The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street
New York, NY 10007
Ph: 212-587-1011
Fax: 212-587-1126
Open Seven Days, 11.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.
Weekly Update 10/30/09
UPCOMING EVENTS
Please join Otto Penzler, Lee Child, Carol O’Connell and John Connolly for a special event at The Center for Fiction (previously known as The Mercantile Library)
17 East 47th Street (between Fifth and Madison Avenues)
Wednesday, November 11th at 6.30pm.
Otto will moderate a discussion by these three contributors to The Lineup (Little Brown, $25.99) as they discuss their characters, what inspired the authors to create them, etc.
First edition copies of the book will be for sale and will happily be signed by all.
Admission is free.
SIGNED BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE
Emily Arsenault’s debut, The Broken Teaglass, will delight fans of Biblio mysteries. The Samuelson company is preparing for the next edition of their prestigious Samuelson Dictionary. Editorial assistant Billy Webb, just out of college, begins to sense that there is something suspicious going on beneath this company’s academic facade. A First Mystery Selection. $25.00
Another Biblio mystery, Hound, by Vincent McCaffrey, takes place in the world of rare books, estate auctions, and library sales. Henry Sullivan who buys and sells books, is asked by Morgan Johnson to look at her late husband’s books. He finds himself drawn into a family whose mixed loyalties and secret history will have fatal results. McCaffrey is the owner of Boston’s Avenue Victor Hugo Bookshop. A First Mystery Selection. $24.00
Paying Back Jack by Christopher G. Moore is definitely not a biblio mystery. Set in Bangkok and featuring Vincent Calvino, a disbarred American lawyer now working as a PI, it tells the story of two of Calvino’s cases which, together, will threaten his freedom and even his life. $19.95
Derek Nikitas, Edgar-nominated author of Pyres, delivers another unusual and hard-hitting story in The Long Division, which weaves together the lives of several characters as they come together in series of shocking events. A Hard Boiled Club Selection. $24.99
The trade edition of The Lineup, edited by Otto Penzler is here (didya see that rave review in The New York Times? Wow!). Before you ask: Otto Penzler will sign copies but we cannot guarantee that we will have copies signed by any other author, not even those appearing at the event next week. We’ll certainly try, but we can’t be sure, and we will not hold books for signature. $25.99
We’re excited to have some signed copies of Angel Time by Anne Rice. Toby O’Dare is a contract killer, on assignment to kill once again. A mysterious stranger offers O’Dare an opportunity to save rather than take lives and O’Dare, who once dreamt of being a priest, accepts. What happens to O’Dare is extraordinary. The signature is tipped in. $25.95
NOT SIGNED, BUT...
The Hunter by Richard Stark is now a graphic novel, and a very good one! Adapted and illustrated by Darwyn Cooke, every Stark/Westlake fan should be intrigued by this. $24.99
SIGNED FROM THE U.K.
The Winter Ghosts by Kate Mosse is a departure for her: In the winter of 1928, Freddie Watson is traveling through southern France when his car spins off the road during a storm. Freddie stumbles into the woods and takes refuge in an isolated village where he and a young woman, Fabrissa, share stories about the Great War. By the end of the night, Freddie finds himself holding the key to a heartbreaking mystery. $38.00
The Geneva Deception is James Twining’s latest thriller. A Mafia enforcer is murdered and then a senior official at a Vatican-backed bank is killed under similar circumstances. For Lieutenant Allegra Damico is becomes clear the killings are the opening shots in a war. $50.00
FOR COLLECTORS
Here Lies by Eric Ambler, Farrar Straus Giroux, NY. 1985. First U.S. Edition. $150.00
Limited to only 100 copies, numbered and signed by the great espionage writer. Very fine in slipcase.
Miss Hurd: An Enigma by Anna Katharine Green, Putnam. NY. 1894. First Edition. $500.00
Bookplate, sliver chipped from bottom of front cover, else very good in the original wrappers. A rare book in this fragile binding.
That Affair Next Door by Anna Katharine Green, Putnam, NY. 1897. First Edition. $250.00
Endpapers toned, page tops dusty, else a fine copy in blue cloth with the gold still bright and fresh. An early Ebenezer Gryce mystery by this historically important author.
Happy New Year, Herbie & Other Stories by Evan Hunter, Simon & Schuster, NY. 1963. $65.00
Page tops faded, else fine in dust jacket, which has a trace of wear to spine ends and a corner.
‘Til Death by Ed McBain, Simon & Schuster, NY. 1959. First Edition. $200.00
Early and very scarce 87th Precinct novel. A trace of rubbing to spine ends, else about fine in slightly dusty dust jacket with a sunned spine, as usually found on this title.
The End of Night by John D. MacDonald, Simon & Schuster, NY. 1960. First Edition. $65.00
A bit of sunning to very top of spine, else fine in a dust jacket with light wear at spine ends.
The Old Man in the Corner by Baroness Orczy, Greening, London. 1909. First Edition. $1,000.00
Armorial bookplate, trivial rubbing to spine ends and corners, else about a fine copy of this Haycraft-Queen cornerstone and Queen’s Quorum title. Celebrating it’s 100th birthday, this is an unusually nice copy, with the gold and front cover illustration bright and fresh.
The Red Box by Rex Stout, Farrar & Rinehart, NY. 1937. First Edition. $3500.00
A very good to fine copy in a dust jacket that has undergone substantial restoration. Exterior tape mending necessitated expert removal and subsequent restoration of affected areas, mostly across the center of the front panel and the spine. Tears have been mended and some chips replaced; folds have been strengthened. Overall, a very attractive example of a very scarce book in dust jacket.
As bizarre as it seems, this showed up on Google Alert on Wednesday, Oct. 28 - a review of a book Otto edited 33 years ago!! Equally bizarre, we have a few copies of the hardcover first edition still available at the original published price of $10.95. Let us know if you’d like one. Autographed (of course) on request.
Whodunit? Houdini? By Otto Penzler, Editor. Harper & Row, NY. 1976. Review by Mike Tooney
This is an anthology of thirteen mystery stories dealing with the common theme of magic; yet this is not a book of fantasy. While magic is central to each story, the solutions (with one exception) are as down-to-earth as one could hope for (the exception, by John Collier, of course being sui generis).
The authors of Whodunit? Houdini? Include Clayton Rawson, Carter Dickson, Frederick Irving Anderson, William Irish, Walter B. Gibson, Stanley Ellin, and Erle Stanley Gardner: an impressive representation of some of pulp fiction’s greatest practitioners. For that reason alone the book is worth seeking out.
Sally
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
Friday, October 30, 2009
Anniversary Halloween Party for THE VAMPIRE ARCHIVES.
We recently celebrated the fourth anniversary of our store in Tribeca with a special Halloween party for THE VAMPIRE ARCHIVES!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
Sally's Weekly Update for 10/23/09
The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street
New York, NY 10007
Ph: 212-587-1011
Fax: 212-587-1126
Open Seven Days, 11.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.
Weekly Update 10/23/09
UPCOMING EVENTS
‘Tis the season - for Vampires!
Wednesday, October 28th at 7.00 p.m.
Symphonyspace
2537 Broadway at 95th Street
(212) 864-5400
Vampire Tales. A Halloween party with Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos) and Aasif Mandvi (The Daily Show) reading stories from The Vampire Archives, edited by our own Otto Penzler.
Tickets: $27.00 Members: $25.00
If you go in costume, tickets are $10 and you are eligible for the contest.
Thursday, October 29th 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
The Mysterious Bookshop
Halloween-Fourth-Anniversary-Celebrating-the-publication-of-The Vampire-Archives-edited- by-Otto-Penzler-Party
Wednesday, October 28th 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
The Mysterious Bookshop
Derek Nikitas
The Long Division
Author of The Pyres will be here to discuss his new book.]
Light refreshments will be served
SIGNED BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE
Derek Haas was here this week reading from his second Silver Bear Thriller. Columbus is the name of the book and the assassin/hero of this series. We still have a couple of signed first editions of the first in the series, The Silver Bear. Columbus 24.00. The Silver Bear 24.00.
We have very few copies of Boston Noir edited by Dennis Lehane. This is the hard cover edition and is limited to 100 copies and is signed by Dennis Lehane. $100.00
Chronic City by Jonathan Lethem is set in two different Manhattans. Lethem’s forte is parallel realities and he does not disappoint here. This novel is being described by many as his best to date. An Unclassifiable Club Selection. $27.95
Mathilda Savitch is a first novel by Victor Lodato. Mathilda is an adolescent who is dealing with the death of her older sister. She decides to figure out how this tragedy happened and begins to sort through her sister’s possessions. The journey we take with Mathilda is both heartbreaking and hilarious. $25.00
We did manage to get copies of Hardball signed by Sara Paretsky. This is her latest V.I. Warshawski mystery and, we hear, one of her best. $26.95
FOR COLLECTORS
The Lion’s Game by Nelson Demille, Warner Books, NY. 2000. First Edition. SIGNED. $30.00
Fine in fine dust jacket.
The Darkening Glass by Paul Doherty, Headline. London. 2009. First Edition. SIGNED. 50.00
Mathilde of Westminster series set in the England of Edward II. Fine in fine dust jacket.
Mystery for Mary by Virginia Hanson, Doubleday Crime Club, NY. 1942. $125.00
Endpapers foxed, else a fine, fresh copy in dust jacket with a sliver chipped from top of spine.
Mr. Sandeman Loses His Life by Eugene Healy, Holt, NY. 1940. First Edition. $75.00
Fine, crisp copy in price-clipped dust jacket with minor edge wear.
Murder By Reflection by H.F. Heard, Vanguard, NY. 1942. First Edition. $75.00
Fine in dust jacket, which is lightly rubbed and with minor chipping on the spine.
The Man Who Didn’t Exist by Geoffrey Homes, Morrow, NY. 1937. First Edition. $85.00
A fine copy in a rubbed dust jacket that has been backed with brown tape. Scarce in dust jacket.
Obelists Fly High by C. Daly King, Knopf, NY. 1935. First U.S. Edition. $85.00
Pale green cover. Spine sunned, else near fine.
The Affair of the Dead Stranger by Clifford Knight, Dodd, Mead, NY. First Edition 1944. $60.00
Fine in dust jacket with chips at spine ends.
Dancing with Demons by Peter Tremayne, Headline, London. First Edition. 2007. SIGNED. $50.00
A Sister Fidelma mystery. Fine in fine dust jacket.
The Council of the Cursed by Peter Tremayne, Headline, London. First Edition. 2008. SIGNED. $56.00
A Sister Fidelma mystery. Fine in fine dust jacket.
