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Rex Stout: “Too Many Cooks” Farrar & Rinehart 1938. First Edition. SIGNED: “For Kip with Love Rex”. Fifth Nero Wolfe mystery, one of his best. Expert but minor professional conservation to jacket. Nice copy. nF/nF $7500.00
Ex Sam Moskowitz collection, with his ink stamp.
Rex Stout: “Some Buried Caesar” Farrar & Rinehart 1939. First Edition, First Issue. Nero Wolfe mystery, investigating the murder of a prize bull. Slightest chips, closed tears. Lovely copy. nF/nF $4750.00
Rex Stout: “The Doorbell Rang” Viking 1965. First Edition. A Nero Wolfe mystery. Slightest chips, Nice copy. nF/nF $150.00
Rex Stout: “The Father Hunt” Viking 1968. First Edition, First State. Nero Wolfe mystery. Lovely copy. F/F $475.00
Duane Swierczynski: “Secret Dead Men” Point Blank 2005. First Edition. SIGNED. Author’s first mystery. Detective Del Farmer collects the souls of the recent dead. F/F $75.00
Duane Swierczynski: “Wheel Man” St Martins 2005. First Edition. SIGNED. Author’s second mystery. Irish getaway driver, Lennon, in a Philadelphia heist that goes violently awry. Hardboiled and wickedly humorous. F/F $45.00
Ross Thomas: “Cast a Yellow Shadow” Morrow 1967. First Edition. Espionage novel with McCorkle and Padillo involved with kidnapping and assassination. Nice copy. F/F $350.00
Ross Thomas: “The Fools in Town are on Our Side” Morrow 1971. First Edition. SIGNED. Ex agent Lucifer Dye is hired to corrupt a town for political motives. Nice copy. F/F $275.00
Ross Thomas: “The Backup Men” Morrow 1971. First Edition. Espionage novel with McCorkle and Padillo involved with oil intrigue. Nice copy. F/F $225.00
Ross Thomas: “The Porkchoppers” Morrow 1972. First Edition. SIGNED: “Best regards”. Hardboiled Labor Union intrigue when reelection leads violence. Nice copy. F/F $275.00
Ross Thomas: “The Money Harvest” Morrow 1975. First Edition. Commodities manipulation and murder. Nice copy. F/F $75.00
Ross Thomas: “Yellow-Dog Contract” Morrow 1977. First Edition. SIGNED. Former politico Harvey Longmire is asked to look into the disappearance of a famous union boss. Nice copy. F/F $175.00
Jim Thompson: “4 Novels” UK: Zomba 1983. London. First Edition. First Hardcover Edition of 1952 Paperback Original “The Killer Inside Me” filmed by Burt Kennedy starring Stacy Keach; First Hardcover Edition of 1963 Paperback Original “The Grifters” filmed by Stephen Frears starring John Cusack; and First Hardcover Edition of 1964 Paperback Original “Pop. 1280” filmed as “Coup de Torchon” by Bertrand Tavernier starring Philippe Noiret and Isabella Huppert. Includes “The Getaway” filmed by Sam Peckinpah starring Steve McQueen, also filmed starring Kim Basinger. Important collection of Noir mystery novels. F/F $175.00
Edwin Torres: “Carlito’s Way” Saturday Review Press 1975. First Edition. Carlito Brigante, Puerto Rican gangster and dope dealer, on the streets of Spanish Harlem. His story, reviewed as: pure, shining, crystalline, and very very powerful stuff. Filmed by Brian De Palma starring Al Pacino and Penelope Anne Miller. Slight closed tear. Nice copy. virtually F/F. $225.00
Edwin Torres: “After Hours” Dial 1979. First Edition. Carlito Brigante, Puerto Rican gangster and dope dealer, on the streets of Spanish Harlem. His story, reviewed as: pure, shining, crystalline, and very very powerful stuff. Filmed by Brian De Palma starring Al Pacino and Penelope Anne Miller. Nice copy. virtually F/F. $175.00
Arthur W. Upfield: “Murder Down Under” Doubleday Doran 1943. First Edition. Aboriginal descent Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte investigates murder in the Australian Outback. Wonderful mystery acclaimed by Tony Hillerman. (pos) Slight closed tears, nicks. Very nice copy. VG+/VG+ $450.00
Arthur W. Upfield: “Wings Above the Claypan” Doubleday Doran 1943. First Edition. Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte investigates murder in the Australian Outback. Minor chips. Nice copy. VG+/VG+ $275.00
Willard Huntington Wright writing as S. S. Van Dine: “The Scarab Murder Case” Scribners 1930. First Edition, First State. Philo Vance investigates murder of a Grammercy Park curator whose skull was crushed by a statue of Sekhmet, goddess of vengeance. Classic murder mystery by this Haycraft-Queen author. In rare purple wrap-around hieroglyph band. Lovely copy. F/F $975.00
Willard Huntington Wright writing as S. S. Van Dine: “The Kennel Murder Case” Scribners 1933. First Edition, First State. Philo Vance investigates murder of renowned collector. Classic murder mystery by this Haycraft-Queen author. Filmed starring William Powell. Lovely copy. nF/nF $450.00
