Ian Rankin dropped by The Mysterious Bookshop this afternoon to sign copies of his new novel THE COMPLAINTS and got a chance to catch up with Otto!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Ian Rankin at The Mysterious Bookshop- Exclusive Photos
Ian Rankin dropped by The Mysterious Bookshop this afternoon to sign copies of his new novel THE COMPLAINTS and got a chance to catch up with Otto!
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Joyce Carol Oates at The Mysterious Bookshop
On March 9th, The Mysterious Bookshop held a party for two new books GIVE ME YOUR HEART and A WIDOW'S STORY by Joyce Carol Oates. Here is exclusive video from the event by Lily Henderson.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Sally's Weekly Update for 03/11/11
Here's the latest update.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Sally Owen
The Mysterious Bookshop
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
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 3/11/11
SIGNED COPIES NOW AVAILABLE
Jasper Fforde dropped by to sign the U.S. Edition of One of Our Thursdays is Missing. This is the latest in his biblio series featuring literary detective Thursday Next. In this installment, Thursday has disappeared right before peace talks are scheduled to begin in order to avert a genre war. The written character of Thursday, who minds her own business at the quiet end of speculative fiction far from the grim specter of remaindering, investigates the disappearance of her namesake. This is a Soft Boiled Crime Club Main Selection. $25.95
What You See in the Dark is the first novel of Manuel Munoz and it is receiving terrific reviews. It tells the story of Teresa and Dan, young romantics in 1950s Bakersfield who fuel local gossip until a famous actress comes to town with a legendary director to make a groundbreaking movie about madness and murder at a roadside motel (yes, THAT movie). This is part thriller, part love story, and part exploration of the dark side of the American dream. $23.95
Our Joyce Carol Oates event went swimmingly:
Give Me Your Heart is her latest collection of short stories about the obsessive, the unpredictable, and the self-destructive need for love. $25.00
A Widow’s Story tells of the sudden death of her husband of forty-six years and the immediate effect that had on her life. $27.99
Shortcut Man by P.G. Sturges is another first novel. This one, set in the underbelly of Los Angeles, features Dick Henry, known for fixing problems quickly and discreetly. But his latest assignment from porn producer, Artie Benjamin, is a complicated one and Dick must not only get the job done, but also avoid being killed in the process. Just a few of this title, with the signature on a tipped in page.$24.00
Touch by Alexi Zentner is a beautifully written first novel (a big favorite of both Ian and Sally) set in Sawgamet, a north-woods boomtown gone bust. Stephen, a pastor, returns with his wife and family to comfort his dying mother. There he relives the tales told to him by his grandfather, the founder of the town, and the painful loss of both his father and his sister. A beautiful, well-told story. $24.95
PLEASE NOTE - WE ARE SOLD OUT!
We are already receiving inquiries about The Tiger’s Wife by Tea Obreht based partly on the near-rave review in the New York Times this morning from Michiko Kakutani. We did offer copies of this title about a month ago and it is being signed today. It has now gone into its seventh printing (in a week) and we can get no more first editions.
I
f you are in The First Mystery Club it is your main selection this month. If you responded to the Update in the last four weeks, a copy is pending for you.
FOR COLLECTORS
The Specimen Case by Ernest Bramah, Doran, NY. 1925. First U.S. Edition. $200.00
Contains a Max Carrados story. Top of spine rubbed, else a near fine copy in the scarce dust jacket, which is chipped at top and bottom of spine, has a closed tear on rear panel, and interior tape has bled through to be visible at spine ends.
The Sleeping Sphinx by John Dickson Carr, Harper, NY. 1947. First Edition. $45.00
Name on front endpaper, else near fine in dust jacket.
The Dead Sleep Lightly by John Dickson Carr, Doubleday Crime Club, NY. 1983. First Edition. $45.00
Very fine in dust jacket.
Tragedy at the Hollow by Freeman Wills Crofts, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1939. First U.S. Edition. $135.00
Near fine in dust jacket, which is lightly chipped at spine ends and rubbed along front hinge; still very good.
FRANK GRUBER
We have just acquired a wonderful collection of Frank Gruber first editions. One of the most popular pulp writers of his time, he was an important contributor to Black Mask and most of the top pulps of the 1930s and ‘40s; he was also a historian of the pulp era and wrote frequently on the subject. Additionally, a large number of his books qualify as bibliomysteries, particularly those about Simon Lash and the encyclopedia salesmen, Johnny Fletcher and his sidekick, Sam Cragg.
