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Mystery & Sensational Fiction.

1...... Anthology. Century Of Thrillers. NY: President Press, (1937). Three volumes. Red cloth designed and lettered in black. A very good set, some slight fading and soiling of spines. Quite a good collection: Poe, Dickens, Mrs. Gaskell, etc. $50.00

2...... Ball (Eustace Hale) Traffic in Souls. A Novel of Crime and Its Cure. Illustrations From Scenes in the Photo-Play. NY: Dillingham, (1914). First edition. Orange-brown cloth lettered in black. Frontispiece & 5 plates from the photo-play. Shelf wear to edges, spine a bit faded, small stain on front cover; in general a very good copy. From the copyright page: "This novel is based in part upon the scenar io of the photo-drama of the same name written by Walter MacNamara and produced by the UNIVERSAL FILM MANUFACTURING COMPANY, New York City..." Smith, AMERICAN FICTION, B-117. Listed in Hubin. A Tale of white slavery in NYC. Reprinted later by Donohu e, this Dillingham edition is uncommon. $55.00

3...... Barnard (Robert) Posthumous Papers. London: Collins, (1979). First edition. Red boards, spine lettered in gilt. Slight marking to back board, corners bent on several leaves, pencil erasure from one page, small ink stamp on title page; otherwise, basically fine in a fine dust jacket, with the price corner clipped. $50.00

4...... Beauchamp (Henry) The Lost Emeralds of Zarinthia. A Romance of To-day. Boston: Knight & Millet, 1900. First American edition. Blue pictorial cloth designed in black, green & white, spine lettered in gold. Light shelf wear. aAls and envelope tipped to end papers (apparently non-authorial); an attractive copy. The British edition appeared from Sands in 1899. Very nice bindin g design. $50.00

5...... Bingham (John) Deadly Picnic. (London: Macmillan, 1980). First edition. Brown boards, spine lettered in silver. Price corner clipped from dust jacket, one page edge wrinkled, light wear to back of jacket, otherwise a fine copy in dust jacket. $15.00

6...... Boothby (Guy) Connie Burt. Illustrated by Oscar Wilson. London: Ward Lock, [c.1903]. Early reprint. Blue buckram, beveled edges, designed in white and lettered in gilt. Frontispiece and 3 plates. Light wear, a bright and attractive copy. Listed in Hubin, who cites the first edition of 1903. Judging by the list of titles in the rear of this volume, it was published soon thereafter. $40.00

7...... Bunce (Frank) Rehearsal For Murder. A Crime Novel. NY: Abelard-Schuman, (1956). First edition. Brown cloth, spine lettered in black. Small ink stamp and price on front end paper, otherwise a nice clean copy in a somewhat rubbed dust jacket. The jacket has had the price corner clipped, and has light wear to edges. Listed in Hubin. $20.00

8...... Campbell (Scott) [pseudonym of Frederick William Davis]. Driven to the Wall or A Forced Confession. NY: Street & Smith, (copyright 1897 by The Author. copyright 1900 by Street & Smith). Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original front cover lacking, original back cover bound in. Issued as No. 154 in The Magnet Library, Aug. 8, 1900. Paper browned, some wear, very good. Listed in Hubin, citing it as Magn et #154, but with a date of 1897. $15.00

9...... Campbell (Scott) [pseudonym of Frederick William Davis]. The Honor of a Black Sheep. NY: Street & Smith, (1901). 198pp. + 10pp. ads at rear +16pp. ads at front. Original pictorial wrappers. Quite badly chipped at edges, spine worn and chipped, paper browned, a rough copy. Issued as No. 173 in The Magnet Detective Library. Listed in Hubin, citing this edition. $15.00

10..... Carlton (Gerald) Her Mad Love. A Psychological Novel of To-Day. NY: Ogilvie, (1890). First edition, we believe. Original wine cloth designed in black, spine lettered in silver. Wear to edges, some rubbing, stain to back cover along rear hinge, a very good copy. Issued in Ogilvie's BRIGHTON EDITION series. A novel of madness and murder, not listed in Hubin, wh o cites many titles under the two pseudonyms used by Carlton: Lieutenand Carlton and Bernard Wayde, under which names Carlton evidently wrote numerous books for the cheap Street & Smith series ca.1903. Uncommon. $45.00

11..... Carter (Nicholas) A Tangled Case or Nick Carter's Reward. NY: Street & Smith, (1926). Pictorial wrappers. Staples rusted, old stains to spine, one tear/chip in spine, some wear & erosion to outer edge of front cover; solid and very good otherwise. Issued as New Magnet Library No. 1185. Ads in the front indicate that this title was pu blished in June, 1926. Listed in Hubin, who cites the first edition which was published as Magnet Library #378, in 1905. An uncommon title in any edition. $15.00

12..... Carter (Nicholas) Into Nick Carter's Web; or, The End of an Open Trail. NY: Street & Smith, (1908). [308]pp. Pictorial wrappers. Old stains to covers, fading and erosion to fore-edges of covers, slight chipping of spine ends, paper browned; kind of rough, but internally very sound and very good. Issued as New Magnet Library No. 540, March 19, 1908 . Listed by Hubin, citing this edition. $15.00

13..... Carter (Nicholas) The Chain of Evidence; or, The Woman in White. NY: Street & Smith, (1903) Wrappers. Original front cover missing, replaced by a plain unlettered piece of stiff paper; old stains to the fore-edges and back cover, some wear, about good; but, complete and sound within. Issued as No. 202 in The Magnet Library, Jan. 21, 1903. Not a common title. $10.00

14..... Carter (Nicholas) -pseudonym. A Rogue Worth Trapping; or, Nick Carter's King of Crooks. NY: Street & Smith, (copyright 1914). Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original covers lacking. [316]pp. Paper browning, last page worn, no ad leaves; very good otherwise. Listed by Hubin, citing it as New Magnet Library #867, 1914. No actual author cited by Hubin for this title. $20.00

15..... Carter (Nicholas) [Alfred B. Tozer] The Crescent Brotherhood; or, Nick Carter's Chicago Double. NY: Street & Smith, (copyright 1893 and 1899). Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original covers lacking, back cover bound in from the Pratt Book Store, Denver. [206]pp. plus publisher's ad leaves at rear. Old stain to lower corner, ink stamps on title page, very goo d. Listed in Hubin, who cites it as Magnet Library #83, 1899. According to Hubin, this one is by Alfred B. Tozer. $20.00