Sally
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
58 Warren Street
New York, NY 10007
Ph: 212-587-1011
Fax: 212-587-1126
Open Seven Days, 11.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.
Weekly Update 10/23/09
UPCOMING EVENTS
‘Tis the season - for Vampires!
Wednesday, October 28th at 7.00 p.m.
Symphonyspace
2537 Broadway at 95th Street
(212) 864-5400
Vampire Tales. A Halloween party with Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos) and Aasif Mandvi (The Daily Show) reading stories from The Vampire Archives, edited by our own Otto Penzler.
Tickets: $27.00 Members: $25.00
If you go in costume, tickets are $10 and you are eligible for the contest.
Thursday, October 29th 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
The Mysterious Bookshop
Halloween-Fourth-Anniversary-Celebrating-the-publication-of-The Vampire-Archives-edited- by-Otto-Penzler-Party
Wednesday, October 28th 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
The Mysterious Bookshop
Derek Nikitas
The Long Division
Author of The Pyres will be here to discuss his new book.]
Light refreshments will be served
SIGNED BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE
Derek Haas was here this week reading from his second Silver Bear Thriller. Columbus is the name of the book and the assassin/hero of this series. We still have a couple of signed first editions of the first in the series, The Silver Bear. Columbus 24.00. The Silver Bear 24.00.
We have very few copies of Boston Noir edited by Dennis Lehane. This is the hard cover edition and is limited to 100 copies and is signed by Dennis Lehane. $100.00
Chronic City by Jonathan Lethem is set in two different Manhattans. Lethem’s forte is parallel realities and he does not disappoint here. This novel is being described by many as his best to date. An Unclassifiable Club Selection. $27.95
Mathilda Savitch is a first novel by Victor Lodato. Mathilda is an adolescent who is dealing with the death of her older sister. She decides to figure out how this tragedy happened and begins to sort through her sister’s possessions. The journey we take with Mathilda is both heartbreaking and hilarious. $25.00
We did manage to get copies of Hardball signed by Sara Paretsky. This is her latest V.I. Warshawski mystery and, we hear, one of her best. $26.95
FOR COLLECTORS
The Lion’s Game by Nelson Demille, Warner Books, NY. 2000. First Edition. SIGNED. $30.00
Fine in fine dust jacket.
The Darkening Glass by Paul Doherty, Headline. London. 2009. First Edition. SIGNED. 50.00
Mathilde of Westminster series set in the England of Edward II. Fine in fine dust jacket.
Mystery for Mary by Virginia Hanson, Doubleday Crime Club, NY. 1942. $125.00
Endpapers foxed, else a fine, fresh copy in dust jacket with a sliver chipped from top of spine.
Mr. Sandeman Loses His Life by Eugene Healy, Holt, NY. 1940. First Edition. $75.00
Fine, crisp copy in price-clipped dust jacket with minor edge wear.
Murder By Reflection by H.F. Heard, Vanguard, NY. 1942. First Edition. $75.00
Fine in dust jacket, which is lightly rubbed and with minor chipping on the spine.
The Man Who Didn’t Exist by Geoffrey Homes, Morrow, NY. 1937. First Edition. $85.00
A fine copy in a rubbed dust jacket that has been backed with brown tape. Scarce in dust jacket.
Obelists Fly High by C. Daly King, Knopf, NY. 1935. First U.S. Edition. $85.00
Pale green cover. Spine sunned, else near fine.
The Affair of the Dead Stranger by Clifford Knight, Dodd, Mead, NY. First Edition 1944. $60.00
Fine in dust jacket with chips at spine ends.
Dancing with Demons by Peter Tremayne, Headline, London. First Edition. 2007. SIGNED. $50.00
A Sister Fidelma mystery. Fine in fine dust jacket.
The Council of the Cursed by Peter Tremayne, Headline, London. First Edition. 2008. SIGNED. $56.00
A Sister Fidelma mystery. Fine in fine dust jacket.
Sally
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
Author of the Week: REX STOUT
REX STOUT
Probably the most beloved detective in the history of American literature, Nero Wolfe remains the most popular and most collected mystery fiction character after Sherlock Holmes. We have just purchased a couple of very nice collections and have the most Rex Stout titles that we have been able to offer in more than a decade.
STOUT, REX, Fer-de-lance, New York, Otto Penzler Books, 1996. An exact facsimile reprint of the 1934 first edition. Very fine in dust jacket. $200.00
STOUT, REX. The Rubber Band. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1936. First Edition. Very good. $275.00
The Rubber Band, 1936. Farrar & Rinehart. Later printing. Fair copy only of a scarce title. $35.00
STOUT, REX. Some Buried Caesar. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1939. First Edition. Binding glue stains on the endpapers, else very good. $250.00
STOUT, REX, Over My Dead Body, New York, Farrar & Rinehart, 1940. First edition. Rebound to mirror the original binding; about very good in the scarce price-clipped dust jacket that has been trimmed along edges to fit into the old-fashioned plastic jackets leaving dark residue along edges. $250.00
STOUT, REX. Where There’s a Will. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1940. First Edition. Endpapers stained; very good. $225.00
STOUT, REX, The Broken Vase, New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1941. Reprint. A Tecumseh Fox mystery. Very good in dust jacket. $45.00
STOUT, REX, Alphabet Hicks, New York, Farrar & Rinehart, 1941. First edition. Very good or better in dust jacket. $750.00
STOUT, REX. Black Orchids. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1942. First Edition. Back hinge slightly started; inked "First Edition" inside the front cover; a little cloth fraying; very good in a very good dust jacket with a small archival mend inside the spine, some small chips and minor wear. $1500.00
STOUT, REX, Black Orchids, New York, Farrar & Rinehart, 1942. First edition. Light tape stains on cover and endpapers, else very good in dust jacket which is lightly chipped at top of spine and has dark residue from old-fashioned plastic cover along lower edge. $375.00
[STOUT, REX] KINGDON, FRANK, That Man in the White House, New York, Arco, 1944. First edition. With a message by Rex Stout. Rear cover lightly stained, else near fine in dust jacket with chipping at spine ends and corners. Scarce. $65.00
STOUT, REX. The Silent Speaker. New York: Viking Press, 1946. First Edition. Very good in a good dust jacket with stains and chips. $100.00
STOUT, REX, The Silent Speaker, New York, Viking, 1946. First edition. Endpapers heavily scuffed, else very good in price-clipped dust jacket, which is chipped at top of spine. $45.00
STOUT, REX, Too Many Women, New York, Viking, 1947. First edition. "Return to Library/Not to Be Sold" stamp on title page and lower page edges, probably from the publisher’s files, else near fine in dust jacket, which is chipped at top of spine and backed with brown tape. $150.00STOUT, REX. And Be a Villain. New York: Viking Press, 1948. First Edition. Very good in a dust jacket with minor soiling and a faded spine. $150.00
STOUT, REX, The Second Confession, New York, Viking, 1949. First edition. Very good in chipped, price-clipped dust jacket. $85.00
STOUT, REX. Door to Death. New York: Dell, 1949. First Separate Edition. Dell 10¢ book. Publisher’s wrappers; owner’s blind-stamp ex- libris on the titlepage (which is the first leaf), else near fine. $35.00
STOUT, REX. In the Best Families. New York: Viking Press, 1950. First Edition. Small inked number at the foot of the spine; very good in a very good dust jacket with some fading. $150.00
STOUT, REX, Murder by the Book, New York, Viking,1951. First edition. Name and embossed blind stamp on front endpaper, else about fine in dust jacket with two-inch chip at base of spine. $65.00
STOUT, REX. Curtains for Three. New York: Viking Press, 1951. First Edition. Owner’s blind-stamp ex-libris on the front free endpaper; very good plus in a dust jacket with a faded spine. $175.00
STOUT, REX, Curtains for Three, New York, Viking, 1951. First edition. A hint of discoloration on covers, else fine, tight copy in dust jacket with interior staining and rubbed rear panel. $125.00
STOUT, REX. Prisoner’s Base. New York: Viking Press, 1952. First Edition. Very good in a dust jacket with chips and tears. $125.00
STOUT, REX, Prisoner’s Base, New Uork, Viking, 1952. First edition. Blind stamp, else about fine in dust jacket with minor wear at spine ends, a closed tear on front panel and two interior tape mends. $100.00
STOUT, REX, The Golden Spiders, New York, Viking, 1953. First edition. Bookplate of the noted collector Adrian Homer Goldstone, a bit of black residue from old-fashioned dust jacket protector, else very good in chipped and creased dust jacket. $65.00
STOUT, REX, The Black Mountain, New York, Viking, 1954. First edition. Blind stamp on front endpaper, else fine in dust jacket chipped along edges. $85.00
STOUT, REX, Three Men Out, 1954. First edition. Tape stains on cover and endpapers, blind stamp, else very good in dust jacket with a sunned spine. $75.00
STOUT, REX. Three Men Out. New York: Viking Press, 1954. First Edition. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some small chips and a faded spine. $150.00
STOUT, REX. Before Midnight. New York: Viking Press, 1955. First Edition. Very good in dust jacket. $100.00
STOUT, REX, Full House, New York, Viking, 1955. First edition thus. An Omnibus containing The League of Frightened Men, And Be a Villain and Curtains for Three. Bottom of spine rubbed, else near fine in chipped and rubbed dust jacket. $50.00
STOUT, REX. Might as Well Be Dead. New York: Viking Press, 1956. First Edition. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket with interior tape mending. $100.00
STOUT, REX, Might as Well Be Dead, New York, Viking, 1956. First edition. Light tape stains on cover and endpapers, else fine in slightly trimmed dust jacket. $60.00
STOUT, REX. Three Witnesses. New York: Viking Press, 1956. First Edition. Very good plus in a dust jacket with a faded spine and some chips and tears. $150.00
STOUT, REX, If Death Ever Slept, New York, Viking, 1957. First edition. Blind stamp, a bit of fading to the spine, else about fine in rubbed and lightly chipped dust jacket. $75.00
STOUT, REX. Three for the Chair. New York: Viking Press, 1957. First Edition. Very good in a dust jacket with a faded spine. $100.00
