Here are the links to our online April newsletter.
http://www.mysteriousbookshop.com/home/newsletter/newsletter.pdf
http://www.mysteriousbookshop.com/home/printnewsletter/print_newsletter.pdf
When you go to our website you will also see that you are now able to access older newsletters. We will find them under "Newsletter Archive" on the left hand side of our main page.
Hope that's helpful.
Sally Owen
The Mysterious Bookshop
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Friday, April 8, 2011
Sally's Weekly Update for 04/08/11
Here's the latest update.
Happy weekend to all.
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 4/8/11
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
A DROP OF THE HARD STUFF
BY LAWRENCE BLOCK
LIMITED SIGNED EDITION
The Mysterious Bookshop is publishing a special limited edition of this exceptional novel, signed by the author, one of the most popular mystery writers working today. It will be produced in the same elegant format as our previous publications, almost all of which sold out on publication. It will be released before the trade edition is published by Mulholland. This is the first Matthew Scudder novel in many years and it is a masterpiece, taking Scudder back to an earlier time.
The edition is limited to only 100 copies, numbered and signed by Lawrence Block. Bound in marbled boards with a leather spine. The price is $150.00. There are also 26 lettered copies available at $275.00
Reserve your copy today.
EVENTS
Friday, April 15th 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Jessica Speart will discuss and sign
Winged Obsession $25.99
This true crime story follows US Fish and Wildlife Agent Ed Newcomer as he tries to catch butterfly smuggler Yoshi Kojima.
Tuesday, April 19th 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Marcia Clark will discuss and sign
Guilt By Association $25.99
This first thriller features L.A. deputy DA Rachel Knight who must confront the shocking crime of a colleague’s murder-suicide and solve the case of a teenage girl’s rape.
SIGNED COPIES NOW AVAILABLE
School of Night by historical novelist Louis Bayard is set in modern day DC and the England of James I, both centuries sharing one shocking secret. Hired to retrieve a letter written by Thomas Harriot (known as England’s Galileo), disgraced scholar Henry Cavendish and Clarissa Dale find themselves on the trail of buried treasure. $25.00
Mobbed is the latest Regan Reilly mystery from Carol Higgins Clark. This thriller is set on the Jersey Shore where Regan and her husband are celebrating the birthday of Regan’s mother, the suspense writer Nora Regan Reilly!! $25.00
Carol’s real-life mother, suspense writer Mary Higgins Clark has a new one too. I’ll Walk Alone features Alexandra "Zan" Moreland, an interior designed who is terrified to discover that someone is using her credit cards and manipulating her financial accounts in order to bankrupt her and destroy her reputation. They may also be impersonating her in a scheme that may involve kidnapping and murder. $25.99
Red on Red by Edward Conlon tells the story of NYPD detectives Meehan and Esposito, one damaged and instrospective, the other ambitious and unscrupulous. This very well-written slice of police life is receiving terrific reviews. Please note that we sold out of our first batch (except for first mystery crime club members) but we have been able to get more first editions. They’ll be here next week. A First Mystery Club Main Selection. $26.00
Camilla Lackberg stopped by to sign paperback editions of her best-seller, The Ice Princess. Trade Paperback $15.00; Mass Market Paperback $$7.99
Nathan Larson signed copies of his first novel The Dewey Decimal System. This paperback original, set in New York City in the future after several large-scale terrorist attacks, features an obsessive-compulsive man, dubbed Dewey Decimal, who has taken it upon himself to reorganize the contents of the New York Public Library. We are almost sold out of this edition. $15.95 The limited hardcover edition of this title is a First Mystery Club Main Selection.
Henning Mankell stopped by and tirelessly signed The Troubled Man, the last Kurt Wallander mystery. We did ask that you pre-order this title and most of our copies are already gone, but if you hurry, there are a few left. $26.95
FOR COLLECTORS
(Aviation Mystery) Murder in the Stratosphere by Gilbert Eldridge, Phoenix, NY. 1940. First Edition. $100.00
Name and address on front endpaper, remainder marks on bottom edges, else a fine, tight copy in dust jacket that is lightly worn at spine ends and edges.
The Shaggy Dog and Other Murders by Fredric Brown, Dutton, NY. 1963. First Edition. $500.00
Fine in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy of this classic collection.
The Exploits of a Physician Detective by George F. Butler, M.D., Clinic Publishing, Chicago. 1908.First Edition. $150.00
Scarce short story collection. Spine a little faded as usual, else a very good copy.
The Big Four by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1927. First U.S. Edition. $75.00
Tear at the inside margin of pages 161-162, very light wear at spine tips, else very good copy of an uncommon title in first printing.
The Murder at Hazelmoor by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1931. First U.S. Edition. $50.00
Very good.
Murder in Three Acts by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1934. First U.S. Edition. $65.00
Very good.
Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1936. First U.S. Edition. $50.00
Very good.
Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1938. First U.S. Edition. $50.00
Previous owner’s label on front endpaper, else very good.
Murder for Christmas by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1939. First U.S. Edition. $60.00
Bit of wear at spine tips, else very good plus.
The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1942. First U.S. Edition. $45.00
Bit of wear at spine tips, else very good.
Crooked House by Agatha Christie, Collins Crime, London. 1949. First Edition. $75.00
Owner’s inscription, lower two inches of spine sunned, else very good in dust jacket with large chip at base of spine and chip at top of front panel.
Ordeal By Innocence by Agatha Christie, Collins Crime Club, London. 1958. First Edition. $35.00
Near fine in dust jacket, which has a triangular chip at the top of the front hinge.
The Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie, Collins, London. 1964. First Edition. $40.00
Fine in soiled dust jacket.
Sheriff Olsen by M.G. Chute, Appleton, NY. 1942. First Edition. Inscribed and SIGNED. $150.00
An exceptionally scarce short story collection. The spine is minutely sunned, else very fine in dust jacket, with light wear at spine ends and along edges.
The Mean Streets by Thomas B. Dewey, Simon & Schuster, NY. 1955. First Edition. $65.00
About fine in a near fine jacket. Cloth and dj extremities a bit rubbed, a little wear to top of dj spine, otherwise a handsome copy.
Found and Fettered by Dick Donovan, Hutchinson, London. 1894. First Edition. $100.00
A scarce short story collection. Spine a little rubbed at ends, else very good.
Marked for Murder by Brett Halliday, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1945. First Edition. $100.00
Top of spine crimped, otherwise fine in a very good dust jacket. Small chips to corners and spine ends and some light spotting to front panel.
Woman in the Dark by Dashiell Hammett, Spivak, NY. 1951. First Edition. $125.00
A collection of stories collected from the pulps. With a new introduction by Ellery Queen. A fine copy in wrappers. Not a super-rare book, but very scarce in this outstanding collectors’ condition.