16..... Carter (Nicholas) [Ernest A. Young]. The Murray Hill Mystery. NY: Street & Smith, (copyright 1886 and 1901). Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original front cover lacking, back cover bound in. [214]pp. Paper browned, old stain to lower corner throughout, very good otherwise. Identified on the back cover as No. 191 in The Mag net Library, April 24, 1901. Listed by Hubin with the longer title: "The Murray Hill Mystery; or, A Man or Wiles." Hubin identifies it as Magnet 191, 1901, and says: "Not NC". According to Hubin, this one is by Ernest A. Young. $20.00

17..... Carter (Nicholas) [Frederic van Rensselaer Dey] An Ingenious Stratagem; or, A Game of Death. NY: Street & Smith, (copyright 1903). Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original covers lacking, back cover bound in from the Pratt Book Store, Denver. Old stain to lower corner, some writing on title page, about very good. Listed in Hubin, who describes i t as Magnet Library #354, 1903. According to Hubin, this one is by Frederic van Rensselaer Dey. Dey was the author of THE MAGIC STORY, an inspirational classic first published in Success Magazine in 1900. $20.00

18..... Carter (Nicholas) [Frederick Russell Burton] A Millionaire Partner. NY: Street & Smith, (copyrighted 1896 and 1898). Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. 214pp. plus 3 leaves of ads at rear. Original front cover lacking, back cover bound in. Paper browning, very good. The back cover indicates that it is #59 in the Magnet Library, Oct. 12, 1898. Listed in Hubin, who gives the character code PM, indicating the appearance of Patsy Murphy in this story. According to Hubin, this one is by Frederick Russell Burton. $20.00

19..... Carter (Nicholas) [Frederick Russell Burton] Among the Nihilists; or, A Plot Against the Czar. NY: Street & Smith, (copyrighted 1895 and 1898). Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original covers lacking, back cover bound in from the Pratt Book Store, Denver. [188]pp. Old stains to edges, paper browning, ink stamp on first page of text, about very good otherwise. Listed by Hubin, who identifies it as Magnet Library #43, 1898. According to Hubin, this one is by Frederick Russell Burton. $20.00

20..... Carter (Nicholas) [Frederick Russell Burton] An Accidental Password. NY: Street & Smith, (copyrighted 1896 and 1898). Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original front cover lacking, back cover bound in. 218pp. plus one ad leaf at rear. Paper browning, very good. The back cover indicates that this is No. 53 in The Magnet Library, Augus t 31. 1898. The Magnet Library re-order list on the last page lists numbers in the series up to 254. According to Hubin, this one is by Frederick Russell Burton. Also issued as New Magnet Library No. 974. $15.00

21..... Carter (Nicholas) [Frederick William Davis] A Race for Ten Thousand or Tracking A Confidence Game. NY: Street & Smith, (copyright 1902). Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original covers lacking. [212]pp. plus 3 leaves of ads at rear. Large piece chipped from the edge of one page, affecting a few words of text, wear and chipping to edges, very good othe rwise. Listed by Hubin, who cites it as Magnet Library #230. According to Hubin, this one is by Frederick William Davis. $10.00

22..... Carter (Nicholas) [Frederick William Davis] The Man at the Window. NY: Street & Smith, (copyright 1901). Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original front cover lacking, rear cover bound in. Paper browned, a bit worn at edges about very good. The back cover indicates that this was published as No. 199 in The Magnet Library. Listed by Hubin, giving the fuller title: "The Man at the Window; or, The Girl from Cleveland". He lists it as Magnet 199, 1901. This copy does not bear the second part of the title. According to Hubin, this one is by Frederick William Davis. $20.00

23..... Carter (Nick) -pseudonym. The Crime of A Countess; or, The American Detective and the Russian Nihilist. NY: Street & Smith, (copyrighted 1892). Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original front cover lacking, back cover bound in. Some chipping to margins, old stains to page edges, about very good. The back cover indicates that this is #5 in the Magnet Library, Sept. 30, 1897 (but actually later). Listed by Hubin, who points out that it was published in 1892 in The Secret Service Series. $15.00

24..... Carter (Nick) [Frederic van Rensselaer Dey] A Dead Man's Grip. By The Author of "Nick Carter." NY: Street & Smith, (copyright 1892 and 1899). Rebound in recent plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original covers lacking, back cover bound in from the Pratt Book Store, Denver. Old stains to lower corner and back cover, about very good. Listed by Hubin, who cites it as Magnet Librar y #85, 1899. According to Hubin, this one is by Frederic van Rensselaer Dey. $20.00

25..... Carter (Nick) [Frederick Russell Burton] The Sign of the Crossed Knives. By the Author of "Nick Carter." NY: Street & Smith, (copyright 1897 and 1899). Rebound in recent plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original front cover lacking, part of back cover bound in, missing much of the top. Paper browned, some chipped edges, about very good. Listed by Hubin, who cites it as Magnet Library #79, 1899. According to Hubin, this one is by Frederick Russell Burton. $20.00

26..... Carter (Nick) [Frederick Russell Burton] Wanted by Two Clients. NY: Street & Smith, (copyright 1897 and 1899). Rebound in recent plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original covers lacking. Some small chips and old stains to edge, very good. Listed by Hubin, who cites it as Magnet Library #81, 1899. According to Hubin, this one is by Frederick Ru ssell Burton. Hubin gives the character code: TC, indicating that Trim Carter appears in the story. $20.00

27..... Delannoy (Burford) The Garden Court Mystery. NY: Street & Smith, (copyright 1899) Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original covers lacking, covers from the Pratt Circulating Library, Denver, bound in. Paper browned, very good. Listed in Hubin, who cites it as #112 in The Magnet Library, 1899. The Bri tish title may be different. $20.00

28..... Derby (Eugene Channing) The Gold Maker's Secret; or, The Crazy Inventor. By E.C. Derby. NY: Street & Smith, (Copyright 1884 by Norman L. Munro). Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original covers lacking, white tape on inside between new cover & spine. Staples rusty, some soiling of preliminary ad leaf, about very good otherwise. Ads at the front are for "The New Secret Service Series". Listed by Hubin, citing: "Street, 1904". Derby also wrote under the name of Nicholas Carter. $25.00

29..... Donovan (Dick) [pseudonym of J.E. Muddock] Jim The Penman. London: Newnes, [nd]. Cheap Edition. Pale blue boards, spine designed and lettered in black, device in blind on front cover. Frontispiece. Spine a bit faded, some shelf wear at base of spine and edges, about very good. Published earlier by Newnes in 1901, as: "Jim the penman," the life story of one of the most astounding criminals that ever lived." $20.00