STOUT, REX. And Four to Go. New York: Viking Press, 1958. First Edition. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a faded spine. $165.00
STOUT, REX, And Four to Go, New York, Viking, 1958. First edition. Nearly invisible blind stamp, else fine in a fresh dust jacket that is lightly sunned on the spine. $100.00
STOUT, REX, Champagne for One, New York, Viking, 1958. First edition. Stain and blind stamp on front endpapers, else fine in dust jacket that is worn along edges. $75.00
STOUT, REX, All Aces, New York, Viking, 1958. First edition thus. An Omnibus containing Some Buried Caesar, Too Many Women and Trouble in Triplicate. Near fine in dust jacket, which is chipped at top and bottom of spine. $65.00
STOUT, REX, Plot It Yourself, New York, Viking, 1959. First edition. Fine in a price-clipped dust jacket. $175.00
STOUT, REX. Plot It Yourself. New York: Viking Press, 1959. First Edition. Very good, or a little better, in a very good dust jacket. $165.00
STOUT, REX, Too Many Clients, New York, Viking, 1960. Small bookseller’s label, else fine in dust jacket with sunned spine. $75.00
STOUT, REX, Too Many Clients, New York, Viking, 1960. First edition. Library labels partially removed, else good in worn dust jacket. $20.00
STOUT, REX. Three at Wolfe’s Door. New York: Viking Press, 1960. First Edition. Fine in a good to very good dust jacket. $150.00
STOUT, REX, Three at Wolfe’s Door, New York, Viking, 1960. First edition. Light blind stamp, else fine in dust jacket with some creasing along top edges. $100.00
STOUT, REX. The Final Deduction. New York: Viking Press, 1961. First Edition. A fine copy in a dust jacket with a faded spine and some minor rubbing that has been touched up. $100.00
STOUT, REX, The Final Deduction, New York, Viking, 1961. First edition. Fine in dust jacket with light wear at tips of spine. $100.00
STOUT, REX. Gambit. New York: Viking Press, 1962. First Edition. Fine in a very good dust jacket. $125.00
STOUT, REX, Gambit, New York, Viking, 1962. First edition. Blind stamp, else fine in a price-clipped dust jacket. $125.00
STOUT, REX, Homicide Trinity, New York, Viking, 1962. First edition. Tape stains on cover and endpapers, else fine in a bright dust jacket. $75.00
STOUT, REX. The Mother Hunt. New York: Viking Press, 1963. First Edition. A near fine copy in dust jacket. $100.00
STOUT, REX, The Mother Hunt, New York, Viking, 1963. First edition. Small address label partially removed from inside front copy, two tiny tape stains on dust jacket flaps, else fine. $85.00
STOUT, REX, The Mother Hunt, New York, Viking, 1963. First edition. Tape stains on cover and endpapers, else very good in a chipped and foxed dust jacket. $60.00
STOUT, REX. Trio for Blunt Instruments. New York: Viking Press, 1964. First Edition. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with interior tape mending. $125.00
STOUT, REX, Trio for Blunt Instruments, New York, Viking, 1964. First edition. Blind stamp, else fine in dust jacket with sunned spine. $100.00
STOUT, REX, The Doorbell Rang, New York, Viking, 1965. First edition. Blind stamp, else fine in a price-clipped dust jacket. $100.00
STOUT, REX, Death of a Doxy, New York, Viking, 1966. First edition. Blind stamp, else fine in dust jacket with a light crease at top of front panel. $75.00
STOUT, REX. Death of a Dude. New York: Viking Press, 1969. First Edition. Fine in a lightly rubbed dust jacket. $100.00
STOUT, REX, Death of a Dude, New York, Viking, 1969. First edition. Light blind stamp, else very good in a rubbed dust jacket. $50.00
STOUT, REX. The Father Hunt. New York: Viking Press, 1969. First Edition. Fine in a lightly worn dust jacket. $75.00
STOUT, REX, The Father Hunt, New York, Viking, 1969. First edition. Near fine in a chipped dust jacket with a sunned spine. $35.00
STOUT, REX, Please Pass the Guilt, New York, Viking, 1973. First edition. Fine in dust jacket. $75.00
STOUT, REX. Please Pass the Guilt. New York: Viking Press, 1973. First Edition. Fine in a price-clipped dust jacket with minute wear. $65.00
STOUT, REX, A Family Affair, New York, Viking, 1975. First edition. Fine in dust jacket. $65.00
STOUT, REX, Justice Ends at Home, New York, Viking, 1977. First edition. Short stories edited by John McAleer. Fine in dust jacket. $45.00
STOUT, REX, Justice Ends at Home, New York, Viking, 1977. First edition. Short stories edited by John McAleer. Very good in dust jacket. $35.00
[STOUT, REX]. The Nero Wolfe Cookbook. New York: Viking Press, 1973. First Edition. Review copy; publication date penciled on the title page; near fine in dust jacket. $125.00
[STOUT, REX]. BARING-GOULD, W.S. Nero Wolfe of West Thirty-Fifth Street. New York: Viking Press, 1969. First Edition. Fine in a dust jacket with very minor wear and tear. $85.00
[STOUT, REX] DARBY, KEN, The Brownstone House of Nero Wolfe, Boston, Little, Brown, 1983. First edition. Very fine in dust jacket. $85.00
[STOUT, REX] DARBY, KEN, The Brownstone House of Nero Wolfe, Boston, Little, Brown, 1983. First edition. Very fine in dust jacket which in darkened on spine and edges of rear panel. $65.00
[STOUT, REX] GOLDSBOROUGH, ROBERT, Murder in E Minor, New York, Bantan, 1986. First edition. A Nero Wolfe novel. Very fine in dust jacket. $15.00
[STOUT, REX] GOLDSBOROUGH, ROBERT, Death on Deadline, New York, Bantam, 1987. First edition. A Nero Wolfe novel. Fine in slightly rubbed dust jacket. $15.00
[STOUT, REX] GOLDSBOROUGH, ROBERT, The Bloodied Ivy, New York, Bantam, 1988. First edition. A Nero Wolfe novel. Very fine in dust jacket. $15.00
[STOUT, REX] GOLDSBOROUGH, ROBERT, The Last Coincidence, New York, Bantam, 1989. First edition. A Nero Wolfe novel. Very fine in dust jacket. $15.00
[STOUT, REX] GOLDSBOROUGH, ROBERT, Fade to Black, New York, Bantam, 1990. First edition. A Nero Wolfe novel. Very fine in dust jacket. $15.00
[STOUT, REX] GOLDSBOROUGH, ROBERT, The Silver Spire, New York, Bantam, 1992. First edition. A Nero Wolfe novel. Very fine in dust jacket. $15.00
[STOUT, REX] GOLDSBOROUGH, ROBERT, The Missing Chapter, New York, Bantam, 1994. First edition. A Nero Wolfe novel. Very fine in dust jacket. $20.00
Probably the most beloved detective in the history of American literature, Nero Wolfe remains the most popular and most collected mystery fiction character after Sherlock Holmes. We have just purchased a couple of very nice collections and have the most Rex Stout titles that we have been able to offer in more than a decade.
STOUT, REX, Fer-de-lance, New York, Otto Penzler Books, 1996. An exact facsimile reprint of the 1934 first edition. Very fine in dust jacket. $200.00
STOUT, REX. The Rubber Band. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1936. First Edition. Very good. $275.00
The Rubber Band, 1936. Farrar & Rinehart. Later printing. Fair copy only of a scarce title. $35.00
STOUT, REX. Some Buried Caesar. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1939. First Edition. Binding glue stains on the endpapers, else very good. $250.00
STOUT, REX, Over My Dead Body, New York, Farrar & Rinehart, 1940. First edition. Rebound to mirror the original binding; about very good in the scarce price-clipped dust jacket that has been trimmed along edges to fit into the old-fashioned plastic jackets leaving dark residue along edges. $250.00
STOUT, REX. Where There’s a Will. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1940. First Edition. Endpapers stained; very good. $225.00
STOUT, REX, The Broken Vase, New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1941. Reprint. A Tecumseh Fox mystery. Very good in dust jacket. $45.00
STOUT, REX, Alphabet Hicks, New York, Farrar & Rinehart, 1941. First edition. Very good or better in dust jacket. $750.00
STOUT, REX. Black Orchids. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1942. First Edition. Back hinge slightly started; inked "First Edition" inside the front cover; a little cloth fraying; very good in a very good dust jacket with a small archival mend inside the spine, some small chips and minor wear. $1500.00
STOUT, REX, Black Orchids, New York, Farrar & Rinehart, 1942. First edition. Light tape stains on cover and endpapers, else very good in dust jacket which is lightly chipped at top of spine and has dark residue from old-fashioned plastic cover along lower edge. $375.00
[STOUT, REX] KINGDON, FRANK, That Man in the White House, New York, Arco, 1944. First edition. With a message by Rex Stout. Rear cover lightly stained, else near fine in dust jacket with chipping at spine ends and corners. Scarce. $65.00
STOUT, REX. The Silent Speaker. New York: Viking Press, 1946. First Edition. Very good in a good dust jacket with stains and chips. $100.00
STOUT, REX, The Silent Speaker, New York, Viking, 1946. First edition. Endpapers heavily scuffed, else very good in price-clipped dust jacket, which is chipped at top of spine. $45.00
STOUT, REX, Too Many Women, New York, Viking, 1947. First edition. "Return to Library/Not to Be Sold" stamp on title page and lower page edges, probably from the publisher’s files, else near fine in dust jacket, which is chipped at top of spine and backed with brown tape. $150.00STOUT, REX. And Be a Villain. New York: Viking Press, 1948. First Edition. Very good in a dust jacket with minor soiling and a faded spine. $150.00
STOUT, REX, The Second Confession, New York, Viking, 1949. First edition. Very good in chipped, price-clipped dust jacket. $85.00
STOUT, REX. Door to Death. New York: Dell, 1949. First Separate Edition. Dell 10¢ book. Publisher’s wrappers; owner’s blind-stamp ex- libris on the titlepage (which is the first leaf), else near fine. $35.00
STOUT, REX. In the Best Families. New York: Viking Press, 1950. First Edition. Small inked number at the foot of the spine; very good in a very good dust jacket with some fading. $150.00
STOUT, REX, Murder by the Book, New York, Viking,1951. First edition. Name and embossed blind stamp on front endpaper, else about fine in dust jacket with two-inch chip at base of spine. $65.00
STOUT, REX. Curtains for Three. New York: Viking Press, 1951. First Edition. Owner’s blind-stamp ex-libris on the front free endpaper; very good plus in a dust jacket with a faded spine. $175.00
STOUT, REX, Curtains for Three, New York, Viking, 1951. First edition. A hint of discoloration on covers, else fine, tight copy in dust jacket with interior staining and rubbed rear panel. $125.00
STOUT, REX. Prisoner’s Base. New York: Viking Press, 1952. First Edition. Very good in a dust jacket with chips and tears. $125.00
