Search Results: Mysteries from Appledore Books, ABAA

New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1931. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1931 second printing before publication of this wild "football mystery". Solid and VG in a bright, price-intact ($2.00) example of the wonderful pictorial dustjacket. Light wear at the spine ends, otherwise very sharp. 12mo, 265 pgs.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1970. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. The 1970 1st edition of Lawrence Sanders' first novel. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with one very small closed tear at the front panel's top-edge. An attractive, very presentable copy.

New York: Garland Publishing, Inc, 1986. Cloth. Near Fine. An impressive collection in facsimile of the first 10 years of The Armchair Detective (ranging from October 1967 thru October 1977), complete in 7 large quarto volumes. All 7 volumes clean and tight and easily Near Fine in their mustard cloth. A new Introduction by Allen J. Hubin, who more than anyone gave birth to the original idea of The Armchair Detective. Each year saw 4 separate issues, all here represented exactly as they appeared originally from 1967-1977. A handsome set.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992. Boards. Very Good/Fine. INSCRIBED BY JOHN DUNNING on the title page. A sharp copy to boot of the 1992 correct 1st edition. Solid and VG (light glue residue at the pastedowns and the rear endpaper) in a crisp, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. One of the giants in the genre of biblio-mysteries.

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1933. Cloth. Very Good +/Near Fine. A gorgeous copy of the 1933 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (with very light soiling along the spine) in an unusually crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Just a touch of creasing at the lower-edge of the dj's front panel, otherwise clean as could be. 12mo, "a Fleming Stone detective novel"

London: Methuen & Co, 1935. Cloth. Good +/Good +. The 1935 stated 2nd edition ("F'cap 8vo, Cheap Form"). A presentable copy to boot, in its uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Tight and Good+ (3" narrow gash along the edge of the spine, fading at the spine) in a bright, Good+ dustjacket, with modest loss --including some text-- along the spine as well. Still though, appealing and not unattractive.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1925. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A solid, well-preserved copy of the 1925 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine crown, light creasing to the spine base and light wear along the front flap-fold. 12mo, 252 pgs.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1933. Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine. A very nice copy of the 1933 1st American edition. Solid and VG (very light soiling to the panels, foxing along the fore and bottom edges) in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Thick 12mo, 296 pgs.

New York: Macmillan, 1967. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A solid copy of the 1967 stated 1st printing. Tight and VG (with light wear at the rear panel's top-edge) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 189 pgs.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1976. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1976 stated 1st printing, SIGNED BY AUTHOR FREDERIC SONNENSCHMIDT on the half-title. A sharp copy to boot. Solid and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with several very small closed tears along the panel edges. Quarto, 239 pgs. Signed by Author.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1958. Boards. Very Good +/Good +. A perfectly serviceable copy of the 1958 stated 1st printing. Solid and VG+ (light offsetting to the endsheets, 1 small stamp {the letter 'H'} at the front pastedown) in a bright, price-intact, Good+ dustjacket, with light abrading at the front panel and clear tape evenly applied at the inside of the dustjacket to reinforce the spine ends, particualry the spine base. One of MacDonald's best-known works, the basis for the chilling 1962 Robert Mitchum film, re-titled "Cape Fear"

Boston: Gregg Press (G.K. Hall & Co.), 1979. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Fine. A handsome copy of the 1979 Gregg Press re-issue of the great Frederic Brown's 1st novel. Tight and VG+ (with light foxing at the edges) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 181 pgs.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1933. Cloth. Very Good -/Very Good. The October 1933 stated 4th printing. Tight and VG- (light offsetting and soiling to the endpapers and pastedowns, light spotting at the rear panel) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light soiling to the rear panel and light creasing along the panel egdes. Still though, presentable and attractive. 12mo, 254 pgs.

New York: Harper & Row, 1965. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. SIGNED BY DICK FRANCIS on the title page. A solid copy to boot of the 1965 stated 1st American edition of the author's second published mystery. VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light rubbing at the panels. Octavo, 244 pgs. Signed by Author.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1924. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. The September 1924 4th printing, IN THE UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light chipping --and several small closed tears-- along the panel edges. Thick 12mo, 334 pgs.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1941. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A sharp copy of the 1941 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine (with a touch of offsetting to the rear endpaper) in a bright, price-intact (and clipped), VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with very light wear at the spine crown. Octavo, 284 pgs.

New York: Alfred Knopf, 1931. Cloth. Very Good. A solid copy of the May 1931 4th printing, following the April 1931 1st, 2nd and 3rd printings. Tight and VG in its russet, pictorial cloth, with pronounced offsetting at the gutters. Boards clean, as well as the text. A very presentable copy. Lacking the extremely scarce dustjacket.

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1941. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good -. The 1941 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG (light offsetting at the hinges) in a bright, price-clipped, VG- dustjacket, with chipping along the spine ends and panel edges. Light tape at the spine hinge and, inconspicuously, to the inside of the jacket along the spine. Still though, a presentable copy in its elusive dustjacket. 12mo, 274 pgs.

New York: Roy Publishers, 1960. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. The 1960 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with just a touch of wear at the spine ends and light soiling to the rear panel. 12mo, 176 pgs. "A new slant on an age-old racket! Mike Strang strikes a fresh note in tough investigators" (from the front cover).

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1943. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. The 1943 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG (with former owner inscription to the front free endpaper) in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light rubbing to the front panel, light wear along the front flap-fold and light creasing and chipping along the spine ends and panel edges. 12mo, 314 pgs.