30..... Donovan (Dick) [pseudonym of J.E. Muddock] The Man-Hunter. Stories from the Note-Book of A Detective. By Dick Donovan. NY: M.J. Ivers, 1888. First American edition. Original cream pictorial wrappers, lettered in red and illustrated in black & gray. 216pp. + 8pp. ads at rear. Issued as No. 114 in the American Series, Dec. 7, 1888. Remains of ink price stamps on upper front cover and spine, a bit of chipping at e dges, paper browned, a very good copy otherwise. The first edition was published in England by Chatto, 1888. Listed in Hubin, who cites the Chatto edition, and an American edition of 1891. This Ivers edition was re-issued by them in 1902 as No. 28 i n the Ivers' Detective Series. According to Ellery Queen, one of the 125 most important books of detective-crime-mystery short stories. $450.00

31..... Eberhart (Mignon G.) Murder by an Aristocrat. Garden City: Crime Club/Doubleday, Doran, (1932). First edition. Black cloth lettered on orange panels. Slight soiling and spotting of cloth, a very good copy in a pictorial dust jacket, wear to edges and some chipping at spine ends. Ownership inscription in pencil, dated 1932. A decent-looking copy. Published in the UK in 1934 as: MURDER OF MY PATIENT. A film was produced in 1936. $125.00

32..... Ellis (E.S.) Check 2134. NY: Street & Smith, (copyright 1891 by United States Book Company. copyright 1900 by Street & Smith) Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original covers lacking. Remnants of old covers glued on at spine, paper browned, very good otherwise. Listed by Hubin, citing only Street, 1900. There is also an American edition publis hed by Caldwell in 1905. Edward Sylvester Ellis wrote under the pseudonym of J.G. Bethune, also as E.A. St. Mox. $20.00

33..... Evans (Dean) [pseudonym of George Krull] No Slightest Whisper. NY: Abelard-Schuman, (1955). First edition. Blue cloth, spine lettered in black. Small ink stamp and price on front end paper, otherwise a fine copy in a slightly rubbed dust jacket, minor wear to edges. Also published as: "This Kill is Mine" (Graphic, 1956); and as: "Phantom" (Australia, 195 7). $20.00

34..... Fenn (George Manville) The Bag of Diamonds. Chicago: Conkey, [nd - ca.1890] 161pp. + 5pp. publisher's ads at rear. Gray-green decorative cloth designed in dark green & gilt. Some wear to spine, pen mark on front end paper, very good. A popular novel by the prolific Fenn. This book had early American editions by Lovell, Munro, Phoenix, Federal Book Co., Lupton, Arthur Westbrook, Westbury, and of course Conkey. Listed by Hubin, who cites the British edition (Ward, 1887) as the first English edition, and the Lovell, 1887 American edition. $20.00

35..... Finnemore (John) The Secret Entrance. Frontispiece by Howard Somerville. London: Ward, Lock, 1907. First edition. Dark green decorative cloth designed in light green, red and gilt. Frontispiece. Some light shelf wear; a very bright, handsome copy. The frontispiece has been re-inserted, facing away from instead of toward the title page. Finnemore was the author of numerous historical and travel books, also juvenile fiction. This is a scarce mystery novel, not in Hubin. $50.00

36..... Fleming (Ian) Thunderball. NY: Viking, 1961. First American edition. Yellow cloth stamped in red. Top edge stained red. A couple of little smudges on rear end paper, very light dust soiling at edges, otherwise a basically fine copy in a slightly chipped, very good dust jacket. The jacket has some rubbing and short te ars at folds, some chipping to the spine ends (not affecting lettering), small stain at the base of the spine, and some small spots on spine (only visible on inside of jacket), but is not faded. Original price of $3.95 on the front flap of the jacke t. $55.00

37..... Fletcher (J.S.) The Golden Spur. A Modern Romance. London: John Long, (1901). First edition. Red pictorial cloth lettered in gilt, front cover designed in black & gray. Publisher's monogram in blind on rear cover. A very bright, clean and handsome copy of a very nicely designed book. Historical romance & mystery, an uncommon title in the fi rst edition. $75.00

38..... Gaboriau (Emile) Monsieur Lecoq. From the French of Emile Gaboriau... Translated by Mrs. Laura E. Kendall. NY: George Munro, 1879. [72]pp. Original wrappers, large format. Issued as Vol. XXIV, No. 465 in Munro's Seaside Library, February 11, 1879. Considerable wear to spine, piece torn away from bottom of last leaf (affecting ads, but not the text of the book), otherwise about very good. OCLC lists this same edition; likely the first American edition. There was an 1880 edition published by Estes and Lauriat $50.00

39..... Gardner (Curtiss T.) Bones Don't Lie. NY: Mill, 1946. First edition. Beige boards designed and lettered in red. Signature on front end paper, light shelf wear, but a very nice copy in a slightly worn pictorial dust jacket, slightly rubbed but very attractive. Listed in Hubin. Also published as: "The Fatal Cast" in 19 54; and "Murder Mill" in Australia in 1956. $25.00

40..... Garrett (William) The Professional Guest. NY: Appleton, 1928. First American edition. Orange cloth lettered in black. Slightly leaned, but a nice clean copy in a slightly worn dust jacket. Some old stains and darkening to the spine of the jacket, light wear to corners, but with the attractive front panel in very nice condition. Jacke t art by Mercer, a striking design. A novel of a young man who goes into business selling "high class society atmosphere" by providing attractive young escorts. Listed in Hubin, who cites the British first edition, published by Lane in the same year . A film was produced by King in 1931. $125.00

41..... Gault (William Campbell) Death Out of Focus. NY: Random House, (1959). First edition. Two-tone boards, spine lettered in red and gilt. Faint shelf wear, but fine in a slightly rubbed, but decent dust jacket. Mystery set in Hollywood. $20.00

42..... Gilbert (Michael) The Doors Open. NY: Walker, (1962). First American edition. Light blue cloth, spine lettered in dark blue. Slightly leaned, but a very nice, clean copy in a very slightly worn dust jacket, with the price corner clipped. The third in the Inspector Hazelrigg series, and the author's third mystery, originally p ublished in England by Hodder in 1949. $45.00

43..... Gunter (Archibald Clavering) Prince Karl. London: Ward, Lock, 1909. Blue decorative cloth designed in orange and white, lettered in gilt. Frontispiece & 2 plates. Trifling wear, a beautiful copy in the original cloth. Listed in Hubin, citing the Dillingham edition of 1907 and a Ward edition of 1907. Presumably our c opy is a later printing of the British edition. Short stories, including some crime. A scarce title. $50.00

