River of Darkness
London: Macmillan & Co, 1999. First Edition. Cloth. Octavo. Signed. Burgundy cloth gilt lettered on spine in pictorial dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. A fine copy of a fine thriller/mystery. More
London: Macmillan & Co, 1999. First Edition. Cloth. Octavo. Signed. Burgundy cloth gilt lettered on spine in pictorial dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. A fine copy of a fine thriller/mystery. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1941. 1st. Cloth. Octavo. Spumoni cloth in dust jacket with wearing and tearing to the head and heel of spine o/w vg. Early mystery featuring a woman sleuth. More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1946. First Edition. Cloth. Octavo. Black cloth with silver letters on spine and silver badge to front panel. Wrapped in FACSIMILE dust jacket.Some general age wear but a super copy lacking the original dust jacket but supplied with a facsimile. Noir gothic thriller. More
New York: Putnam, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. One quarter black paper with green paper to boards; gilt lettering to spine. Author's first book. More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Conmpany, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue lettered yellow cloth, without the dust jacket. Dust jacket provided in facsimile only. Foot of spine very lightly bumped, fine copy otherwise in a tight and square binding. Nice copy. More
London and Melbourne: Ward Lock & Co, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Red cloth with black lettering to front board and spine, pp. 256. Tiny bubble to rear board with lower bruise to lower corner; Some offset to the endpapers; previous owner's signature and..... More
London: International Horse Agency and Exchange, 1909. 1st Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Red cloth lettered in gilt , black and white. With two illustrations and errata slip present. A very nice copy with slight fade on spine and minimal edgewear. Some offset on front endpaper. More
London: William Morrow & Co, 1994. First Edition. Cloth Spine. 8vo. Signed. Half red cloth and black boards, pp. 285. Signed on the title-page. More
New York: William Morrow & Co., 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Signed. Quarter red cloth and grey boards, pp. 318. Fine copy in fine, price-intact dust jacket. Signed on the title-page. More
Random House Canada, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black paper covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. As new copy in like dust jacket with the promotional wrap around band. Author's second book, first book of detective fiction. More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. First American edition. 8vo. 312pp. Green cloth decorated in blind, with gilt lettering to the front board and spine. Ink name to the front endpaper. Illustrated in black and white. A near fine copy. More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. First American edition. 8vo. 307pp. Red cloth decorated in blind, with gilt lettering to the front board and spine. Light spine fade and book slightly cocked, ink name to the front endpaper and lacking the frontis tissue guard, not the illustration..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Turquoise cloth covered boards in very sharp, price-intact dust jacket with a tiny date stamp on inside flap. Book shows some wear to edges, and light abrasions to pastedowns. More
New York: Hyperion, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Signed. One quarter navy blue cloth with red foil lettering to spine; grey paper to boards; fore edges uncut. Fine in a fine jacket. Signed by Burke on the title page. More
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1986. 1st Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Red lettered turquoise cloth in decorative dust jacket. The book that preceded the Dave Robicheaux novels. A fine copy. More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Signed. Signed by the author on the title-page in black marker. Black boards backed with black cloth, silver spine lettering. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. More
Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Co, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark blue cloth with light blue decoration to front board and to spine. Black topstain. Wear to cloth at head and heel of spine and to lower edges. Usual browning to..... More
New York / London: Harper & Brothers, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bound in red cloth with black lettering to front board & to spine. Light wear to outer corners & to head & heel of spine with light crease along length of spine..... More
New York / London: Harper & Brothers, 1931. First Edition. Cloth. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bound in orange cloth with black decoration/lettering to front board & to spine. Light wear to outer corners & to head & heel of spine panel; boards lightly soiling; spine soiled &..... More
London: Collins, 1981. First UK EDITION. Hardcover. Octavo. Bound in red cloth with stamped gilt lettering to spine. Light bumping to outer corners, marks to the upper & lower edges of both boards from tape, also similar marks to middle of front & rear pastedowns toward gutter. Pen mark to..... More
New York: The Library of America, 1995. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth in dust jacket. Ink name to the first blank, otherwise a clean and tight copy in a fine dust jacket. First printing. More
Philadelphia: Oswald Train, 1969. First American Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Maroon cloth, pp. 216 + [1] - publisher's blurb. Near fine copy in a slightly tanned dust jacket. More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1992. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Octavo. Black cloth, gilt spine lettering. Fine, as new copy in like dust jacket with the BBC Radio "Woman's Hour" label. More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Green cloth with stamped gilt lettering to spine. Address label to first free endpage. Dustjacket is clipped, with light wear to outer extemities and creasing along flap foldovers. Some scuffing to front panel, dustsoil over..... More