Rare books from SCENE OF THE CRIME ®

NY: Henry Holt, 1988. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. NY. Henry Holt. HARDCOVER. 1988. FIRST Edition, FIRST Printing. SIGNED By Author. AS NEW, bound in gray and black with silver titles in black pictorial dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Jacket design by Irving Freeman. Publisher's promotional material included. Second book in the fine series featuring Dave Robecheaux. ~ SIGNED ~ INSCRIBED By Author on Title Page to Owners of SCENE OF THE CRIME ~ To Ruth and Al thanks for the invitation to your wonderful store, Your friend, Jim Burke ~ . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

MA: Little Brown, 1990. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. MA. Little Brown. HARDCOVER. 1990. FIRST Edition, FIRST Printing. SIGNED By Author. AS NEW, bound in black on black with silver titles in black printed dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Fourth in the series featuring Dave Robicheaux. ~SIGNED ~ INSCRIBED by the author ~To Ruth and Al / Thanks for all the help and support/ Your friend, Jim Burke ~ . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. MA. Little Brown. HARDCOVER. 1989. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED By Author. AS NEW, bound in gray and red with silver titles in pictorial wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Third in the series featuring Dave Robicheaux. ~ SIGNED ~ INSCRIBED by the author to the Owners of Scene Of The Crime. ~ To Ruth and Al, Thanks for everything, Your buddy, Jim Burke. ~. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

NY: Henry Holt, 1987. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. NY. Henry Holt. HARDCOVER. 1987. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED By Author. AS NEW, bound in gray and black with silver titles in black stylized dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Jacket design by Irving Freeman. Debut of fine series featuring Dave Robicheaux. Publisher promotional material included. ~ SIGNED ~ INSCRIBED By Author on Title Page to Owners of SCENE OF THE CRIME ~ To Ruth and Al With thanks for all your goodwill and hospitality Your friend, Jim Burke ~. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

NY: Mysterious Press, 1987. FINE condition in FINE covers. NY. Mysterious Press. SOFTCOVER. 1987. UNCORRECTED PAGE PROOFS as issued by publisher for the hardcover edition, September 22, 1987. SIGNED ~ INSCRIBED by author. ~She Lives / James Ellroy~. AS NEW, bound in soft peach stiff paper wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, NO spine crease. A powerful novel about the famous unsolved murder and Los Angeles of the 1940's. SIGNED by James Ellroy. Stored in Archival sleeve.. Signed by Author. Uncorrected Proof. Soft Cover. Fine/Fine Original Wraps.

NY: Hyperion, 1992. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1992. FIRST EDITION. AS NEW, bound in black and teal with silver titles in shades of blue-green dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. SIGNED ~ INSCRIBED by the author ~ To Frank Chambers / All the best, Your friend, James Lee Burke 5/9/92. P.S. Watch out for that 'Twin Oaks Tavern' ~ Fifth book in the fine series featuring Dave Robicheaux.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

NY: Mysterious Press, 1988. FINE condition in FINE covers. NY. Mysterious Press. SOFTCOVER. 1988. UNCORRECTED PAGE PROOFS as issued by publisher for the hardcover edition, September 1988. SIGNED ~ INSCRIBED by author ~ The Nowhere is Everywhere / James Ellroy ~. AS NEW, bound in sedate blue stiff paper wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, NO spine crease. Breath of toning to front top edge, else FINE. Hollywood and Los Angeles in the 1950's. SIGNED by James Ellroy on half-title page. Stored in Archival sleeve.. Signed by Author. Uncorrected Proof. Soft Cover. Fine/Fine Original Wraps.

NY: Simon & Schuster, 1983. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1983. SECOND PRINTING. AS NEW, bound in black cloth with bright yellow wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. SIGNED ~ INSCRIBED by author. ~ For / Ruth --- / Hoping your future / blessings will be (arrow pointing down to title) LEGION / William Peter Blatty ~. Lucifer's endless quest to own your soul in the form of a very interesting and well done detective novel.. Signed by Author. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

NY: Donald I. Fine, 1985. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1985. FIRST EDITION. AS NEW, bound in cream and black with blue stylized dust wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. SIGNED ~ INSCRIBED ~ To Ruth & Al -- At the classiest Scene Of The Crime of all, Andrew Vachss 9/88 ~. Andrew Vachss' first novel and the first in the powerful series featuring private investigator Burke.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

NY: Henry Holt, 1986. FINE condition in FINE covers. NY. Henry Holt. SOFTCOVER. 1986. UNCORRECTED ADVANCE READING COPY. SIGNED ~ INSCRIBED By Author. AS NEW, bound in original white glossy pictorial stiff paper wraps. .Square and tight, UNREAD, NO spine crease. Small bend at bottom point of cover, else FINE, see image. ~ SIGNED ~ INSCRIBED By Author to Owners of Scene Of The Crime ~ For Ruth & Al / Working our way / through the alphabet here / Let's hope we make it to "Z" / Sue 5-4-86 ~ Stored in Archival sleeve.. Signed by Author. Uncorrected Proof. Soft Cover. Near Fine/Fine Original Wraps.

NY: Harper & Row, 1988. FINE condition in FINE slipcase. HARDCOVER. 1988. LIMITED EDITION, NUMBERED. SIGNED by author. AS NEW, bound in half mahagony paper and half wheat colored nubby cloth spine with mahagony lettering in slipcase illustrated with map of four corners Anasazi country. No dust jacket, as issued. Square and tight, UNREAD, in original shrink wrap. SIGNED by Tony Hillerman on Limitations page, this being number 157 of 250 issued.. Signed by Author. Limited. Hard Cover. Fine/Not Issued.

NY: Houghton Mifflin, 1971. FINE condition in NEAR FINE dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1971. FIRST EDITION, THUS. FIRST Printing.. AS NEW, bound in cerulean blue cloth with black titles in black printed dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Light toning to dust jacket. 718pp. Includes: two novels The Little Sister and The Long Goodbye, first U.S. book form publication of Blackmailers Don't Shoot and The Pencil, Chandler's essay The Simple Art of Murder, short stories Red Wind and Trouble is My Business.. First Edition, Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

NY: Knopf, 1948. FINE condition in NEAR FINE dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1948. FIRST EDITION. Bound in tan with indigo decorative lettering in stylized dust jacket. Square and tight, original price intact. Toning to text block edges, else FINE. Medium to heavy toning to dust jacket, including reverse, light edgewear and light soiling to back panel. Bret's future depends on his ability to recapture his unremembered past.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

CA: Neville + Yellin, 1978. FINE condition. HARDCOVER. 1978. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED by James M. Fox. LIMITED EDITION of 26 lettered copies, this being letter V. AS NEW, bound in black leather with gold tilt titles and shades of gray and tan marbled endpapers, issued without dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD. Correspondence between Chandler and author James M Fox, 1950-1956. Afterword and SIGNED by Fox on limitations page. Preface by James Pepper, editor.. Signed Introduction. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Not Issued.

NY: Knopf, 1953. NEAR FINE condition in NEAR FINE dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1953. FIRST EDITION. Bound in yellow-gold flower patterned boards in shades of gray dust jacket. Square and tight, original price intact. Small ink spot on front free endpaper. Dust jacket has some edgewear, small closed tear to front cover and light soiling to back panel. Featuring Howard Cross, County Probation Department.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.