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The World's Best One hUndred Detective Storeis (In Ten Volumes)

By: N/A

Price: $60.00

Publisher: New York, Funk & Wagnalls: 1929

Seller ID: 1792

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

All 10 volumes in very good condition with light edgewear and some fading of block edges. Vol. 10's dust jacket is torn, creased and missing most of spine section. Remaining 9 jackets are complete except for minor chipping and in good to very good conditon.
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The Porcelain Mask A Detective Story

By: Chichester, John Jay

Price: $22.00

Publisher: New York, Chelsea House: 1924

Seller ID: 3007

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Front hinge is tender; Volume shows general light wear, though is otherwise clean with no markings, book plates, etc. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 320 pages
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Halo in Brass A Paul Pine Mystery

By: Evans, John

Price: $75.00

Publisher: The Bobbs-Merrill Company: 1949

Seller ID: 6111

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Light rubbing and wear to covers, mostly at spine ends. Former owner's info penned to ffep. Block edges lightly toned, text otherwise clean. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 222 pages
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The Circular Study

By: Green, Anna Katharine

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, McClure, Phillips & Company: 1900

Seller ID: 4419

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Covers show light wear, mostly at corners and slight curling to spine ends. Bookplate on front pastedown and a small amount of writing in pencil on the ffep. Binding sound. Text slightly edge toned and otherwise clean. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 289 pages
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The Venus Deal

By: Kuhlken, Ken

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, St. Martin's Press: 1993

Seller ID: 6946

ISBN: 031208918X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Flat signed by the author on the title page. Also, jacket front is flat signed by jacket artist, John Dawson. Light general wear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 296 pages; Signed by Author
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Old Sleuth's Triumph or The Great Bronx Mystery (Adventure Series No. 68)

By: Old Sleuth

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Cleveland, OH, The Arthur Westbrook Co.:

Seller ID: 1204

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Poor

Front cover detached. Rear and spine cover missing. Frontis page loose. Block shows some soiling and is slightly brittle.
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Shoot if You Must

By: Powell, Richard

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Simon & Schuster: 1946

Seller ID: 2753

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ in Poor dust jacket

Covers show light to average wear, mostly at corners. Binding is sound but just a little loose. Light toning to endpages. Acid staining from laid in newsprint (now removed) on pp 72-73. Overall this book is just not quite very good condition. Jacket is missing over half of the spine portion as well as a few small tears and chipping to edges. Jacket is also soiled. ; An Inner Sanctum Mystery; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 214 pages
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Death in the Morning

By: Radley, Sheila

Price: $12.00

Publisher: New York, Charles Scribner's Sons: 1979

Seller ID: 6751

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

There is a single dark spot along the fore edge of the block. Otherwise, as new. Jacket has very light rubbing at edges and a single 1/8" closed tear near the bottom spine edge of the front cover ; Douglas Quantrill Series; Vol. 1; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 222 pages
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Trial by Fury

By: Rice, Craig

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Cleveland, The World Publishing Company: 1942

Seller ID: 2620

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good dust jacket

First Tower Mystery edition. Covers show light edge wear. Binding sound. Block edges toned and show light dust staining. Endpapers also show dust staining along with the former owner's name penned on the ffep. Binding sound. Jacket colors remain bright though there is moderate edge wear including heavy chipping at spine ends and a few other small tears with a small amount of loss. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 305 pages
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Death of a Dude

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $50.00

Publisher: New York, Viking: 1969

Seller ID: 3300

ISBN: 0670261408

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

Book has a very slight spine lean. Jacket shows only light wear at edges. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 181 pages
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If Death Ever Slept

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Viking: 1957

Seller ID: 6420

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good dust jacket

Yellow cloth covers lightly soiled with wear at edges, mostly at the corners and spine ends. Former owner's signature, in red pen, on ffep. Otherwise, unmarked text. Binding remains in excelent conditon. Jacket has several creases, tears and chips at edges with a number of small pieces missing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 186 pages
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And Four to Go

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Viking: 1958

Seller ID: 6421

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket

Cover corners bumped with light wear to edges. Slight spine lean but binding is otherwise sound. Jacket shows light wear at edges with a litte rubbing and loss of color/chipping at corners and spine ends. Includes 4 Nero Wolfe stories: Christmas Party; Easter Parade; Fourth of July Picnic; Murder is No Joke. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 190 pages
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The Black Mountain

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New York, The Viking Press: 1954

Seller ID: 6493

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket

Early BOMC edition. Covers show light wear at corners and spine ends. Text is tightly bound and unmarked. Jacket has moderate creasing and a few chips at all edges and 2 or 3 tears, without loss, at the top edge of the front cover. ; A Nero Wolfe Novel; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages
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Black Orchids

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Cleveland, The World Publishing Company: 1945

Seller ID: 6494

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good+ dust jacket

A Tower Mystery reprinting of Black Orchids together with Cordially Invited to Meet Death. Covers show light general wear. Text is toned though well bound and free from marks. Jacket is worn at all edges with a few chips and tears as well as a very small amount of loss at the top of the spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 271 pages
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Triple Jepardy: a Nero Wolfe Threesome

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $35.00

Publisher: New York, The Viking Press: 1952

Seller ID: 6562

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket

Collects 3 titles: Home to Roost, The Cop-Killer, and The Squirt and the Monkey. Cover corners are a bit worn. Light even toning to text. Former owner's name penned on ffep. Jacket worn at all edges and folds but mostly along top edge where there are several small tears, creasing, and minor loss. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 185 pages
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The Tinkling Symbol

By: Taylor, Phoebe Atwood

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Norton & Co.: 1935

Seller ID: 241

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

Stated First. Ex Library with usual markings. Black cloth covers with yellow printing shows heavy scratching. DJ front flap pasted to front pastedown. Block edges have some foxing. Hinges still tight. Block shows some scattered foxing.
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The Annulet of Gilt

By: Taylor, Phoebe Atwood

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Norton & Co.: 1938

Seller ID: 242

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

Stated First. Tan/faded green cloth with red printing shows some scratching with heavier scratching to spine. Spine faded, spine edges curled. Name and old price penciled on front endpapers. Block edges yellowed. Front hinge loose but attached. Block shows some scattered foxing. Rear pastedown has paste marks from a now removed tipped in paper.
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