Honour of Thieves by C.J. Cutliffe Hyne, Chatto &Windus, London. 1895. First Edition. $150.00
Scarce Victorian crime novel. Corners a bit bumped, some light soiling, but a near fine copy.
The Looking-Glass War by John Le Carre, Heinemann, London. 1965. First Edition. $100.00
Fine in a price-clipped dust jacket with just slight fading to the spine, much less than usual for this title.
Sally
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
Happy weekend to all.
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 4/8/11
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
A DROP OF THE HARD STUFF
BY LAWRENCE BLOCK
LIMITED SIGNED EDITION
The Mysterious Bookshop is publishing a special limited edition of this exceptional novel, signed by the author, one of the most popular mystery writers working today. It will be produced in the same elegant format as our previous publications, almost all of which sold out on publication. It will be released before the trade edition is published by Mulholland. This is the first Matthew Scudder novel in many years and it is a masterpiece, taking Scudder back to an earlier time.
The edition is limited to only 100 copies, numbered and signed by Lawrence Block. Bound in marbled boards with a leather spine. The price is $150.00. There are also 26 lettered copies available at $275.00
Reserve your copy today.
EVENTS
Friday, April 15th 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Jessica Speart will discuss and sign
Winged Obsession $25.99
This true crime story follows US Fish and Wildlife Agent Ed Newcomer as he tries to catch butterfly smuggler Yoshi Kojima.
Tuesday, April 19th 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Marcia Clark will discuss and sign
Guilt By Association $25.99
This first thriller features L.A. deputy DA Rachel Knight who must confront the shocking crime of a colleague’s murder-suicide and solve the case of a teenage girl’s rape.
SIGNED COPIES NOW AVAILABLE
School of Night by historical novelist Louis Bayard is set in modern day DC and the England of James I, both centuries sharing one shocking secret. Hired to retrieve a letter written by Thomas Harriot (known as England’s Galileo), disgraced scholar Henry Cavendish and Clarissa Dale find themselves on the trail of buried treasure. $25.00
Mobbed is the latest Regan Reilly mystery from Carol Higgins Clark. This thriller is set on the Jersey Shore where Regan and her husband are celebrating the birthday of Regan’s mother, the suspense writer Nora Regan Reilly!! $25.00
Carol’s real-life mother, suspense writer Mary Higgins Clark has a new one too. I’ll Walk Alone features Alexandra "Zan" Moreland, an interior designed who is terrified to discover that someone is using her credit cards and manipulating her financial accounts in order to bankrupt her and destroy her reputation. They may also be impersonating her in a scheme that may involve kidnapping and murder. $25.99
Red on Red by Edward Conlon tells the story of NYPD detectives Meehan and Esposito, one damaged and instrospective, the other ambitious and unscrupulous. This very well-written slice of police life is receiving terrific reviews. Please note that we sold out of our first batch (except for first mystery crime club members) but we have been able to get more first editions. They’ll be here next week. A First Mystery Club Main Selection. $26.00
Camilla Lackberg stopped by to sign paperback editions of her best-seller, The Ice Princess. Trade Paperback $15.00; Mass Market Paperback $$7.99
Nathan Larson signed copies of his first novel The Dewey Decimal System. This paperback original, set in New York City in the future after several large-scale terrorist attacks, features an obsessive-compulsive man, dubbed Dewey Decimal, who has taken it upon himself to reorganize the contents of the New York Public Library. We are almost sold out of this edition. $15.95 The limited hardcover edition of this title is a First Mystery Club Main Selection.
Henning Mankell stopped by and tirelessly signed The Troubled Man, the last Kurt Wallander mystery. We did ask that you pre-order this title and most of our copies are already gone, but if you hurry, there are a few left. $26.95
FOR COLLECTORS
(Aviation Mystery) Murder in the Stratosphere by Gilbert Eldridge, Phoenix, NY. 1940. First Edition. $100.00
Name and address on front endpaper, remainder marks on bottom edges, else a fine, tight copy in dust jacket that is lightly worn at spine ends and edges.
The Shaggy Dog and Other Murders by Fredric Brown, Dutton, NY. 1963. First Edition. $500.00
Fine in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy of this classic collection.
The Exploits of a Physician Detective by George F. Butler, M.D., Clinic Publishing, Chicago. 1908.First Edition. $150.00
Scarce short story collection. Spine a little faded as usual, else a very good copy.
The Big Four by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1927. First U.S. Edition. $75.00
Tear at the inside margin of pages 161-162, very light wear at spine tips, else very good copy of an uncommon title in first printing.
The Murder at Hazelmoor by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1931. First U.S. Edition. $50.00
Very good.
Murder in Three Acts by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1934. First U.S. Edition. $65.00
Very good.
Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1936. First U.S. Edition. $50.00
Very good.
Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1938. First U.S. Edition. $50.00
Previous owner’s label on front endpaper, else very good.
Murder for Christmas by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1939. First U.S. Edition. $60.00
Bit of wear at spine tips, else very good plus.
The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1942. First U.S. Edition. $45.00
Bit of wear at spine tips, else very good.
Crooked House by Agatha Christie, Collins Crime, London. 1949. First Edition. $75.00
Owner’s inscription, lower two inches of spine sunned, else very good in dust jacket with large chip at base of spine and chip at top of front panel.
Ordeal By Innocence by Agatha Christie, Collins Crime Club, London. 1958. First Edition. $35.00
Near fine in dust jacket, which has a triangular chip at the top of the front hinge.
The Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie, Collins, London. 1964. First Edition. $40.00
Fine in soiled dust jacket.
Sheriff Olsen by M.G. Chute, Appleton, NY. 1942. First Edition. Inscribed and SIGNED. $150.00
An exceptionally scarce short story collection. The spine is minutely sunned, else very fine in dust jacket, with light wear at spine ends and along edges.
The Mean Streets by Thomas B. Dewey, Simon & Schuster, NY. 1955. First Edition. $65.00
About fine in a near fine jacket. Cloth and dj extremities a bit rubbed, a little wear to top of dj spine, otherwise a handsome copy.
Found and Fettered by Dick Donovan, Hutchinson, London. 1894. First Edition. $100.00
A scarce short story collection. Spine a little rubbed at ends, else very good.
Marked for Murder by Brett Halliday, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1945. First Edition. $100.00
Top of spine crimped, otherwise fine in a very good dust jacket. Small chips to corners and spine ends and some light spotting to front panel.
Woman in the Dark by Dashiell Hammett, Spivak, NY. 1951. First Edition. $125.00
A collection of stories collected from the pulps. With a new introduction by Ellery Queen. A fine copy in wrappers. Not a super-rare book, but very scarce in this outstanding collectors’ condition.
