Detective Short Stories
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Her Smoke Rose Up Forever
by James, Jr Tiptree
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever is a collection of Science fiction and fantasy stories by author James Tiptree, Jr.. It was released in 1990 by Arkham House. It was published in an edition of 4,108 copies and was the author's second book published by Arkham House.
Four Past Midnight
by Stephen King
Four Past Midnight is a collection of four novellas by Stephen King, published in 1990. The four stories are "The Langoliers"; "Secret Window, Secret Garden"; "The Library Policeman"; and "The Sun Dog".
The Mystery Book
by Rex ; Abbot, Anthony ; Ford, Leslie ; Frome, David ; Rinehart, Mary Roberts Stout
Detective Short Stories Books & Ephemera
Field Of Thirteen
by Francis, Dick
A superbly crafted collection of thirteen tightly plotted tales that treats readers to murder, mystery, and mayhem in the world of horseracing.
SCENES OF THE CRIME
by QUEEN, Ellery ~ Edited By
NY: Dial Press, 1979. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. NY. Dial Press. HARDCOVER. 1979. FIRST EDITION. AS NEW, bound in red boards with gold gilt titles in white pictorial dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. 25 stories selected as the best published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine in 1977.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
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£32.38
THINGS BEYOND MIDNIGHT
by NOLAN, William F
CA: Scream Press, 1984. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. CA. Scream Press. HARDCOVER. 1984. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED by Author. AS NEW, bound in black cloth with silver titles and illustrated endpapers in black pictorial dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, NOT clipped. Introduction by Richard Christian Matheson. Jacket illustration by JK Potter. Fantastic collection of twenty of Nolan's 'Dark Hour' short stories. SIGNED ~ INSCRIBED by Author to Owners of SCENE OF THE CRIME ~ HAPPY HORRORS!...
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£60.71
THE FANTASTIC STORIES OF CORNELL WOOLRICH
by WAUGH, Charles G and Martin H Greenbet ~ Edited By
IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 1981. FINE condition in NEAR FINE dust jacket. IL. Southern Illinois University Press. 1981. FIRST EDITION. AS NEW, bound in green with black titles in green pictorial dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Dust jacket has light edge wear. Jacket design by Richard Hendel. With an Introduction by Francis M Nevins, Jr. Afterword by Barry N Malzberg.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.
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£133.57
HER SMOKE ROSE UP FOREVER
by TIPTREE, Jr., James
WI: Arkham House, 1990. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. WI. Arkham House. HARDCOVER. 1990. FIRST EDITION, FIRST Printing. AS NEW, bound in black with gold titles in ivory pictorial dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Tiny spot on title page, else FINE. Dust jacket cover art from Zug der Toten and Tod und Leben by Gustav Klimt. Eighteen short stories. 520 pages. Introduction by John Clute. Illustrations by Andrew Smith.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
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£121.42
ALFRED HITCHCOCK MYSTERY MAGAZINE
by HUTTER, Ernest M ~ Editor
NY: HSD Publications, 1973. VERY GOOD condition in FAIR original green pictorial paper wraps. Digest size magazine / periodical, Volume 18, No. 10, October 1973. Age toning to pages. Covers have overall age toning and soiling with chips and tears to spine plus wrinkles to bottom corner. Contributors: Frank Sisk, Helen Nielsen, Donald Olson, Edward D Hoch, Virginia Long, William Brittain, Jack Ritchie, Edward Wellen, Bryce Walton, Gary Brandner, Arthur Moore, Richard O Lewis, Stephen Wasylyk, Pauline...
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£8.10
PARDON MY GHOULISH LAUGHTER ~ Frederic Brown In The Detective Pulps Volume 7
by BROWN, Fredric
MT: Dennis McMillan, 1986. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. MT. Dennis McMillan. HARDCOVER. 1986. FIRST EDITION, Thus, LIMITED EDITION, Number 151 of 400. SIGNED and Numbered by Donald E Westlake, Author of Introduction. AS NEW, bound in fern green cloth with gold titles in black pictorial dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD. Cover Art and Endpapesr by William L McMillan. First hardcover collection of seven short stories previously published in the pulps.. Signed by Author of Introduction....
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£44.52
WINTER'S TALES 26
by MACLEAN, A D ~ Edited By
NY: St Martins, 1980. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. NY. St Martins. HARDCOVER. 1980. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. AS NEW, bound in purple boards with silver gilt titles in ice blue printed dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Original short stories by Brian Aldiss, Beryl Bainbridge, Christopher Burney, Douglas Dunn, Nadine Gordimer, Angela Huth, Francis King, Edna O'Brien, Julia O'Faolain, William Trevor, Tobias Wolff.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
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£18.62
PRIVATE DETECTIVE Stories ~ Volume 9 No. 6, November 1941
by VARIOUS
FAIR condition in illustrated wraps. NY. Trojan Publishing. MAGAZINE. Volume 9 No. 6, November 1941. No back cover. Nicks, tears and chipping to edges. Pages brown with tears and chipping. No. 8 in grease marker on front cover. Some joker who fancied himself an artist penciled risque additions to illustrations. No back cover. Fragile. Includes, Murder from A to Z by Luke Terry. Stored in Archival sleeve with acid-free board. . Magazine. Soft Cover. Fair/Original Wraps. Magazine.