The French Key Mystery, Farrar & Rinehart, NY. 1940. First Edition. $175.00
The first book appearance of Johnny Fletcher and his partner, Sam Cragg, a pair of booksellers who specialize in selling a single title on street corners, Every Man His Own Sampson; Fletcher sells the book while Cragg amazes onlookers with his strength as he breaks (false) chains. Spine ends frayed, else very good in the scarce dust jacket, which is chipped along edges and spine ends.
Simon Lask, Private Detective, Farrar & Rinehart, NY. 1941. First Edition. $275.00
The first book about Lash, a laconic P.I. who only takes cases when he’s so broke that his assistant threatens to sell volumes from his book collection to pay bills. Filmed in 1946 as Accomplice (Pathe). An unusually fine copy of this scarce book in a dust jacket with chips at spine ends and corners.
The Navy Colt, Farrar & Rinehart, NY. 1941. First Edition. SIGNED. $125.00
Johnny Fletcher, the fantastic book salesman, and the muscular Sam Cragg find themselves mixed up with gun collectors, literary ladies, schools for scenario writers and other oddballs. Pale grey covers soiled, else very good copy in dust jacket which has chips at spine ends and along folds.
The Mighty Blockhead, Farrar & Rinehart, NY. 1942. First Edition. $175.00
Fletcher and Cragg put on their bookselling act at a cocktail party for the assembled publishers and artists of "Blockhead" the famous comic strip character. Very fine copy in dust jacket with chips at top of spine and on front panel.
The Buffalo Box, Farrar & Rinehart, NY. 1942. First Edition. $200.00
An author asks Lash for help, claiming to be a man who is supposed to have died in the Donner party. Another man tries to sell a copy of the same book to a second-hand dealer, and a box that belonged to a member of the Donner party turns up. A trace of rubbing to spine ends, else a fine, crisp copy in a price-clipped dust jacket which has light chipping at spine ends.
The Gift Horse, Farrar & Rinehart, NY. 1942. First Edition. $100.00
After an unexpected opportunity to sell books at the race track, Fletcher is given a racehorse named Ulysses, with enough money to support it, but there’s always a catch. Foxing to endpapers, else a fine copy in a dust jacket that is chipped at top of spine.
The Silver Tombstone, Farrar & Rinehart, NY. 1945. First Edition. $45.00
Fletcher and Cragg are selling books in Tombstone, AZ. Fine in dust jacket with heavy chipping to spine.
The Whispering Master, Farrar & Rinehart, NY. 1947. First Edition. $50.00
The publisher of the book that Fletcher and Cragg sell goes missing. Bottom edge shelf-worn, else very good in dust jacket that is chipped at spine ends and along bottom edges.
The Honest Dealer, Rinehart, NY. 1947. First Edition. $75.00
Fletcher and Cragg get mixed up with murder in Las Vegas. Minor bibliophilic content. Fine in dust jacket, which has a tape repair along top of spine and some staining on back panel.
Murder ‘97, Rinehart, NY. 1948. First Edition. $150.00
Simon Lash is hired to trace the ownership of a copy of Horatio Alger’s Ralph Raymond which had been inscribed "to Stuart from Aunt Clarissa." A fine, fresh copy in a bright dust jacket with just a trace of wear.
The Leather Duke, Rinehart, NY. 1949. First Edition. $35.00
When their publisher doesn’t get books to them, Fletcher and Cragg take a job in a leather factory. Minor bibliophilip interest. Unaccountably scarce. Very good in trimmed dust jacket with stain to edge of front flap.
The Limping Goose, Rinehart, NY. 1954. First Edition. $75.00
Down on their luck as usual, booksellers Fletcher and Cragg have taken a temporary job as collection agents and run into trouble when they accept a goose as payment. Very fine in dust jacket, which has sunned spine.
The Honest Dealer, Rinehart, NY. 1957. First Edition. $40.00
Fletcher and Cragg find themselves in Las Vegas. Endpapers foxed, else fine in dust jacket, which has a sunned spine and small nicks along front hinge and top of front panel.
We do have more Frank Gruber titles. If you are interested in a specific title, please contact us.
Sally
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
Have a wonderful weekend.