Honour of Thieves by C.J. Cutliffe Hyne, Chatto &Windus, London. 1895. First Edition. $150.00
Scarce Victorian crime novel. Corners a bit bumped, some light soiling, but a near fine copy.
The Looking-Glass War by John Le Carre, Heinemann, London. 1965. First Edition. $100.00
Fine in a price-clipped dust jacket with just slight fading to the spine, much less than usual for this title.
Sally
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
Friday, April 1, 2011
Sally's Weekly Update for 04/01/11
If its Friday, it must be the Weekly Update.
Have a good 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 4/1/11
A Note about our Descriptions
The subject of First Editions came up a couple of this time this week. When we list first editions, do we mean first printings? Yes we do. We will always specify if the book is a later printing.
All new books have dust jackets unless we specify otherwise. When we describe rare books we will always note if a book has a dust jacket.
We welcome any questions you may have.
EVENTS
Tuesday, April 5th 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Nathan Larson discussing
The Dewey Decimal System
Original Trade Paperback $15.95
&
Persia Walker discussing
Black Orchid Blues
Original Trade Paperback $15.95
SIGNED COPIES NOW AVAILABLE
The U.S. edition of Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson is here. The fourth in the quirky series featuring Jackson Brodie includes neglected dogs and unwanted children as part of the story while reluctant sleuth Brodie tracks down the missing details of a woman’s life. The beauty of this series lies in the many wonderful characters who inhabit Atkinson’s writing. $24.99
Chelsea Cain was here signing The Night Season, the fourth in her series featuring Detective Archie Sheridan and serial killer Gretchen Lowell. Lowell makes only a cameo appearance here (because she’s behind bars - for now), but Archie still bears the emotional and physical scars from his encounters with her. When the Willamette River floods, bodies are found and Archie, together with reporter Susan Ward, investigates what looks like the work of a serial killer. A Hard Boiled Club Main Selection. $24.99
We have just five signed first editions of Devil Red, the latest Hap & Leonard novel from Joe R. Lansdale. Unfortunately, the dust jackets are not in great shape, but we’ll put a brodart on and they will still make a wonderful addition to your library. Sorry we couldn’t get more. First come, first served. $24.00
The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party by Alexander McCall Smith is the latest installment in the best-selling No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series featuring Precious Ramotswe. A Soft Boiled Club Main Selection. $24.94
FOR COLLECTORS
Average Jones by Samuel Hopkins Adams, Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis. 1911. First Edition. $75.00
A very good copy of this nice Queen’s Quorum title.
Trent Intervenes by E.C. Bentley, Knopf,. NY. 1938. First U.S. Edition. $125.00
Contains the classic golf story, "The Sweet Shot." About fine in dust jacket, which has several nicks and closed tears.
Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie, The Bodley Head, London. 1924. First Edition. $4,000.00
Queen’s Quorum title. A bit of foxing to the endpapers, else a remarkable fine, fresh copy of this very rare and important book - the first short story collection by Christie.
The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1928. First U.S. Edition. $450.00
Near fine in dust jacket, which is chipped at spine ends and at top of rear panel.
The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1936. First U.S. Edition. $600.00
Apart from a bit of soiling to the top page edges, a fine copy with the yellow cloth bright and fresh. In the very scarce dust jacket, which is lightly chipped at the top of the spine and front panel.
Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie, Collins, London. 1945. First Edition. $300.00
A fine, fresh copy in dust jacket, which is lightly worn at spine ends.
Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1948. First Edition. $85.00
There is no equivalent British edition. Very good in chipped dust jacket. A surprisingly elusive title.
The Under Dog and Other Stories by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1951. First Edition. $300.00
No British equivalent. Fine in dust jacket with a few tiny nicks along edges. An unusually fine, sharp copy of a book generally found in worn condition.
Lincoln Rhyme by Jeffery Deaver, Mysterious Bookshop, NY. 2007. First and only Edition. SIGNED. $60.00
A profile in the format of a previously unpublished story by the six-time Edge nominee. Limited to only 100 hardcover copies, numbered and signed. As new without dust jacket, as issued.
Goldfinger by Ian Fleming, Macmillan, NY. 1959. First U.S. Edition. $500.00
A fine copy in a bright, fine dust jacket with the merest trace of wear at the top rear hinge. One of the iconic James Bond classics.
Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett, Knopf, NY. 1929. First Edition. $1,000.00
A light crease at upper corner and a trace of sunning to the spine, else a near fine, tight copy of the author’s first book and a landmark of detective fiction.
Woman in the Dark by Dashiell Hammett, Spivak, NY. 1951. First Edition. $75.00
A collection of stories collected from the pulps. With a new introduction by Ellery Queen. Front cover and spine edges a little rubbed, else very good. $75.00
The Three Taps by Ronald Knox, Methuen, London. 1927. First Edition. $90.00
A classic detective story from the Golden Age of mystery writing. Cloth is slightly dusty, else a near fine copy of a scarce book.
The Death of Monsieur Gallet by Georges Simenon, Covici, Friede, NY. 1932. First U.S. Edition. $175.00
Rare Maigret novel. Spine badly sunned, else very good.
The Gracie Allen Murder Case, by S.S. Van Dine, Scribners, NY. 1935. First Edition. $175.00
A fine, bright copy in a price-clipped dust jacket which is lightly rubbed.
Murder on the Second Floor by Frank Vosper, Putnam’s, London. 1929. First Edition. $175.00
Very rare play - only second copy I have ever seen. A fine, fresh copy in the even rarer dust jacket, which is bright and fresh with only trivial chipping at the top edges.
Sally
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
Have a good 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 4/1/11
A Note about our Descriptions
The subject of First Editions came up a couple of this time this week. When we list first editions, do we mean first printings? Yes we do. We will always specify if the book is a later printing.
All new books have dust jackets unless we specify otherwise. When we describe rare books we will always note if a book has a dust jacket.
We welcome any questions you may have.
EVENTS
Tuesday, April 5th 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Nathan Larson discussing
The Dewey Decimal System
Original Trade Paperback $15.95
&
Persia Walker discussing
Black Orchid Blues
Original Trade Paperback $15.95
SIGNED COPIES NOW AVAILABLE
The U.S. edition of Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson is here. The fourth in the quirky series featuring Jackson Brodie includes neglected dogs and unwanted children as part of the story while reluctant sleuth Brodie tracks down the missing details of a woman’s life. The beauty of this series lies in the many wonderful characters who inhabit Atkinson’s writing. $24.99
Chelsea Cain was here signing The Night Season, the fourth in her series featuring Detective Archie Sheridan and serial killer Gretchen Lowell. Lowell makes only a cameo appearance here (because she’s behind bars - for now), but Archie still bears the emotional and physical scars from his encounters with her. When the Willamette River floods, bodies are found and Archie, together with reporter Susan Ward, investigates what looks like the work of a serial killer. A Hard Boiled Club Main Selection. $24.99
We have just five signed first editions of Devil Red, the latest Hap & Leonard novel from Joe R. Lansdale. Unfortunately, the dust jackets are not in great shape, but we’ll put a brodart on and they will still make a wonderful addition to your library. Sorry we couldn’t get more. First come, first served. $24.00
The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party by Alexander McCall Smith is the latest installment in the best-selling No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series featuring Precious Ramotswe. A Soft Boiled Club Main Selection. $24.94
FOR COLLECTORS
Average Jones by Samuel Hopkins Adams, Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis. 1911. First Edition. $75.00
A very good copy of this nice Queen’s Quorum title.
