Louis Joseph Vance 1st ed. “The Trembling Flame” 1931 hardcover
Louis Joseph Vance 1st ed. “The Trembling Flame” 1931 hardcover
Ellery Queen “Masterpieces of Mystery: The Supersleuths” Vintage hardcover
Ellery Queen “Masterpieces of Mystery: The Supersleuths” Vintage hardcover
Thriller vintage paperback “The Shadow Man” 1966 Badger Books classic camp!
Thriller vintage paperback “The Shadow Man” 1966 Badger Books classic camp!
Rope for An Ape 1947 First edition Hard-boiled murder mystery
Rope for An Ape 1947 First edition Hard-boiled murder mystery
Dell Mapback “The Lady Is Afraid” c1943 George Harmon Coxe Gerald Gregg cover art
This is a "very good" vintage paperback from the desirable "mapback" series that Dell Books popularized in the Forties, published circa 1943.
George Harmon Coxe was a popular mystery author with an active career running from 1935 to 1975. Several of his works were adapted to radio and film.
The binding is solid, not cracked, not rolled, complete and solid. Text block closes tightly and is flat and square. The glossy cover coating is complete, front and back, corners front and back some slight chipping. Front covers mostly crease free, two slight horizontals, not color breaking, at out edge. Back cover is split at upper 1/3 along spine crease. Spine canted along length. No loose, torn or folded pages.
Please see the images for complete condition details.
Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Combined shipping: Some platforms (Facebook being one), may not handle combining multiple orders into one shipment easily. If you order multiple items on a platform on the same date and are charged shipping multiple times, when we generate your shipping labels, we will credit back shipping overages.
Dell Mapback “The Lady Is Afraid” c1943 George Harmon Coxe Gerald Gregg cover art
This is a "very good" vintage paperback from the desirable "mapback" series that Dell Books popularized in the Forties, published circa 1943.
George Harmon Coxe was a popular mystery author with an active career running from 1935 to 1975. Several of his works were adapted to radio and film.
The binding is solid, not cracked, not rolled, complete and solid. Text block closes tightly and is flat and square. The glossy cover coating is complete, front and back, corners front and back some slight chipping. Front covers mostly crease free, two slight horizontals, not color breaking, at out edge. Back cover is split at upper 1/3 along spine crease. Spine canted along length. No loose, torn or folded pages.
Please see the images for complete condition details.
Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Combined shipping: Some platforms (Facebook being one), may not handle combining multiple orders into one shipment easily. If you order multiple items on a platform on the same date and are charged shipping multiple times, when we generate your shipping labels, we will credit back shipping overages.
Erle Stanley Gardner “The DA Calls it Murder” c1989 Decorated cloth wrapped hardcover
Erle Stanley Gardner “The DA Calls it Murder” c1989 Decorated cloth wrapped hardcover
Raymond Chandler “The Big Sleep” Avon Library print 1943 Vintage early print paperback
This is a "good plus" or better vintage American paperback published in 1943 by Avon Books.
First edition, thus, as identified by McBride's Identification of First Editions.
Binding is tight, no loose, torn or folded pages. No writing, tape or labels, no sign of any moisture exposure. Mark across top of text block, otherwise no. Covers show some reading wear, a little surface rubbing in a few small spots.
See images for complete condition details.
A rather scarce edition.
Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Raymond Chandler “The Big Sleep” Avon Library print 1943 Vintage early print paperback
This is a "good plus" or better vintage American paperback published in 1943 by Avon Books.
First edition, thus, as identified by McBride's Identification of First Editions.
Binding is tight, no loose, torn or folded pages. No writing, tape or labels, no sign of any moisture exposure. Mark across top of text block, otherwise no. Covers show some reading wear, a little surface rubbing in a few small spots.
See images for complete condition details.
A rather scarce edition.
Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.











