PAGES, THE WORLD OF BOOKS, WRITERS, AND WRITING. I.

Detroit: Gale Research Co., (1976). 4to. imitation leather over boards. 304 pages. The first and only issue published of this periodical. Contains articles by Ray Bradbury, James Dickey, Jesse Stuart, and Larry McMurtry among the literary luminaries, and William Cagel on new tax laws, Otto Penzler on collecting detective fiction, and Madeleine Stern on women writers for the more bookish. READ MORE about PAGES, THE WORLD OF BOOKS, WRITERS, AND WRITING. I

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Johnson, Kevin R.

THE DARK PAGE: BOOKS THAT INSPIRED AMERICAN FILM NOIR, 1940-1949.

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2007. 9 x 12 inches. cloth, slipcase. 384 pages. Deluxe version, limited to 110 copies, with a slipcase and a colophon page signed by Paul Schrader and Kevin Johnson. The literary origins of the American film noir cycle are more convoluted than a plot contrived by Raymond Chandler after a too-long night at Musso and Frank. Kevin Johnson has paired his obsessions with film and literature to illuminate even..... READ MORE about THE DARK PAGE: BOOKS THAT INSPIRED AMERICAN FILM NOIR, 1940-1949

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Johnson, Kevin R.

THE DARK PAGE: BOOKS THAT INSPIRED AMERICAN FILM NOIR, 1940-1949.

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, (2008). 9 x 12 inches. cloth with dust jacket. 384 pages. First edition, second printing. The literary origins of the American film noir cycle are more convoluted than a plot contrived by Raymond Chandler after a too-long night at Musso and Frank. Kevin Johnson has paired his obsessions with film and literature to illuminate even the murkiest connections. Identifying every 1940s American film noir with a published literary source..... READ MORE about THE DARK PAGE: BOOKS THAT INSPIRED AMERICAN FILM NOIR, 1940-1949

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Penzler, Otto.

BIBLIOMYSTERIES: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FIRST EDITIONS OF MYSTERY FICTION SET IN THE WORLD OF BOOKS, 1849-2000.

New York, NY: The Mysterious Bookshop, 2014. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 149+(1) pages. Second revised edition. Introductory comments by the author. This monumental work is an annotated bibliography of first editions of mystery fiction set in the world of books. Written by the award-winning mystery expert and editor Otto Penzler, this comprehensive volume covers every title published between 1849-2000 that falls into the bibliomystery sub-genre. In addition to notes of issue on publication, publisher, and..... READ MORE about BIBLIOMYSTERIES: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FIRST EDITIONS OF MYSTERY FICTION SET IN THE WORLD...

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Queen, Ellery.

THE DETECTIVE SHORT STORY, A BIBLIOGRAPHY.

With a New Introduction by the Author.
New York: Biblo and Tannen, 1969. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (xii), 146 pages. With a New Introduction by the Author. Reprint of the first edition, limited to 1000 copies. Contains the new introduction. Jacket rubbed along hinge with spine faded and small tears along edges. READ MORE about THE DETECTIVE SHORT STORY, A BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Stein, Aaron Marc.

BODY SEARCH.

Garden City, New York: For the Crime Club by Doubleday and Company, 1977. 8vo. brown leatherette, dust jacket. (viii), 181 pages. First edition. Matt Erridge, an American, continues his travels in Europe including Greece and finds himself tangled in yet another intrigue. Signed by author: "For- the Bill Bowens, Cordially, Aaron Marc Stein 2/16/79." Corners bumped. READ MORE about BODY SEARCH

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(Bookselling Novel). Morley, Christopher.

PARNASSUS ON WHEELS.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., (1955). 8vo. half cloth, boards. 253, (3) pages. First edition with these illustrations. Given out as a dividend by the Book-of-the-Month Club. Illustrated by Douglass Gorsline. Lacks dust jacket. READ MORE about PARNASSUS ON WHEELS

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(Detective Fiction). Blackburn, John.

BOUND TO KILL.

New York: M.S. Milll Company and William Morrow & Co., 1963. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 189 pages. First U.S. edition; the English edition was called BLUE OCTAVO. A young man becomes suspicious when a rare book dealer pays four times retail at an auction for a copy of a slow selling mountaineering book. He is found dead in his shop. Jacket rubbed with closed tear in front cover of jacket and is price-clipped. READ MORE about BOUND TO KILL

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(Detective Fiction). Block, Lawrence.

THE BURGLAR WHO TRADED TED WILLIAMS.

N.P. Dutton Book, (1994). 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards, dust jacket. (x), 258 pages. First edition. Bernie Rodenbarr, burglar-cum-bookseller robs a West Side apartment but is blamed for another crime in which a million dollar baseball collection is stolen across town. READ MORE about THE BURGLAR WHO TRADED TED WILLIAMS

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(Detective Fiction). Braun, Lilian Jackson.

THE CAT WHO WENT BANANAS.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, (2004). 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. (xii), 223+(1) pages. First edition. Lilian Jackson Braun's twenty-seventh Cat Who book about Jim Qwilleran and his Siamese cats Yum Yum and Koko. This one involves a book project on a historic house, a new bookstore and possibly some stolen books. READ MORE about THE CAT WHO WENT BANANAS

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(Detective Fiction). Brown, Dan.

THE DA VINCI CODE.

New York: Doubleday, (2003). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. x, 454 pages. First edition. The novel has helped perpetuate popular interest in speculation concerning the Holy Grail legend and the role of Mary Magdalene in the history of Christianity. According to the premise of the novel, the Vatican knows it is living a lie, but continues to do so to keep itself in power. It is a worldwide bestseller with more than 60.5 million copies in..... READ MORE about THE DA VINCI CODE

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(Detective Fiction). Caldwell, Ian and Dustin Thomason.

THE RULE OF FOUR.

(New York): Dial Press, (2004). 8vo. cloth-backed, paper-covered boards, dust jacket. (x), 372, (2) pages. First edition. A tale of timeless intrigue and scholarship is the story of two college friends forced to follow a mysterious coded manuscript, a violent Ivy League murder, and the secrets of a Renaissance prince. READ MORE about THE RULE OF FOUR

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