Trent Intervenes by E.C. Bentley, Knopf,. NY. 1938. First U.S. Edition. $125.00
Contains the classic golf story, "The Sweet Shot." About fine in dust jacket, which has several nicks and closed tears.
Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie, The Bodley Head, London. 1924. First Edition. $4,000.00
Queen’s Quorum title. A bit of foxing to the endpapers, else a remarkable fine, fresh copy of this very rare and important book - the first short story collection by Christie.
The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1928. First U.S. Edition. $450.00
Near fine in dust jacket, which is chipped at spine ends and at top of rear panel.
The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1936. First U.S. Edition. $600.00
Apart from a bit of soiling to the top page edges, a fine copy with the yellow cloth bright and fresh. In the very scarce dust jacket, which is lightly chipped at the top of the spine and front panel.
Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie, Collins, London. 1945. First Edition. $300.00
A fine, fresh copy in dust jacket, which is lightly worn at spine ends.
Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1948. First Edition. $85.00
There is no equivalent British edition. Very good in chipped dust jacket. A surprisingly elusive title.
The Under Dog and Other Stories by Agatha Christie, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1951. First Edition. $300.00
No British equivalent. Fine in dust jacket with a few tiny nicks along edges. An unusually fine, sharp copy of a book generally found in worn condition.
Lincoln Rhyme by Jeffery Deaver, Mysterious Bookshop, NY. 2007. First and only Edition. SIGNED. $60.00
A profile in the format of a previously unpublished story by the six-time Edge nominee. Limited to only 100 hardcover copies, numbered and signed. As new without dust jacket, as issued.
Goldfinger by Ian Fleming, Macmillan, NY. 1959. First U.S. Edition. $500.00
A fine copy in a bright, fine dust jacket with the merest trace of wear at the top rear hinge. One of the iconic James Bond classics.
Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett, Knopf, NY. 1929. First Edition. $1,000.00
A light crease at upper corner and a trace of sunning to the spine, else a near fine, tight copy of the author’s first book and a landmark of detective fiction.
Woman in the Dark by Dashiell Hammett, Spivak, NY. 1951. First Edition. $75.00
A collection of stories collected from the pulps. With a new introduction by Ellery Queen. Front cover and spine edges a little rubbed, else very good. $75.00
The Three Taps by Ronald Knox, Methuen, London. 1927. First Edition. $90.00
A classic detective story from the Golden Age of mystery writing. Cloth is slightly dusty, else a near fine copy of a scarce book.
The Death of Monsieur Gallet by Georges Simenon, Covici, Friede, NY. 1932. First U.S. Edition. $175.00
Rare Maigret novel. Spine badly sunned, else very good.
The Gracie Allen Murder Case, by S.S. Van Dine, Scribners, NY. 1935. First Edition. $175.00
A fine, bright copy in a price-clipped dust jacket which is lightly rubbed.
Murder on the Second Floor by Frank Vosper, Putnam’s, London. 1929. First Edition. $175.00
Very rare play - only second copy I have ever seen. A fine, fresh copy in the even rarer dust jacket, which is bright and fresh with only trivial chipping at the top edges.
Sally
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
Friday, March 25, 2011
Sally's Weekly Update for 03/25/11
Just like to remind you of my hours. I'm here Monday and Tuesday, out Wednesday and Thursday, and back on Friday and Saturday.
I mention this because if you write to me late Tuesday or early Wednesday, you do not get a reply from me until Friday earliest. I answer emails in the order they are received.
This age of technology has taught us to expect instant communication, so apologies to those of you who think I'm ignoring you. Not true.
oxoxoxo
Sally
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 3/25/11
SIGNED COPIES NOW AVAILABLE
Cold Wind is the latest Joe Pickett thriller from C.J. Box. When Earl Alden is found hanging from a wind turbine, his wife Missy is arrested for murder. Unfortunately for Pickett, Missy is his mother-in-law and he heartily dislikes her. But then things happen that make him wonder if she is being set up. $25.95
The Savage City by T.J. English is a fascinating account of New York City during a troubled decade beginning in the early 1960s. From the Black Panther movement and the Career Girls Murder case through the Knapp Commission hearings on police corruption, English describes a city always on the edge. This non-fiction account reads like a thriller. $27.99
The Silent Land by Graham Joyce tells the story of Zoe and Jake Bennett on vacation in a French ski resort who are buried in an avalanche but who dig their way out. What awaits them is a completely silent world; their hotel is empty and the town is empty, apparently evacuated. This is a real page turner; you’ll think you can figure out what has happened, but you’ll probably be wrong. $23.95
Twice a Spy is Keith Thomson’s second thriller featuring retired CIA officer Drummond Clark and his son Charlie who are on the lam in Switzerland. While NSA operative Alice Rutherford works to exonerate them from criminal charges, Charlie helps Drummond undergo an experimental treatment for Alzheimer’s. Then Alice is kidnapped and Charlie and Drummond must find her - and one of them can no longer trust his own mind. $25.95
Moondogs is a first novel by Alexander Yates. Benicio travels to the Philippines to meet with his father, Howard, from whom he’s been estranged, but Howard is missing. The search for Howard uncovers the truth about his womanizing and suspicious business deals. Helping Benicio with his search are a variety of colorful characters including Reynato Ocampo, the local celebrity-hero policeman, slippery politicians, a scheming lady-of-the-night, and a handful of harried diplomats. $25.95
SIGNED FROM THE U.K.
The Hanging Shed is a thriller from first-time author Gordon Ferris. This came to my attention because it is number one on the Amazon list in the UK. So why all the fuss? It is set in Glasgow in 1946 - a dark time in a dark city - the war is over and Douglas Brodie is back home. But the war was not kind to his friend Hugh Donovan who is mutilated and horribly burned. So when a local boy is found raped and murdered, there is only one suspect... And Brodie is determined to save him from the gallows. $40.00
Prophecy by S.J.Parris is the second in the series set in the time of Elizabeth 1 and featuring Giordano Bruno, the maverick and charismatic agent of Sir Francis Walsingham, spymaster to the Queen. His mission is to secure the evidence that will allow the execution of Mary Stuart and her cohorts for treason. Meanwhile, a maid of honor to the Queen has been murdered. This is a terrific series and a must for fans of C.J. Sansom. $33.00
Little Girl Lost is a stand alone from Brian McGilloway. A child is found wandering, her hands covered in blood which is not her own. The only person she seems to trust is Detective Sergeant Lucy Black, the officer who rescued her, but DS Black is baffled when she is removed from a high-profile case involving the kidnapping of a prominent businessman’s teenage daughter. This crime thriller about corruption, greed, and vengeance is limited to 300 signed and numbered hard cover editions. $43.00
PRE-ORDERING FROM THE U.K.
