Morley, Christopher.

THE HAUNTED BOOKSHOP.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, (1919). 12mo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 289+(1) pages. FIrst edition, third state, with "Burroughs" bruised on page 76 and "76" beneath "Bu"; "Styx" correct on page 100, line 1. Prefatory comments "to the bookseller," table of contents. Signed by the author on front free endpaper. Mystery, bomb plots, and great bookselling scenes take place in this bookshop mystery. Dust jacket soiled and stained on front cover with signs..... READ MORE about THE HAUNTED BOOKSHOP

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Stein, Aaron Marc.

LEND ME YOUR EARS.

Garden City, New York: For the Crime Club by Doubleday and Company, 1976. 8vo. red leatherette, dust jacket. (viii), 183 pages. First edition. Matt Erridge, an American, travels to Italy and finds just as much trouble overseas, if not more. Signed by author: "For- the Bill Bowens, Cordially, Aaron Marc Stein 2/16/79." READ MORE about LEND ME YOUR EARS

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 94365

(Biblio Novel). Brooks, Geraldine.

PEOPLE OF THE BOOK, A NOVEL.

(New York: Viking, Penguin Group, 2008). 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. ix, 372 pages. First edition. A novel. A rare book expert named Hanna Heath is invited to analyze and help with the conservation of a newly-discovered Hebrew manuscript in Sarajevo. Through her research, she comes to learn more of the history of the book, and her "...investigations unexpectedly plunge her into the intrigues of fine art forgers and ultranationalist fanatics. Her experiences will test..... READ MORE about PEOPLE OF THE BOOK, A NOVEL

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(Biblio Novel). Dresner, Hal.

MAN WHO WROTE DIRTY BOOKS.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1965. 8vo. half-cloth over boards, dust jacket. 192 pages. First edition, second printing. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. READ MORE about MAN WHO WROTE DIRTY BOOKS

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 12747

(Biblio Novel). Fitt, Mary.

CLUES TO CHRISTABEL.

New York, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1944. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 224 pages. First edition. Dust jacket has been trimmed at the top and the bottom. Very good copy. READ MORE about CLUES TO CHRISTABEL

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 135258

(Biblio Novel). Herzig, Alison Cragin & Jane Lawrence Mali.

A WORD TO THE WISE.

Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1978. 8vo. hardcover, dust jacket. 199 pages. First edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. READ MORE about A WORD TO THE WISE

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 135199

(Biblio Novel). Upfield, Arthur.

AN AUTHOR BITES THE DUST.

Sydney, Australia: Angus and Robertson Ltd., 1948. 8vo. hardcover, dust jacket. 192 pages. First edition. Near fine in a cropped dust jacket. Jacket attached to the binding. Exlibris stamp on front free endpaper. Published in Australia by Angus & Robertson, in 1948 (perhaps simultaneously, as a copy of the American edition has been seen with a February 1948 inscription). The eleventh story of detective Napoleon "Bony" Bonaparte, who investigates the death of a book critic..... READ MORE about AN AUTHOR BITES THE DUST

Price: $40.00  other currencies  Order nr. 135203

(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

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 2842

(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

Price: $100.00  other currencies  Order nr. 94234

(Detective Fiction). DeAndrea, William L.

KILLED IN PARADISE.

New York: Mysterious Press, (1988). 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards. (viii), 182, (2) pages. First edition. Set on a Caribbean cruise, there is murder and mayhem all around Network vice-president and chief troubleshooter Matt Cobb. All of the Matt Cobb series have Killed in the title. Light wear to book and dust jacket. READ MORE about KILLED IN PARADISE

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(Detective Fiction). Keating, H.R.F.

WHODUNIT?, A GUIDE TO CRIME, SUSPENSE AND SPY FICTION.

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., (1982). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 320 pages. First U.S. edition. Different writers on the different genres. Sections on Crime Fiction, How I Write My Books, The People of Crime Fiction, etc. READ MORE about WHODUNIT?, A GUIDE TO CRIME, SUSPENSE AND SPY FICTION

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 34728

(Detective Fiction). Lathen, Emma.

WHEN IN GREECE.

New York: Simon and Schuster, (1969). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (v), 256+(1) pages. First U.S. edition. Emma Lathen is the pen name shared by Mary Jane Latsis and Martha Henissart. This is the ninth entry in the series featuring John Putnam Thatcher, an investment banker who has more than his share of adventures. Jacket is price clipped. READ MORE about WHEN IN GREECE

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 89642