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Ross MacDonald: “Lew Archer, Private Investigator” Mysterious 1977. First Edition. Ltd. Of 250 copies. SIGNED. Lew Archer mystery stories. In mylar dustjacket, in slipcase, as issued. Nice copy. F/F $275.00
John Ross MacDonald: “The Moving Target” Knopf 1949. First Edition. HAYCRAFT-QUEEN CORNERSTONE. First Lew Archer mystery. Filmed as “Harper” starring Paul Newman. (pc) First state Dust-jacket design printed slightly offset. Usual slight spine fade. Nice copy. nF/nF $1750.00
John Ross MacDonald: “The Drowning Pool” Knopf 1950. First Edition. SIGNED. Second Lew Archer mystery. Filmed starring Paul Newman. Slightest chips, closed tears. Nice copy. nF/nF $3750.00
John Ross MacDonald: “The Ivory Grin” Knopf 1952. First Edition. Lew Archer mystery. Closed tears. Nice copy. nF/nF $750.00
John Ross MacDonald: “Meet Me at the Morgue” Knopf 1953. First Edition. SIGNED. Lew Archer mystery. Minor closed tear. Lovely copy. virtually F/F $3750.00
John Ross MacDonald: “Find a Victim” Knopf 1954. First Edition. Lew Archer mystery. Slight fade to spine. Nice copy. aF/aF $875.00
Ross MacDonald: “The Barbarous Coast” Knopf 1956. First Edition. SIGNED. Lew Archer mystery. Nice copy. nF/nF $2750.00
Ross MacDonald: “The Doomsters” Knopf 1958. First Edition. Lew Archer mystery. Slight closed tear. Nice copy. aF/aF $975.00
John Ross MacDonald: “The Galton Case” Knopf 1959. First Edition. Lew Archer mystery. (neat pos) Slight closed tears. Lovely copy. nF/nF $875.00
Ross MacDonald: “The Ferguson Affair” Knopf 1960. First Edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED: “For Art Keye, from Ken Millar (Ross MacDonald with best wishes”. Lew Archer mystery.(pos) Nice copy. F/F $2750.00
Ross MacDonald: “The Zebra-Striped Hearse” Knopf 1962. First Edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED: “Santa Barbara, Dec. 11, 1972. For Chris Borsten, This favorite among my books, gratefully, Kenneth Millar (Ross MacDonald)”. Lew Archer mystery. Nice copy. nF/nF $2750.00
Ross MacDonald: “The Far Side of the Dollar” Knopf 1965. First Edition. GOLD DAGGER AWARD WINNER. SIGNED. Lew Archer mystery. Lovely copy. virtually F/F $1250.00
Ross MacDonald: “The Instant Enemy” Knopf 1968. First Edition. Brilliant Lew Archer mystery. Anthony Boucher’s copy with his ownership stamp. Nice copy. F/F $295.00
Ross MacDonald: “The Goodbye Look” Knopf 1969. First Edition. SIGNED. Lew Archer mystery. Lovely copy. F/F $675.00
Ross MacDonald: “The Underground Man” Knopf 1971. First Edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED: “For Dirk Gibbons, with cordial wishes from the author. Kenneth Millar (Ross MacDonald)”. Lovely copy. F/F $750.00
Ross MacDonald: “Sleeping Beauty” Knopf 1973. First Edition. Lew Archer mystery. SIGNED. Lovely copy. F/F $675.00
Ross MacDonald: “The Blue Hammer” Knopf 1976. First Edition. SIGNED. Lew Archer mystery. Lovely copy. F/F $550.00
Barry Maitland: “The Marx Sisters” UK: Hamish Hamilton 1994. London. First Edition. Author’s first novel. Introduces Detectives Kolla & Brock. Nice copy. virtually F/F $375.00
Henning Mankell: “The White Lioness” New Press 1998. First Edition, True First Issue in English. SIGNED. Second Inspector Kurt Wallender mystery. Killings in Sweden lead to political assassins. Filmed by Per Berglund starring Rolf Lassgard. Lovely copy. F/F $225.00
Henning Mankell: “Sidetracked” New Press 1999. First Edition, True First Issue in English. SIGNED. GOLD DAGGER AWARD WINNER. BEST CRIME NOVEL AWARD FOR SWEDEN. Inspector Kurt Wallender mystery, investigating two horrible murders. Filmed by Leif Magnusson starring Rolf Lassgard. Lovely copy. F/F $225.00