There are a couple of very exciting titles being published in the U.K. this Spring and Summer. They will not be selections of the British Crime Club, so we’d like to ask you to pre-order them in order to get as close as possible to the number we need:
Bad Signs by R.J. Ellory
One of our most popular UK writers has a new thriller set in the 1960s.
The Stranger’s Child by Alan Hollinghurst
This is the author’s first novel in seven years - his last, The Line of Beauty, won the Man Booker Prize in 2004. Although not a mystery, The Stranger’s Child tells the story of two families spanning the 20th century written by one of the most talented writers working today.
FOR COLLECTORS
The Crime of the Century by Kingley Amis, Mysterious Press, NY. 1989. First U.S. Edition. SIGNED. $125.00
Limited to only 26 copies, lettered and signed by Amis. Fine in slipcase
The Eyes of Max Carrados by Ernest Bramah, Doran, NY. 1924. First U.S. Edition. $25.00
Front hinge cracked, name, soiled; good only.
The Neon Rain by James Lee Burke, Henry Holt, NY. First Edition. SIGNED. $375.00
Burke’s first Dave Robicheaux mystery. Fine in fine dust jacket.
The Cool Man by W.R. Burnett, Fawcett Gold Medal, 1968. First Edition. $40.00
A paperback original. Fine.
The Butterfly by James M. Cain, Knopf, NY. 1947. First Edition. $125.00
Review copy with publisher’s slip laid in. Fine in dust jacket with just a hint of rubbing at the bottom of the spine.
Career in C Major & Other Fiction by James M. Cain, McGraw-Hill, NY. 1986. First Edition Thus. $30.00
An anthology of previously uncollected work. Fine in fine dust jacket.
The Dead Sleep Lightly by John Dickson Carr, Doubleday Crime Club, NY. 1983. First Edition. $45.00
Very fine in dust jacket.
Mermaids on the Golf Course by Paticia Highsmith, Penzler Books, NY. 1988. First U.S. Edition. $25.00
Fine in fine dust jacket.
The Blackbirder by Dorothy B. Hughes, Duell, NY. 1943. First Edition. INSCRIBED. $200.00
A near fine copy in dust jacket with chip at top and bottom of spine. Inscribed by Hughes to her Aunt Mary.
The Blind Pig by Jon A. Jackson, Random House, NY. 1978. First Edition. $150.00
A Detective Sergeant Mulheisen mystery. Fine in fine dust jacket.
Savage Season by Joe R. Lansdale, Mark V. Ziesing, CA., First Edition. 1990. $45.00
Fine in fine dust jacket.
The Canary Murder Case by S.S. Van Dine, Scribners, NY. 1927. First Edition. $85.00
Fine
The Winter Murder Case by S.S. Van Dine, Scribners, NY. 1940. $35.00
Glue residue showing on inside front and back board, else fine.
The Dragon Murder Case by S.S. Van Dine, Facsimile. $40.00
Facsimile of the first edition. Fine in fine dust jacket.
(Westlake) Lemons Never Lie by Richard Stark, World, NY. 1971. First Edition. SIGNED. $250.00
Fine in fine dust jacket.
Sally
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
I mention this because if you write to me late Tuesday or early Wednesday, you do not get a reply from me until Friday earliest. I answer emails in the order they are received.
This age of technology has taught us to expect instant communication, so apologies to those of you who think I'm ignoring you. Not true.
oxoxoxo
Sally
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 3/25/11
SIGNED COPIES NOW AVAILABLE
Cold Wind is the latest Joe Pickett thriller from C.J. Box. When Earl Alden is found hanging from a wind turbine, his wife Missy is arrested for murder. Unfortunately for Pickett, Missy is his mother-in-law and he heartily dislikes her. But then things happen that make him wonder if she is being set up. $25.95
The Savage City by T.J. English is a fascinating account of New York City during a troubled decade beginning in the early 1960s. From the Black Panther movement and the Career Girls Murder case through the Knapp Commission hearings on police corruption, English describes a city always on the edge. This non-fiction account reads like a thriller. $27.99
The Silent Land by Graham Joyce tells the story of Zoe and Jake Bennett on vacation in a French ski resort who are buried in an avalanche but who dig their way out. What awaits them is a completely silent world; their hotel is empty and the town is empty, apparently evacuated. This is a real page turner; you’ll think you can figure out what has happened, but you’ll probably be wrong. $23.95
Twice a Spy is Keith Thomson’s second thriller featuring retired CIA officer Drummond Clark and his son Charlie who are on the lam in Switzerland. While NSA operative Alice Rutherford works to exonerate them from criminal charges, Charlie helps Drummond undergo an experimental treatment for Alzheimer’s. Then Alice is kidnapped and Charlie and Drummond must find her - and one of them can no longer trust his own mind. $25.95
Moondogs is a first novel by Alexander Yates. Benicio travels to the Philippines to meet with his father, Howard, from whom he’s been estranged, but Howard is missing. The search for Howard uncovers the truth about his womanizing and suspicious business deals. Helping Benicio with his search are a variety of colorful characters including Reynato Ocampo, the local celebrity-hero policeman, slippery politicians, a scheming lady-of-the-night, and a handful of harried diplomats. $25.95
SIGNED FROM THE U.K.
The Hanging Shed is a thriller from first-time author Gordon Ferris. This came to my attention because it is number one on the Amazon list in the UK. So why all the fuss? It is set in Glasgow in 1946 - a dark time in a dark city - the war is over and Douglas Brodie is back home. But the war was not kind to his friend Hugh Donovan who is mutilated and horribly burned. So when a local boy is found raped and murdered, there is only one suspect... And Brodie is determined to save him from the gallows. $40.00
Prophecy by S.J.Parris is the second in the series set in the time of Elizabeth 1 and featuring Giordano Bruno, the maverick and charismatic agent of Sir Francis Walsingham, spymaster to the Queen. His mission is to secure the evidence that will allow the execution of Mary Stuart and her cohorts for treason. Meanwhile, a maid of honor to the Queen has been murdered. This is a terrific series and a must for fans of C.J. Sansom. $33.00
Little Girl Lost is a stand alone from Brian McGilloway. A child is found wandering, her hands covered in blood which is not her own. The only person she seems to trust is Detective Sergeant Lucy Black, the officer who rescued her, but DS Black is baffled when she is removed from a high-profile case involving the kidnapping of a prominent businessman’s teenage daughter. This crime thriller about corruption, greed, and vengeance is limited to 300 signed and numbered hard cover editions. $43.00
PRE-ORDERING FROM THE U.K.
