Results for: Literary Criticism

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

Price: $2,250.00 Order nr. 129210

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 Order nr. 94365

(Biblio Novel). Presser, Helmut.

PETERMANN.

Frankfurt: Linotype, 1960. 8vo. paper-covered boards, paper spine label. 35, (5) pages. A thrilling yet cautionary tale in verse about the book-lover Petermann. Illustrated by Werner Labbé. Traditional french-fold pages. Ink ownership inscription on front free endpaper. READ MORE about PETERMANN

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 49355

(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

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 102362

(Biblio Novel). Carlisle, Kate.

THE BOOK STOPS HERE.

New York, NY: Obsidian Mysteries, 2014. 8vo. paper covered boards, dust jacket. 323 pages. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. READ MORE about THE BOOK STOPS HERE

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 135269

(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 Order nr. 12747

(Biblio Novel). Fasman, Jon.

THE GEOGRAPHER'S LIBRARY.

New York: Penguin Press, 2005. 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. (viii), 374, (2) pages. First edition. A novel following the investigation of a reporter into the death of a local professor and its relation to the twelfth-century theft of a sack of artifacts from a geographer's library. READ MORE about THE GEOGRAPHER'S LIBRARY

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 93379

(Biblio Novel). Healey, Ben.

THE VESPUCCI PAPERS.

Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, 1972. 8vo. hardcover, dust jacket. 192 pages. First edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. READ MORE about THE VESPUCCI PAPERS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 135200

(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 Order nr. 135199

(Biblio Novel). Perowne, Barry.

SINGULAR CONSPIRACY.

Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Co., (1974). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (viii), 209 pages. First edition. A novel in which Edgar Allan Poe and Charles Baudelaire meet and become friends. Near fine in near fine jacket. READ MORE about SINGULAR CONSPIRACY

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 13156

(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 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 Order nr. 2842

(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.Jacket has some tears and chipping to the edges and spine. Else near fine. READ MORE about PARNASSUS ON WHEELS

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 134976

(Detective fiction). Block, Lawrence.

THE BURGLAR IN THE RYE.

(New York): Dutton, (1999). 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. (viii), 280 pages. First edition. A Bernie Rhodenbarr mystery. The bookseller/burglar is hired to steal a packet of letters from literary agent Anthea Landau, but when he breaks into her apartment, he finds she has been murdered. Quirky characters, twists and turns galore from the Edgar-winning author. READ MORE about THE BURGLAR IN THE RYE

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 65062

(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 Order nr. 94234

(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: $50.00 Order nr. 105311

(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

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 91877

(Detective Fiction). Dunning, John.

THE BOOKMAN'S PROMISE.

New York: Scribner, (2004). 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. (viii), 369, (5) pages. First edition. Another of the series of mysteries feature Cliff Janeway, the Colorado bookseller and ex detective. Richard Burton (not the movie star but the author) came to American just as the Civil War loomed on the horizon. Was he a spy for Britain? Lost inscribed books and the journal kept by Burton is at the center of the plot. Signed by..... READ MORE about THE BOOKMAN'S PROMISE

Price: $65.00 Order nr. 78434

(Detective Fiction). Gatenby, Rosemary.

THE SEASON OF DANGER.

New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1974. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (vi), 186 pages. Book club edition. The whole interview set-up is strange, with remarkably attentive guards hanging about, journalist Jack Seavering decides, and then the interviewee, " America's most famous novelist," writes HELP in the dirt and quickly rubs it out with his shoe before anyone besides Seavering can read it. Jacket slightly worn and spine is faded. Spot along edge of free endpaper..... READ MORE about THE SEASON OF DANGER

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 49911

(Detective Fiction). George, Kara.

MURDER AT TOMORROW.

New York: Walker Publ. Co., 1982. small 8vo. boards, dust jacket. 189 pages. First edition. Mark Exeter, publisher of the news weekly "Tomorrow" hires private eye Nick Nicoletti to look into matters relating to the magazine staff and to Exeter's own upcoming divorce. Soon, Nicoletti is also looking into Exeter's murder. Bookplate. Large stain on front free endpaper, date stamp on half-title page. READ MORE about MURDER AT TOMORROW

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 49903

(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 Order nr. 34728

(Detective Fiction). Kennealy, Jerry.

POLO IN THE ROUGH.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989. small 8vo. paper-covered boards. (viii), 181 pages. First edition. Nick Polo rather enjoys being a bodyguard to journalist Jack Slate, who has come to Pebble Beach to play golf. But Slate's journalism has annoyed someone... A Nick Polo Mystery. Dust jacket chipped. READ MORE about POLO IN THE ROUGH

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 51876

(Detective Fiction). Llewellyn, Sam.

BLOOD KNOT.

London: Michael Joseph, (1991). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (vi), 308 pages. First edition. Signed on the title page by the author. Former journalist is plunged into a maze of political cover-ups and violent death which begins innocently enough on a sailing trip with some reforming juvenile delinquents. READ MORE about BLOOD KNOT

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 89653

(Detective Fiction). Lourie, Richard.

FIRST LOYALTY.

London: MacMillan London Ltd., 1986. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (viii), 253 pages. First edition. Poets make poems, but what makes poets? In an age of manufactured celebrity, why not the KGB? Dissident poet Evgeny Shar is not what he seems--a new kind of agent? READ MORE about FIRST LOYALTY

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 53645

(Detective Fiction). Mann, Jessica.

GRAVE GOODS.

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Garden City, NY: Published for The Crime Club by Doubleday & Co, 1985. small 8vo. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. (vi), 181, (3) pages. test. First U.S. edition. Tamara Hoyland, archeologist and British secret service agent, has evidence that the crown jewels of Charlemagne on exhibition from the East German government are fake. Her assignment is to find the real jewels before its too late. Small tear on DJ at tail of spine. READ MORE about GRAVE GOODS

Price: $7.00 Order nr. 65264

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