STOUT, REX, Prisoner’s Base, New Uork, Viking, 1952. First edition. Blind stamp, else about fine in dust jacket with minor wear at spine ends, a closed tear on front panel and two interior tape mends. $100.00
STOUT, REX, The Golden Spiders, New York, Viking, 1953. First edition. Bookplate of the noted collector Adrian Homer Goldstone, a bit of black residue from old-fashioned dust jacket protector, else very good in chipped and creased dust jacket. $65.00
STOUT, REX, The Black Mountain, New York, Viking, 1954. First edition. Blind stamp on front endpaper, else fine in dust jacket chipped along edges. $85.00
STOUT, REX, Three Men Out, 1954. First edition. Tape stains on cover and endpapers, blind stamp, else very good in dust jacket with a sunned spine. $75.00
STOUT, REX. Three Men Out. New York: Viking Press, 1954. First Edition. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some small chips and a faded spine. $150.00
STOUT, REX. Before Midnight. New York: Viking Press, 1955. First Edition. Very good in dust jacket. $100.00
STOUT, REX, Full House, New York, Viking, 1955. First edition thus. An Omnibus containing The League of Frightened Men, And Be a Villain and Curtains for Three. Bottom of spine rubbed, else near fine in chipped and rubbed dust jacket. $50.00
STOUT, REX. Might as Well Be Dead. New York: Viking Press, 1956. First Edition. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket with interior tape mending. $100.00
STOUT, REX, Might as Well Be Dead, New York, Viking, 1956. First edition. Light tape stains on cover and endpapers, else fine in slightly trimmed dust jacket. $60.00
STOUT, REX. Three Witnesses. New York: Viking Press, 1956. First Edition. Very good plus in a dust jacket with a faded spine and some chips and tears. $150.00
STOUT, REX, If Death Ever Slept, New York, Viking, 1957. First edition. Blind stamp, a bit of fading to the spine, else about fine in rubbed and lightly chipped dust jacket. $75.00
STOUT, REX. Three for the Chair. New York: Viking Press, 1957. First Edition. Very good in a dust jacket with a faded spine. $100.00
STOUT, REX. And Four to Go. New York: Viking Press, 1958. First Edition. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a faded spine. $165.00
STOUT, REX, And Four to Go, New York, Viking, 1958. First edition. Nearly invisible blind stamp, else fine in a fresh dust jacket that is lightly sunned on the spine. $100.00
STOUT, REX, Champagne for One, New York, Viking, 1958. First edition. Stain and blind stamp on front endpapers, else fine in dust jacket that is worn along edges. $75.00
STOUT, REX, All Aces, New York, Viking, 1958. First edition thus. An Omnibus containing Some Buried Caesar, Too Many Women and Trouble in Triplicate. Near fine in dust jacket, which is chipped at top and bottom of spine. $65.00
STOUT, REX, Plot It Yourself, New York, Viking, 1959. First edition. Fine in a price-clipped dust jacket. $175.00
STOUT, REX. Plot It Yourself. New York: Viking Press, 1959. First Edition. Very good, or a little better, in a very good dust jacket. $165.00
STOUT, REX, Too Many Clients, New York, Viking, 1960. Small bookseller’s label, else fine in dust jacket with sunned spine. $75.00
STOUT, REX, Too Many Clients, New York, Viking, 1960. First edition. Library labels partially removed, else good in worn dust jacket. $20.00
STOUT, REX. Three at Wolfe’s Door. New York: Viking Press, 1960. First Edition. Fine in a good to very good dust jacket. $150.00
STOUT, REX, Three at Wolfe’s Door, New York, Viking, 1960. First edition. Light blind stamp, else fine in dust jacket with some creasing along top edges. $100.00
STOUT, REX. The Final Deduction. New York: Viking Press, 1961. First Edition. A fine copy in a dust jacket with a faded spine and some minor rubbing that has been touched up. $100.00
STOUT, REX, The Final Deduction, New York, Viking, 1961. First edition. Fine in dust jacket with light wear at tips of spine. $100.00
STOUT, REX. Gambit. New York: Viking Press, 1962. First Edition. Fine in a very good dust jacket. $125.00
STOUT, REX, Gambit, New York, Viking, 1962. First edition. Blind stamp, else fine in a price-clipped dust jacket. $125.00
STOUT, REX, Homicide Trinity, New York, Viking, 1962. First edition. Tape stains on cover and endpapers, else fine in a bright dust jacket. $75.00
STOUT, REX. The Mother Hunt. New York: Viking Press, 1963. First Edition. A near fine copy in dust jacket. $100.00
STOUT, REX, The Mother Hunt, New York, Viking, 1963. First edition. Small address label partially removed from inside front copy, two tiny tape stains on dust jacket flaps, else fine. $85.00
STOUT, REX, The Mother Hunt, New York, Viking, 1963. First edition. Tape stains on cover and endpapers, else very good in a chipped and foxed dust jacket. $60.00
STOUT, REX. Trio for Blunt Instruments. New York: Viking Press, 1964. First Edition. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with interior tape mending. $125.00
STOUT, REX, Trio for Blunt Instruments, New York, Viking, 1964. First edition. Blind stamp, else fine in dust jacket with sunned spine. $100.00
STOUT, REX, The Doorbell Rang, New York, Viking, 1965. First edition. Blind stamp, else fine in a price-clipped dust jacket. $100.00
STOUT, REX, Death of a Doxy, New York, Viking, 1966. First edition. Blind stamp, else fine in dust jacket with a light crease at top of front panel. $75.00
STOUT, REX. Death of a Dude. New York: Viking Press, 1969. First Edition. Fine in a lightly rubbed dust jacket. $100.00
STOUT, REX, Death of a Dude, New York, Viking, 1969. First edition. Light blind stamp, else very good in a rubbed dust jacket. $50.00
STOUT, REX. The Father Hunt. New York: Viking Press, 1969. First Edition. Fine in a lightly worn dust jacket. $75.00
STOUT, REX, The Father Hunt, New York, Viking, 1969. First edition. Near fine in a chipped dust jacket with a sunned spine. $35.00
STOUT, REX, Please Pass the Guilt, New York, Viking, 1973. First edition. Fine in dust jacket. $75.00
STOUT, REX. Please Pass the Guilt. New York: Viking Press, 1973. First Edition. Fine in a price-clipped dust jacket with minute wear. $65.00
STOUT, REX, A Family Affair, New York, Viking, 1975. First edition. Fine in dust jacket. $65.00
STOUT, REX, Justice Ends at Home, New York, Viking, 1977. First edition. Short stories edited by John McAleer. Fine in dust jacket. $45.00
STOUT, REX, Justice Ends at Home, New York, Viking, 1977. First edition. Short stories edited by John McAleer. Very good in dust jacket. $35.00
[STOUT, REX]. The Nero Wolfe Cookbook. New York: Viking Press, 1973. First Edition. Review copy; publication date penciled on the title page; near fine in dust jacket. $125.00
[STOUT, REX]. BARING-GOULD, W.S. Nero Wolfe of West Thirty-Fifth Street. New York: Viking Press, 1969. First Edition. Fine in a dust jacket with very minor wear and tear. $85.00
[STOUT, REX] DARBY, KEN, The Brownstone House of Nero Wolfe, Boston, Little, Brown, 1983. First edition. Very fine in dust jacket. $85.00
[STOUT, REX] DARBY, KEN, The Brownstone House of Nero Wolfe, Boston, Little, Brown, 1983. First edition. Very fine in dust jacket which in darkened on spine and edges of rear panel. $65.00
[STOUT, REX] GOLDSBOROUGH, ROBERT, Murder in E Minor, New York, Bantan, 1986. First edition. A Nero Wolfe novel. Very fine in dust jacket. $15.00
[STOUT, REX] GOLDSBOROUGH, ROBERT, Death on Deadline, New York, Bantam, 1987. First edition. A Nero Wolfe novel. Fine in slightly rubbed dust jacket. $15.00
[STOUT, REX] GOLDSBOROUGH, ROBERT, The Bloodied Ivy, New York, Bantam, 1988. First edition. A Nero Wolfe novel. Very fine in dust jacket. $15.00
[STOUT, REX] GOLDSBOROUGH, ROBERT, The Last Coincidence, New York, Bantam, 1989. First edition. A Nero Wolfe novel. Very fine in dust jacket. $15.00
[STOUT, REX] GOLDSBOROUGH, ROBERT, Fade to Black, New York, Bantam, 1990. First edition. A Nero Wolfe novel. Very fine in dust jacket. $15.00
[STOUT, REX] GOLDSBOROUGH, ROBERT, The Silver Spire, New York, Bantam, 1992. First edition. A Nero Wolfe novel. Very fine in dust jacket. $15.00
[STOUT, REX] GOLDSBOROUGH, ROBERT, The Missing Chapter, New York, Bantam, 1994. First edition. A Nero Wolfe novel. Very fine in dust jacket. $20.00
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Derek Haas on COLUMBUS
During a recent appearance at The Mysterious Bookshop, screenwriter and novelist Derek Haas talked about his new crime novel COLUMBUS!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Derek Nikitas Discusses THE LONG DIVISION 10/28/09!
The Mysterious Bookshop
is proud to present:
Derek Nikitas
discussing his new novel
The Long Division
Wednesday, October 28th
from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.
Admission is free.
The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street (Between Church and West Broadway)
New York, NY 10007
(212) 587-1011
info@mysteriousbookshop.com
is proud to present:
Derek Nikitas
discussing his new novel
The Long Division
Wednesday, October 28th
from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.
Admission is free.
The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street (Between Church and West Broadway)
New York, NY 10007
(212) 587-1011
info@mysteriousbookshop.com
Friday, October 16, 2009
Sally's Weekly Update for 10/16/09
The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street
New York, NY 10007
Ph: 212-587-1011
Fax: 212-587-1126
Open Seven Days, 11.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.
Weekly Update 10/16/09
UPCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday, October 20th 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Sarah Langan
Audrey’s Door
Wednesday, October 21st 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Derek Haas
Columbus: A Silver Bear Thriller
and, don’t forget....
Thursday, October 29th 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
HALLOWEEN!
PUBLICATION OF THE VAMPIRE ARCHIVES, Edited by Otto Penzler!
OUR FOURTH ANNIVERSARY - at this location!
Time to party!!
Please join us.
Please Note
Our newsletter lists the November selection for the British Crime Club as A Quiet Belief in Angels by R.J. Ellory. This is incorrect. That title was published as a paperback original two years ago in England and is just being published here in hardcover. We do have signed copies.
Our November selection for the British Crime Club is R.J. Ellory’s latest book, The Anniversary Man.