There are a couple of very exciting titles being published in the U.K. this Spring and Summer. They will not be selections of the British Crime Club, so we’d like to ask you to pre-order them in order to get as close as possible to the number we need:
Bad Signs by R.J. Ellory
One of our most popular UK writers has a new thriller set in the 1960s.
The Stranger’s Child by Alan Hollinghurst
This is the author’s first novel in seven years - his last, The Line of Beauty, won the Man Booker Prize in 2004. Although not a mystery, The Stranger’s Child tells the story of two families spanning the 20th century written by one of the most talented writers working today.
FOR COLLECTORS
The Crime of the Century by Kingley Amis, Mysterious Press, NY. 1989. First U.S. Edition. SIGNED. $125.00
Limited to only 26 copies, lettered and signed by Amis. Fine in slipcase
The Eyes of Max Carrados by Ernest Bramah, Doran, NY. 1924. First U.S. Edition. $25.00
Front hinge cracked, name, soiled; good only.
The Neon Rain by James Lee Burke, Henry Holt, NY. First Edition. SIGNED. $375.00
Burke’s first Dave Robicheaux mystery. Fine in fine dust jacket.
The Cool Man by W.R. Burnett, Fawcett Gold Medal, 1968. First Edition. $40.00
A paperback original. Fine.
The Butterfly by James M. Cain, Knopf, NY. 1947. First Edition. $125.00
Review copy with publisher’s slip laid in. Fine in dust jacket with just a hint of rubbing at the bottom of the spine.
Career in C Major & Other Fiction by James M. Cain, McGraw-Hill, NY. 1986. First Edition Thus. $30.00
An anthology of previously uncollected work. Fine in fine dust jacket.
The Dead Sleep Lightly by John Dickson Carr, Doubleday Crime Club, NY. 1983. First Edition. $45.00
Very fine in dust jacket.
Mermaids on the Golf Course by Paticia Highsmith, Penzler Books, NY. 1988. First U.S. Edition. $25.00
Fine in fine dust jacket.
The Blackbirder by Dorothy B. Hughes, Duell, NY. 1943. First Edition. INSCRIBED. $200.00
A near fine copy in dust jacket with chip at top and bottom of spine. Inscribed by Hughes to her Aunt Mary.
The Blind Pig by Jon A. Jackson, Random House, NY. 1978. First Edition. $150.00
A Detective Sergeant Mulheisen mystery. Fine in fine dust jacket.
Savage Season by Joe R. Lansdale, Mark V. Ziesing, CA., First Edition. 1990. $45.00
Fine in fine dust jacket.
The Canary Murder Case by S.S. Van Dine, Scribners, NY. 1927. First Edition. $85.00
Fine
The Winter Murder Case by S.S. Van Dine, Scribners, NY. 1940. $35.00
Glue residue showing on inside front and back board, else fine.
The Dragon Murder Case by S.S. Van Dine, Facsimile. $40.00
Facsimile of the first edition. Fine in fine dust jacket.
(Westlake) Lemons Never Lie by Richard Stark, World, NY. 1971. First Edition. SIGNED. $250.00
Fine in fine dust jacket.
Sally
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
Party for GUILT BY ASSOCIATION by Marcia Clark 04/19/11
The Mysterious Bookshop
is proud to present:
Marcia Clark
discussing her new novel
Guilt by Association
Tuesday, April 19th
from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.
The famed prosecutor stops by to discuss her debut novel
Guilt by Association (Mulholland, $25.99).
Admission is free.
The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street (Between Church and West Broadway)
New York, NY, 10007
(212) 587-1011
info@mysteriousbookshop.com
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Party for WINGED OBSESSION by Jessica Speart 04/15/11
The Mysterious Bookshop
is proud to present:
Jessica Speart
discussing her new novel
Winged Obsession
Friday, April 15th
from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.
Admission is free.
If unable to attend, signed copies will be available for pre-order.
The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street (Between Church and West Broadway)
New York, NY, 10007
(212) 587-1011
info@mysteriousbookshop.com
Friday, March 18, 2011
Sally's Weekly Update for 03/18/11
Our first update of the Spring. At least, it feels like Spring.
Have a wonderful weekend
Sally Owen
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 3/18/11
EVENTS
Tuesday, April 5th 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Nathan Larson discussing
The Dewey Decimal System
Original Trade Paperback $15.95
&
Persia Walker discussing
Black Orchid Blues
Original Trade Paperback $15.95
SIGNED COPIES NOW AVAILABLE
Live Wire by Harlan Coben does not go on sale until next Tuesday, but our signed copies are here. This thriller featuring Myron Bolitar will be sent out just as soon as, so if you have not already ordered your copy, you may do so now. $27.95
Cara Hoffman will be back in the store today to sign more copies of her first novel, So Much Pretty. She signed last week and we sold out immediately. This title is now in its third printing, so this batch of first editions will be the last we can offer. The story, about the disappearance of two young women, is told through the words of several narrators and the writing of former journalist Hoffman has been compared to Joyce Carol Oates and Joan Didion. An Unclassifiable Crime Club Main Selection. $25.00
As you can see above, Nathan Larson will be here discussing his first novel, The Dewey Decimal System, a first novel, part-biblio mystery, part thriller, which takes place in New York City after a terrorist attack and a flu epidemic. When we first read this book, we wanted to offer it as a selection for our First Mystery Club so asked the publisher if they would be willing to publish a limited hardcover edition. There is now a hardcover edition limited to 169 copies, most of which will be going to our club members, but we do have some copies remaining so first come first served. A First Mystery Crime Club Main Selection. $50.00
When Joyce Carol Oates was here recently she signed The Inevitable, an anthology of writing about death. We were hoping that Bradford Morrow, the editor, and Peter Straub, a contributor, would come by to sign, but that doesn’t look as though it is going to happen. So...signed by JCO only. Trade paperback original. $17.95
Always a pleasure to see Ian Rankin here in New York. He stopped by to sign copies of the U.S. edition of The Complaints, which introduces Detective Malcolm Fox, a member of the division known as the Complaints. $24.99
While he was here, Rankin signed copies of a book which we have been holding for some time. The collector’s edition of his first Rebus novel, Knots & Crosses, was published in 2007 and is now available signed with Rankin’s noughts and crosses illustration. It contains a new introduction by Rankin. $35.00
The Terror of Living by Urban Waite is a thriller which will remind some readers of No Country for Old Men. That’s because the thrilling chase across the Western landscape by a violent man who leaves a trail of victims in his wake is reminiscent of that story. But this is a first time writer who is getting rave reviews from Stephen King, Michael Koryta, Daniel Woodrell, and our own Otto Penzler. $24.99
This week, the movie The Lincoln Lawyer opens and this is a good time to remind you that in 2008 Michael Connelly wrote a dual biography of Harry Bosch and Mickey Haller for our profile series. Printed dos-a-dos with Connelly’s signature in the middle, this is limited to 350 numbered copies, some of which are still available. $75.00
We have one of the 26 lettered copies available. $125.00
FOR COLLECTORS
The House Without a Key by Earl Derr Biggers, Bobbs-Merrill, IN. 1925. First Edition. $45.00
Pale orange covers a little soiled, spine ends rubbed, else about very good. A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone.