44..... Hanshew (Thomas W.) The World's Finger. Illustrated. London, etc.: Ward, Lock, 1901. First edition. Red cloth stamped in blind, lettered in gilt. Frontispiece by Stanley Wood. Slight spotting of cloth, but a very clean and attractive copy. Listed in Hubin, citing this edition and an Irwin edition of the same year; also noting the 1905 Ogilvie edit ion, published as: THE HOXTON MYSTERY. We have also encountered an Ogilvie edition published under the original title. Quite scarce in the first edition. $75.00

45..... Harding (Harry) The Hawk of Rede. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1922]. Blue cloth lettered in black. Some shelf wear to corners and edges, tears in the top edge of four internal pages (quite long, into the text, but closed and not messy); otherwise quite a bright, very good copy. Not dated, but possibly the first editi on. Listed in Hubin, giving a date of 1922. This book was made into a silent film by Ideal in 1923 as: "Hutch Stirs 'Em Up". An uncommon book. $35.00

46..... Hemyng (Bracebridge) Mischievous Matt. NY: Street & Smith, (1926). Pictorial wrappers. Some wrinkling and light chipping to spine, page edges browned, a few blemishes on cover, very good in general. Issued as Number 30 in the Round The World Library. $15.00

47..... Hill (Headon) [pseudonym of Francis Edward Grainger]. A Traitor's Wooing. Illustrated. London: Ward, 1909. First edition. Wine decorative cloth stamped in blind and designed in white, lettered in gilt. Frontispiece & 2 plates by Forestier. Very light wear, one plate is loose, short tear in one margin, but a very fresh and bright copy. Listed in Hubin, who notes that an American edition was issued by Kearny in the same year. An uncommon title. $50.00

48..... Hill (Headon) [pseudonym of Francis Edward Grainger]. Her Splendid Sin. Illustrated. London: Ward, Lock, 1908. First edition. Dark blue decorative cloth stamped in blind and designed in green, lettered in gilt. A clean, very good copy. Apparently LACKING the frontispiece, and possibly other plates. There are two plates present in the book at pages 154 & 310. Listed in Hubi n, a thrilling mystery. $20.00

49..... Hill (Headon) [pseudonym of Francis Edward Grainger]. The Hidden Victim London: Ward, Lock, 1907. First edition. Black decorative cloth stamped in blind and designed in red, lettered in gilt. Frontispiece & 2 plates. First two pages of text are loose, and the page edges show some wear as a result; otherwise, this is a very clean, bright and attractive copy. Mi ssed by Hubin, this is clearly a novel of murder and detection featuring Inspector Greysteel. $50.00

50..... Hook (S. Clarke) Jack, Sam and Pete's Adventures in Africa. London: Amalgamated, [ca.1910?] Two identical copies of this book, bound together in purple cloth, the spine lettered in gilt. Pages are browned at edges, a few page corners folded a bit, otherwise fine. The binding shows a bit of shelf wear to edges, some scuffs to covers. Both c opies have the front and back covers bound in, but likely not the spines. Covers are in very fresh condition. The adventures of Jack, Sam and Pete were serialized in THE BOY'S FRIEND and THE MARVEL. $45.00

51..... Hudson (Wm. C.) [writing as: Barclay North] The Dugdale Millions. A Novel. NY: Street & Smith, (1900). Pictorial wrappers. Spine very worn and chipped, upper & lower corners chipped quite deeply, paper browned, about very good otherwise. Issued as Magnet Detective Library No. 131, Feb. 28, 1900. Listed by Hubin, citing the Cassell edition of 1891. $10.00

52..... James (G.P.R.) & Maunsell B. Field. Adrian; or the Clouds Of The Mind. A Romance. NY: Appleton, 1852. First edition. [302]pp. + 5 leaves of ads at rear. Yellow coated end papers. All edges gilt. Red cloth designed and lettered in gilt. Wear to spine ends, some chipping to lower tips and base of spine, tear along rear hinge at top of spine, a couple of signatures starting; still, quite a bright copy, very good otherwise. This collaborative novel is a tale of slavers, murder and revenge. Wright III: 1334. $50.00

53..... Jessup (Henry Wynans) Abimelech Pott. The Don Quixote of the Bar. A Novel. NY: Walter Neale, 1928. First edition. Red cloth lettered in black. Some shelf wear and minor discoloration of cloth, a very good copy. Listed (conditionally) by Hubin, this looks be a legal novel containing mystery & detection. $25.00

54..... Keeler (Harry Stephen) The Man With The Crimson Box. NY: Dutton, 1940. First edition. Red cloth lettered in black. Front fly leaf removed, text from dust jacket flap pasted to front inner cover, a little shelf wear to corners; otherwise, a bright, very good copy. Published in Britain in 1940 as: The Crimson Box. This is the second vo lume in a 4-volume sequence that began with The Man With The Magic Eardrums, and went on to include The Man With The Wooden Spectacles and The Case of the Lavender Gripsack. $75.00

55..... Kincaid (Wallace) Out For Sport or Fin And Feather. NY: Street & Smith, (1928). Pictorial wrappers. A bit of wear to spine, wear to hinges, but in general quite a nice copy. Issued as Number 85 in the Round The World Library. An uncommon title. Kincaid is probably a pseudonym, but we have been unable to penetrate it. $25.00

56..... Lawson (W.B.) Diamond Dick at Secret Pass or Handing Out Stern Justice. NY: Street & Smith, (1927). 284pp. + 1 leaf of ads at rear. Pictorial wrappers. Wear to hinges, some chipping to spine, back cover detached, front cover nearly detached; otherwise, sound & very good. Issued as No. 23 in the Great Western Library series. $20.00

57..... Le Jemlys. [Pseudonym of Symmes W. Jelley] Shadowed to Europe: A Chicago Detective on Two Continents. Mooney & Boland Detective Series. Illustrated by True Williams. Chicago & NY: Belford, Clarke & Co., 1885. First edition. Brown pictorial cloth designed in black & gilt. Patterned coated end papers. Frontispiece & 14 full-page illustrations. Light shelf wear to edges, but quite a clean, very good copy. Better than usual for such a cheaply-produced book. Issued as a vol ume in the series: 'Mooney & Bolands Detective Stories'. Listed in Hubin. The first of four mysteries by this author. Later reprinted by Donohue, Henneberry & Co. $50.00

58..... Le Queux (William) Whoso Findeth A Wife. Chicago & NY: Rand, McNally, (1898). [290]pp. Blue-green decorative cloth designed in brown, white and gilt. Title page printed in black & red. A little shelf wear to base of spine and tips; a tight, very good copy. Listed in Hubin, who cites this edition in addition to the first, publ ished in London by F.V. White, 1897. $20.00

