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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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3 Smiths in the Wind: Low Man on a Totem Pole -- Life in a Putty Knife Factory -- Lost in the Horse Latitudes

By: Smith, H Allen

Price: $12.00

Publisher: New York, Doubleday: 1946

Seller ID: 7313

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

Covers slightly soiled and worn at all edges with bumped and rubbed corners and curling spine ends. Text shows signs of repeat readings including a few creased pages and a slightly loose binding. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 223 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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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 Rubber Band

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $400.00

Publisher: New York, Farrar & Rinehart: 1936

Seller ID: 7198

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good in Near Fine dust jacket

True first printing with the publisher's colophon present on CP. Covers mottled with wear at edges including rubbed through corners and curled spine ends. There is a heavy spine lean and the binding is strained at the title page, feeling a bit loose when handling. There is an assembly error near the end of the text. The third from last signature (page 253 through page 268) is missing and has been replaced with a second copy of the final signature (page 293 to the end of the text). There are rust markings from a removed metal clip on the first and last pages of the error signature. Otherwise, t...
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And be a Villain

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $12.00

Publisher: New York, The Viking Press: 1948

Seller ID: 7367

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

Grey cloth with green ink title covers are rubbed at corners and the spine ends are curling. Text toned evenly throughout. Acquisition marks on the front pastedown with a partially removed bookplate stuck/torn to/from the ffep. Otherwise clean. BOMC edition with "Printed in the USA" on CP. ; A Nero Wolfe Novel; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 216 pages
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The Black Mountain

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $40.00

Publisher: New York, The Viking Press: 1954

Seller ID: 7368

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

Burgundy cloth with yellow ink title and decoration covers are rubbed at corners and the spine ends are curling. Acquisition marks on the front pastedown are the only markings found in the book. True first listing only the October 1954 printing. ; A Nero Wolfe Novel; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages
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Prisoner's Base

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, The Viking Press: 1954

Seller ID: 7369

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

Covers are rubbed at corners and the spine ends are curling. Slight spine lean. Marks on the endpages are the only markings found in the book. ; A Nero Wolfe Novel; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages
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The Second Confession

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, The Viking Press: 1949

Seller ID: 7370

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

Blue/green cloth with yellow ink title and decoration covers are rubbed at corners and the spine ends are curling. Acquisition marks on the front pastedown are the only markings found in the book. Front hinge has a tape reinforcement but the binding does not appear damaged. True first listing only the September 1949 printing. ; A Nero Wolfe Novel; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 245 pages
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