Search Results: Authors starting with V from MLC Books

St. Cloud, MN: North Star Press of St. Cloud, 2009. In the second John Santana mystery, the investigation into the murder of a young Hmong woman in St. Paul turns into something far more sinister. Signed by Valen on the title page.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket.

London: Peter Davies, 1953. A small mining town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula is shattered when a mine collapses, trapping five men. First British edition. Ex-library with a stamp pad removed from the front end paper, no other library indications. Bumped and rubbed, spine and edges of the boards sunned. Front hinge cracked with internal tape repair to both hinges, light foxing.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Ex-Library.

New York: Merrill & Baker, 1903. Connoisseurs' Edition de Luxe, #173 of 500. Bumped and rubbed, binding square and solid. Frontispiece missing, the other five plates intact. Some pages still uncut.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1977. The fourth Grijpstra and de Gier mystery. Spine head gently rolled, remainder mark to the lower edge of the text block. Jacket rubbed with tiny chips at the extremeties and a sticker scuff on the front panel, in mylar. Signed by Van de Wetering on the title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1983. Grijpstra and DeGier investigate the murder of a pimp. Gently rubbed with faint tanning to the pages and edges of the boards, remainder mark on the lower edge of the text block. Jacket lightly rubbed with just a touch of wear at the edges, flaps tanned, in mylar. Signed by Van de Wetering on the title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1935. When an aspiring newspaper writer has to take a job as an apartment house switch-board operator he gets involved with the residents, including helping an elderly lady solve a murder. Bumped and rubbed with a touch of wear at the edges, drip marks to the boards with a pressure crease to the front board. Hinges a bit loose with foxing to the end papers and the jackt flaps glued to the pastedowns. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

Roslyn, NY: Detective Book Club / Walter J. Black, 1978. Three great mysteries in one volume, including cases for Grijpstra and de Gier, and Travis McGee. Spine heel bumped.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1982. Spine ends gently rolled with a bit of foxing to the edges of the text block. Jacket lightly rubbed with a touch of wear at the corners and spine ends, in mylar. Signed by Van de Wetering on the title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine.

New York: Ballantine, 1988. Gently rubbed with just a bit of wear at the extremeties. Signed by Van de Wetering on the title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. First Edition.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1983. A Grijpstra and de Gier mystery. Very gently bumped, the mylar covered jacket shows just a touch of wear at the cornes and spine ends and a short crease to the upper corner of the rear flap. Signed by Van de Wetering on the title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1940. A young woman investigates a series of murders at a Home for the Aged. Ex-rental library with markings on the front end paper. Bumped and rubbed with the lower corner of the front board broken off, binding square and solid, phone number written on the rear end paper. Jacket rubbed and worn with 2" loss to the spine head, chips and tears, and the remnants of a old, edged protector to the edges, in new Brodart.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Poor. Ex-Library.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1941. Bumped and rubbed with wear and fraying at the extremeties. Spine faded, front hinge cracked, rear hinge loose. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1940. A young lady investigates murders at an old-folks home. Bumped and rubbed with a damp stain to the rear board and edges of the pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. A Philo Vance mystery. Basis for the 1939 Alfred E. Green movie starring Grace Allen and Warren William as Philo. Van Dine wrote the book for his friends, George Burns and Gracie Allen but Paramount decided George was not necessary for the screenplay and wrote him out. Lighlty bumped and rubbed, pages faintly tanned. There is a small nick to the upper edge of the final 10 pages and two drip marks to the fore edge of the text block. Jacket rubbed with chips and tears. There is a damp stain to the spine and around to a small portion of the front panel, jacket in mylar. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. The fifth Philo Vance mystery. Basis for the 1936 Michael Hankinson movie featuring an early appearance by Wilfrid Hyde-White as Philo. Bumped and rubbed with a bit of wear to the lower edges. Pages lightly tanned with the previous owner's name stamped on the front pastedown. Jacket rubbed with chips and tears, including a 1" chip to the upper front panel and some loss at the spine ends. Flaps tanned and a sticker scuff to the spine, in mylar. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

New York: Otto Penzler Books, 1996. A man at a house party jumps into the swimming pool and vanishes, later being found murdered. Facsimile edition, with publisher's notes laid in. Spine ends gently bumped. Jacket lightly rubbed, in Brodart.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. Philo Vance investigates the kidnapping of a wealthy playboy. Lightly bumped, boards rubbed and mottled, spine a bit sunned. Binding square and solid, rear hinge has been repaired with a new, poorly glued pastedown.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. The seventh Philo Vance mystery. Basis for the 1933 Warner Brothers movie starring William Powell, Mary Astor and, of course, Asta. Bumped and rubbed with wear and fraying at the corners and spine ends, spine lettering well rubbed. Damp stain to the corners of the boards and text block. Hinges cracked. Good reading copy.. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. A Philo Vance mystery. Basis for the 1939 Alfred E. Green movie starring Grace Allen and Warren William as Philo. Van Dine wrote the book for his friends, George Burns and Gracie Allen but Paramount decided George was not necessary for the screenplay and wrote him out. Bumped and rubbed, boards a bit soiled. Spine darkened with wear at the ends, binding square and solid.. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. A man at a house party jumps into the swimming pool and vanishes, later being found murdered. First edition married to a Grosset & Dunlap jacket. Lightly bumped and rubbed with the previous owner's name, dated Nov. 1933, inside. Plate with a map of the estate detached and laid in. G & D jacket missing the spine. Remainder rubbed with chips and tears, in Brodart.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Poor.