Barker, C. Hedley

Hangman's Honeymoon

London, Robert Hale Limited, 1943. First Edition, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 220pp. Black cloth. SIGNED. Corners and spine ends rubbed, white spotting to rear cover, contents age-toned but clean. Inscription on the front free endpaper reads : "For Albert. All the Best from Hedley." and it is dated August 1943. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001460

Catalogue: Mystery

Keywords: Crime Inscribed Mystery "Short Stories"

Clark, Andrew C.

A Dicshunary of Reformed and Simplified Spelling

New Milford, Connecticut, Self-published, 1914. First Edition, Tall 4to. Hardcover. 198p. Green cloth, gilt lettering. Darkstaining along edges and to page edges, contents are mildly toned and have an occasional damp or dark stain, but mostly clean and binding is sound. A curious book attempting to reform the spelling irregularities and inconsistencies of the English language. this is the actual FIRST EDITION, not a recent reprint. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002186

Catalogue: Mystery, Music, Hobbies and How-To

Keywords: Orthography Language Pronunciation

Daly, Carroll John

The Hidden Hand

New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1929. Hardcover. 319pp. Orange cloth. Cover and binding are clean and sound, a few foredges are lightly chipped, illustrated dust jacket is chipped along edges and creased, and moderately soiled. Daly was among the earliest of the "hard-boiled" fiction writers. Good/Fair.

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Book number: 001566

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Mystery

Keywords: Crime Detective "Race Williams"

Doyle, A. Conan

The Mystery of Cloomber

New York, H.M. Caldwell Company, 1895. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. 250pp. No date, c1895. Green decorative cloth, ornate silver design. LIght wear to cover, tiny spot on cover, contents slightly age-toned, occasional spot in text, dampstain to rear endpapers only. An early American edition. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004546

Catalogue: Mystery, Literature and Fiction

Keywords: Fothergill

Mystery Digest May

Mystery Digest May 1957, Vol. I No.1

New York, Passer Press Company, 1957. First Edition, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Soft cover. First edition, first issue (Vol. 1, No. 1) of Mystery Digest, May 1957. Very nice condition, contents mildly age-darkened, very light shelfwear. Very Good.

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Book number: 003619

Catalogue: Mystery

Keywords: Crime "Short Stories"