New York: Beaufort Books, (1984). First U.S. edition. INSCRIBED, "For Marian, With all good wishes, Michael Bond." Bond wrote books for children, most notably his series featuring "Paddington Bear." This is one is for adults -- a gastronomic mystery in his series featuring Monsieur Pamplemousse and his faithful bloodhound, Pommes..... Item #54653 More
New York: The Mystery League, Inc., 1932. First edition. Murder visits the members of a secret society during Mardi Gras. Light foxing to page fore edges and first and last few leaves but otherwise very good or better; in near fine dust jacket with spine very slightly toned, one short..... Item #54689 More
New York: International Polygonics, Ltd., (1991). First edition. Includes previously unpublished material and the first book appearances of adventures of Colonel March and Sir Henry Merrivale, with an introduction by Douglas G. Greene. Fine in dust jacket. Scarcer than one would think for a recent book. Item #46066 More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1939. First edition. A Gideon Fell mystery. Bright and fine in equally bright, very good dust jacket with rubbed edge creasing and tears. A scarce book, especially so in the jacket. Item #54756 More
Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1920. First Canadian edition of the AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK and first to feature Belgian private detective Hercule Poirot. Issued from sheets of the true first edition (NY; John Lane, 1920) and preceding the London edition (Bodley Head, 1921). We record only one other copy offered for..... Item #52258 More
(London): Cape/Hodder & Stoughton, (1982). First edition. The adventures of Ian Fleming's James Bond continued by John Gardner. The second in this series. Pages slightly tanned otherwise fine in bright, near fine dust jacket with light rubbing to tips and rear flap fold, and few tiny nicks to bottom rear..... Item #49430 More
New York: Walker and Company, (1984). First edition of AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. Spine slightly faded and faint stain on front cover, otherwise near fine in dust jacket with just a touch of minor rubbing. A very bright, attractive copy. Item #30438 More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co., (1977). First edition. Red remainder dot to bottom page edge otherwise near fine in near fine dust jacket. Item #71873 More
London: Heinemann, (1965). First edition. An incompetent British intelligence agency known as "The Department" and its multiple botched attempts to verify a Communist defector's story of a Soviet missile build-up in East Germany. INSCRIBED BY LE CARRE on front endpaper, "S. Sanders/ best wishes/ John le Carre." Page edges foxed..... Item #55552 More
New York: Ballantine Books, (2009). First edition, second printing. INSCRIBED by author on title page, "To Britt, Glad we agree on the scary democracy. Cheers!" Fine in fine dust jacket. Item #53589 More
New York: Pantheon, (2003). First edition. From his "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" series. Advance reading copy, as issued in slipcase and SIGNED by the author. Fine in slipcase showing an little shelf wear (otherwise near fine). Item #54651 More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc., 1951. First edition. SIGNED by author. Made into a movie in 1955 starring Anthony Quinn, Charles Coburn, and Peggy Castle. The book is very good or better with very minor wear on corners and spine ends in a dust jacket with some chipping..... Item #53195 More