Derek Marlowe: “A Dandy in Aspic” UK: Gollancz 1966. London. First Edition. Superb espionage thriller, a double agent is assigned to assassinate himself. Filmed starring Lawrence Harvey and Mia Farrow. Lovely copy. virtually F/F $175.00
John P Marquand: “Its Loaded Mr Bauer” UK: Hale 1949. London. First Edition, True First Issue. Winsloe Greene, geologist at a South American mine, finds adventure with a girl and a gun. (pc) Slight closed tears. Nice copy. aF/aF $375.00
Ngaio Marsh: “Overture to Death” Lee Furman 1939. First Edition. HAYCRAFT-QUEEN CORNERSTONE. Superintendent Alleyn investigates murder in an English village. (pc) Very slightest chips. Lovely copy. aF/aF $275.00
Ngaio Marsh: “Surfeit of Lampreys” UK: Collins 1941. London. First Edition. Superintendent Alleyn and Inspector Fox investigate the death of a Peer. Lovely copy. aF/aF $1250.00
J. Wallis Martin: “A Likeness in Stone” UK: Hodder & Stoughton 1997. London. First Edition. Author's first mystery. Nice copy. F/F $275.00
A.E.W. Mason: “The Sapphire” UK: Hodder and Stoughton 1933. London. First Edition. Mystery of stolen and cursed gemstones in Burma. Ricardo and Hanaud assist. Slight chips, closed tears. Nice copy. VG+/VG+ $275.00
A.E.W. Mason: “The House of the Arrow” Doran 1924. First Edition. HAYCRAFT-QUEEN CORNERSTONE. Inspector Hanaud pursues murderers. Superb mystery by renowned author of “The Four Feathers” and other acclaimed and oft filmed fiction. Slightest chips, closed tears. Lovely copy. nF/nF $1650.00
James McClure: “The Steam Pig” UK: Gollancz 1971. London. First Edition. GOLD DAGGER AWARD WINNER. Author's first book. Lt. Tromp Kramer and Bantu Detective Mickey Zondi South African mystery, investigating the murder of a young music teacher in South Africa. Lovely copy. F/F $475.00
Horace McCoy: “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” Simon and Schuster 1935. First Edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED presentation copy: “For Norman Taurog- A swell director! From Horace McCoy-Hollywood – Sept- 1935-”. Classic hardboiled novel, a grueling dance marathon, murder. Filmed by Sydney Pollack starring Jane Fonda and Gig Young who won the Academy Award. Slightest chips, rub. Nice copy. VG+/VG+ $3750.00
Taurog won the 1930 Oscar for Directing in 4th Academy Awards, and went on to direct 9 Elvis Presley films
Horace McCoy: “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye” Random House 1948. First Edition. Classic Noir, McCoy’s second book. Filmed starring Jimmy Cagney. (pc) Minor chips. Nice copy. VG+/VG+ $175.00
H C McNeile writing as Sapper: “The Female of the Species” UK: Hodder and Stoughton 1928. London. First Edition, True First Issue. Mystery and adventure with Bulldog Drummond. Slight chips, close tears. Lovely copy. F/F $2950.00
H C McNeile writing as Sapper: “Knock-Out” UK: Hodder and Stoughton 1933. London. First Edition, True First Issue. Mystery and adventure with Bulldog Drummond and Ronald Standish. Very slightest chips, close tears. Lovely copy. VG+/VG+ $1350.00
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H C McNeile: “The Final Count” Doran 1926. First Edition. Bulldog Drummond adventure. Nice copy. nF/nF $750.00
H C McNeile: “Tiny Carteret” Doubleday Doran 1930. First Edition. Adventurer is summoned to investigate the murder of British Secret Service men. Slight chip. (pc) Nice copy. nF/nF $375.00
H C McNeile: “Bulldog Returns” Doubleday Doran 1932. First Edition. The vicious Irma Peterson returns also, with Bulldog Drummond contending fiendish murder plots. Nice copy. nF/nF $475.00