Sally Owen
The Mysterious Bookshop
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
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 3/11/11
SIGNED COPIES NOW AVAILABLE
Jasper Fforde dropped by to sign the U.S. Edition of One of Our Thursdays is Missing. This is the latest in his biblio series featuring literary detective Thursday Next. In this installment, Thursday has disappeared right before peace talks are scheduled to begin in order to avert a genre war. The written character of Thursday, who minds her own business at the quiet end of speculative fiction far from the grim specter of remaindering, investigates the disappearance of her namesake. This is a Soft Boiled Crime Club Main Selection. $25.95
What You See in the Dark is the first novel of Manuel Munoz and it is receiving terrific reviews. It tells the story of Teresa and Dan, young romantics in 1950s Bakersfield who fuel local gossip until a famous actress comes to town with a legendary director to make a groundbreaking movie about madness and murder at a roadside motel (yes, THAT movie). This is part thriller, part love story, and part exploration of the dark side of the American dream. $23.95
Our Joyce Carol Oates event went swimmingly:
Give Me Your Heart is her latest collection of short stories about the obsessive, the unpredictable, and the self-destructive need for love. $25.00
A Widow’s Story tells of the sudden death of her husband of forty-six years and the immediate effect that had on her life. $27.99
Shortcut Man by P.G. Sturges is another first novel. This one, set in the underbelly of Los Angeles, features Dick Henry, known for fixing problems quickly and discreetly. But his latest assignment from porn producer, Artie Benjamin, is a complicated one and Dick must not only get the job done, but also avoid being killed in the process. Just a few of this title, with the signature on a tipped in page.$24.00
Touch by Alexi Zentner is a beautifully written first novel (a big favorite of both Ian and Sally) set in Sawgamet, a north-woods boomtown gone bust. Stephen, a pastor, returns with his wife and family to comfort his dying mother. There he relives the tales told to him by his grandfather, the founder of the town, and the painful loss of both his father and his sister. A beautiful, well-told story. $24.95
PLEASE NOTE - WE ARE SOLD OUT!
We are already receiving inquiries about The Tiger’s Wife by Tea Obreht based partly on the near-rave review in the New York Times this morning from Michiko Kakutani. We did offer copies of this title about a month ago and it is being signed today. It has now gone into its seventh printing (in a week) and we can get no more first editions.
I
f you are in The First Mystery Club it is your main selection this month. If you responded to the Update in the last four weeks, a copy is pending for you.
FOR COLLECTORS
The Specimen Case by Ernest Bramah, Doran, NY. 1925. First U.S. Edition. $200.00
Contains a Max Carrados story. Top of spine rubbed, else a near fine copy in the scarce dust jacket, which is chipped at top and bottom of spine, has a closed tear on rear panel, and interior tape has bled through to be visible at spine ends.
The Sleeping Sphinx by John Dickson Carr, Harper, NY. 1947. First Edition. $45.00
Name on front endpaper, else near fine in dust jacket.
The Dead Sleep Lightly by John Dickson Carr, Doubleday Crime Club, NY. 1983. First Edition. $45.00
Very fine in dust jacket.
Tragedy at the Hollow by Freeman Wills Crofts, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1939. First U.S. Edition. $135.00
Near fine in dust jacket, which is lightly chipped at spine ends and rubbed along front hinge; still very good.
FRANK GRUBER
We have just acquired a wonderful collection of Frank Gruber first editions. One of the most popular pulp writers of his time, he was an important contributor to Black Mask and most of the top pulps of the 1930s and ‘40s; he was also a historian of the pulp era and wrote frequently on the subject. Additionally, a large number of his books qualify as bibliomysteries, particularly those about Simon Lash and the encyclopedia salesmen, Johnny Fletcher and his sidekick, Sam Cragg.
The French Key Mystery, Farrar & Rinehart, NY. 1940. First Edition. $175.00
The first book appearance of Johnny Fletcher and his partner, Sam Cragg, a pair of booksellers who specialize in selling a single title on street corners, Every Man His Own Sampson; Fletcher sells the book while Cragg amazes onlookers with his strength as he breaks (false) chains. Spine ends frayed, else very good in the scarce dust jacket, which is chipped along edges and spine ends.
Simon Lask, Private Detective, Farrar & Rinehart, NY. 1941. First Edition. $275.00
The first book about Lash, a laconic P.I. who only takes cases when he’s so broke that his assistant threatens to sell volumes from his book collection to pay bills. Filmed in 1946 as Accomplice (Pathe). An unusually fine copy of this scarce book in a dust jacket with chips at spine ends and corners.