Last week I told you about The Dark Page II: Books That Inspired Film Noir which covers the years 1950-1965.
We also have more copies of The Dark Page I.. This covers the years 1940-1949.
Both volumes are $95.00 and would make wonderful presents this holiday season - especially for you.
SIGNED BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE
Richard Belzer’s new book, I Am Not a Psychic, once again features Richard Belzer as himself. And once again he is caught up in a real life crime. A Soft Boiled Club Selection. $24.00
A Quiet Belief in Angels by R.J. Ellory is a superb mystery by a very talented author. This story blew me away when I read it last year. Luckily for us, his work is now being published in this country. $24.95
The limited edition of The Anniversary Man by R.J. Ellory has just arrived. Limited to 70 numbered copies and signed by the author. With an appreciation by Ken Bruen. Fine in marbled boards as issued. We have very few copies. $150.00
Stardust by Joseph Kanon is a thriller set in postwar Hollywood against a background of political intrigue. Ben Collier returns from wartime Europe to find that his brother, who has a successful career in the movies, has died under mysterious circumstances. A Thriller/Espionage Selection. $27.99
Detectives Don’t Wear Seat Belts by Cici McNair is a memoir about the author’s experience as a female detective. $22.99
The Ghosts of Belfast is a first novel by Stuart Neville, and its causing quite a stir. Fegan was an IRA killer in Northern Ireland who served time in the Maze prison. Now that peace has come, he is being haunted by the ghosts of his innocent victims. In order to appease them, he is going to have to kill those who gave him his orders. A Hard Boiled Club Selection. $25.00
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger is, like her first novel The Time Traveler’s Wife, a haunting book in every sense of the word. Twins Julia and Valentina Poole inherit a house in London. It borders Highgate Cemetery which contains, among others, Christina Rosetti, George Eliot, Radclyffe Hall, and Karl Marx. Niffenegger has produced another story about the tenacity of life - even after death. $26.99
SIGNED FROM THE U.K.
Fever of the Bone by Val McDermid finally arrived. This is the latest in the Tony Hill/Carol Jordan series (Wire in the Blood) and, as always with these protagonists, this is not for the faint hearted. $48.00
FOR COLLECTORS
The Office by Fredric Brown, McMillan, Miami Beach, 1987. First Edition. $100.00
Limited to 425 copies and signed by Philip Jose Farmer, who wrote the introduction. Very fine in dust jacket.
The Gibbering Night by Fredric Brown, McMillan, HI. 1991. First Edition. $60.00
Limited to 425 copies, numbered and signed by Joe R. Lansdale, who wrote the introduction. Although signed, this is not numbered.
Sex Life on the Planet Mars by Frederic Brown, McMillan, Miami Beach. 1986. First Edition. $45.00
Introduction by Charles Willeford. Very fine in dust jacket.
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon, HarperCollins, NY. 2007. First Edition. SIGNED. $60.00
Fine in fine dust jacket.
Aces, Eights and Murder by M.V. Heberden, Doubleday Crime Club, NY. 1941. First Edition. $100.00
Very fine, sharp copy in dust jacket, which has a sunned spine.
The Glass Cell by Patricia Highsmith, Doubleday, NY. 1984. First Editiion. $500.00
An early title and one of the author’s rarest. A small, neat date (11/10/04) on front endpaper, probably the publication date, else a fine copy in a fresh dust jacket and rare in such collector’s condition.
Blind Man with a Pistol by Chester Himes, Morrow, NY. 1969. First Edition. $125.00
A Coffin Ed and Grave Digger Jones novel. A fine copy in a fine fresh dust jacket with one small scratch on front panel.
Death of a Big Shot by Clifford Knight, Dutton, NY. 1951. First Edition. $65.00
Fine in dust jacket with a trace of wear at top of spine.
The Doomsters by Ross Macdonald, Knopf, NY. 1958. First Edition. $750.00
A fine copy in a bright dust jacket which has a bit of dust soiling and a closed tear on rear panel and a tiny chip at lower rear hinge. As usual, colors on the spine have faded. Still, an unusually nice copy of a scarce book in collectors’ condition.
Blue City by Kenneth Millar, Knopf, NY. 1947. First Edition. $375.00
Author’s third book before taking the Ross Macdonald pseudonym. Neat date and rubber stamp on front endpaper, else fine in dust jacket, which has a single closed tear at top of front panel and shallow chipping at top of spine.
Anatomy of a Killer by Peter Rabe, Abelard-Shuman, NY. 1960. First Edition. $125.00
This is the hard-boiled author’s only American hardcover edition. Neat date at top of front endpaper, else fine in dust jacket with the merest trace of rubbing at spine ends.
Sally
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
58 Warren Street
New York, NY 10007
Ph: 212-587-1011
Fax: 212-587-1126
Open Seven Days, 11.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.
Weekly Update 10/16/09
UPCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday, October 20th 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Sarah Langan
Audrey’s Door
Wednesday, October 21st 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Derek Haas
Columbus: A Silver Bear Thriller
and, don’t forget....
Thursday, October 29th 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
HALLOWEEN!
PUBLICATION OF THE VAMPIRE ARCHIVES, Edited by Otto Penzler!
OUR FOURTH ANNIVERSARY - at this location!
Time to party!!
Please join us.
Please Note
Our newsletter lists the November selection for the British Crime Club as A Quiet Belief in Angels by R.J. Ellory. This is incorrect. That title was published as a paperback original two years ago in England and is just being published here in hardcover. We do have signed copies.
Our November selection for the British Crime Club is R.J. Ellory’s latest book, The Anniversary Man.
Last week I told you about The Dark Page II: Books That Inspired Film Noir which covers the years 1950-1965.
We also have more copies of The Dark Page I.. This covers the years 1940-1949.
Both volumes are $95.00 and would make wonderful presents this holiday season - especially for you.
SIGNED BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE
Richard Belzer’s new book, I Am Not a Psychic, once again features Richard Belzer as himself. And once again he is caught up in a real life crime. A Soft Boiled Club Selection. $24.00
A Quiet Belief in Angels by R.J. Ellory is a superb mystery by a very talented author. This story blew me away when I read it last year. Luckily for us, his work is now being published in this country. $24.95
The limited edition of The Anniversary Man by R.J. Ellory has just arrived. Limited to 70 numbered copies and signed by the author. With an appreciation by Ken Bruen. Fine in marbled boards as issued. We have very few copies. $150.00
Stardust by Joseph Kanon is a thriller set in postwar Hollywood against a background of political intrigue. Ben Collier returns from wartime Europe to find that his brother, who has a successful career in the movies, has died under mysterious circumstances. A Thriller/Espionage Selection. $27.99
Detectives Don’t Wear Seat Belts by Cici McNair is a memoir about the author’s experience as a female detective. $22.99
The Ghosts of Belfast is a first novel by Stuart Neville, and its causing quite a stir. Fegan was an IRA killer in Northern Ireland who served time in the Maze prison. Now that peace has come, he is being haunted by the ghosts of his innocent victims. In order to appease them, he is going to have to kill those who gave him his orders. A Hard Boiled Club Selection. $25.00
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger is, like her first novel The Time Traveler’s Wife, a haunting book in every sense of the word. Twins Julia and Valentina Poole inherit a house in London. It borders Highgate Cemetery which contains, among others, Christina Rosetti, George Eliot, Radclyffe Hall, and Karl Marx. Niffenegger has produced another story about the tenacity of life - even after death. $26.99
SIGNED FROM THE U.K.
Fever of the Bone by Val McDermid finally arrived. This is the latest in the Tony Hill/Carol Jordan series (Wire in the Blood) and, as always with these protagonists, this is not for the faint hearted. $48.00
FOR COLLECTORS
The Office by Fredric Brown, McMillan, Miami Beach, 1987. First Edition. $100.00
Limited to 425 copies and signed by Philip Jose Farmer, who wrote the introduction. Very fine in dust jacket.
The Gibbering Night by Fredric Brown, McMillan, HI. 1991. First Edition. $60.00
Limited to 425 copies, numbered and signed by Joe R. Lansdale, who wrote the introduction. Although signed, this is not numbered.
Sex Life on the Planet Mars by Frederic Brown, McMillan, Miami Beach. 1986. First Edition. $45.00
Introduction by Charles Willeford. Very fine in dust jacket.
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon, HarperCollins, NY. 2007. First Edition. SIGNED. $60.00
Fine in fine dust jacket.
Aces, Eights and Murder by M.V. Heberden, Doubleday Crime Club, NY. 1941. First Edition. $100.00
Very fine, sharp copy in dust jacket, which has a sunned spine.
The Glass Cell by Patricia Highsmith, Doubleday, NY. 1984. First Editiion. $500.00
An early title and one of the author’s rarest. A small, neat date (11/10/04) on front endpaper, probably the publication date, else a fine copy in a fresh dust jacket and rare in such collector’s condition.
Blind Man with a Pistol by Chester Himes, Morrow, NY. 1969. First Edition. $125.00
A Coffin Ed and Grave Digger Jones novel. A fine copy in a fine fresh dust jacket with one small scratch on front panel.
Death of a Big Shot by Clifford Knight, Dutton, NY. 1951. First Edition. $65.00
Fine in dust jacket with a trace of wear at top of spine.
The Doomsters by Ross Macdonald, Knopf, NY. 1958. First Edition. $750.00
A fine copy in a bright dust jacket which has a bit of dust soiling and a closed tear on rear panel and a tiny chip at lower rear hinge. As usual, colors on the spine have faded. Still, an unusually nice copy of a scarce book in collectors’ condition.
Blue City by Kenneth Millar, Knopf, NY. 1947. First Edition. $375.00
Author’s third book before taking the Ross Macdonald pseudonym. Neat date and rubber stamp on front endpaper, else fine in dust jacket, which has a single closed tear at top of front panel and shallow chipping at top of spine.
Anatomy of a Killer by Peter Rabe, Abelard-Shuman, NY. 1960. First Edition. $125.00
This is the hard-boiled author’s only American hardcover edition. Neat date at top of front endpaper, else fine in dust jacket with the merest trace of rubbing at spine ends.
Sally
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Halloween Anniversary Party for THE VAMPIRE ARCHIVES
The Mysterious Bookshop
will host a special
Halloween Party
celebrating the release of
The Vampire Archives
edited by Otto Penzler
and our fourth anniversary in Tribeca.
Join us in a special Halloween celebration of our fourth anniversary and the publication of the new defintitive anthology The Vampire Archives (Vintage)
Mr. Penzler will discuss his new book and answer questions. Copies will be available for autographs by Mr. Penzler and bibliographer Daniel Seitler.
