LAVINE SIGMUND A.

Allan Pinkerton America's First Private Eye

London, Hammond. 1965, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. price clipped DW rubbed to edges and joints, small chip from tail area of spine, tape stain to vertical edges of fold in flaps and end papers where was once taped down, fep has remains of a pasted slip ( concealable under a medium sized book plate), tape residue to top and bottom edges of boards, 241pp + plates + 1pp advert, history of one of America's earliest detectives, Secret Service agent and founder of Pinkerton's National Detective Agency, closed edges dust soiled. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 003998

Catalogue: True Crime & Legal Texts

Keywords: Detective Private Eye Private Investigator True Crime Criminology Law Enforcement

CARTER ROBERT A.

Casual Slaughters

New York, Mysterious Press. 1992, First Edition. (ISBN: 9780892965021) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. first edition, full number line [10987654321], unclipped jacket, very minor bump to bottom edge of covers, mild scar o surface of rear papered board, 266pp. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 011538

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: Modern First Edition, Crime, Thriller, Mystery, Suspense, 9780892965021

BALLINGER W A & REID D

The Second Sexton Blake Omnibus

London, Howard Baker. 1967, First Thus. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. pale blue papered boards, small size pages age browned, DW complete but rubbed to corners and spine folds, some fading to the red title on the spine. Howard Baker Library Edition. contains Murderer at Large by W A Ballinger, This Man Blake, a short history of Sexton Blake and Let My People Be by Desmond Reid, 96pp, small surface scuff to end paper where price erased. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 000320

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: Sexton Blake Detective Thriller Private Eye Crime

FAIR A A ( ERLE STANLEY GARDNER )

Some Slips Don't Show + Cats Prowl at Night ( British Paperback Firsts )

London, Corgi. 1960, First Thus. Mass Market Paperback, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. (500 gram rate) to titles shipped together, Some Slips Don't Show =1960 first Corgi edition of 156pp+ adverts, Cats Prowl at Night =1961 first Corgi edition of 221pp+ adverts, some light wear with reading crease to spines and light corner crease, both are Bertha Cool - Donald Lam thrillers. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 008593

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: Crime Thriller Murder Mystery Detective Fiction Bertha Cool, Donald Lam Paperback Collectable

FAIR A A ( ERLE STANLEY GARDNER )

You Can Die Laughing

London, Heinemann. 1958, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Ex-Library, (500 grams) DW hasbeen trimmed to extreme vertical edge of front fold in flap losing just the ET of the 'NET' by the price, price still present, the DW vertical fore edge flaps are tape stained as are the paste downs and offset to the feps, minor edge wear to wrapper otherwsie still tidy, Book Club issue slip tipped onto fep, binding is a little loose, some pen numbers to endpapers, pages starting to brown to edges with some minor scattered foxing, useful DW for a better copy. Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 004736

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: Crime Thriller Murder Mystery Detective Fiction

A'BECKETT GILBERT ABBOTT, REVISED BY ARTHUR WILLIAM A'BECKETT

The Comic Blackstone, Revised and Extended

London, Bradbury, Agnew &co. 1887, New and Revised. Decorative Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ill.: Harry Furniss. blue cloth decorated in gilt and black, same to spine, slight rol to spine, light handling wear, name in blue pencil to half title, xxviii+ 324pp, col. frontis, 9 other satirical col. plates by Harry Furniss. A study of British Law from a humorous perspecttive. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010034

Catalogue: True Crime & Legal Texts

Keywords: Law Legal Profession England Britain Nineteenth Century Victorian Social Life Social History Humor Humour Comic Harry Furniss

HALL ADAM

The Berlin Memorandum

London, Collins. 1965, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. unclipped dust jacket short tear to bottom left near the spine fold and one near top corner, also one at head of the lower joint, spine sunned, book clean 254pp, one man battles 'Phoenix' a resurgent Nazi organisation. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 005137

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: Spy Thriller Espionage Fiction Novel Modern First Edition

CHRISTIE AGATHA

The Adventures of a Christmas Pudding, and a Selection of Entrees

London, Collins. 1960, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. DW unclipped with short edge tears at spine ends and corners and some minor chipping, small hole chipped half way up upper fore edge fold on the front panel, tear at bottom edge of front panel up through the C of 'Choice', lower panel lightly dust soiled, 255pp selection of short stories. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 002878

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: Crime Mystery British Hardcover

CHRISTIE AGATHA

After the Funeral

London, Collins. 1953, reprint. Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Lacks DW, spine sun faded, minor ageing to paper stock, name and address to fep. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003846

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: Crime Club Murder Mystery Thriller Detective Fiction Agatha Christie First Edition

CHRISTIE AGATHA

Appointment with Death (facsimile edition)

London, Harper Collins. 2007, First Edition. (ISBN: 000723449X) Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. (500 gram rate) first impression (with only '1' on number line) of the Facsimile reprint edition, same as the original 1938 edition excepting the copyright page details, unclipped DW with 7s.6d. to flap, DW has a very tiny (a few mm) edge tear at head of rear panel, fep has small red rubber stamp with Japanese (?) characters, spine slight lean. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 010506

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: Crime Thriller Murder Mystery First Edition Dustwrapper Agatha Christie Facsimile Edition 000723449x

CHRISTIE AGATHA

At Bertram's Hotel

London, Collins. 1965, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. (500 gram rate) book a little dusty to top edge and inside covers, slight foxing to the closed edges, handling soiled unclipped dust jacket, lacks fep 256pp. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 006157

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: Crime Thriller Murder Mystery British Hardcover Miss Marple

CHRISTIE AGATHA

At Bertram's Hotel

London, Collins. 1965, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. (500 gram rate) book a little dusty to top edge and inside covers, slight foxing to the closed edges, handling soiled unclipped dust jacket, name to fep 256pp. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 006158

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: Crime Thriller Murder Mystery British Hardcover

CHRISTIE AGATHA

At Bertram's Hotel

London, Collins. 1965, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. near fine book in near fine unclipped dust jacket with slightest handling dust soiling to the wrapper, 256pp. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 006404

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: Crime Thriller Murder Mystery British Hardcover Miss Marple

CHRISTIE AGATHA

By the Pricking of My Thumbs

London, Collins. 1968, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. (500 gram rate) clipped dust jacket light soiling, minor wear to spine ends and corners, book tidy and clean, 255pp. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 006152

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: Crime Mystery Thriller Murder Fiction Christie

CHRISTIE AGATHA

Cards on the Table

London, Collins. 1950, reprint. Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. bottom edge of boards frayed, joints rubbed, spine leans, ink number to paste down, ink inscription to fep, rear fep removed, fourth impression, 286+2pp adverts. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 008959

Catalogue: Crime & Thriller Fiction

Keywords: Crime Mystery British Hardcover Collins Crime Club