H C McNeile: “Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back” Doubleday Doran 1933. First Edition. Bulldog Drummond pursues Delmonico, a master criminal and killer of the King’s emissary. Slight chips. Nice copy. nF/nF $275.00
H C McNeile: “Bulldog Drummond at Bay” Doubleday Doran 1935. First Edition. Ruthless cartel selling armament secrets make the mistake of tangling with Bulldog Drummond. (pos) Nice copy. nF/nF $275.00
Margaret Millar: “The Invisible Worm” Doubleday Doran 1941. First Edition. Author’s first book. Minor closed tear. nF/nF $2750.00
Denise Mina: “Garnethill” UK: Bantam 1998. London. First Edition. CREASEY AWARD WINNER. SIGNED. Author’s first book. An alcoholic haze and murdered boyfriend make prime suspect Maureen O’Donnell investigate for herself. Lovely copy. F/F $250.00
Walter Mosely: “Devil in a Blue Dress” Norton 1990. First Edition, First State Issue. SIGNED. Author’s first book. SHAMUS AWARD WINNER. CREASEY AWARD WINNER. Introduces Easy Rawlins, tough black veteran in post-war Los Angeles, looking to build a life, finding mystery and corruption. Superb mystery. Filmed starring Denzel Washington. Lovely copy. F/F $175.00
Walter Mosley: “A Red Death” Norton 1991. First Edition. True First State. SIGNED. REVIEW COPY with review material laid in. Easy Rawlins mystery. Lovely copy. F/F $150.00
Marcia Muller: “Edwin of the Iron Shoes” McKay Washburn 1977. First Edition. SIGNED. Author’s first book. Introduces private detective Sharon McCone. Excellent and important mystery. Lovely copy. F/F $250.00
Frederick Nebel: “Fifty Roads to Town” Little Brown 1936. First Edition. Author’s second mystery novel. Murder and mystery in a sleepy, snowy Maine town. Filmed starring Don Ameche. Slight closed tears. Lovely copy. F/F $750.00
Gil North: “Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm” UK: Chapman and Hall 1960. London. First Edition. Author’s first mystery. Introduces Detective-Sergeant Cluff. Literate murder mystery in rural Yorkshire. Lovely copy. F/F $275.00
Carol O’Connell: “Mallory's Oracle” UK: Hutchinson 1994. London. First Edition, True First Issue. Introduces NYPD Detective Kathleen Mallory. F/F $100.00
Carol O’Connell: “The Man Who Lied to Women” UK: Hutchinson 1995. London. First Edition, True First Issue. SIGNED. Second Detective Kathleen Mallory mystery. Published in the U.S. as “The Man Who Cast Two Shadows”. Nice copy. F/F $75.00
Robert B. Parker: “Judas Goat” Houghton Mifflin, 1978. First Edition. SIGNED. A client unleashes Spenser in London, violently pursuing murderous bombers. Lovely copy. F/F $225.00
Robert Parker: “Night Passage” Putnam 1997. First Edition. Jesse Stone mystery. SIGNED. F/F $30.00
Michael Pearce: “The Mamur Zapt and the Return of the Carpet” UK: Collins 1988. London. First Edition. SIGNED. Author's first book. Captain Gareth Owen, head of Edwardian age Cairo’s political secret police, the Mamur Zapt, investigates terrorists who plot to disrupt the Return of the Holy Carpet from Mecca. Nice copy. F/F $575.00
Michael Pearce: “The Mamur Zapt And The Girl In The Nile” UK: Harper Collins 1991. London. First Edition. Crime Club. Lovely copy. F/F $175.00
Michael Pearce: “The Mamur Zapt and the Camel of Destruction” UK: Harper Collins 1993. London. First Edition. Crime Club. Nice copy. virtually F/F $125.00
George Pelecanos: “A Firing Offense” St Martins 1992. First Edition. REVIEW COPY with materials laid in. SIGNED. Author’s first book. Introduces Nick Stefanos in the brilliant debut mystery. Lovely copy. F/F $275.00
George Pelecanos: “Nick’s Trip” St Martins 1993. First Edition. SIGNED. Author’s elusive second book. Nick Stefanos mystery. Lovely copy. F/F $875.00