59..... Little (Philip) Who Was He? The Mystery of Sir Richard Vandeleur. NY: Street & Smith, (copyright 1904). Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original covers lacking, back cover bound in from the Pratt Book Store, Denver. Paper browned, stains on a couple of pages, very good. Listed in Hubin, who cites it as #367 in The Magnet Library, with a date of 1904. $15.00

60..... Lowden (Desmond) Cry Havoc. (London): Macmillan, (1984). First edition. Black boards, spine lettered in gilt. Light wear to lower edge, about a fine copy in dust jacket. $20.00

61..... Lowndes (Mrs. Belloc) The Lodger. NY: Scribner's, 1914. Red cloth stamped in blind, lettered in gilt. A bit of shelf wear, some small stains to back cover, but a bright very good copy. An early printing - the first American edition was issued by Scribner's a year earlier in 1913. An attractive early edition of this important mystery novel, a Haycroft-Queen Cornerstone. $25.00

62..... Lynch (Lawrence L) [pseudonym of Emma Murdoch Van Deventer] Out Of A Labyrinth. A Thrilling American Detective Story. Chicago: Laird & Lee, (1892). Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original covers lacking. Frontispiece & numerous illustrations. Wear to edges, old ink stamps, about very good. First published by Lloyd in 1885; this is a reprint. Listed in Hubin. $15.00

63..... Lynch (Lawrence L) [pseudonym of Emma Murdoch Van Deventer] Under Fate's Wheel. Chicago: Laird & Lee, (1900). Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original front cover lacking, original back cover bound in. Several illustrations. Large piece cut from the top corner of the title page, wear and staining to the title page and contents page, old stain to margin through first part of book, very good otherwise. Listed by Hubin, citing this edition, and a London, Ward edition also published in 1900. A rough copy, but an uncommon title. $35.00

64..... Magnay (Sir William) A Poached Peerage. Illustrated. London: Ward, Lock, 1909. Blue cloth stamped in blind, lettered in gilt on spine and front cover. Frontispiece and 2 plates by Victor Prout. The frontispiece appears to have fallen out, and been re-inserted near the front of the book, before the half-title leaf. Otherwise, t his is a very bright, fresh, attractive copy. Listed in Hubin with a dash, indicating either marginal or unconfirmed content. It appears to be principally a society romance, but with definite criminous content; murder, deception, amnesia. An uncommo n book. $50.00

65..... Magnay (Sir William) The Powers of Mischief. Illustrated. London: Ward, Lock, 1909. First edition. Red cloth stamped in blind, lettered in gilt on spine and front cover. Frontispiece and 2 plates by Alex Fall (? - hard to read signature). 16pp. publisher's catalogue at rear. Slight holing along front hinge, a bit of wear to the back cover, but in general a very bright, clean and attractive copy. A thriller which includes hollow trees, secret tunnels, kidnapping. Listed in Hubin. An uncommon title. $55.00

66..... Maitland (Oscar) The Society Detective. NY: Street & Smith, 1889. First edition. Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. [188]pp. Original covers lacking; back cover bound in from The Pratt Book Store, Denver. Illustrated. Old glue on inner front hinge, some soiling of page edges, very good. Issued as No. 22 in The Secret Service Series, August, 1889. Listed by Hubin citing this edition, the only book listed by this author. In the story, Archie Lyndon is The Society Detective. $45.00

67..... Marchmont (Arthur W.) An Imperial Marriage. Illustrated. London, etc.: Ward, Lock, 1909. First edition. Black decorative cloth designed in gray & green, lettered in gilt. Frontispiece and 2 plates by Forestier. 16pp. publisher's catalogue at rear. Light wear, but a bright very good copy. An historical tale of conspiracy & murder. Listed in Hubin, as a re many of Marchmont's works. This title is not commonly offered. $55.00

68..... Marchmont (Arthur W.) The Little Anarchist. Illustrated by R. Hawcridge. London: Ward, Lock, 1907. First edition. Black decorative cloth designed in gray & green, lettered in gilt. Old stain to rear cover, some discoloration of end papers, but a really sharp, bright, attractive copy. Frontispiece and 7 plates by Hawcridge. Revolution and intrigue in Russia. Te rrific illustrations of rioting, looting, tribunals. $50.00

69..... Mason (Burnham F.) The Stroke of A Knife or, A Murderer's Victim. NY: Street & Smith, [1903]. 218pp. + 8pp. ads at rear. Original pictorial wrappers. Quite badly chipped and worn at edges, spine worn and chipped, paper browned, missing the back cover, a rough copy. Issued as No. 281 in The Magnet Detective Library. Listed in Hubin, citing th is edition. There is a copyright statement on the verso of the title page: "Copyright 1890 by Norman L. Munro." $15.00

70..... Massey (Morrell) Left Hand Left. A Thornton Zane Story. Philadelphia: Penn, (1932). First edition. Green cloth lettered in black. Some dark smudges to cloth, dust soiling, a clean very good copy otherwise. Listed in Hubin. The first of two Thornton Zane mysteries by this author. Quite scarce. $50.00

71..... Matthew (Charles) The Inspector's Puzzle or Trapped at the Last Turn. NY: Street & Smith, (1899). First edition. Recent wrappers, lettered spine label. Lacking original covers; back cover bound in from Pratt's Library, Denver. Paper browned, ink stamp on title page, very good. 16-page Street & Smith catalogue at the rear, very interesting. Listed in Hubin, who points out that the book was published in Britain under the title: "Bazi Bazoum; or, A Strange Detective". (1899). $35.00

72..... McCoy (Horace) Corruption City. An Original Novel. NY: Dell, (1959). First edition. A paperback original, published as DELL FIRST EDITION A188. Bookstore stamp on inner cover, one or two folded page corners, some creases in the back cover, otherwise quite a decent, very good copy. $15.00

73..... McKenzie (Donald J.) [pseudonym of Ernest Avon Young]. Face to Face; or, The Grand Park Mystery. A Detective Story. NY: Street & Smith, [1899]. Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original front cover lacking, back cover bound in. Paper browned, old glue damage to original back cover, very good. The back cover indicates that this was No. 76 in The Magnet Library. Listed in Hubin, citing this edition. Young also wrote under the names Harry Rockwood, and Nick Carter. $20.00

74..... McKenzie (Donald J.) [pseudonym of Ernest Avon Young]. Under His Thumb or The Rival Detectives' Clues. NY: Street & Smith, (1898). Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original front cover lacking, back cover bound in. Frontispiece and several illustrations in the text. Paper browned, new wrappers detached from body of text (easily fixed), very good. T he original back cover indicates that this was No. 28 in The Magnet Library, March 9, 1898. Listed in Hubin, citing a Street & Smith edition, 1889. Young also wrote under the names Harry Rockwood, and Nick Carter. $20.00