The Navy Colt, Farrar & Rinehart, NY. 1941. First Edition. SIGNED. $125.00
Johnny Fletcher, the fantastic book salesman, and the muscular Sam Cragg find themselves mixed up with gun collectors, literary ladies, schools for scenario writers and other oddballs. Pale grey covers soiled, else very good copy in dust jacket which has chips at spine ends and along folds.
The Mighty Blockhead, Farrar & Rinehart, NY. 1942. First Edition. $175.00
Fletcher and Cragg put on their bookselling act at a cocktail party for the assembled publishers and artists of "Blockhead" the famous comic strip character. Very fine copy in dust jacket with chips at top of spine and on front panel.
The Buffalo Box, Farrar & Rinehart, NY. 1942. First Edition. $200.00
An author asks Lash for help, claiming to be a man who is supposed to have died in the Donner party. Another man tries to sell a copy of the same book to a second-hand dealer, and a box that belonged to a member of the Donner party turns up. A trace of rubbing to spine ends, else a fine, crisp copy in a price-clipped dust jacket which has light chipping at spine ends.
The Gift Horse, Farrar & Rinehart, NY. 1942. First Edition. $100.00
After an unexpected opportunity to sell books at the race track, Fletcher is given a racehorse named Ulysses, with enough money to support it, but there’s always a catch. Foxing to endpapers, else a fine copy in a dust jacket that is chipped at top of spine.
The Silver Tombstone, Farrar & Rinehart, NY. 1945. First Edition. $45.00
Fletcher and Cragg are selling books in Tombstone, AZ. Fine in dust jacket with heavy chipping to spine.
The Whispering Master, Farrar & Rinehart, NY. 1947. First Edition. $50.00
The publisher of the book that Fletcher and Cragg sell goes missing. Bottom edge shelf-worn, else very good in dust jacket that is chipped at spine ends and along bottom edges.
The Honest Dealer, Rinehart, NY. 1947. First Edition. $75.00
Fletcher and Cragg get mixed up with murder in Las Vegas. Minor bibliophilic content. Fine in dust jacket, which has a tape repair along top of spine and some staining on back panel.
Murder ‘97, Rinehart, NY. 1948. First Edition. $150.00
Simon Lash is hired to trace the ownership of a copy of Horatio Alger’s Ralph Raymond which had been inscribed "to Stuart from Aunt Clarissa." A fine, fresh copy in a bright dust jacket with just a trace of wear.
The Leather Duke, Rinehart, NY. 1949. First Edition. $35.00
When their publisher doesn’t get books to them, Fletcher and Cragg take a job in a leather factory. Minor bibliophilip interest. Unaccountably scarce. Very good in trimmed dust jacket with stain to edge of front flap.
The Limping Goose, Rinehart, NY. 1954. First Edition. $75.00
Down on their luck as usual, booksellers Fletcher and Cragg have taken a temporary job as collection agents and run into trouble when they accept a goose as payment. Very fine in dust jacket, which has sunned spine.
The Honest Dealer, Rinehart, NY. 1957. First Edition. $40.00
Fletcher and Cragg find themselves in Las Vegas. Endpapers foxed, else fine in dust jacket, which has a sunned spine and small nicks along front hinge and top of front panel.
We do have more Frank Gruber titles. If you are interested in a specific title, please contact us.
Sally
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Party for THE DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM by Nathan Larson and BLACK ORCHID BLUES by Persia Walker 04/05/11
The Mysterious Bookshop
will host a party
celebrating the releases of
The Dewey Decimal System
by Nathan Larson
and
Black Orchid Blues
by Persia Walker
Join us in celebrating the new novels
The Dewey Decimal System ($15.95, Akashic)
and Black Orchid Blues ($15.95, Akashic)
Mr. Larson and Ms. Walker will discuss their books and answer questions.
Copies will be available for autographs.
Light refreshments will be served.
Tuesday, April 5th
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm.
Admission is Free
The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street
New York, NY 10007
(212) 587-1011
info@mysteriousbookshop.com
Joyce Carol Oates at The Mysterious Bookshop: Exclusive Photos
Joyce Carol Oates appeared at The Mysterious Bookshop in Manhattan and discussed her new short story collection GIVE ME YOUR HEART as well as her new memoir A WIDOW'S STORY.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
The March 2011 Newsletter Has Posted
Our March Newsletter is now posted on our website. As always, the first link will take you to a version you may want to read on line; the second link to a more print-friendly version.
http://www.mysteriousbookshop.com/home/newsletter/newsletter.pdf
http://www.mysteriousbookshop.com/home/printnewsletter/print_newsletter.pdf
Have a happy browse and we'll hear from you soon -- hopefully.
