Mystery
A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES.
New York: William Morrow & Co., 1992. Octavo, Hardcover. First edition. A Matt Scudder novel. Item #6888
THE QUESTS OF PAUL BECK.
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1910. Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii [viii] ix [x] xi [xii] [1] 2-307 [308: printer's statement], frontispiece and seven inserted illustrations, original pink cloth, front and spine stamped in black. Second Impression. Collects twelve Paul Beck detective stories. Hubin, p. 610, Queen, The Detective Short Story, p. 12. Item #22402
CHOICE CUTS.
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1966. Octavo, Hardcover. First U.S. edition. Novel by the scriptwriters of Vertigo and Diabolique. "A very sophisticated, black funny novel." - Barron (ed.) Horror Literature 4-50. Basis for the film "Body Parts." Item #2631
A MODERN DELILAH.
London: Mellifont Press, Limited, nd. [1943]. Small octavo, pp. [1-3] 4-96. pictorial wrappers. First edition. Digest sized paperback novel. Delilah is a beautiful dancer who is also spy for the Japanese. Worldcat shows two holdings. Item #16332
HOUSE OF MIST.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Company, 1947. Octavo, cloth. First U.S. edition. Author's first book. Listed in Hubin. Item #8809
A BID FOR FORTUNE.
New York: D. Appleton, 1895. Octavo, cloth. First U.S. edition. The first Dr. Nikola novel. Bleiler: Science Fiction: The Early Years #240. Item #584
WATER HAZARD.
[New York]: Delacorte Press, [1995]. Octavo, boards. First edition. The author's first novel. Signed inscription by Borg to a mystery publisher and bookseller. Psychological thiller. "Sexual debauchery and twisted identities reign in an intricately descriptive first novel, a thriller that reads like North by Northwest re-scripted by Joe Eszterhas and Franz Kafka." - Kirkus Review, 1/1/95. Item #16223
BEST DETECTIVE STORIES OF THE YEAR: 19th ANNUAL COLLECTION.
New York: E.P Dutton & Co., Inc., 1964. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collection of seventeen stories. Includes "The Gracious, Pleasant Life of Mrs. Afton" by Patricia Highsmith and "Mistake" by Fredric Brown. Item #15859
BEST DETECTIVE STORIES OF THE YEAR: 22nd ANNUAL COLLECTION.
New York: E.P Dutton & Co., Inc., 1967. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collection of thirteen stories. Includes "The Adventure of the Red Leech" by August Derleth, a Solar Pons story and "They Do Not Always Remember" by William Burroughs. Item #15861
GREAT AMERICAN DETECTIVE STORIES.
Cleveland & New York: World Publishing, 1945. Octavo, Hardcover. First edition. Includes stories by Hammett, Woolrich, Chandler, Rice, Boucher, Palmer, Gruber and others. First hardcover appearence of the Hammett and Woolrich stories. Item #5846
THE MULTIPLE MAN.
Indianapolis, New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., [1976]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Signed inscription by Bova on the title page. Review slip and promotional flyer laid in. Suspense novel. Item #12864
SPECIMAN SONG.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995. Octavo, Hardcover. First edition. The second Gabriel Du Pre mystery. Item #6894
LET THE DOG DRIVE.
New York and London: New York University Press, 1992. Octavo, Hardcover. First edition. Signedby Bowman. The author's first novel. Item #5698
DEATH BEFORE BEDTIME.
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1953. Octavo, cloth. First edition. The author's second mystery. Washington, D.C. setting. Item #8963
DEATH IN THE FIFTH POSITION.
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1952. Octavo, cloth. First edition. The author's uncommon first mystery. Item #8962
THE GIANT RAT OF SUMATRA.
[New York]: The Armchair Detective Library, [1991]. Octavo, cloth. First U.S. hardcover edition. A Sherlock Holmes pastiche. Item #2469
THE GIANT RAT OF SUMATRA.
New York: Warner Books, 1976. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Paperback original. Author's first book. Sherlockiana. Item #7825
BILLINGSGATE SHOAL.
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1982. Octavo, Hardcover. First edition. Edgar award for best first novel, 1982. Item #5803
THE DAISY DUCKS.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. Octavo, Hardcover. First edition. The third Doc Adams mystery. Item #5346
GONE TO EARTH.
New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1990. Octavo, Hardcover. First edition. A Doc Adams mystery. Item #1271
THE PENNY FERRY.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1984. Octavo, Hardcover. First edition. The second Doc Adams mystery. Item #5345
THE WHALE'S FOOTPRINTS.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1988. Octavo, Hardcover. First edition. The fifth Doc Adams mystery. Item #5344
BOSTON BLACKIE.
Boston: Gregg Press, 1979. Octavo, cloth. First Gregg Press edition. Text offset from the 1919 edition. New introduction by Edward Hoch. Includes twelve pages of stills from the Boston Blackie films. Item #22466
KATASTROPHE.
[New York]: HarperCollins Publishers, [2000]. Octavo, boards. First edition. In regressing a person to a past life, he channels Adolf Hitler. The author's first book. Item #12850
AN EYE FOR AN EYE.
Garden City, New York: Published For The Crime Club By Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1957. Octavo, boards. First edition. This book became the basis for the television series Markham. Item #8974