Arturo Perez-Reverte: “The Flanders Panel” Harcourt Brace 1994. First Edition. SIGNED. Superb mystery. A 15th century painting sparks intrigue and murder. Literate and wonderful. The author’s second book, and his first published in English. Lovely copy. F/F $95.00
Edith Pargeter writing as Ellis Peters: “Death and the Joyful Woman” UK: Collins 1961. London. First Edition. EDGAR AWARD WINNER. The sixteen year old son of the County CID man takes reckless measures to prove a girl innocent of murder. Superb mystery. Lovely copy. F/F $975.00
Edith Pargeter writing as Ellis Peters: “A Morbid Taste for Bones” UK: Macmillan 1977. London. First Edition. Introduces Brother Cadfael, gardener in the Benedictine Monastery in 12th Century Shrewsbury. Wonderful historical mystery.Lovely copy. F/F $1750.00
Edith Pargeter writing as Ellis Peters: “Monk’s Hood” UK: Macmillan 1980. London. First Edition. SILVER DAGGER AWARD WINNER. Brother Cadfael, gardener in the Benedictine Monastery in 12th Century Shrewsbury, investigates mystery. Lovely copy. F/F $750.00
Melville Davisson Post: “Walker of the Secret Service” Appleton 1924. First Edition, First State. Train robber reforms and joins Secret Service. Slight chip, closed tear. Lovely copy. nF/nF $750.00
Melville Davisson Post: “The Silent Witness” Farrar & Rinehart 1926. First Edition. Colonel Braxton, gentleman lawyer and detective, tries and important case. Lovely copy. nF/nF $750.00
Anthony Price: “The Labyrinth Makers” UK: Gollancz 1970. London. First Edition. Author’s first book. SILVER DAGGER AWARD WINNER. Introduces Dr David Audley. Espionage and World War II secrets create mystery in this superb thriller. Minor chips. Nice copy. VG+/VG+ $275.00
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Anthony Price: “The Alamut Ambush” UK: Gollancz 1971. London. First Edition. Author’s second book. Bombings and Middle Eastern politics. Lovely copy. F/F $375.00
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Anthony Price: “Colonel Butler’s Wolf” UK: Gollancz 1972. London. First Edition. Author’s third book. A mysterious death at University leads to espionage and assassins. Lovely copy. F/F $275.00
Anthony Price: “October Men” UK: Gollancz 1973. London. First Edition. Author’s fourth book. Audley intriguing in Italy. Nice copy. F/F $275.00
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Anthony Price: “Other Paths to Glory” UK: Gollancz 1974. London. First Edition. GOLD DAGGER AWARD WINNER. Dr David Audley mystery. World War I secrets reflect on modern espionage in this superb thriller. Lovely copy. F/F $375.00
Anthony Price: “Our Man in Camelot” UK: Gollancz 1975. London. First Edition. Soviet secret police and excavations and King Arthur’s Badon Hill site. Lovely copy. F/F $175.00
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Anthony Price: “Tomorrow’s Ghost” UK: Gollancz 1979. London. First Edition. Superb espionage thriller. Lovely copy. F/F $125.00.
Anthony Price: “Hour of the Donkey” UK: Gollancz 1980. London. First Edition. Espionage harkens back to 1940 Blitzkrieg and Rommel before Dunkirk. Lovely copy. F/F $125.00
Anthony Price: “Old Vengeful” UK: Gollancz 1982. London. First Edition. Naval history mixes with espionage in this harrowing thriller. Lovely copy. F/F $75.00
Anthony Price: “Gunner Kelly” UK: Gollancz 1983. London. First Edition. SIGNED. Espionage, assassins, and archaeology in this superb thriller. Lovely copy. F/F $175.00
Anthony Price: “Sion Crossing” UK: Gollancz 1984. London. First Edition. Superb espionage thriller. Lovely copy. F/F $65.00
Anthony Price: “Here Be Monsters” UK: Gollancz 1985. London. First Edition. Superb espionage thriller. Lovely copy. F/F $65.00
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