Louis Joseph Vance: “Red Masquerade” Doubleday Page 1921. First Edition. The daughter of Michael Lanyard, the Lone Wolf, finds adventure. Written into a thrilling mystery from the author’s script from the 1919 film. Slight chips, closed tears. Very nice copy. VG+/VG+ $675.00
Louis Joseph Vance: “Alias the Lone Wolf” Doubleday Page 1921. First Edition. Michael Lanyard, the Lone Wolf, leaves the British Secret Service but is immediately involved in intrigue. Slight chips, closed tears. Very nice copy. VG+/VG+ $675.00
Jules Verne: “The Lighthouse at the End of the World” Watt 1924. First Edition. Pirates take over lighthouse to wreck ships. Filmed as “The Light at the Edge of the World” starring Kirk Douglas and Yul Brynner. Lovely copy. F/F $1350.00
Edgar Wallace: “Sanders of the River” Doubleday Doran 1930. First Edition. Commissioner Sanders investigates intrigue in West Africa. Filmed by Zoltan Korda starring Paul Robeson. With original warp-around band. Lovely copy. F/F $375.00
R. A. J. Walling: “The Fatal Five Minutes” Morrow 1932. First Edition. HAYCRAFT-QUEEN CORNERSTONE. Nice copy. nF/nF $475.00
Minette Walters: “The Ice House” UK: Macmillan 1992. London. First Edition, True First Issue. SIGNED. Author’s first book. CREASEY AWARD WINNER. Stunning debut mystery. Lovely copy. F/F $1650.00
Donald Westlake writing as Richard Stark: “The Rare Coin Score” UK: Allison & Busby 1984. London. First Edition, True First Hardcover of the 1968 Paperback Original. SIGNED by author. Parker, a ruthless professional thief, plots to rob a coin show. Written with deep knowledge of the coin business. Superb numismatic mystery. Lovely copy. F/F $95.00
Donald Westlake: “Killing Time” Random House 1961. First Edition. SIGNED. Author’s second book. Hardboiled mystery. Nice copy. aF/aF $375.00
Charles Willeford: “Cockfighter” Crown 1972. First Edition. SIGNED. Filmed by Monte Hellman, starring Warren Oates and Harry Dean Stanton, with a script and cameo appearance by the author. Amusing gift inscription. Nice copy. Slight chips, invisible closed tear. Virtually F/F $975.00
Charles Willeford: “Miami Blues” St Martin’s 1984. First Edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED: “To Pamela with best wishes”. Introduces Miami homicide detective Hoke Mosely. Filmed starring Fred Ward and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Nice copy. aF/aF $1250.00
Charles Willeford: “New Hope for the Dead” St Martin’s 1985. First Edition. SIGNED. Second Hoke Mosely mystery. aF/aF $1250.00
Charles Willeford: “Sideswipe” St Martin’s 1987. First Edition. SIGNED. Hoke Mosely mystery. F/F $375.00
Robert Wilson: “The Big Killing” UK: Harper Collins 1996. London. First Edition. SIGNED. Author’s second book. Bruce Medway mystery in West Africa. Lovely copy. F/F $750.00
Robert Wilson: “Blood is Dirt” UK: Harper Collins 1996. London. First Edition. Author’s third book. Bruce Medway mystery in West Africa. Lovely copy. F/F $675.00
Robert Wilson: “The Darkening Stain” UK: Harper Collins 1998. London. First Edition. SIGNED. Bruce Medway mystery in West Africa. Lovely copy. F/F $125.00
Robert Wilson: “A Small Death in Lisbon” UK: Harper Collins 1999. London. First Edition. SIGNED. GOLD DAGGER AWARD WINNER. Murder and espionage in Portugal, WWII events and their impact on modern day intrigue. Lovely copy. F/F $375.00
Ex Otto Penzler Collection
Robert Wilson: “The Company of Strangers” UK: Harper Collins 2001. London. First Edition. SIGNED, in publisher’s wrap-around band. In 1944 Portugal, British spy Andrea Aspinall falls in love with German military attaché Karl Voss, which impacts modern day espionage. Superb spy novel. Lovely copy. F/F $95.00
Robert Wilson: “The Hidden Assassins” UK: Harper Collins 2006. London. First Edition. SIGNED. Javier Falcon investigates murder and terrorism. Lovely copy. F/F $45.00
Robert Wilson: “The Silent and the Damned” UK: Harper Collins 2004. London. First Edition. SIGNED. Javier Falcon investigates murder. Lovely copy. F/F $45.00
Cornell Woolrich: "The Bride Wore Black" Simon and Schuster 1940. First Edition. HAYCRAFT-QUEEN CORNERSTONE. Author's first mystery. Widow reaps revenge on her husband's killers. Filmed by Francois Truffaut as classic Noir starring Jeanne Moreau. Nice copy. nF/nF $9750.00
Margaret Tayler Yates: “Midway to Murder” Macmillan 1941. First Edition. SIGNED. Naval intelligence sends a nurse to Midway Island to investigate murders, in the guise of a mystery writer. Intriguing mystery written on the eve of World War II. Author’s card laid in. Slight chips, closed tears. Nice copy. VG+/VG+ $225.00
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