Our website address is: www.mysteriousbookshop.com
Sally Owen
The Mysterious Bookshop
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
http://www.mysteriousbookshop.com/home/newsletter/newsletter.pdf
http://www.mysteriousbookshop.com/home/printnewsletter/print_newsletter.pdf
Have a happy browse and we'll hear from you soon -- hopefully.
Our website address is: www.mysteriousbookshop.com
Sally Owen
The Mysterious Bookshop
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
Friday, March 4, 2011
Sally's Weekly Update for 03/04/11
Some wonderful books being signed here this Spring. Here's the first batch, along with some offerings for your collection of rarities.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Sally Owen
The Mysterious Bookshop
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
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 3/4/11
EVENT
Wednesday, March 9th 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Joyce Carol Oates
Give Me Your Heart: A Collection of Short Stories $25.00
A Widow’s Story $27.99
Please note that we cannot guarantee that Ms. Oates will be able to get to all of your copies of her books sent in for signature. We have received rather a lot, and we will have to be mindful of her schedule. If your books are not signed, you may leave them with us for the next visit - sometime in the Fall we think.
What she will be signing, as well as the above two books, is her contribution to a paperback original: The Inevitable: Contemporary Writers Confront Death. This will also be signed by Bradford Morrow who co-edited this collection. We are also hopeful that Peter Straub will be able to stop by in the next couple of weeks to sign. $17.95
Place your orders for one or all of the above books.
SIGNED COPIES NOW AVAILABLE
Linda Fairstein has signed copies of her latest thriller featuring prosecutor Alexandra Cooper. In Silent Mercy, Alex investigates two murders - one in Harlem’s Mount Neboh Baptist Church, the other at a cathedral in Little Italy. Because of the apparent differences in the victims’ beliefs, Alex is ruling out a religious motive, but she is convinced that another young woman is going to die at one of Manhattan’s many houses of worship. She also knows she’s in a race against time. $26.95
Pym by Mat Johnson tells the story of recently canned professor of American literature Chris Jaynes who is obsessed with The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe. When Jaynes discovers the manuscript of a crude slave narrative that seems to confirm the reality of Poe’s fiction, he resolves to seek out Tsalal, the remote island that Poe describes with horror. This story, described as a satire and fantasy has been called ..." a send-up of this world, the next world, and all points in between" by author Colson Whitehead. $24.00
Damage by John Lescroart is about a power, revenge, and the pursuit of justice. The Curtlees are a rich and powerful force in the San Francisco area. When the family heir, Ro Curtlee, was convicted of rape and murder a decade ago, the fallout for those who put him away was swift although eventually all managed to rebuild their lives. Now Ro Curtlee’s lawyers have won him a retrial and he has been released from jail. When two participants in the original case die, Abe Glitsky, also a participant, is convinced that Ro wants revenge. Trouble is, there is no hard evidence. $26.95
Lou Manfredo’s follow up to Rizzo’s War is here. Rizzo’s Fire finds NYPD veteran Detective Joe Rizzo investigating the murder of a recluse and its possible connection to the murder of a Broadway producer the day before. Together with his new partner, Priscilla Jackson, Rizzo once again walks the fine line between the case and NYPD politics. A Hard Boiled Crime Club Main Selection. $24.99
When the Thrill is Gone is the third Leonid McGill mystery from Walter Mosley. PI McGill is asked by a young woman with a stack of cash to make sure she doesn’t meet the same fate as her husband’s first two wives. Meanwhile, McGill is also dealing with his troubled stepson, his best friend who has been diagnosed with cancer, and his wife, who has taken a lover. A Crime Collector’s Club Main Selection. $26.95
BACK IN STOCK
When The Killing’s Done by T.C. Boyle. We have been able to get more signed first editions from the publisher. If you didn’t manage to snag one last week, now’s your chance. $26.95
We can’t seem to keep The Sherlockian by Graham Moore in stock. This is the third, and probably the last, batch of first editions to be signed by Moore. $24.99
We do carry The Lineup: Poems on Crime here in the store. It is signed by the editor, Gerald So, but there are some contributors in the latest issue of particular note: Reed Farrel Coleman, who also wrote the introduction to this particular issue, David Corbett, and Ken Bruen. $7.00
SIGNED FROM THE U.K.
