed boards. First U. S. edition. A series of interconnected Judge Dee novellas. Hubin, p. 820. Barzun & Taylor, A Catalogue of Crime (1989), 3276. Item #24204
THE CHINESE LAKE MURDERS: THREE CASES SOLVED BY JUDGE DEE ...
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, [1962]. Octavo, with twelve illustrations by Van Gulik, cloth backed boards. First U. S. edition. A series of interconnected Judge Dee novellas. Hubin, p. 820. Barzun & Taylor, A Catalogue of Crime (1989), 3278. Item #24203
THE CHINESE GOLD MURDERS: A CHINESE DETECTIVE STORY...
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, [1961]. Octavo, with ten illustrations by Van Gulik, cloth backed boards. First U. S. edition. A series of interconnected Judge Dee novellas. "Judge Dee is lively, and so are the gangsters, harlots, and others whom the judge outwits by disguise, deception and detection." - Barzun & Taylor, A Catalogue of Crime (1989), 3277. Hubin, p. 820. Item #24202
THE CHINESE BELL MURDERS: THREE CASES SOLVED BY JUDGE DEE ...
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, [1959]. Octavo, fifteen illustrations by the author, cloth backed boards. First U. S. edition. A series of interconnected Judge Dee novellas. Review copy with review and publisher's promotional letter about Van Gulik laid in. Hubin, p. 820. Item #24201
SPORTING BLOOD: THE GREAT SPORTS DETECTIVE STORIES.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1942. Octavo, pp. [1-2] [i-vii] viii-ix [x] [1-3] 4-361 [362-364: blank] original red cloth, front and spine stamped in black. First edition. Collects twenty stories related to sports. Authors include A. Conan Doyle, Arthur Morrison, Dashiell Hammett, Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers and others. Short introduction by Grantland Rice. Item #24199
UNTIMELY DEATH.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1958. Octavo, boards. First U. S. edition. The author's final mystery novel, with Inspector Mallett and Francis Pettigrew. Published in the U. K. as HE SHOULD HAVE DIED HEREAFTER. Hubin, p. 374. Item #24198
FALLING ANGEL.
New York and London: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, [1978]. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. "A brilliant synthesis of the hard-boiled detective story and the horror novel..." - Barron (ed.): Horror Literature 4-149. Made into a film by Alan Parker (1987) starring Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet and Charlotte Rampling. Jones and Newman (eds), Horror: 100 Best Books 78. King list, p. 390. Item #24197
NO MORE A CORPSE: AN ASTOUNDING STORY.
New York: Alfred H. King, [1932]. Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5-6 [7-8] 9-311 [312: blank], original gray cloth, spine and front cover stamped in red, top edge stained gray, fore edge uncut, bottom edge rough cut. First U. S. edition. In a hoax a modern scientist supposedly brings George Washington back to life. First published in ARGOSY-ALL-STORY 15 October - 19 November 1927. "Journalism and science in the Roaring Twenties ... Competent commercial Munsey fiction, with some good touches." - Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 264. Hubin, p. 100. Item #24195
THE BLOOD OF BUDDHA.
London: Andrew Melrose, Ltd., [1937]. Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-vi 7-288, original light green cloth, spine stamped in black, First edition. Novel by a pulp writer. Murder mystery, The Blood of Buddha is a ruby necklace. Hubin, p. 839. Item #24194
SUPER SCIENCE STORIES.
Kokomo, IN: Fictioneers, Inc., 1951. Octavo, single issue, cover by Morey, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes a Professor Jameson story by Neil R. Jones. This is the final issue. Tymn and Ashley (eds), Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 631-635. Item #23947