The Click of the Gate by Alice Campbell (First Edition)
Alice Campbell The Click of the Gate by Alice Campbell (First Edition) A firm square copy with moderate wear. Several tears, chips and creasing. Not price-clipped, original $2.00 price intact on flap. Clear protective cover. 1931. First printing with publisher's logo on copyright page. Red cloth, black lettering to cover and spine. Publisher's red topstain.- $200
- $200
Mother Finds a Body by Gypsy Rose Lee Signed
Gypsy Rose Lee Mother Finds a Body by Gypsy Rose Lee Signed A firm square copy with bumped corners. A bright jacket with a 1-1/2 inch closed tear to cover bottom edge and several small chips and tears. Not price-clipped. Clear protective cover. First Edition with no statement. Black cloth, gilt lettering to spine. An Inner Sanctum Mystery.- $350
- $350
Trent’s Own Case by E. C. Bentley & H. Warner Allen (First Edition)
E. C. Bentley, H. Warner Allen Trent's Own Case by E. C. Bentley & H. Warner Allen (First Edition) A firm square copy with minor edgewear. A bright jacket with chips and tears. Not price-clipped. Clear protective cover. First published 1936, stated. Original orange cloth, dark blue lettering to the cover and spine. 314pp. 7/6 printed price on dust jacket front flap. The sequel to the author's most well-known novel Trent's Last Case (1913).- $500
- $500
Laura by Vera Caspary (First Edition, Second Printing) Movie Tie-in
Vera Caspary Laura by Vera Caspary (First Edition, Second Printing) Movie Tie-in Spine pull, otherwise firm, with patches of sun fade to the cloth and moderate wear to the corners. Owner's name and address penned to front free endpaper. A fragile Jacket with open tears to spine and cover, tears to flap-folds, and two clear pieces of tape to underside. Not price-clipped. Original $2.50 price intact. A fresh Brodart protective cover. [1943] Second printing of the First Edition in first-state dust jacket. No "1943" on the title page; "Copyright, 1942 and 1943" on verso. Publisher's original larger format (about 8-3/8 x 5-6/8 inches) in blue cloth with red lettering and ruling to cover and spine. Original dust jacket with "$2.50" printed price on front flap and "Psychothrillers" on rear flap. Author's bio and War Bonds advert on the back cover. This hard-boiled mystery novel was the basis for Otto Preminger's 1944 film noir classic starring Gene Tierney. The story was initially serialized in Collier's magazine Oct-Nov, 1942. A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone. Very scarce.- $2,500
- $2,500