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£26.71
QUARANTINE WORLD
by LEINSTER, Murray
NY: Carroll & Graf, 1992. FINE condition in FINE covers. NY. Carroll & Graf. SOFTCOVER. 1992. First Paperback Edition collecting four stories previously published in Science Fiction magazines. AS NEW, bound in green glossy pictorial paper wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, NO spine crease. Medical Services Starships. Stored in Archival sleeve.. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/Fine Original Wraps.
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£12.14
VICTORIAN RAILWAY MURDERS
by SELLWOOD, Arthur and Mary
UK: David & Charles, 1979. NEAR FINE condition in NEAR FINE dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1979. FIRST EDITION. Bound in brown boards with gold titles, wrapped in pictorial dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Bottom corners lightly bumped and dust jacket has two small wrinkles on back, else FINE. True crime, the factual account of the first murders committed on Britain's railways. Illustrated.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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£40.48
AMERICAN MURDERS ~ 11 Rediscovered Short Novels from The American Magazine 1934 - 1954
by BREEN, Jon L and Rita A Breen
NY: Garland, 1986. NEAR FINE condition in NEAR FINE boards. NY. Garland. HARDCOVER. 1986. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED by Authors. AS NEW, bound in orange with black titles. No dust jacket, as issued. Square and tight, UNREAD. Small push to top front edge and dirt smudge on top page edges. Includes Introduction and The American Magazine mystery novel checklist. SIGNED ~ INSCRIBED by Authors on front-free endpapers. Stored in Archival sleeve. No additional shipping charges for multiple titles.....
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£20.24
THE NEW BLACK MASK QURTERLY ~ NUMBER 7
by BRUCCOLI, Matthew J & Richard Layman ~ Edited By
CA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1986. FINE condition in FINE covers. CA. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. SOFTCOVER. 1986. FIRST EDITION, FIRST Printing. AS NEW, bound in original gray pictorial stiff paper wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, NO spine creasing. Stored in Archival sleeve. Eleven stories ~Featuring the Best from the Modern Masters of Detective, Intrigue, Suspense, and Mystery Fiction ~. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/Fine Original Wraps.
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£17.00
THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF SHORT HORROR NOVELS
by ASHLEY, Mike ~ Edited By
NY: Carroll & Graf, 1988. NEAR FINE condition in NEAR FINE original red pictorial stiff paper wraps. NY. Carroll & Graf. SOFTCOVER. 1988 FIRST EDITION. AS NEW, square and tight, UNREAD, NO spine creasing. Light toning to pages and light edge wear. Cover illustration by Bob Marchant. Ten short novels by Stephen King, Lucius Shepard, Russell Kirk, T E D Klein, David Case, John Metcalfe, Oliver Onions, A C Benson, Arthur Conan Doyle, Algernon Blackwood. Stored in Archival sleeve.. First...
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£16.19
THE SPLENDID OUTCAST ~ Beryl Markhan's African Stories
by LOVELL, Mary S ~ Compiled By
CA: North Point Press, 1987. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. CA. North Point Press. Hardcover. 1987. FIRST EDITION. Compiled and Introduction by Mary S Lovell. AS NEW, bound in maroon cloth with gold gilt titles in yellow pictorial dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Eight biographical short stories by Beryl Markham.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
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£44.52
HAUNTED WOMEN ~The Best Supernatural Tales By American Women Writers
by BENDIXEN, Alfred
NY: Ungar, 1984. FINE condition in NEAR FINE dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1984. FIRST EDITION. AS NEW, bound in blue boards in blue illustrated wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, dust jacket not clipped. Small chip and wrinkle to back flap of dust jacket, else FINE. Collection of thirteen ghost stories by some of America's finest women authors, from the late 1800s to mid 1930s. Includes 8 page introduction.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.
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£36.43
THE SIN EATER and Other Scientific Impossibilities
by WALTER, Elizabeth
NY: Stein & Day, 1984. FINE condition in FINE covers. NY. Stein & Day. SOFTCOVER. 1984. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. AS NEW, bound in original blue pictorial stiff paper wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, NO spine creasing. Light toning to pages, else FINE. Cover illustration by George Angelini. Ghost and horror stories. Stored in Archival sleeve. . First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/Fine Original Wraps.