Light refreshments will be served.
Thursday, October 29th
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm.
Admission is Free
The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street (Between Church and West Broadway)
New York, NY 10007
(212) 587-1011
info@mysteriousbookshop.com
will host a special
Halloween Party
celebrating the release of
The Vampire Archives
edited by Otto Penzler
and our fourth anniversary in Tribeca.
Join us in a special Halloween celebration of our fourth anniversary and the publication of the new defintitive anthology The Vampire Archives (Vintage)
Mr. Penzler will discuss his new book and answer questions. Copies will be available for autographs by Mr. Penzler and bibliographer Daniel Seitler.
Light refreshments will be served.
Thursday, October 29th
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm.
Admission is Free
The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street (Between Church and West Broadway)
New York, NY 10007
(212) 587-1011
info@mysteriousbookshop.com
Sarah Langan at The Mysterious Bookshop 10/20/09
Last Minute Event!
The Mysterious Bookshop
is proud to present:
Sarah Langan
discussing his new novel
Audrey's Door
Tuesday, October 20th
from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.
Admission is free.
The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street
New York, NY 10007
(212) 587-1011
info@mysteriousbookshop.com
The Mysterious Bookshop
is proud to present:
Sarah Langan
discussing his new novel
Audrey's Door
Tuesday, October 20th
from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.
Admission is free.
The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street
New York, NY 10007
(212) 587-1011
info@mysteriousbookshop.com
Friday, October 9, 2009
Sally's Weekly Update for 10/09/09
The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street
New York, NY. 10007
Ph: 212-587-1011
Fax: 212-587-1126
Open Seven Days, 11.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.
Weekly Update 10/9/09
UPCOMING EVENTS
Thursday, October 15th 6.30p.m. - 8.00p.m.
Detectives Don’t Wear Seatbelts: True Adventures of a Female P.I.
Author Cici McNair will discuss her book and her career as a P.I.
Light refreshments will be served.
Thursday, October 29th 6.00p.m. - 8.00p.m.
THREE PARTIES IN ONE!
We will be celebrating threefold!!
Our fourth year at this location
A slightly early Halloween Party
Publication of The Vampire Archives, edited by Otto Penzler.
Please join us
SIGNED BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE
Pete Dexter signed copies of Spooner, his latest novel, which is receiving stellar reviews. An Unclassifiable Club Selection. $26.99
Gerald Elias was here this week discussing his book Devil’s Trill. He also played some of the music referred to in his story of a stolen violin. $25.99
Joshua Gaylord is a first time author (married to Megan Abbott). His book, Hummingbirds, is set in an all-girls prep school where tensions between students, students and teachers, and especially students and the male teachers, always bubble beneath the surface of higher education. Oh, there’s also a mystery involved. This is on my list! $25.99
The Dark Page II, edited and signed by Kevin Johnson, is now available. The sub title is Books That Inspired American Film Noir and the years covered are 1950-1965. Gorgeous color photographs show the dust jackets of some of the most important books in the genre with text accompanying each selection. $95.00
Dark Mirror by Barry Maitland is the latest mystery featuring DCI Brock and DI Kolla. Maitland lives in Australia so this is the first U.S. edition. $24.99
Robert B. Parker spent some time at the store and signed several of his books. If you previously ordered, we are in the process of getting your books to you.
The Professional is his latest Spenser is A Crime Collector’s Club Selection. $26.95
Brimstone is the third Western featuring Everett Hitch and Virgil Cole. $25.95
Night and Day features Jesse Stone, police chief of Paradise, Massachusetts. $25.95
Chasing the Bear is a book for young adults and features a young Spenser. $14.99
SIGNED AND NOT SIGNED FROM THE UK
The Gates is John Connolly’s latest featuring young Samuel Johnson who, with the help of a small dog and an unlucky demon, is trying to stop his neighbors, led by the villainous Mrs. Abernathy, from opening the gates of hell. Just in time for Halloween! $33.00
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest is the third and last book by Stieg Larsson. It is definitely first come, first served for this title. And of course it isn’t signed. $48.
FOR COLLECTORS
Hieronymus Bosch Profile by Michael Connelly, The Mysterious Bookshop, NY. 2007. SIGNED. $75.00
Commissioned by The Mysterious Bookshop and limited to 100 numbered copies. Fine.
Lullaby Town by Robert Crais, Bantam, NY. 1992. First Edition. SIGNED. $750.00
Author’s scarcest book. An immaculate, as new copy in like dust jacket.
The Monkey’s Raincoat by Robert Crais, Doubleday, NY. 1993. First American Hardcover Edition.SIGNED. $125.00
Author’s first novel. Introduces Elvis Cole. Very fine in dust jacket.
Elvis Cole & Joe Pike Profile by Robert Crais, The Mysterious Bookshop, NY. 2007. SIGNED. $75.00
Commissioned by The Mysterious Bookshop and limited to 100 numbered copies. Fine.
Inspector Morse Profile by Colin Dexter, The Mysterious Bookshop, NY. 2007. SIGNED. $75.00
Commissioned by The Mysterious Bookshop and limited to 100 numbered copies. Fine.
Crime Wave by James Ellroy, Arrow Books, London. 1999. First Edition. SIGNED. $45.00
The true first edition of Ellroy’s reportage and fiction about the dark side of L.A. Fine in wraps as issued.
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett, Knopf, NY. 1929. First Editiion. $2,000.00
A fine copy of this iconic Haycraft-Queen cornerstone, regarded by many as the greatest detective novel written by an American. A fine copy (but no dust jacket).
The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett, Knopf, NY. 1934. First Edition. $2,000.00
Cloth, as always, is faded, else very good in the green dust jacket, which is sunned on the spine and has nicks and closed tears at edges, corners and spine ends.
Fifty-Two Pickup by Elmore Leonard, Delacorte, NY. 1974. First Edition. SIGNED. $350.00
A fine copy in a price-clipped dust jacket which has very small nicks and tears along edges, corners and spine ends.
The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper by John D. MacDonald, Lippincott, PA. 1973. First American Hardcover. $400.00
Bookplate, else a fine copy in a beautiful, sharp dust jacket and scarce in this condition.
Spenser Profile by Robert B. Parker, The Mysterious Bookshop, NY. 2007. SIGNED. $75.00
Commissioned by The Mysterious Bookshop and limited to 100 numbered copies. Fine.
Cast a Yellow Shadow by Ross Thomas, Morrow, NY. 1967. First Edition. $200.00
Very fine in dust jacket.
The Backup Men by Ross Thomas, Morrow, NY. 1971. First Edition. $100.00
Fine in dust jacket, which has light fraying at spine ends.
(Ross Thomas) The Highbinders by Oliver Bleeck, Morrow, NY. 1974. First Edition. $100.00
Fine in dust jacket.
Sally
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
58 Warren Street
New York, NY. 10007
Ph: 212-587-1011
Fax: 212-587-1126
Open Seven Days, 11.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.
Weekly Update 10/9/09
UPCOMING EVENTS
Thursday, October 15th 6.30p.m. - 8.00p.m.
Detectives Don’t Wear Seatbelts: True Adventures of a Female P.I.
Author Cici McNair will discuss her book and her career as a P.I.
Light refreshments will be served.
Thursday, October 29th 6.00p.m. - 8.00p.m.
THREE PARTIES IN ONE!
We will be celebrating threefold!!
Our fourth year at this location
A slightly early Halloween Party
Publication of The Vampire Archives, edited by Otto Penzler.
Please join us
SIGNED BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE
Pete Dexter signed copies of Spooner, his latest novel, which is receiving stellar reviews. An Unclassifiable Club Selection. $26.99
Gerald Elias was here this week discussing his book Devil’s Trill. He also played some of the music referred to in his story of a stolen violin. $25.99
Joshua Gaylord is a first time author (married to Megan Abbott). His book, Hummingbirds, is set in an all-girls prep school where tensions between students, students and teachers, and especially students and the male teachers, always bubble beneath the surface of higher education. Oh, there’s also a mystery involved. This is on my list! $25.99
The Dark Page II, edited and signed by Kevin Johnson, is now available. The sub title is Books That Inspired American Film Noir and the years covered are 1950-1965. Gorgeous color photographs show the dust jackets of some of the most important books in the genre with text accompanying each selection. $95.00
Dark Mirror by Barry Maitland is the latest mystery featuring DCI Brock and DI Kolla. Maitland lives in Australia so this is the first U.S. edition. $24.99
Robert B. Parker spent some time at the store and signed several of his books. If you previously ordered, we are in the process of getting your books to you.
The Professional is his latest Spenser is A Crime Collector’s Club Selection. $26.95
Brimstone is the third Western featuring Everett Hitch and Virgil Cole. $25.95
Night and Day features Jesse Stone, police chief of Paradise, Massachusetts. $25.95
Chasing the Bear is a book for young adults and features a young Spenser. $14.99
SIGNED AND NOT SIGNED FROM THE UK
The Gates is John Connolly’s latest featuring young Samuel Johnson who, with the help of a small dog and an unlucky demon, is trying to stop his neighbors, led by the villainous Mrs. Abernathy, from opening the gates of hell. Just in time for Halloween! $33.00
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest is the third and last book by Stieg Larsson. It is definitely first come, first served for this title. And of course it isn’t signed. $48.
FOR COLLECTORS
Hieronymus Bosch Profile by Michael Connelly, The Mysterious Bookshop, NY. 2007. SIGNED. $75.00
Commissioned by The Mysterious Bookshop and limited to 100 numbered copies. Fine.
Lullaby Town by Robert Crais, Bantam, NY. 1992. First Edition. SIGNED. $750.00
Author’s scarcest book. An immaculate, as new copy in like dust jacket.
The Monkey’s Raincoat by Robert Crais, Doubleday, NY. 1993. First American Hardcover Edition.SIGNED. $125.00
Author’s first novel. Introduces Elvis Cole. Very fine in dust jacket.
Elvis Cole & Joe Pike Profile by Robert Crais, The Mysterious Bookshop, NY. 2007. SIGNED. $75.00
Commissioned by The Mysterious Bookshop and limited to 100 numbered copies. Fine.
Inspector Morse Profile by Colin Dexter, The Mysterious Bookshop, NY. 2007. SIGNED. $75.00
Commissioned by The Mysterious Bookshop and limited to 100 numbered copies. Fine.
Crime Wave by James Ellroy, Arrow Books, London. 1999. First Edition. SIGNED. $45.00
The true first edition of Ellroy’s reportage and fiction about the dark side of L.A. Fine in wraps as issued.