The Chinese Parrot by Earl Derr Biggers, Bobbs-Merrill, IN. 1926. First Edition. $75.00
Scarce second Charlie Chan mystery. Name on front endpaper, title page creased, else very good.
The Chinese Parrot by Earl Derr Biggers, Grosset & Dunlap, ca 1926. Reprint. $75.00
Previous owner’s inscription on front endpaper, else very fine in dust jacket, which is virtually as new except for one tiny chip at lower hinge and a bit of sunning to the spine.
The Chinese Parrot by Earl Derr Biggers, Readers Library, London. 1928. $200.00
A tie-in to the 1928 Universal Pictures film version, credited on the front panel of the dust jacket. A closed tear on the edge of the front endpaper, else about fine copy in a wrap-around pictorial dust jacket, which is fine and bright. Rare in this condition.
Behind That Curtain by Earl Derr Biggers, Bobbs-Merrill, IN. 1928. First Edition. $75.00
Previous owner’s inscription on front endpaper, dust jacket covered in mylar and glued down. Only good-very good copy of the third Charlie Chan mystery.
Behind That Curtain by Earl Derr Biggers, Grosset & Dunlap, NY, ca 1929. Reprint. $75.00
A fine, fresh copy in dust jacket, which has the same design as the first printing; it is fine and fresh except for light chipping at the spine ends.
The Black Camel by Earl Derr Biggers, Bobbs-Merrill, IN. 1929. First Edition. $450.00
Small rubbed spot on spine, else a fine copy in a gorgeous, bright, fresh dust jacket in the second state, with a letter to the reader signed Charlie Chan. Very scarce in this condition.
Charlie Chan Carries On by Earl Derr Biggers, Bobbs- Merrill, IN. 1930. First Edition. $350.00
Very good plus in dust jacket, which is a bit sunned at the spine and has light wear at the top of the spine.
Charlie Chan Carries On by Earl Derr Biggers, Bobbs- Merrill, IN. 1930. Later Printing. $25.00
Name, else about fine.
Keeper of the Keys by Earl Derr Biggers, Bobbs-Merrill, IN. 1932. First Edition. $400.00
A fine, bright copy in dust jacket, which is lightly chipped at spine ends and corners. Vincent Starrett’s copy, with his bookplate inside front cover and signature on the half-title. Also, laid in is the bookplate of the great collector Adrian Homer Goldstone.
(Earl Derr Biggers) Earl Derr Biggers’ Charlie Chan by Otto Penzler, Mysterious Bookshop, NY. 1999. First Edition. $10.00
An annotated bibliography and price guide (10 years out of date). Limited to 250 copies; illustrated pamphlet.
Max Carrados Mysteries by Ernest Bramah, Hodder & Stoughton, London. 1927. First Edition. $225.00
A previous owner has cut out and tipped in the flaps of the dust jacket to the inside covers, and tipped in the front panel to the free front endpaper. Very good-near fine copy of this scarce title. Vincent Starrett’s copy, with his signature on the half title.
Found Floating by Freeman Wills Crofts, Dodd Mead, NY. 1937. First U.S. Edition. $300.00
An Inspector French novel. A fine copy, with the fragile yellow cloth clean and bright; in a nice pictorial dust jacket, which is lightly chipped along the top edge.
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett, Otto Penzler, NY. 1996. Facsimile. $250.00
A facsimile of the first edition, as new in dust jacket.
Sweet Murder by Michel M. Scott, Coward-McCann, NY. 1943. First Edition. $125.00
Private eye novel set in New York. Uncommon. Fine in dust jacket.
(Pulps) The following four titles are all by Robert Sampson, the great pulp expert; all were published in Bowling Green, OH, by Popular Press. All are very fine first editions in dust jackets.
(Pulps) Yesterday’s Faces, Vol 3: From the Dark Side, 1982. $36.95
Features such criminal figures as Fu Manchu, Fantomas, Four-Square-Jane, Blackshirt, etc.
(Pulps) Yesterday’s Faces, Vol. 4: The Solvers, 1982. $36.95
Features more than 50 detective characters from the pulps.
(Pulps) Yesterday’s Faces, Vol. 5: Dangerous Horizons, 1991. $35.95
Features series characters like Captain Blood, Sanders of the River, and Janie Frete, who operated in such exotic locales as China, South America and Africa.
(Pulps) Yesterday’s Faces, Vol. 6; Violent Lives, 1993. $39.95
Features adventurers, spies and warriors, including Bulldog Drummond, Zorro, Erle Stanley Gardner’s intrepid crooks, etc.
(Sax Rohmer) Sax Rohmer: A Bibliography by Bradford M. Day. Science Fiction & Fantasy Publ. 1963 .First Edition. $85.00
Copy #226 of an unspecified number of copies of this rare production. Large format stapled wrappers. Fine condition.