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£14.57
DEAD MAN'S MIRROR ~ Three Of The Best Hercule Poirot Mysteries
by CHRISTIE, Agatha
NY: Dell, 1966. NEAR FINE condition in VERY GOOD original pictorial paper wraps. NY. Dell. SOFTCOVER. DELL EDITION 1699 OCTOBER 1966. Square and tight, UNREAD, NO spine creasing. Age toning to pages and inside covers. Covers also have some rubbing, creases and light edge wear. Three Hercule Poirot short stories. Stored in Archival sleeve.. New Dell Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Original Wraps. Mass Market Paperback.
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£12.14
THE CHAMELEON CORPS AND OTHER SHAPE CHANGERS
by GOULART, Ron
NEAR FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. NY. Macmillan. HARDCOVER. 1973. FIRST Edition, Thus, FIRST Printing. AS NEW, bound in maroon cloth with gold titles in eerie pictorial dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Tiny red dot on top page edges, else FINE. Jacket design by Richard Jones. 'Eleven science fiction and fantasy tales -- from a secret agent who can metamorphose at will to an alien pet who comes courting his mistress.' . First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
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£32.38
ARGOSY ~ Volume 23 No. 2, June 1932
by VARIOUS
NY: Munsey Co., 1932. GOOD condition in illustrated wraps. NY. Munsey Co. MAGAZINE. Volume 23 No. 2, June 1932. Nicks, tears and chipping to edges. Last two pages tearing away from staples. One inch tear upper right back cover. Toning to pages, some chipping. Fragile. Includes Cold Turkey by Erle Stanley Gardner. Cover design by Paul Stahr. Stored in Archival sleeve with acid-free board... Magazine. Soft Cover. Good/Original Wraps. Magazine.
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£32.38
AN INTERNATIONAL TREASURY OF MYSTERY & SUSPENSE
by RENO, Marie R ~ Selected and with an Introduction By
NY: Doubleday, 1983. FINE condition in NEAR FINE dust jacket. NY. Doubleday. HARDCOVER. 1983. FIRST EDITION. AS NEW, bound in red and navy boards with red titles in white printed dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Dust jacket has very light edge wear. Outstanding collection includes: Dorothy Sayers, P D James, Harry Kemelman, Ross Macdonald, Evelyn Waugh, Ian Fleming, Berton Roueche, Rex Stout, Agatha Christie, Arthur Upfield, Georges Simenon, Roald Dahl, Nadine...
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£52.62
HOLLYWOOD UNREEL
by GREENBERG, Martin Harry and Charles Waugh, Edited By
NY: Taplinger, 1982. FINE condition in NEAR FINE dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1982. FIRST EDITION. AS NEW, bound in yellow boards and black cloth spine with yellow titles in gray film reel pictorial dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Dust jacket has two light wrinkles on front cover and light rubbing to rear panel, else FINE. Fantastic collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy stories with the theme of Hollywood and the movies.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.
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£48.57
GREAT MODERN POLICE STORIES ~ Tales of Mystery and Suspense From the Fictional Files of the Law
by PRONZINI, Bill and Martin H Greenberg ~ Edited By
NY: Walker, 1986. FINE condition in FINE covers. NY. Walker. SOFTCOVER. 1986. FIRST EDITION, FIRST Printing. AS NEW, bound in original black glossy pictorial stiff paper wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, NO spine creasing. Cover design by Laurie McBarnette. Stored in Archival sleeve.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/Fine Original Wraps.
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£17.81
WINTER'S CRIMES 16
by HALE, Hilary ~ Edited By
NY: St Martins, 1984. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. NY. St Martins. HARDCOVER. 1984. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST Printing. AS NEW, bound in light brown cloth with gold gilt titles in yellow printed dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Original short stories by Ted Allbeury, Simon Brett, Lionel Davidson, Michael Gilbert, Michael Z Lewin, James McClure, Ellis Peters, Miles Tripp, David Williams.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
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£17.00
EASTERN SKIES WESTERN SEAS ~ Two Complete Novels and Six Short Stories
by CONRAD, Joseph
NY: Carroll & Graf, 1990. FINE condition in FINE covers. NY. Carroll & Graf. SOFTCOVER. 1990. FIRST Carroll & Graf Edition. AS NEW, bound in original black glossy pictorial stiff paper wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, NO spine crease. Cover design by Roy Colmer. 527 pages. Includes two novels -- Almayer's Folly and The Secret Agent plus six short stories. Great gift. Stored in Archival sleeve.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/Fine Original Wraps.
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£28.33
ENGLISCHER SOMMER
by CHANDLER, Raymond
Zurich: Diogenes Verlag, 1980. NEAR FINE condition in NEAR FINE covers. Zurich. Diogenes Verlag. SOFTCOVER. January 1, 1980. AS NEW, bound in original black and yellow pictorial stiff paper wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, NO spine creasing. Light rubbing to back panel, see image. German language. Stored in Archival sleeve.. Soft Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine Original Wraps.
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£16.19