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett, Knopf, NY. 1929. First Editiion. $2,000.00
A fine copy of this iconic Haycraft-Queen cornerstone, regarded by many as the greatest detective novel written by an American. A fine copy (but no dust jacket).
The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett, Knopf, NY. 1934. First Edition. $2,000.00
Cloth, as always, is faded, else very good in the green dust jacket, which is sunned on the spine and has nicks and closed tears at edges, corners and spine ends.
Fifty-Two Pickup by Elmore Leonard, Delacorte, NY. 1974. First Edition. SIGNED. $350.00
A fine copy in a price-clipped dust jacket which has very small nicks and tears along edges, corners and spine ends.
The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper by John D. MacDonald, Lippincott, PA. 1973. First American Hardcover. $400.00
Bookplate, else a fine copy in a beautiful, sharp dust jacket and scarce in this condition.
Spenser Profile by Robert B. Parker, The Mysterious Bookshop, NY. 2007. SIGNED. $75.00
Commissioned by The Mysterious Bookshop and limited to 100 numbered copies. Fine.
Cast a Yellow Shadow by Ross Thomas, Morrow, NY. 1967. First Edition. $200.00
Very fine in dust jacket.
The Backup Men by Ross Thomas, Morrow, NY. 1971. First Edition. $100.00
Fine in dust jacket, which has light fraying at spine ends.
(Ross Thomas) The Highbinders by Oliver Bleeck, Morrow, NY. 1974. First Edition. $100.00
Fine in dust jacket.
Sally
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
Book Party for Derek Haas 10/21/09
The Mysterious Bookshop
will host a party
celebrating the release of
Columbus
by Derek Haas
Join us in celebrating the new novel Columbus: A Silver Bear Thriller (Pegasus)
Mr. Haas will discuss and read from his book (his second novel) and answer questions. Copies will be available for autographs.
Light refreshments will be served.
Wednesday, October 21st
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm.
Admission is Free
The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street (Between Church and West Broadway)
New York, NY 10007
(212)587-1011
info@mysteriousbookshop.com
will host a party
celebrating the release of
Columbus
by Derek Haas
Join us in celebrating the new novel Columbus: A Silver Bear Thriller (Pegasus)
Mr. Haas will discuss and read from his book (his second novel) and answer questions. Copies will be available for autographs.
Light refreshments will be served.
Wednesday, October 21st
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm.
Admission is Free
The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street (Between Church and West Broadway)
New York, NY 10007
(212)587-1011
info@mysteriousbookshop.com
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Lou Manfredo on RIZZO'S WAR
First time novelist Loe Manfredo discussed RIZZO'S WAR and thanked those who made it possible during a recent appearance at The Mysterious Bookshop.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Cici McNair Discusses DETECTIVES DON'T WEAR SEATBELTS 10/15/09
The Mysterious Bookshop
will host a party
celebrating the release of
Detectives Don't Wear Seatbelts:
True Adventures of a Female P.I.
by Cici McNair
Join us in celebrating the new memoir Detectives Don't Wear Seatbelts: True Adventures of a Female P.I. (Center Street)
Ms. McNair will discuss and read from her book and answer questions. Copies will be available for autographs.
Light refreshments will be served.
Thursday, October 15th
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm.
Admission is Free
The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street (Between Church and West Broadway)
New York, NY 10007
(212) 587-1011
info@mysteriousbookshop.com
will host a party
celebrating the release of
Detectives Don't Wear Seatbelts:
True Adventures of a Female P.I.
by Cici McNair
Join us in celebrating the new memoir Detectives Don't Wear Seatbelts: True Adventures of a Female P.I. (Center Street)
Ms. McNair will discuss and read from her book and answer questions. Copies will be available for autographs.
Light refreshments will be served.
Thursday, October 15th
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm.
Admission is Free
The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street (Between Church and West Broadway)
New York, NY 10007
(212) 587-1011
info@mysteriousbookshop.com
Sally's Weekly Update for 10/02/09
The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street
New York, NY 10007
Ph: 212-587-1011
Fax: 212-587-1126
Open Seven Days, 11.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.
Weekly Update 10/2/09
UPCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday, October 6th 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Devil’s Trill
Gerald Elias
Violinist, composer, and conductor Elias will discuss his new book
Light refreshments will be served.
SIGNED BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE
The Death of Bunny Munro has been signed by performer and writer Nick Cave. When his wife commits suicide, Bunny Munro hits the road with his son. But I hesitate to describe the plot further when author Irvine Welsh puts it so well: "Put Cormac McCarthy, Franz Kafka and Benny Hill together in a Brighton seaside guesthouse and they might just come up with Bunny Munro." $25.00
Reed Farrel Coleman was here helping us celebrate the publication of his new book (penned with Ken Bruen). Tower tells the story of Nick and Todd, Brooklyn boys with a friendship that stands the test of crushing loss, blood, and betrayal. Signed by Coleman only. A paperback original. $15.00
Rizzo’s War is Lou Manfredo’s first novel in which a rookie cop teams up with a seasoned veteran as they work the mean streets of Bensonhurst in Brooklyn. A First Mystery Club Selection. $24.99
The Twelve by Stuart Neville is the original name of The Ghosts of Belfast, which will be signed later in the year. A limited edition of 50 copies were produced and signed by Neville and the book’s illustrator, Julie Chalmers. Needless to say, we have very few copies. In boards as issued and boxed. $175.00
Little Bird of Heaven by Joyce Carol Oates is set in the mythical small city of Sparta in upstate New York. Oates once again explores the territory for which she is known: the mysterious conjunction of erotic romance with tragic violence. $25.99
The Best American Mystery Stories 2009 by series editor Otto Penzler is here. The best of the best are here with contributions by James Lee Burke, Michael Connelly, Chuck Hogan, and Alice Munro etc. Jeffery Deaver guest-edited this edition, but only Otto will sign. A paperback original. $14.00
FOR COLLECTORS
To the Bright and Shining Sun by James Lee Burke, Cahill, Huntington Beach, CA. 1992. First of this Edition. SIGNED. $100.00
Limited to 400 copies, numbered and signed by Burke. Very fine in slipcase, which is white cloth and slightly soiled.
The Baby Blue Rip-Off by Max Allan Collins, Walker, NY. 1983. First Edition. INSCRIBED. $85.00
Author’s first hardcover book. Inscribed: "To Don (Westlake) and Abby - another baby from ol’ daddy Collins" and dated Jan. 14, ‘83. Also signed in full on title page. Fine in dust jacket.
No Cure for Death by Max Allan Collins, Walker, NY. 1983. First Edition. INSCRIBED. $75.00
An interesting association copy, inscribed "To Don Westlake - with thanks for helping me save this one...Al" Dated May 22, ‘83, and signed in full on title page. Fine in dust jacket with a sunned spine.
Midnight Hand by Max Allan Collins, Foul Play Woodstock, VT. 1986. First Edition. INSCRIBED. $45.00
Inscribed: "To Don and Abby – with a midnight hello! Christmas 1986. Al." Signed in full on title page. Very fine in dust jacket.
The Million-Dollar Wound by Max Allan Collins, St. Martin’s, NY. 1986. First Edition. INSCRIBED. $50.00
A Nate Heller novel. Inscribed: "To Donald E. Westlake – Whose blurb was finally used! Thank you...Al." Also signed in full on title page. Fine in dust jacket with two tiny closed tears.
Spree by Max Allan Collins, Tor, NY. 1987. First Edition. INSCRIBED. $50.00
Inscribed: "To Don Westlake – whose writing made me want to write...and with best regards to Parker from Nolan. Hi Abby! Al." Signed in full on title page. Fine in dust jacket.
The Road to Gandolfo by Robert Ludlum (writing as Michael Shepherd), Dial. NY. 1975. First Edition. $275.00
Fine in all three dust jackets as issued. The top jacket has a chip out of the top front panel, and the other two have matching closed tears. With a remarkable inscription from the king of the thriller to the greatest comic mystery writer of all time: "For Don – Since somewhere along the line someone said–in large print– that this was...’Somewhere between Donald Westlake and...’ I thought you ought to see what you get blamed for! This ‘genre’ will never see my likes again!! I’m back to ...’suddenly’...’and then...’ the muted spit came; the forehead exploded! I hope Abby gets a few chuckles, (I think you’ll vomit.) Ever, Robert" Dated 8/28/75.
First Blood by David Morell, Evans, NY. 1972. First Edition. $250.00
Author’s first book, introducing the iconic Rambo to the world. An important association copy inscribed to Donald E. Westlake and wife: "To Don and Abby. In friendship. David. March 29, 1982." Very fine copy in dust jacket, which is a bit sunned on the spine as is common.
Comeback by Richard Stark, Mysterious Press, NY. 1997. First Edition. SIGNED. $60.00
A Parker novel. Fine in fine dust jacket.
(Donald Westlake) Donald Westlake 1933-2008 A Celebration. $15.00
A festschrift prepared for Westlake’s memorial service, with contributions by Abby Westlake, Lawrence Block, Simon Brett, Stephen King, Michael Ondaatje, Otto Penzler, Justin Scott, Peter Straub and others. Very fine in wrappers. $15.00
Sally
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
58 Warren Street
New York, NY 10007
Ph: 212-587-1011
Fax: 212-587-1126
Open Seven Days, 11.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.
Weekly Update 10/2/09
UPCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday, October 6th 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Devil’s Trill
Gerald Elias
Violinist, composer, and conductor Elias will discuss his new book
Light refreshments will be served.
SIGNED BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE
The Death of Bunny Munro has been signed by performer and writer Nick Cave. When his wife commits suicide, Bunny Munro hits the road with his son. But I hesitate to describe the plot further when author Irvine Welsh puts it so well: "Put Cormac McCarthy, Franz Kafka and Benny Hill together in a Brighton seaside guesthouse and they might just come up with Bunny Munro." $25.00
Reed Farrel Coleman was here helping us celebrate the publication of his new book (penned with Ken Bruen). Tower tells the story of Nick and Todd, Brooklyn boys with a friendship that stands the test of crushing loss, blood, and betrayal. Signed by Coleman only. A paperback original. $15.00
Rizzo’s War is Lou Manfredo’s first novel in which a rookie cop teams up with a seasoned veteran as they work the mean streets of Bensonhurst in Brooklyn. A First Mystery Club Selection. $24.99
The Twelve by Stuart Neville is the original name of The Ghosts of Belfast, which will be signed later in the year. A limited edition of 50 copies were produced and signed by Neville and the book’s illustrator, Julie Chalmers. Needless to say, we have very few copies. In boards as issued and boxed. $175.00
Little Bird of Heaven by Joyce Carol Oates is set in the mythical small city of Sparta in upstate New York. Oates once again explores the territory for which she is known: the mysterious conjunction of erotic romance with tragic violence. $25.99
The Best American Mystery Stories 2009 by series editor Otto Penzler is here. The best of the best are here with contributions by James Lee Burke, Michael Connelly, Chuck Hogan, and Alice Munro etc. Jeffery Deaver guest-edited this edition, but only Otto will sign. A paperback original. $14.00
FOR COLLECTORS
To the Bright and Shining Sun by James Lee Burke, Cahill, Huntington Beach, CA. 1992. First of this Edition. SIGNED. $100.00
Limited to 400 copies, numbered and signed by Burke. Very fine in slipcase, which is white cloth and slightly soiled.