One of Our Thursdays is Missing by Jasper Fforde. Thursday Next returns (hooray) - almost! At a time of unrest in the Bookworld , literary detective Next is trying to avert a genre war but just a week before the peace talks, she disappears. But all is not lost. Living at the quiet end of speculative fiction is the written Thursday Next. This fictional Thursday is soon hot on the trail of her factual alter-ego where she stumbles on a plot so fiendish it threatens the very Bookworld itself. This is the true first edition. We will be getting U.S. signed editions which will be a Soft Boiled Main Selection. $50.00 (for the UK first).
FOR COLLECTORS;
(Bibliomystery) The Freshour Cylinders by Speer Morgan, Macmurray & Beck, Denver, 1998. First Edition. SIGNED. $25.00
In 1934, an eccentric collector of Indian artifacts is murdered and a political scandal is revealed, all of it recorded on 46 wax cylinders. Very fine in dust jacket.
A Bid for Fortune by Guy Boothby, Appleton, NY. 1895. First U.S. Edition. $25.00
A "Yellow Peril" novel featuring Dr. Nikola, the first Asian series character to serve as a villain. Very good. The entire series is a highly readable collection of adventure novels.
Past All Dishonor by James M Cain, Knopf, NY. 1946. First Edition. $75.00
Crease at top of spine, else very good in a price-clipped dust jacket.
The Nine Wrong Answers by John Dickson Carr, Harper, NY. 1952. First Edition. $100.00
One of Carr’s masterpieces. Fine in a dust jacket with trivial wear at spine tips.
No Orchids for Miss Blandish by James Hadley Chase, Howell, Soskin, NY. 1942. First U.S. Edition. $650.00
The basis for the 1948 film of the same title. Very light rubbing to tips of spine, else near fine in dust jacket, which is worn at spine ends, along front flap fold and along bottom edges. Scarce.
Fear Comes to Chalfont by Freeman Wills Crofts, Dodd Mead, NY. 1942. First U.S. Edition. $350.00
Very fine, crisp copy in dust jacket with just a bit of wear to spine extremities.
Whores by James Crumley, McMillan, Missoula. 1989. First Trade Paperback. SIGNED. $10.00
Short story collection. Fine paperback.
Kindly Dig Your Grave and Other Wicked Stories, by Stanley Ellin, Davis, NY. 1975. First Edition. $25.00
Paperback Original. A collection of stories by one of the greatest short story writers of the second half of the 20th century. Fine.
The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy, Mysterious Press, NY. 1987. First Edition. $125.00
Author’s greatest book. Fine in a gorgeous dust jacket.
The King of the Rainy Country by Nicholas Freelling, Gollancz, London. 1966. First Edition. $150.00
Winner of the Edgar for Best Novel of the Year. A fine copy in a price-clipped dust jacket which is otherwise fine and bright without any of the usual soiling or spine-fading so common with these cheaply produced Gollancz jackets.
Unnatural Causes by P.D. James, Faber, London. 1967. Advance Proof Copy. $600.00
Proof of author’s third book. Very fine in original wrappers. Rare.
The Hollow Needle by Maurice Leblanc, Doubleday Page, NY. 1910. First U.S. Edition. $65.00
Arsene Lupin encounters Holmlock Shears. Bit of fading to lower corner of front cover, else a near fine copy.
A Murder of Quality by John Le Carre, Walker, NY. 1963. First U.S. Edition. . $1,500.00
Author’s scarce second novel. A fine, crisp copy in dust jacket, which has minor wear at spine ends and corners and a little sunning to the spine, though far less than usual.
Blood from a Stone by Donna Leon, Atlantic Monthly Press, NY. 2005. First U.S. Edition. SIGNED. $30.00
Fine in dust jacket.
Suffer the Little Children by Donna Leon, Heinemann, London. 2007. First Edition. SIGNED. $45.00
Fine in dust jacket.
Black Money by Ross Macdonald, Knopf, NY. 1966. First Edition. $300.00
Fine, fresh copy in dust jacket.
You Can’t Live Forever by Harold Q. Masur, NY. 1951. First Edition. $65.00
Third Scott Jordan mystery. Fine in dust jacket.
