Search Results: Mystery from Bee Creek Books

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1927. Author also wrote "True Adventures of the Secret Service". True stories?. 280 pp. Ned Guymon's bookplate on front endpaper. E. T. (Ned) Guymon, Jr., was generally acknowledged to be the world's leading collector of mystery and detective fiction books. Red cloth covers with gilt lettering. Spine faded. Overall covers are Very Good. Some soiling to top page ends. Interior is tight, clean and VG+.. Cloth. Very Good. Size: 5" x 7 1/2". Mystery.

New York: Galahad Books Boxed set of two books. The Best of Mystery (ISBN: 0-88365-644-2), 63 Short Stories Chosen by the Master of Suspense, 636 pp, hardcover with DJ, book is clean. Tales of Terror (ISBN: 0-88365-710-4), 58 Short Stories Chosen by the Master of Suspense, 631 pp., hardcover with DJ, book is clean. Slipcase is worn, but intact.. Hard Cover. Very Good-. Size: Approx. 6 3/4" x 9 1/2". Mystery.

New York: Walker and Company, 1979. "Fordington was one of those towns where nothing ever happened. But then an oil sheik decides to send his son to Brookover Schook, and immediately the climate changes to one of violence-Hassan bin Jabir, is kidnapped during an especially brutal attack on the school..." 183 pp. Slight rubbing and red coloring to ends of spine. Possibly from DJ which is red. Very minor. otherwise the Book is Near Fine. Interior is tight, clean and NEar Fine. DJ is VG+. Laid in 7"x3" stiff card from publisher: "We take pleasure in sending you this book for review...". First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8". Mystery.

New York: Moffat, Yard & Company, 1918. 316 pp. Blue/green cloth cover with orange title lettering and image on front cover, orange lettering on spine. Missing DJ. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed, edges rubbed, scuffing and wear to cover faces, spine is creased with some water spots, spine ends are bent and torn with fraying. Spine slightly cocked. Page edges are darkened with some soiling. Both hinges broken, front hinge especially so. Interior pages tanned, some foxing spots throughout. Book in Good condition.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Size: Approx. 5 " x 7 1/2". Mystery.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970. Three Exciting Novels: The Galton Case; The Chill; Black Money. With a Foreword by the Author. 626 pp. Cover corners and edges rubbed and bumped, wear and small tears to spine ends and joint corners, crease down middle of spine. Slightly cocked spine. Previous owner's name written on front free endpaper. Rest interior clean.. Cloth. Very Good-/No Jacket. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Mystery.

New York: Walker and Company, 1977. Review copy with laid-in request for clippings by publisher. First Edition. 222 pp. Black covers with gilt lettering on spine. DJ in VG- condition with dirt scuffs along edges, small tear along corner of back flap and on bottom of front cover, rubbing to spine edge. Book is clean, tight and in NF condition.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good -. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4". Mystery.

New York: The Dial Press, 1976. "...every story in this new anthology is prize caliber -- first-rate, rewarding, spellbinding reading from the master of suspense." 381 pp. Missing DJ. Blue cloth covers with bumped and rubbed corners, edges rubbed, spine ends bent from shelfwear. Penmarks along page edge on contents page (perhaps marking read stories?), else interior clean. Book in Good+ condition.. Book Club Edition. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 8 1/2". Mystery.

San Diego, CA: University of California, 1979. A monumental work which list all mystery, detective, suspense, police, and gothic fiction in book form published in the English language. An extensive and exhaustive reference." 697 pp. Thick book. Could require extra postage. Laid in promo photographs of author, his children, and some negatives. Also sheet advertising "The Crime Fiction Collection"- "The huge personal library of the well-known bibliographer ALLEN J. HUBIN, the most important collection still in private hands, is to be sold en bloc!..." . Cloth. Very Good+. Size: Approx. 8 3/4" x 11 1/4". Bibliography.

New York: P.F. Collier & Son, 1929. A Philo Vance Story. 349 pp. S. S. Van Dine was the pseudonym of Willard Huntington Wright (October 15, 1888 - April 11, 1939), a U.S art critic and author. He created the once immensely popular fictional detective Philo Vance, who first appeared in books in the 1920s, then in movies and on the radio.The Bishop Murder Case (1928), was S. S. Van Dine's fourth mystery novel. In this book, Philo Vance, Van Dine's popular detective character, solves a mystery built around a nursery rhyme. The Bishop Murder Case seems to be not only the first nursery-rhyme mystery book, but the first of any sort of mystery novel constructed around a formal scheme. Grey covers. Spine and part of back cover faded. Overall covers are Good+. Interior is tight, clean and VG.. Hardcover. Good+. Size: Approx. 5 " x 7 3/4". Mystery.

Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Scribner & Co, 1995. A Mystery with Cliff Janeway. " John Dunning has surpassed "Booked to Die" with a richly nuanced novel... the story starts and ends, aptly, with a book, a very special book: a 1969 edition of Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven... No bibliography mentions the 1969 edition. If it exist, it would be worth a fortune to the right collector. It's the kind of book somebody might kill for - as a matter a fact, somebody probably already has." 351 pp. Book is VG+. Spine ends mildly bumped otherwise covers are Near Fine. Interior is tight, clean and Near Fine to Fine. DJ's spine ends slightly creased, otherwise DJ is Near Fine. John Dunning (born January 9, 1942) is an American writer of nonfiction and detective fiction.. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Near Fine. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/2". Mystery.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1930. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. Illustrated by Russell H. Tandy. 204 pp. Blue cloth covers with orange picture of Nancy Drew on front and orange lettering on spine. Missing DJ. Cover corners and edges are rubbed and bumped. Spine is faded with water spots covering, spine ends are bent and fraying. White markings (water damage?) to front and back cover edges, and rubbing to joints. Faded orange top page edge. Orange and white endpapers with Nancy and three friends. Broken front hinge. Browning to illustration edges, light foxing throughout interior. Book in Good- condition. . Cloth. Good-/No Jacket. Illus. by Russell H. Tandy. Size: Approx. 5 " x 7 1/2". Mystery.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House Value Publishing, 1986. "...an all-new collection of international intrigue, conspiracy, plots and counterplots, secret agents and double agents." Contributors include Ian Fleming, Leslie Charteris, W. Somerset Maugham, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Erle Stanley Gardner, Michael Gilbert, and others. 515 pp. DJ in VG condition with wear to edges and corners, initials "B.H." written on front flap. Cover spine ends are bent from shelfwear. Black mark on top page edge. Interior tight and clean. Book in VG condition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Size: Approx. 6 1/4" x 9 1/4". Mystery.

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1934. Fifth book in the famous Perry Mason series. 296 pp. Black cloth covers with yellow print title on front and spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed to boards, edges rubbed, scuffing and wear to cover faces, joints are rubbed, spine is creased, spine ends are bent and fraying. Cocked spine. Previous owner's name written on both front and back inside covers, small stamp with date on back free endpaper. Endpapers are browning. Hinges and interior spine loose. Pages are lightly browning, some with smudges. Book in Good condition.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 7 3/4". Mystery.

Roslyn, New York: Walter J. Black, Inc. Two mystery stories in one volume printed for the Detective Book Club. Green covers have bumped corners, and edges on spine are bent and rubbed. Foxing/spotting along page edges. Written number on front freepaper. Back freepaper is creased, but is still attached to book. Interior is tight and clean. Book is in VG condition.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 7 3/4". Mystery.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1929. The story of the stark tragedy of a man's soul. Purple cloth covers with gold gilt image on front cover and lettering on spine. 103 pp. Book review article from the Boston Evening Transcript on April 27, 1929 attached on the inside back cover. Spotting/watermarks? on spine and back cover. Corners are bumped and edges are slightly rubbed. Uncut page edges. Previous owner's name inscribed on front freepaper. Interior is tight and clean. Book in VG condition.. Cloth. Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4". Poem.

New York: Harper & Row, 1990. Both book and DJ are Fine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Size: Approx. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2". Mystery.

San Diego: University Extension, University of California, San Diego, 1976. The Mystery Library, No. 2. Introduction, with notes, and checklist by Robert E. Briney. Illustrations by Dick Conner. 283 pp. Gray paper covers with black leather spine, gilt title lettering on spine. Book is wrapped and completely protected by plastic, unread and brand new. Book in NF to Fine condition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Dick Conner. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4". Mystery.

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1940. 283 pp. Red top page edges. Black cloth covers show some wear, corners are bumped and board slightly exposed on front lower corner. Top and bottom of spine are rubbed with small tears. Both front and back hinges are browning. Interior is tight and clean. No dust jacket. Overall this copy is in Very Good condition. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 7 3/4". Mystery.

New York: The Crime Club, Inc, 1928. The Crime Club Annual. 13 different cases. 357 pp. Red cloth with lettering and design on front cover. Gilt lettering on spine. Spine ends mildly bumped. Some soiling on cover otherwise covers Good+. 7 last pages with vertical crease, otherwise Interior is tight, clean and VG+.. First Edition. Cloth. Good to Good+. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 ". Mystery.

Skokie, Illinois: National Textbook Company, 1977. Stories by Edgar Allan Poe; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; Ellery Queen; and other mystery writers. 22 detective stories. 441 pages. including Bibliography. Stiff covers are Very Good to Very Good+. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. . Paperback. Very Good to Very Good+. Illus. by Photographs. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 8 3/4". Mystery.