Sally
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com
Have a wonderful weekend
Sally Owen
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 3/18/11
EVENTS
Tuesday, April 5th 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Nathan Larson discussing
The Dewey Decimal System
Original Trade Paperback $15.95
&
Persia Walker discussing
Black Orchid Blues
Original Trade Paperback $15.95
SIGNED COPIES NOW AVAILABLE
Live Wire by Harlan Coben does not go on sale until next Tuesday, but our signed copies are here. This thriller featuring Myron Bolitar will be sent out just as soon as, so if you have not already ordered your copy, you may do so now. $27.95
Cara Hoffman will be back in the store today to sign more copies of her first novel, So Much Pretty. She signed last week and we sold out immediately. This title is now in its third printing, so this batch of first editions will be the last we can offer. The story, about the disappearance of two young women, is told through the words of several narrators and the writing of former journalist Hoffman has been compared to Joyce Carol Oates and Joan Didion. An Unclassifiable Crime Club Main Selection. $25.00
As you can see above, Nathan Larson will be here discussing his first novel, The Dewey Decimal System, a first novel, part-biblio mystery, part thriller, which takes place in New York City after a terrorist attack and a flu epidemic. When we first read this book, we wanted to offer it as a selection for our First Mystery Club so asked the publisher if they would be willing to publish a limited hardcover edition. There is now a hardcover edition limited to 169 copies, most of which will be going to our club members, but we do have some copies remaining so first come first served. A First Mystery Crime Club Main Selection. $50.00
When Joyce Carol Oates was here recently she signed The Inevitable, an anthology of writing about death. We were hoping that Bradford Morrow, the editor, and Peter Straub, a contributor, would come by to sign, but that doesn’t look as though it is going to happen. So...signed by JCO only. Trade paperback original. $17.95
Always a pleasure to see Ian Rankin here in New York. He stopped by to sign copies of the U.S. edition of The Complaints, which introduces Detective Malcolm Fox, a member of the division known as the Complaints. $24.99
While he was here, Rankin signed copies of a book which we have been holding for some time. The collector’s edition of his first Rebus novel, Knots & Crosses, was published in 2007 and is now available signed with Rankin’s noughts and crosses illustration. It contains a new introduction by Rankin. $35.00
The Terror of Living by Urban Waite is a thriller which will remind some readers of No Country for Old Men. That’s because the thrilling chase across the Western landscape by a violent man who leaves a trail of victims in his wake is reminiscent of that story. But this is a first time writer who is getting rave reviews from Stephen King, Michael Koryta, Daniel Woodrell, and our own Otto Penzler. $24.99
This week, the movie The Lincoln Lawyer opens and this is a good time to remind you that in 2008 Michael Connelly wrote a dual biography of Harry Bosch and Mickey Haller for our profile series. Printed dos-a-dos with Connelly’s signature in the middle, this is limited to 350 numbered copies, some of which are still available. $75.00
We have one of the 26 lettered copies available. $125.00
FOR COLLECTORS
The House Without a Key by Earl Derr Biggers, Bobbs-Merrill, IN. 1925. First Edition. $45.00
Pale orange covers a little soiled, spine ends rubbed, else about very good. A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone.
The Chinese Parrot by Earl Derr Biggers, Bobbs-Merrill, IN. 1926. First Edition. $75.00
Scarce second Charlie Chan mystery. Name on front endpaper, title page creased, else very good.
The Chinese Parrot by Earl Derr Biggers, Grosset & Dunlap, ca 1926. Reprint. $75.00
Previous owner’s inscription on front endpaper, else very fine in dust jacket, which is virtually as new except for one tiny chip at lower hinge and a bit of sunning to the spine.
The Chinese Parrot by Earl Derr Biggers, Readers Library, London. 1928. $200.00
A tie-in to the 1928 Universal Pictures film version, credited on the front panel of the dust jacket. A closed tear on the edge of the front endpaper, else about fine copy in a wrap-around pictorial dust jacket, which is fine and bright. Rare in this condition.
Behind That Curtain by Earl Derr Biggers, Bobbs-Merrill, IN. 1928. First Edition. $75.00
Previous owner’s inscription on front endpaper, dust jacket covered in mylar and glued down. Only good-very good copy of the third Charlie Chan mystery.
Behind That Curtain by Earl Derr Biggers, Grosset & Dunlap, NY, ca 1929. Reprint. $75.00
A fine, fresh copy in dust jacket, which has the same design as the first printing; it is fine and fresh except for light chipping at the spine ends.
The Black Camel by Earl Derr Biggers, Bobbs-Merrill, IN. 1929. First Edition. $450.00
Small rubbed spot on spine, else a fine copy in a gorgeous, bright, fresh dust jacket in the second state, with a letter to the reader signed Charlie Chan. Very scarce in this condition.
Charlie Chan Carries On by Earl Derr Biggers, Bobbs- Merrill, IN. 1930. First Edition. $350.00
Very good plus in dust jacket, which is a bit sunned at the spine and has light wear at the top of the spine.
Charlie Chan Carries On by Earl Derr Biggers, Bobbs- Merrill, IN. 1930. Later Printing. $25.00
Name, else about fine.
Keeper of the Keys by Earl Derr Biggers, Bobbs-Merrill, IN. 1932. First Edition. $400.00
A fine, bright copy in dust jacket, which is lightly chipped at spine ends and corners. Vincent Starrett’s copy, with his bookplate inside front cover and signature on the half-title. Also, laid in is the bookplate of the great collector Adrian Homer Goldstone.
(Earl Derr Biggers) Earl Derr Biggers’ Charlie Chan by Otto Penzler, Mysterious Bookshop, NY. 1999. First Edition. $10.00
An annotated bibliography and price guide (10 years out of date). Limited to 250 copies; illustrated pamphlet.
Max Carrados Mysteries by Ernest Bramah, Hodder & Stoughton, London. 1927. First Edition. $225.00
A previous owner has cut out and tipped in the flaps of the dust jacket to the inside covers, and tipped in the front panel to the free front endpaper. Very good-near fine copy of this scarce title. Vincent Starrett’s copy, with his signature on the half title.
Found Floating by Freeman Wills Crofts, Dodd Mead, NY. 1937. First U.S. Edition. $300.00
An Inspector French novel. A fine copy, with the fragile yellow cloth clean and bright; in a nice pictorial dust jacket, which is lightly chipped along the top edge.
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett, Otto Penzler, NY. 1996. Facsimile. $250.00
A facsimile of the first edition, as new in dust jacket.
Sweet Murder by Michel M. Scott, Coward-McCann, NY. 1943. First Edition. $125.00
Private eye novel set in New York. Uncommon. Fine in dust jacket.
(Pulps) The following four titles are all by Robert Sampson, the great pulp expert; all were published in Bowling Green, OH, by Popular Press. All are very fine first editions in dust jackets.
(Pulps) Yesterday’s Faces, Vol 3: From the Dark Side, 1982. $36.95
Features such criminal figures as Fu Manchu, Fantomas, Four-Square-Jane, Blackshirt, etc.
(Pulps) Yesterday’s Faces, Vol. 4: The Solvers, 1982. $36.95
Features more than 50 detective characters from the pulps.
(Pulps) Yesterday’s Faces, Vol. 5: Dangerous Horizons, 1991. $35.95
Features series characters like Captain Blood, Sanders of the River, and Janie Frete, who operated in such exotic locales as China, South America and Africa.
(Pulps) Yesterday’s Faces, Vol. 6; Violent Lives, 1993. $39.95
Features adventurers, spies and warriors, including Bulldog Drummond, Zorro, Erle Stanley Gardner’s intrepid crooks, etc.
(Sax Rohmer) Sax Rohmer: A Bibliography by Bradford M. Day. Science Fiction & Fantasy Publ. 1963 .First Edition. $85.00
Copy #226 of an unspecified number of copies of this rare production. Large format stapled wrappers. Fine condition.
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