(Ellery Queen) Xenophile, St. Louis, MO. 1975. Vol. 2, No. 2. SIGNED. $35.00
Famous fanzine with most of its editorial matter devoted to Queen and the other magazine they started, Mystery League. Cover soiled, else very good. Signed as both "Ellery Queen" and Frederic Dannay.
Nightwebs by Cornell Woolrich, Harper, NY. 1971. First Edition. $150.00
Huge collection of stories, with a bibliography of the author’s work. Fine in dust jacket.
Sally
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
Have a wonderful weekend.
Sally Owen
The Mysterious Bookshop
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
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 3/4/11
EVENT
Wednesday, March 9th 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Joyce Carol Oates
Give Me Your Heart: A Collection of Short Stories $25.00
A Widow’s Story $27.99
Please note that we cannot guarantee that Ms. Oates will be able to get to all of your copies of her books sent in for signature. We have received rather a lot, and we will have to be mindful of her schedule. If your books are not signed, you may leave them with us for the next visit - sometime in the Fall we think.
What she will be signing, as well as the above two books, is her contribution to a paperback original: The Inevitable: Contemporary Writers Confront Death. This will also be signed by Bradford Morrow who co-edited this collection. We are also hopeful that Peter Straub will be able to stop by in the next couple of weeks to sign. $17.95
Place your orders for one or all of the above books.
SIGNED COPIES NOW AVAILABLE
Linda Fairstein has signed copies of her latest thriller featuring prosecutor Alexandra Cooper. In Silent Mercy, Alex investigates two murders - one in Harlem’s Mount Neboh Baptist Church, the other at a cathedral in Little Italy. Because of the apparent differences in the victims’ beliefs, Alex is ruling out a religious motive, but she is convinced that another young woman is going to die at one of Manhattan’s many houses of worship. She also knows she’s in a race against time. $26.95
Pym by Mat Johnson tells the story of recently canned professor of American literature Chris Jaynes who is obsessed with The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe. When Jaynes discovers the manuscript of a crude slave narrative that seems to confirm the reality of Poe’s fiction, he resolves to seek out Tsalal, the remote island that Poe describes with horror. This story, described as a satire and fantasy has been called ..." a send-up of this world, the next world, and all points in between" by author Colson Whitehead. $24.00
Damage by John Lescroart is about a power, revenge, and the pursuit of justice. The Curtlees are a rich and powerful force in the San Francisco area. When the family heir, Ro Curtlee, was convicted of rape and murder a decade ago, the fallout for those who put him away was swift although eventually all managed to rebuild their lives. Now Ro Curtlee’s lawyers have won him a retrial and he has been released from jail. When two participants in the original case die, Abe Glitsky, also a participant, is convinced that Ro wants revenge. Trouble is, there is no hard evidence. $26.95
Lou Manfredo’s follow up to Rizzo’s War is here. Rizzo’s Fire finds NYPD veteran Detective Joe Rizzo investigating the murder of a recluse and its possible connection to the murder of a Broadway producer the day before. Together with his new partner, Priscilla Jackson, Rizzo once again walks the fine line between the case and NYPD politics. A Hard Boiled Crime Club Main Selection. $24.99
When the Thrill is Gone is the third Leonid McGill mystery from Walter Mosley. PI McGill is asked by a young woman with a stack of cash to make sure she doesn’t meet the same fate as her husband’s first two wives. Meanwhile, McGill is also dealing with his troubled stepson, his best friend who has been diagnosed with cancer, and his wife, who has taken a lover. A Crime Collector’s Club Main Selection. $26.95
BACK IN STOCK
When The Killing’s Done by T.C. Boyle. We have been able to get more signed first editions from the publisher. If you didn’t manage to snag one last week, now’s your chance. $26.95
We can’t seem to keep The Sherlockian by Graham Moore in stock. This is the third, and probably the last, batch of first editions to be signed by Moore. $24.99
We do carry The Lineup: Poems on Crime here in the store. It is signed by the editor, Gerald So, but there are some contributors in the latest issue of particular note: Reed Farrel Coleman, who also wrote the introduction to this particular issue, David Corbett, and Ken Bruen. $7.00
SIGNED FROM THE U.K.
