Friday, June 26, 2009

Sally's Weekly Update for 06/26/09

The Mysterious Bookshop

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Weekly Update 6/26/09



OUR NEXT EVENT

TUESDAY, JULY 7th 6.30p.m. - 8.00 p.m.

The Mysterious Bookshop will host a party celebrating the release of

Bury Me Deep by Megan Abbott

and

Last Known Address by Theresa Schwegel

Refreshments will be served.



SIGNED BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE

Gregg Hurwitz writes terrific thrillers. In Trust No One, Nick Horrigan is grabbed by a SWAT team and taken in a helicopter to talk to a terrorist who has seized control of a nuclear reactor. Nick is the only person he’ll talk to and Nick is about to uncover the secrets that have held him hostage for years. $24.95

Delhi Noir edited by Hirsh Sawhney has been signed by several contributors. $15.95

BACK IN STOCK

Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child. $27.00

Reif Larsen came back (for the third time) to sign more copies of The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet. $27.95

When George Pelecanos was here, he signed some copies of The Best American Mystery Stories 2008. (he is the guest editor). If you’d like a copy, let us know. $28.00





UPCOMING SIGNINGS

We’re expecting these authors to stop by in the very near future:

David Morrell, creator of Rambo, has a new novel of suspense and intrigue, The Shimmer. When police officer Dan Page’s wife disappears, her trail leads to Rostov, a remote Texas town where unexplained phenomena attract hundreds of spectators each night. These onlookers aren’t just curious, they are compelled to reach this tiny community and gaze at the mysterious Rostov Lights. $25.95

James Rollins’ latest thriller, The Doomsday Key, begins with three bizarre murders: at Princeton University; in St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican; outside a Red Cross camp in Africa. Sigma Force will race against time to solve a riddle going back centuries. $27.99



SIGNED FROM THE U.K.

Midnight Fugue is the latest Dalziel & Pascoe mystery from Reginald Hill. $45.00

The Information Officer by Mark Mills is set on the island of Malta in 1942. For the people of Malta, the British are the last line of defense from the daily bombing raids. Max Chadwick, information officer, tries to insure that morale is kept high. When Max is given information suggesting a British officer is murdering local women, he knows his job just became harder. $50.00

We are thrilled to have Sarah Waters new one, The Little Stranger. This gothic novel, set in a country house in Warwickshire, is getting terrific reviews here. $43.00





FOR THE COLLECTOR

Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper, by Robert Bloch, NY, Belmont, 1962. First Edition. $45.00

Paperback original. Crime and horror stories. About fine.

Selling Death Short by Fredric Brown, Missoula, Dennis McMillan, 1988. First Edition. $100.00

Short stories from the pulps. Limited to 450 copies, numbered and signed by Francis M. Nevins, who write the introduction. Very fine in dust jacket.

The Frightened Man by Dana Chambers, NY, Dial, 1942. First Edition. $100.00

A Jim Steele hard-boiled novel set in New York. Bookplate, else fine in dust jacket, which has wear along edges and spine tips, with a dime-sized chip at top of rear panel. A scarce book by this Black Mask writer.

The Little Sister by Raymond Chandler, NY, Otto Penzler Books. 1996. Facsimile. $50.00

This is an exact facsimile of the very scarce first edition, published in London by Hamish Hamilton in 1949 (preceding the American edition). A perfect, as new copy in the striking dust jacket, still in the original shrink wrap.

The Hundred-Dollar Girl by William Campbell Gault, NY, Dutton, 1961. First Edition. $125.00

A Joe Puma private eye novel with a boxing background. Fine, fresh copy in dust jacket, which has a trivial crease and nick on lower edge.

The Quests of Simon Ark by Edward D. Hoch, NY, Mysterious Press, 1984. First Edition. $75.00

Adventures of the detective who claims to be 2,000 years old. Fine in dust jacket.



A New Lease of Death by Ruth Rendell, London, John Long, 1967. First Edition. $1,250.00

Very fine, crisp copy in dust jacket. Rare.

Signal for Death by John Rhode, NY, Dodd, Mead, 1941. First U.S. Edition. $150.00

Spine a trifle sunned, else fine in dust jacket, which has a long closed tear and crease on front panel, some fraying at top of spine and a crease at front hinge. Terrific cover illustration of a plane and a searchlight.

Halfway to Hell by Harry Whittington, NY. Avon, 1959. First Edition. $85.00

Very fine, unread copy.



Sally@mysteriousbookshop.com

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Sally's Weekly Update for 06/22/09

I know its the wrong day, but you did not receive an update last Friday, and we have some exciting books for you.

Yes, thank you. I had a lovely vacation. It seems so long ago....

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 6/22/09

I’m sending you the Weekly Update several days late since I was away last week. I’ll be sending another one this coming Friday, but we have had plenty of activity around here to fill two issues.



OUR NEXT EVENT

Wednesday, June 24th (short notice I know)

6.30 p.m - 8.00 p.m.

The Mysterious Bookshop will be hosting a party to celebrate the release of

DELHI NOIR

Copies will be available for autographs and refreshments will be served.