75..... Meadows (Alice Maud) The Eye Of Fate. Illustrated by T.W. Henry. London, etc.: Ward, Lock, [1899]. Blue pictorial cloth, front cover designed in black, white, brown, light blue, and red; spine designed and lettered in gilt, black, white, and brown. Frontispiece & several inserted plates. Light shelf wear, hinges slightly loose; a clean, attractiv e copy. A murder mystery with an element of science fiction, based on the then-prevalent theory that the last thing a dying person sees is imprinted on their retina. In this case the murdered man's eyes are photographed by an inspector, and the pho t ograph enlarged to reveal the murderer's identity. Presumably the first edition, although the title page is not dated. Ads at the rear are for books published between 1895-1899. Listed in Hubin. $75.00

76..... Meynell (Laurence) Papersnake. A Hooky Hefferman Story. (London: Macmillan, 1978.) First edition. Burgundy boards, spine lettered in silver. Slight fading to lower boards, otherwise about fine in the pictorial dust jacket, which has had the price corner clipped. $25.00

77..... Miller (Warren) The Power Of A Villain; or, On the Downward Path. NY: Street & Smith, (copyright 1887). Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original covers lacking, back cover bound in from the Pratt Book Store, Denver. Paper browned, a few tears in margins, very good. Listed in Hubin, who cites it as #309 in The Magnet Libr ary, with a date of 1903. This is probably that same edition, as it has ads in the front for the Magnet Library, which go up to numer 307. $15.00

78..... Mitford (Bertram) The Heath Hover Mystery. London, etc.: Ward, Lock, 1911. First edition. Black cloth stamped in blind and lettered in gilt, pictorial paper label on front cover. Frontispiece and 2 plates by Forestier. Small corner torn from one leaf, light shelf wear, but a very bright and attractive copy. A thriller concerning a secret society based in Afghanistan: The Brethren of The Night. The detective, Helston Varne, is compared to Sherlock Holmes by a character in the story. $75.00

79..... Mitford (C. Guise) Izelle Of The Dunes. London: John Long, (1907). First edition. Blue pictorial cloth, designed in black, white & gray. A fresh, handsome copy, with light shelf wear to the tips. A romantic thriller. Listed in Hubin. $50.00

80..... Montague (Chas. Howard) & C.W. Dyar. Written In Red or The Conspiracy in the North Case. (A Story of Boston). NY: Cassell, (1890). First edition. Blue pictorial cloth, front cover designed in black & red, spine designed and lettered in gilt. Stained/discoloured along lower edge, paper browning; generally a decent, bright, very good copy. A mystery novel, listed in Hubin. $55.00

81..... Morice (Anne) Getting Away with Murder? (London): Macmillan, (1984). First edition. Wine boards, spine lettered in silver. Light edge wear, about fine in dust jacket. $20.00

82..... Morris (Charles) The Stolen Letter; or, Frank Sharp, the Washington Detective. Chicago: Continental, 1891. Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original covers lacking. Chipping to edges of pages, paper browned, very good. Issued as No. 1 in the Patrol Detective Series. Listed by Hubin, citing the edition published by Rand in 18 87. $20.00

83..... Morrison (Arthur) The Green Diamond. Illustrated by F.H. Townsend. NY: Wessels, 1908. Reprint. Beige decorative cloth designed and lettered in red and green. Frontispiece and several plates by Townsend. Connected stories concerning drugged wine (hashish) and stolen green diamonds. A little wear to spine and back cover, about very good. Origin ally published in the UK as THE GREEN EYE OF GOONA in 1904. $25.00

84..... Morson (Ian) Falconer and the Great Beast. London: Gollancz, (1998). First edition. Black boards, spine lettered in gilt. A fine copy in dust jacket, just some tiny nicks to the edge of the jacket. The fifth in this series of medieval murder mysteries. $15.00

85..... Murray (Edward) The Four Liars. London: Thornton Butterworth, (1940). First edition. Orange cloth, devices in blind on covers, spine lettered in black. A very good copy. Issued as a volume in The Crime Circle Novels series. A murder mystery, listed in Hubin, who gives no details about the author, and cites only this one title. $25.00

86..... Newall (John) Nature's Nobility. A Novel. In Three Volumes. London: Charing Cross Publishing Company, 1879. First edition. Three volumes bound in 1: original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, spine lettered in gilt. On spine: THREE VOLS IN ONE, and a price of 31/6. Presumably, a later or remainder binding. Bound with the half-title leaf for volume 1 only, and with all 3 title pages. Modest shelf wear to the lower edge, light wear, a clean very good copy in general. A thriller which takes place mainly in Lancashire ca.1818, in which a young boy is kidnapped during a 'monster meeting' of workpeople, and recover ed by a clever constable (a "runner"), who then pursues and arrests a wanted man. Mentions Cobbett, child-labour, etc. Listed in Hubin. A very scarce book. $300.00

87..... Old Sleuth [Harlan Page Halsey] Gentleman Thorne or The Mysterious Diamond Robbery. By Old Sleuth. Baltimore: Ottenheimer, 1908. 134pp. + 12pp. ads at rear. Tan pictorial wrappers designed in red and black. Old stains to covers, dark blue ink stain to entire lower corner, old tape repairs to spine; a rough copy, internally fairly sound & good. Issued as No. 15 in Old Sleuth's Series. Ads within and on the back cover are for "The Sherlock Holmes Detective Library." Listed by Hubin, who cites: "Royal, ca. 1908." The copyright statement on the title page of this book is: "Copyright, 1908, by Kerner & Getts Co. A scarce ti tle in any edition. $20.00

88..... Old Sleuth [Harlan Page Halsey] Under Sentence of Death. By "Old Sleuth". NY: George Munro's Sons, 1899. 146pp. Rebound in green cloth, diagonally lettered on the front cover in gold. Covers soiled and stained, paper very browned, a rough copy. Probably this was originally issued in wrappers. Listed by Hubin, who cites the ROYAL edition of 1897. An unc ommon title. $15.00

89..... Old Sleuth [pseudonym of Harlan Page Halsey]. A Million in Jewels. NY: Munro, 1895. Rebound in recent plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original covers lacking. Paper browned, small ink-stamped number on first two leaves, very good otherwise. Listed in Hubin. $20.00

90..... Old Sleuth [pseudonym of Harlan Page Halsey]. Iron Burgess, The Government Detective NY: Munro, Copyright 1880. Rebound in recent plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original covers lacking. Old stains to edges, some chipping, paper very browned, very good otherwise. Listed in Hubin, citing another edition: Royal, ca.1908. Hubin doesn't mention this Munro edition. $15.00