One of Our Thursdays is Missing by Jasper Fforde. Thursday Next returns (hooray) - almost! At a time of unrest in the Bookworld , literary detective Next is trying to avert a genre war but just a week before the peace talks, she disappears. But all is not lost. Living at the quiet end of speculative fiction is the written Thursday Next. This fictional Thursday is soon hot on the trail of her factual alter-ego where she stumbles on a plot so fiendish it threatens the very Bookworld itself. This is the true first edition. We will be getting U.S. signed editions which will be a Soft Boiled Main Selection. $50.00 (for the UK first).
FOR COLLECTORS;
(Bibliomystery) The Freshour Cylinders by Speer Morgan, Macmurray & Beck, Denver, 1998. First Edition. SIGNED. $25.00
In 1934, an eccentric collector of Indian artifacts is murdered and a political scandal is revealed, all of it recorded on 46 wax cylinders. Very fine in dust jacket.
A Bid for Fortune by Guy Boothby, Appleton, NY. 1895. First U.S. Edition. $25.00
A "Yellow Peril" novel featuring Dr. Nikola, the first Asian series character to serve as a villain. Very good. The entire series is a highly readable collection of adventure novels.
Past All Dishonor by James M Cain, Knopf, NY. 1946. First Edition. $75.00
Crease at top of spine, else very good in a price-clipped dust jacket.
The Nine Wrong Answers by John Dickson Carr, Harper, NY. 1952. First Edition. $100.00
One of Carr’s masterpieces. Fine in a dust jacket with trivial wear at spine tips.
No Orchids for Miss Blandish by James Hadley Chase, Howell, Soskin, NY. 1942. First U.S. Edition. $650.00
The basis for the 1948 film of the same title. Very light rubbing to tips of spine, else near fine in dust jacket, which is worn at spine ends, along front flap fold and along bottom edges. Scarce.
Fear Comes to Chalfont by Freeman Wills Crofts, Dodd Mead, NY. 1942. First U.S. Edition. $350.00
Very fine, crisp copy in dust jacket with just a bit of wear to spine extremities.
Whores by James Crumley, McMillan, Missoula. 1989. First Trade Paperback. SIGNED. $10.00
Short story collection. Fine paperback.
Kindly Dig Your Grave and Other Wicked Stories, by Stanley Ellin, Davis, NY. 1975. First Edition. $25.00
Paperback Original. A collection of stories by one of the greatest short story writers of the second half of the 20th century. Fine.
The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy, Mysterious Press, NY. 1987. First Edition. $125.00
Author’s greatest book. Fine in a gorgeous dust jacket.
The King of the Rainy Country by Nicholas Freelling, Gollancz, London. 1966. First Edition. $150.00
Winner of the Edgar for Best Novel of the Year. A fine copy in a price-clipped dust jacket which is otherwise fine and bright without any of the usual soiling or spine-fading so common with these cheaply produced Gollancz jackets.
Unnatural Causes by P.D. James, Faber, London. 1967. Advance Proof Copy. $600.00
Proof of author’s third book. Very fine in original wrappers. Rare.
The Hollow Needle by Maurice Leblanc, Doubleday Page, NY. 1910. First U.S. Edition. $65.00
Arsene Lupin encounters Holmlock Shears. Bit of fading to lower corner of front cover, else a near fine copy.
A Murder of Quality by John Le Carre, Walker, NY. 1963. First U.S. Edition. . $1,500.00
Author’s scarce second novel. A fine, crisp copy in dust jacket, which has minor wear at spine ends and corners and a little sunning to the spine, though far less than usual.
Blood from a Stone by Donna Leon, Atlantic Monthly Press, NY. 2005. First U.S. Edition. SIGNED. $30.00
Fine in dust jacket.
Suffer the Little Children by Donna Leon, Heinemann, London. 2007. First Edition. SIGNED. $45.00
Fine in dust jacket.
Black Money by Ross Macdonald, Knopf, NY. 1966. First Edition. $300.00
Fine, fresh copy in dust jacket.
You Can’t Live Forever by Harold Q. Masur, NY. 1951. First Edition. $65.00
Third Scott Jordan mystery. Fine in dust jacket.
(Ellery Queen) Xenophile, St. Louis, MO. 1975. Vol. 2, No. 2. SIGNED. $35.00
Famous fanzine with most of its editorial matter devoted to Queen and the other magazine they started, Mystery League. Cover soiled, else very good. Signed as both "Ellery Queen" and Frederic Dannay.
Nightwebs by Cornell Woolrich, Harper, NY. 1971. First Edition. $150.00
Huge collection of stories, with a bibliography of the author’s work. Fine in dust jacket.
Sally
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
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