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The Story of Ivy -
Marie Belloc Lowndes
1928 - Doubleday, Garden City - First American Edition
A fine copy in the rare dust jacket.
‘The newsboys solemnly stood about the streets of London, bearing their huge placards announcing the sensation of the day – the Lexton murder. Thousands bought papers. Society was mixed up in this interesting case . . . young Lexton, the victim, was a club-man, his wife was pretty, and the doctor accused of the poisoning came from a prominent family.’
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1928 - Doubleday, Garden City - First American Edition
A fine copy in the rare dust jacket.‘The newsboys solemnly stood about the streets of London, bearing their huge placards announcing the sensation of the day – the Lexton murder. Thousands bought papers. Society was mixed up in this interesting case . . . young Lexton, the victim, was a club-man, his wife was pretty, and the doctor accused of the poisoning came from a prominent family.’
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One of Those Ways -
Mrs. Belloc Lowndes
1929 - Alfred A. Knopf, New York - First American Edition
A fine and rare example of this title in the elusive and fine dust jacket, with the exception of a split along the rear flap fold.
A Hercules Popeau Mystery.
‘The story takes hold of you and whirls you along, from London to the Riviera, from casino to casino, from danger to all but destruction.’ – The Graphic.
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1929 - Alfred A. Knopf, New York - First American Edition
A fine and rare example of this title in the elusive and fine dust jacket, with the exception of a split along the rear flap fold.A Hercules Popeau Mystery.
‘The story takes hold of you and whirls you along, from London to the Riviera, from casino to casino, from danger to all but destruction.’ – The Graphic.
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Blondie Iscariot - James Cagney s Copy -
Edgar Lustgarten
1948 - Charles Scribner&rsquo, New York - First Edition
Legendary crime actor James Cagney’s copy, donated to ‘The Motion Picture Country House’ of Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles. This was a retirement home and hospital set up in the 1940’s for those working in the film industry, it is still in operation today.
A fine copy with final few pages unopened and uncut, in a fine example of the graceful Gitanes’esque illustrated dust jacket.
‘A grim, sardonic story of London’s underworld, of gang rivalry for control of such profitable enterprises as dope-peddling, the dogs, and “protection“’.
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1948 - Charles Scribner&rsquo, New York - First Edition
Legendary crime actor James Cagney’s copy, donated to ‘The Motion Picture Country House’ of Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles. This was a retirement home and hospital set up in the 1940’s for those working in the film industry, it is still in operation today.A fine copy with final few pages unopened and uncut, in a fine example of the graceful Gitanes’esque illustrated dust jacket.
‘A grim, sardonic story of London’s underworld, of gang rivalry for control of such profitable enterprises as dope-peddling, the dogs, and “protection“’.
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The Clue of the Dead Goldfish -
Victor MacClure (pseud. Peter Craig)
1934 - J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia and London - First American Edition
Featuring the debonair Inspector Archie Buford of Scotland Yard.
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1934 - J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia and London - First American Edition
Featuring the debonair Inspector Archie Buford of Scotland Yard.
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Murder Out of Tune -
Marcus Magill (pseud. Joanna Giles and Brian Hill)
1931 - J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia - First Edition
A fine first edition, in near fine dust jacket, featuring Lady Wassell-Jowett and her small band of amateur detectives...
‘As the lights come up on the opening night performance of the Billy Wonder Quartet with Amicus and Ted in front-row seats, the pianist and leader turns up dead. The sax player Des Cheshire, who is unhappy with his contract, is arrested and put on trial.’
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1931 - J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia - First Edition
A fine first edition, in near fine dust jacket, featuring Lady Wassell-Jowett and her small band of amateur detectives...‘As the lights come up on the opening night performance of the Billy Wonder Quartet with Amicus and Ted in front-row seats, the pianist and leader turns up dead. The sax player Des Cheshire, who is unhappy with his contract, is arrested and put on trial.’
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Three Went Armed - Signed -
Jacland Marmur
1933 - Lincoln Mac Veagh, New York - First Edition
A fine signed first edition of this historical maritime murder mystery, in a nice example of the scarce dust jacket.
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1933 - Lincoln Mac Veagh, New York - First Edition
A fine signed first edition of this historical maritime murder mystery, in a nice example of the scarce dust jacket.
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Beast in View -
Margaret Millar
1955 - Random House, New York - First Edition
The psychological thriller, ‘strongly plotted accounts of eruptions from the depths of the unconscious’, by a mistress of suspense at the top of her form, winner of numerous awards and top rankings including the 1956 Edgar Allan Poe Award, and one of the Mystery Writers of America's Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time. Difficult to find in such a bright dust jacket.
Beast in View was adapted for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour in the 60s and Alfred Hitchcock Presents in the 80s. Writing about the book in 1984 for the New York Times, Anthony Boucher said, it was “written with such complete realization of every character that the most bitter antagonist of mystery fiction may be forced to acknowledge it as a work of art.” - Jake Hinson, Hall of Famers, Criminal Element.
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1955 - Random House, New York - First Edition
The psychological thriller, ‘strongly plotted accounts of eruptions from the depths of the unconscious’, by a mistress of suspense at the top of her form, winner of numerous awards and top rankings including the 1956 Edgar Allan Poe Award, and one of the Mystery Writers of America's Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time. Difficult to find in such a bright dust jacket.Beast in View was adapted for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour in the 60s and Alfred Hitchcock Presents in the 80s. Writing about the book in 1984 for the New York Times, Anthony Boucher said, it was “written with such complete realization of every character that the most bitter antagonist of mystery fiction may be forced to acknowledge it as a work of art.” - Jake Hinson, Hall of Famers, Criminal Element.
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Deadly Weapon -
Wade Miller
1946 - Farrar, New York - First Edition
A fine first edition of the first crime novel by the prolific duo of Robert Wade and Bill Miller, in near fine bright and thus rare example of the dust jacket.
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Price HK$ 6,000
1946 - Farrar, New York - First Edition
A fine first edition of the first crime novel by the prolific duo of Robert Wade and Bill Miller, in near fine bright and thus rare example of the dust jacket.
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Price HK$ 6,000