91..... Old Sleuth [pseudonym of Harlan Page Halsey]. Iron Burgess, The Government Detective. NY: Munro, Copyright 1880. Rebound in recent plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original covers lacking, back cover bound in from the Pratt Book Store, Denver. Paper browned, very good otherwise. Listed in Hubin, citing the edition published by Royal in 1908. $20.00

92..... Old Sleuth [pseudonym of Harlan Page Halsey]. The Haunting Shadow. NY: Munro, 1893. Rebound in recent plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original covers lacking. Paper browned, small ink-stamped number on first two leaves, a few tears in margins, very good otherwise. Listed in Hubin, citing this edition. $20.00

93..... Old Sleuth [pseudonym of Harlan Page Halsey]. The Headless Mystery. NY: Munro, 1898. Rebound in recent plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original covers lacking, back cover bound in from the Pratt Book Store, Denver. Paper browned, many ink stamps throughout, old stains and soiling, quite rough. Listed in Hubin, citing th is edition. $15.00

94..... Old Sleuth [pseudonym of Harlan Page Halsey]. The Ubiquitous Yank; or, The Weird Narrative of A Lost Man. An Exciting Story of Detective Adventure in the Far West. NY: Munro, Copyright 1886. Rebound in recent plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original covers lacking. First leaf nearly detached, paper browned, about very good. Listed in Hubin, citing: Munro, 1891. This copy is from after 1900, as indicated by ads within. Also issued as No. 4 in The Calumet Series, 1891. Obviously, this title has had a number of reprint editions. $15.00

95..... Osborn (Stanley R.) Palmyra's Pirates. London: Geoffrey Bles, (1926). First edition. Blue cloth lettered in black. The front endpapers reproduce the colour jacket by Philip Simmonds, and a synopsis of the story. Romantic adventure novel, set in the south seas. $35.00

96..... Parkman (Sydney) The Facts About Floyd. London: Hodder and Stoughton, (1938). First edition. Blue cloth lettered in black. A bit of edge wear, but very good in a slightly chipped dust jacket, with old tape repairs to edges. An uncommon title. $50.00

97..... Pearce (Charles E.) The Bungalow Under The Lake. London: Stanley Paul, (1910). First edition. Blue patterned cloth, publisher's insignia stamped in blind on front cover, spine lettered in gilt. Moderate shelf wear, spine slightly sunned; a very good copy. A complex mystery, in part concerning tunnels beneath an old house, once inhabited by a n alchemist. Listed in Hubin. $75.00

98..... Peterson (Margaret) Death in Goblin Waters. London: Hutchinson, [1934]. First edition. Green cloth lettered in black. Large piece cut from upper front fly leaf, small ownership stamps on end papers, moderate shelf wear; about very good otherwise. The author's uncommon final novel, published a few months after her death. Listed in Hubi n. $45.00

99..... Petrie (Rhona) [pseudonym of Eileen-Marie Duell Buchanan, writes as Clare Curzon] Dead Loss. London: Gollancz, 1966. First edition. Red boards, spine lettered in gilt. Very light shelf wear, small stain on upper page edges, but a decent copy in a somewhat used dust jacket, chips from the spine ends, small sticker mark on front panel, some edge wear and short tears at folds. The fourth book under this pseudonym, and a scarce title. Listed in Hubin. A novel of Inspector Marcus MacLurg. $35.00

100.... Potts (Jean) Lightning Strikes Twice. NY: Scribner's, (1958). First edition. Orange cloth lettered in black. A nice clean copy in dust jacket, with the price corner clipped from the jacket. The author was born in Nebraska; this was her fifth mystery novel. $20.00

101.... Pratt (Ambrose) First Person Paramount. Illustrated by J. Macfarlane. London: Ward Lock, 1908. First edition. Black decorative cloth designed in red & white, lettered in gilt. Frontispiece and one plate by Macfarlane. A very bright, attractive copy. This is a thriller of impersonation and murder, also an attempted operation to kill TB, using a transfusion f rom a living ape to replace lost blood. A scarce book. Listed in Hubin. $110.00

102.... Pratt (Ambrose) The Counterstroke. Illustrations by Harold Piffard. London: Ward Lock, 1906. First edition. Slate decorative cloth designed in red & white, lettered in gilt. Frontispiece and one plate by Piffard. A very bright, attractive copy. A thriller concerning an unknown island, Attala, peopled by Nihilists. $100.00

103.... Queen (Ellery) The Devil to Pay NY: Stokes, 1938. First edition. Beige cloth lettered in red. Minor spotting to the spine, light overall wear; a very good copy in a slightly worn pictorial dust jacket; chip from base of front panel just touching lettering, some tears at edges and rubbing to rear panel. Still, qui te a nice looking copy. $200.00

104.... Queen (Ellery) The Spanish Cape Mystery. A Problem in Deduction. NY: Stokes, 1935. First edition, Canadian issue. Red cloth designed and lettered in black. Pictorial end papers. Spine sunned, wear to edges and hinges, inner hinges cracked, remnants of label on rear fly leaf; about very good otherwise. A Canadian issue of the first edition, with the words: "CANA DIAN EDITION / For Sale in Canada Only" on the title page above the imprint. This issue is uncommon. $50.00

105.... Rathborne (St. George) The Girl from Hong-Kong. A Story of Adventure Under Five Suns. NY: Street & Smith, (1899). 344pp. + 1 leaf of ads at rear + 4 leaves of ads at the front. Pictorial wrappers. Chipped at edges, old price stamp on front cover, about very good otherwise. Issued as No. 126 in The Eagle Library, date on the back cover is July 24, 1899. $15.00

106.... Russell (Victor) A Kingdom By Night. London: Melrose, (1953). First edition. Black boards, spine lettered in gilt. A couple of small marks, but a clean very good copy. No dust jacket. A violent novel of prostitution among rival London gangs, Mayfair vs. Soho. Not in Hubin, although this could be the same book as the only one which Hubin lists: People Of The Night (Harlequin, 1955). $20.00

107.... Ryck (Francis) Undesirable Company. Translated by Gordon Latta. London: Collins/Crime Club, (1974). First English edition. Advance proof copy of the first English edition. Red wrappers, typed label on front cover. A couple of creases, but a clean very good copy. First published in France in 1972 as: "Le Compagnon Indesirable." $20.00