The Baby Blue Rip-Off by Max Allan Collins, Walker, NY. 1983. First Edition. INSCRIBED. $85.00
Author’s first hardcover book. Inscribed: "To Don (Westlake) and Abby - another baby from ol’ daddy Collins" and dated Jan. 14, ‘83. Also signed in full on title page. Fine in dust jacket.
No Cure for Death by Max Allan Collins, Walker, NY. 1983. First Edition. INSCRIBED. $75.00
An interesting association copy, inscribed "To Don Westlake - with thanks for helping me save this one...Al" Dated May 22, ‘83, and signed in full on title page. Fine in dust jacket with a sunned spine.
Midnight Hand by Max Allan Collins, Foul Play Woodstock, VT. 1986. First Edition. INSCRIBED. $45.00
Inscribed: "To Don and Abby – with a midnight hello! Christmas 1986. Al." Signed in full on title page. Very fine in dust jacket.
The Million-Dollar Wound by Max Allan Collins, St. Martin’s, NY. 1986. First Edition. INSCRIBED. $50.00
A Nate Heller novel. Inscribed: "To Donald E. Westlake – Whose blurb was finally used! Thank you...Al." Also signed in full on title page. Fine in dust jacket with two tiny closed tears.
Spree by Max Allan Collins, Tor, NY. 1987. First Edition. INSCRIBED. $50.00
Inscribed: "To Don Westlake – whose writing made me want to write...and with best regards to Parker from Nolan. Hi Abby! Al." Signed in full on title page. Fine in dust jacket.
The Road to Gandolfo by Robert Ludlum (writing as Michael Shepherd), Dial. NY. 1975. First Edition. $275.00
Fine in all three dust jackets as issued. The top jacket has a chip out of the top front panel, and the other two have matching closed tears. With a remarkable inscription from the king of the thriller to the greatest comic mystery writer of all time: "For Don – Since somewhere along the line someone said–in large print– that this was...’Somewhere between Donald Westlake and...’ I thought you ought to see what you get blamed for! This ‘genre’ will never see my likes again!! I’m back to ...’suddenly’...’and then...’ the muted spit came; the forehead exploded! I hope Abby gets a few chuckles, (I think you’ll vomit.) Ever, Robert" Dated 8/28/75.
First Blood by David Morell, Evans, NY. 1972. First Edition. $250.00
Author’s first book, introducing the iconic Rambo to the world. An important association copy inscribed to Donald E. Westlake and wife: "To Don and Abby. In friendship. David. March 29, 1982." Very fine copy in dust jacket, which is a bit sunned on the spine as is common.
Comeback by Richard Stark, Mysterious Press, NY. 1997. First Edition. SIGNED. $60.00
A Parker novel. Fine in fine dust jacket.
(Donald Westlake) Donald Westlake 1933-2008 A Celebration. $15.00
A festschrift prepared for Westlake’s memorial service, with contributions by Abby Westlake, Lawrence Block, Simon Brett, Stephen King, Michael Ondaatje, Otto Penzler, Justin Scott, Peter Straub and others. Very fine in wrappers. $15.00
Sally
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Coleman and Pinter at The Mysterious Bookshop
The Mysterious Bookshop recently hosted a party celebrating the releases of TOWER by Reed Farrel Coleman (with Ken Bruen)and THE FURY by Jason Pinter. The party was a wild success!
Neglected Author: Michael Avallone
MICHAEL AVALLONE
Some weeks ago, we provided a list of books by Harry Stephen Keeler, describing him as the worst mystery writer of all time. Perhaps this was a rush to judgment, as there are many vocal and powerful advocates for the work of Michael Avallone (1924-1999), who also rated a full chapter in Gun in Cheek, Bill Pronzini’s tribute to the worst writers in the crime fiction world. Avallone’s most famous character is Ed Noon, a private eye and enthusiast of baseball and movies who is the personal investigator for the president of the United States. The plots of his books are fantastic improvisations, the style is a brain-jangling riff on the English language, and his characters are amalgams of people taken from the films of Hitchcock, Orson Welles and Frank Capra. His huge cult following has made him as collectable as Keeler. All but the first book listed are paperback originals.
Avallone, Michael, The Splitting Image, N.Y., Henry Holt, 1953. First edition. Fine in dust jacket with small chip in front panel. $75.00
Avallone, Michael. Death Dives Deep, New York: Signet, 1971. First edition. Fine in wrappers. $45.00
Avallone, Michael. Kill Her--You’ll Like It! New York: Curtis Books, 1973. First edition. spine lightly sunned, else Fine. $45.00
Avallone, Michael. Killer on the Keys. New York: Curtis, 1973. First edition. Fine in wrappers. $45.00
Avallone, Michael. Little Miss Murder. New York: Signet, 1971. First edition. Fine in wrappers. $15.00
Avallone, Michael. London Bloody London. New York: Curtis Books, 1972. First edition. Fine in wrappers. $45.00
Avallone, Michael. Meanwhile Back at the Morgue. Greenwich, CT: Gold Medal/Fawcett, 1960. First edition, closed tear on back cover, else Fine. $20.00
Avallone, Michael. There Is Something About a Dame. New York: Belmont, 1963. First edition. Near Fine in wrappers. Small, closed tear at base of spine, two inch crease to back cover. $15.00
Avallone, Michael, The Alarming Clock, New York: Curtis Books, 1961. First edition, paperback, signed by the author, fine. $75.00
Avallone, Michael, Assassins Don’t Die In Bed, New York: Signet, 1968. First edition, paperback, near fine with very light wear along edges and a number written in pencil inside front cover. $45.00
Avallone, Michael, The Case of the Bouncing Betty; The Case of the Violent Virgin, New York: Ace Books, 1957. First edition, paperback, near fine with creased spine and wear to spine extremities, front hinge split. $65.00
Avallone, Michael, The Doomsday Bag, New York: Signet, 1969. First edition, paperback, fine with light wear along edges and spine. $35.00
Avallone, Michael, The February Doll Murders, New York: Signet, 1967. First edition, paperback, fine with crease in spine and light wear to spine extremities. The number 5 is stamped on top edges. $15.00
Avallone, Michael, The Horrible Man, New York: Curtis, 1968. First edition, paperback, fine with date stamped along top edges. $45.00
Avallone, Michael, Shoot it Again, Sam, New York: Curtis, 1972. First edition, paperback, fine with date stamped along top edges, small crease to front right corner. $45.00
Avallone, Michael, Violence in Velvet, New York: Signet, 1956. First edition, paperback, near fine with two small creases in front cover and small tear in bottom of spine. $45.00
Some weeks ago, we provided a list of books by Harry Stephen Keeler, describing him as the worst mystery writer of all time. Perhaps this was a rush to judgment, as there are many vocal and powerful advocates for the work of Michael Avallone (1924-1999), who also rated a full chapter in Gun in Cheek, Bill Pronzini’s tribute to the worst writers in the crime fiction world. Avallone’s most famous character is Ed Noon, a private eye and enthusiast of baseball and movies who is the personal investigator for the president of the United States. The plots of his books are fantastic improvisations, the style is a brain-jangling riff on the English language, and his characters are amalgams of people taken from the films of Hitchcock, Orson Welles and Frank Capra. His huge cult following has made him as collectable as Keeler. All but the first book listed are paperback originals.
Avallone, Michael, The Splitting Image, N.Y., Henry Holt, 1953. First edition. Fine in dust jacket with small chip in front panel. $75.00
Avallone, Michael. Death Dives Deep, New York: Signet, 1971. First edition. Fine in wrappers. $45.00
Avallone, Michael. Kill Her--You’ll Like It! New York: Curtis Books, 1973. First edition. spine lightly sunned, else Fine. $45.00
Avallone, Michael. Killer on the Keys. New York: Curtis, 1973. First edition. Fine in wrappers. $45.00
Avallone, Michael. Little Miss Murder. New York: Signet, 1971. First edition. Fine in wrappers. $15.00
Avallone, Michael. London Bloody London. New York: Curtis Books, 1972. First edition. Fine in wrappers. $45.00
Avallone, Michael. Meanwhile Back at the Morgue. Greenwich, CT: Gold Medal/Fawcett, 1960. First edition, closed tear on back cover, else Fine. $20.00
Avallone, Michael. There Is Something About a Dame. New York: Belmont, 1963. First edition. Near Fine in wrappers. Small, closed tear at base of spine, two inch crease to back cover. $15.00
Avallone, Michael, The Alarming Clock, New York: Curtis Books, 1961. First edition, paperback, signed by the author, fine. $75.00
Avallone, Michael, Assassins Don’t Die In Bed, New York: Signet, 1968. First edition, paperback, near fine with very light wear along edges and a number written in pencil inside front cover. $45.00
Avallone, Michael, The Case of the Bouncing Betty; The Case of the Violent Virgin, New York: Ace Books, 1957. First edition, paperback, near fine with creased spine and wear to spine extremities, front hinge split. $65.00
Avallone, Michael, The Doomsday Bag, New York: Signet, 1969. First edition, paperback, fine with light wear along edges and spine. $35.00
Avallone, Michael, The February Doll Murders, New York: Signet, 1967. First edition, paperback, fine with crease in spine and light wear to spine extremities. The number 5 is stamped on top edges. $15.00
Avallone, Michael, The Horrible Man, New York: Curtis, 1968. First edition, paperback, fine with date stamped along top edges. $45.00
Avallone, Michael, Shoot it Again, Sam, New York: Curtis, 1972. First edition, paperback, fine with date stamped along top edges, small crease to front right corner. $45.00
Avallone, Michael, Violence in Velvet, New York: Signet, 1956. First edition, paperback, near fine with two small creases in front cover and small tear in bottom of spine. $45.00
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