Crime Fiction from The Mortuary Korps

192 p.; ill.; 20 cm. Unread condition with mild shelfwear. From the rear: As high society's social calendar opens up and the Season draws to a close, London is gripped by fear. Someone has taken to stalking women of the night and painting the town red...in their blood. But while the name on everyone's lips is "Jack the Ripper," the name… Read more about this item

Presumably first edition. 160 p.; ill.; 24 cm. Includes Index (pp. 157-159). Softcover book shows minor shelfwear to covers, mainly edges, and cover curl, as well as expected aging (yellowing) of both covers and pages. The book has the occasional unobtrusive checkmark or underline in pen, but is otherwise internally in Near Fine condition. Profusely illustrated with both artwork and photography. From… Read more about this item

241 p.; ill. (frontispiece). Vintage red hardcover with black lettering to cover and spine, shows moderate wear, including but not limited to edgewear, dampstains, sunning, mild bumping, and some discolouration of foredges. Previous owner's inscription (dated 1945) and ink mark to ffep, hinges cracked but holding, and pages aged as expected. One leaf has a 2 inch closed tear, pp.… Read more about this item

214 p. A vintage work of fiction with that classic scent of old book, red hardcovers are worn with significant edgewear, abrasions, markings. Binding is shaken and cracked but holding at a number of places, and textblock is browned with a few minor stains, but otherwise clean, crisp, and clear, with illustrated endpapers. From the publisher: Today's pioneers find their… Read more about this item

First Edition, stated. 310 p. Black cloth hardcover with illustrated spine. A vintage, well-loved first edition with that classic scent of old book and all the marks of repeated use. Worn with significant edgewear, shaken, cracked but holding at half-title and rear cover, browned pages with stains here and there throughout, small tears to edges, and some pencil, pen, and… Read more about this item

First edition, first printing. 216 p. Red-orange hardcover with 1/4 cloth binding and red lettering to spine. Book shows some edgewear/bumping (see photos) but is internally Fine. The dust jacket also has edgewear, including a small tear, but is otherwise Near Fine and housed in a removable protective sleeve. Please see photos. From the dust jacket: Susan Musgrave is one of… Read more about this item

174 p. Spine cocked, creased, and general wear to covers, with some marking/staining to rear cover/spine, but internally clean, bright, and tightly bound. Pink foredge. See listing images for synopsis on rear.

192 p. Worn with spine crease, rubbing, etc., and a stamp from the Calgary Book Exchange to the half-title, with only a few pages dogeared and a few small, light stains throughout. Pink foredge. See listing images for synopsis on rear.

New Dell Edition, first printing, stated. 92 p. Spine cocked, creased, and general wear to covers (rubbing/abrasions, edgewear, etc.) and previous owner's name in pen to first leaf, otherwise internally clean, clear, and tightly bound. Blue foredge. See listing images for synopsis on rear.

243 p. Spine cocked, creased, and general wear to covers, with small pencil marks to rear, but internally clear, bright, and tightly bound. Pink foredge. See listing images for synopsis on rear.

First Edition, First Printing. 215 p. Light sticker ghost to cover and extremely mild edgewear, otherwise Fine, seemingly unread. From the publisher: Drugs. Violence. Racism. Despair. The tiny, northern town of Fort Fierce has issues in spades, and most of them fester in the high-rise by the lake. In this visceral, emotionally raw, and completely absorbing collection, Carlucci takes his readers… Read more about this item

First Edition. Half-title is stamped in blue with "NOT FOR RESALE / REVIEW PURPOSES ONLY". 224 p. Fine. From the back: October, 1962, the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Clement Greenberg, the art critic of the 20th century, is more interested in silencing his rival Harold Rosenberg than with the threat of nuclear destruction. Greenberg is driving from New York… Read more about this item

Vintage with dust jacket. 211 p. Dust jacket worn, including small tears and nicks, and lightly stained on back. Book has slight spine tilt, mildly bumped heel and tip of spine, light stain to top fore-edge and page 95, and previous owner's name in pen to ffep (pictures of these small defects are available upon request). Otherwise, the text is… Read more about this item

First thus, first printing. 441 p. Light shelfwear with mild discolourations to foredge, but otherwise Fine, in unread condition. From the back: Kit Marley, poet, playwright, and spy in the service of Queen Elizabeth, has been murdered. His poetry and plays were infused with a subtle magic that maintained her rule, and… Read more about this item

384 p. Black hardcovers with red-gilt illustration have minor edgewear/bumping, ffep has a small stamp of previous author, there is a small stain to Preface, and some minor dogearing to bottom corner of a few pages, otherwise internally Fine, tightly bound and possibly unread. From Worldcat: His code name was The Needle.… Read more about this item

Possibly a first edition, first printing, unique collectible edition—the copyright page gives no edition or number line, the page count is 296 p., and the dust jacket illustration has the subtitle "A MYSTERY" printed in *red lettering*. 296 p.; ill. map. Illustrated dust jacket has very, very minor edgewear, but otherwise in Fine condition. Black hardcover with gilt lettering to… Read more about this item

32 p.; illustrated (B&W), with covers in colour. Contents previously published in the Chicago Tribune, 1963. Minimal shelfwear, with tiny (2mm) tear to back cover, and corner clipping on pp. 9-16 (manufacturing error?) otherwise Near Fine, clean, bright, and tightly bound (possibly unread).

242 p. Very Good full-colour illustrated dust jacket has mild shelfwear, including a nick to top of spine and small (1cm) tear to top edge of front. Book itself is Near Fine, with only mild bumping to tip and heel of spine. Tightly bound (appears unread).

360 p. Very very minor shelfwear to cover edges, otherwise Fine / As New. From the inner flap: Christine wakes up every morning in an unfamiliar bed with an unfamiliar man. She looks in the mirror and sees an unfamiliar, middle-aged face. And every morning, the man she has woken up with must explain that he is Ben, he is her husband,… Read more about this item

First Edition with dust jacket illustration by Norman Weaver. 317 p. Price-clipped dust jacket shows minor shelfwear, considering its age, with a small (1 cm) tear to bottom of rear and a sticker stain. Hardcover with gilt lettering to spine is slightly bumped at top corners of and at heel of spine, otherwise Fine. From DJ flap: Sir Robert Hellier,… Read more about this item