108.... Sawyer (Eugene T.) Old Quartz. The Nevada Detective. NY: Street & Smith, (copyright 1890 and 1900). Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Original covers lacking, back cover bound in from the Pratt Book Store, Denver. Paper browned, some wear and chipping to edges of a few pages, very good otherwise. This is probably Magne t Library #118. Listed by Hubin, citing the Street & Smith edition, also one published by Henderson, 1890. $15.00

109.... Simenon (Georges) Betty. Translated From the French by Alastair Hamilton. London: Hamish Hamilton, (1975). First English edition. Purple boards, spine lettered in gilt. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. A psychological novel, of a woman who turns to prostitution after the breakup of her marriage. $15.00

110.... Stewart (Dick) [House Name]. The Brotherhood of Freedom; or, The Secret of the Watch Charm. NY: Street & Smith, (1906) [actually 1917]. Pictorial wrappers. Spine very worn and chipped, paper tape repair to lower spine and covers, some cracking; quite rough, about good, but with the cover image not too bad. Issued as Magnet Library No. 473, December 5, 1906. Ads in the back indicate that this was actually published about July, 1917. Listed by Hubin, citing the 1906 edition. An uncommon title. $15.00

111.... Sue (Eugene) A Romance of the West Indies. Translated from the French of Eugene Sue. NY: Neely, (1898). Red cloth lettered in silver. A very nice, bright copy; bruised page edges on the fore-edge, a couple of slightly damaged margins. Romantic adventure taking place from 1690-1708. Dedicated to Wilkie Collins. $50.00

112.... Taylor (Judson R.) [pseudonym of Harlan Page Halsey] Bruce Angelo. The City Detective. NY: Street & Smith, (1887). Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Paper browned, a very good copy. Ads within indicate that this title was issued as No. 102 in the Magnet Detective Library. A similar title: "Bruce Angelo, the Old Time Detective" is lis ted in Hubin under 'Anonymous', citing only "Aldine" for a publisher, presumably referring to a British edition. Halsey also wrote as OLD SLEUTH. $20.00

113.... Taylor (Judson R.) [pseudonym of Harlan Page Halsey] The Masked Detective or Outwitted by His Own Cunning. A Tale of Strange Mysteries. NY: Street & Smith, (1888). Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Paper browned, some wear to first leaf, very good. One illustration. According to ads in another book, this title was issued as No. 82 in The Magnet Library. A similar title: The Masked Detective; or, The Dead Alive" is listed in Hubin under 'Anonymous', citing only "Aldine" for a publisher, presumably referring to a British edition. Halsey also wrote as OLD SLEUTH. $20.00

114.... Taylor (Judson R.) [pseudonym of Harlan Page Halsey] Tom and Jerry. The Double Detectives. NY: Street & Smith, (1889). Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Paper browned, very good. Apparently lacking ad leaves from front and rear. Frontispiece. This title listed in Hubin under 'Anonymous', citing only "Aldine" for a publisher, presumably r eferring to a British edition. According to ads in the rear of another book, this title was issued as #98 in The Magnet Library. Halsey also wrote as OLD SLEUTH. $15.00

115.... Taylor (Judson R.) [pseudonym of Harlan Page Halsey] Tom and Jerry. The Double Detectives. NY: Street & Smith, (1889). Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. Paper browned, very good. Frontispiece. This title listed in Hubin under 'Anonymous', citing only "Aldine" for a publisher, presumably referring to a British edition. According to ads in the rear of this book, this title was issued as #98 in The Magnet Library. Halsey also wrote as OLD SLEUTH. $20.00

116.... Terry (Eleanore S.) The New Delilah. London: Walter Scott, 1904. First Colonial edition. Orange decorative cloth designed and lettered in black. Black coated end papers. Some rubbing and wear to spine, dust soiling to edges, but a very good copy. "Colonial Edition" is printed on the spine. A novel of a woman born out of wedlock, who mar ries a brutal aristocrat. She murders him, and later commits suicide. Not in Hubin. Uncommon. $50.00

117.... Thompson (Jim) Texas By The Tail. Greenwich: Fawcett/Gold Medal, (1965). First edition. Original wrappers. Gold Medal book k1502. Slightly leaned, paper browned at edges, a bit of a crease where front cover opens, but quite a solid very good copy, not cracked anywhere. $25.00

118.... Thompson (Lloyd S.) Hear Not My Steps. NY: Abelard, (1953). First edition. Grey cloth, spine designed and lettered in black. Small ink stamp and price on front end paper, otherwise a nice clean copy in a slightly worn dust jacket, some small nicks to edges and moderate dust soiling. Thompson was Drama Critic for the San Fr ancisco Examiner. $20.00

119.... Villiers-Stuart (Gerald) The White Shrine. Chicago: McClurg/London: Melrose, [ca.1912]. First American edition. Red cloth lettered in white. 4 leaves of facsimile letters at front. Some shelf wear and rubbing of covers, much of white lettering is chipped away, some small internal stains, but a decent copy otherwise. Printed in England, evidently this is a US issue of the British edition (Melrose, 1912). Not listed in Hubin, but this looks to be a romantic bibliomystery. It concerns a woman novelist and a villanous playwrite, scandal, and a pseudonymous novel which is withdrawn by the publishers. Also pl enty of liquor, opium addiction, and the London literary scene. A scarce book. $75.00

120.... Wainwright (John) The Tenth Interview. London: Macmillan, (1986). First edition. Orange boards, spine lettered in silver. Trifling wear & spotting, and a few scratches; basically fine in dust jacket. $20.00

121.... Wainwright (John) Their Evil Ways. London: Macmillan, (1983). First edition. Brown boards, spine lettered in gilt. Some denting of front board, but a basically fine copy in dust jacket, the page edges slightly browning. $20.00

122.... White (Fred M.) The Five Knots. Illustrated. London: Ward, Lock, 1910. First edition. Red blind-stamped cloth, designed in white and lettered in gilt. Frontispiece and 2 plates. A bit loose, some old damp stains to front cover; still, an attractive, bright very good copy in general. A thriller concerning stolen treasure, murder, kidn apping. Listed in Hubin, who also mentions the American edition of 1910. $40.00

123.... White (Percy) The Grip of the Bookmaker. NY: Fenno/London: Hutchinson, 1901. First American edition. Red cloth ruled and lettered in gilt. Slight fading of spine, but a bright and attractive copy. Listed (conditionally) in Hubin; this looks to be a society novel, in part concerning a gambling debt. $25.00

124.... Woods (Sarah) Where Should He Die? London: Macmillan, (1983). First edition. Red boards, spine lettered in silver. Slightly leaned, otherwise a nice copy in the pictorial dust jacket. A Jenny Maitland case. $20.00

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