SIGNED BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE

Dr. Michael Baden is one of this country’s leading forensic experts and Linda Kenney Baden is a trial attorney. Skeleton Justice is their second collaboration featuring Dr. Jake Rosen and Manny Manfreda who are after a serial killer, nicknamed Vampire, who is terrorizing New York. $25.95

Humpty Dumpty was Pushed by Marc Blatte is a first novel set in the hip-hop world of New York City where Detective Salvatore, aka "Black Sally Blue Eyes" Messina is investigating murder. $24.95

In Year of the Dog by Henry Chang, Detective Jack Yu has been promoted out of New York’s Chinatown Precinct, but he can’t get away from Chinatown’s criminals - his old friends - who are hooked up with Hong Kong based triads in a scam of international proportions. $24.00

We were able to get a few extra signed copies of Just Take My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark. This is a Soft Boiled Club Selection. $25.95

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The Fate of Katherine Carr by Thomas H. Cook is, in Otto’s very humble opinion :), Mr. Cook’s best book, rivaled only by Breakheart Hill and Red Leaves. And that, as you fans know, is high praise indeed. This is a Crime Club Main Selection. $25.00


Even is Andrew Grant’s first book and Andrew Grant is Lee Child’s younger brother. Even introduces David Trevellyan, late of the Royal Naval Intelligence Division (think James Bond), who finds himself in trouble in New York City. This is a Thriller/Espionage Club Selection. $24.95

When we offered John Hart’s novel, The Last Child, as an Unclassifiable Club selection, we were only able to offer it to club members because we were able to get so few copies. But we have been able to get more signed first editions of this very well received literary mystery. $24.95

Black Water Rising is Attica Locke’s debut novel set in Houston, Texas, in 1981. It introduces Jay Porter, a lawyer who runs his fledgling practice out of a dingy stip mall. When he saves a woman from drowning in the Bayou, he opens a pandora’s box which entangles him in a murder investigation that could cost him his practice. This is a First Mystery Club Selection. $25.99

After what seems an interminable wait, Carlos Ruiz Zafon has written a follow up to Shadow of the Wind. The Angel’s Game is a wonderful literary biblio mystery that is also a breathtaking adventure of intrigue, romance, and tragedy. An Unclassifiable Club Selection. $26.95





SUMMER SALE OF BRITISH BOOKS

Once again, we find out shelves groaning so we’d like to offer you a great opportunity to get some wonderful books at a ridiculously low price. Here’s the deal:

We will send you 10 different hardcover first edition British mysteries for $100.00 (less than the price of trade paperbacks). All are in very fine condition in dust jackets, and we’ll guarantee that more than half will be autographed. We select the titles for this sale.

Of course, we have hundreds of British first editions at the usual published price (between $30 and $50) and we’re always happy to fill specific requests at full price.



FOR THE COLLECTOR

Christianna Brand is one of the greats, often compared favorably with Agatha Christie:

Death in High Heels, London, Ian Henry, 1976 (originally 1941). Reprint. $17.50

Near fine in dust jacket.

The Crooked Wreath, NY, Dodd Mead, 1946. First U.S. Edition. $15.00

Very good.

The Three-Cornered Halo, NY, Scribners, 1956. First U.S. Edition. $45.00

Fine in dust jacket with light wear on spine

Starrbelow, NY. Brooke House, 1958. Book Club Edition. $12.50

Romantic suspense. Fine in near fine dust jacket.

What Dread Hand?, London. Ian Henry, 1977 (originally 1968). Reprint. $17.50

Uncommon short story collection. Near fine in dust jacket.



The Little Sister by Raymond Chandler, Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1949. First U.S. Edition. $375.00

Top of spine very slightly sunned, else a fine copy in dust jacket which is chipped at spine ends and at the top corner of the front panel; the spine, as usual, is slightly sunned.

The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler, Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1954. First U.S. Edition. $450.00

About fine in dust jacket which is chipped at top and bottom of spine and has a soiled rear panel.

Luigi of Catanzaro by Louis Golding, London, Archer, 1926. First Editiion. $1,500.00

A rare Queen’s Quorum title, privately printed, limited to only 100 copies, numbered and signed by the author. Tall, slim pamphlet, the white covers slightly soiled, as always, else fine in a custom slipcase. In 1948, when Ellery Queen wrote Queen’s Quorum, listing the 106 most important short story collections of all time, he graded the books in three categories for historical significance, literary quality, and rarity. This is one of the few titles rated for all three categories.

Getting to Know the General by Graham Greene, London, Bodley Head, 1984. First Edition. $150.00

A memoir of the author’s relationship with an important Panamanian general whose plane was blown up by a hidden bomb. Very fine, fresh copy in a perfect dust jacket.

The Skull Beneath the Skin by P.D. James, NY, Scribner, 1982. First U.S. Edition. SIGNED. $45.00

Very fine, fresh copy in dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by James.

Morality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith, NY, Anchor Books, 2001. First U.S. Edition. SIGNED. $65.00

Trade paperback original. Fine.

The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith, NY., Pantheon, 2007. First U.S. Edition. $35.00

Fine in fine dust jacket.









Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin, NY, Doubleday Crime Club, 1987. First U.S. Edition. $450.00

Date of publication stamped on front end paper, else fine in fine dust jacket. Scarce.

Death Out of Thin Air by Stuart Towne, NY, Coward-McCann, 1941. First Edition. $350.00

An impossible crime story by Clayton Rawson under this pseudonym. The character is Don Diavolo, a magician. Contains two novellas, originally published in the very rare pulp magazine, Red Star. Near fine, square copy of this very scarce book.



Sally

sally@mysteriousbookshop.com

Neglected Authors: Lillian O'Donnell

Lillian O’Donnell

The novels of Lillian O’Donnell have an important place in the history of crime fiction because she was one of the first women to write police novels featuring female cops. Along with Dorothy Uhnak, she rivaled in popularity the other New York police writers, Robert Daley and Ed McBain (though his books are set in Isola, a thinly disguised Manhattan), but focused on her policewoman’s job and private life, unlike her male colleagues. Her early titles (pre-1972) were suspense novels, the later titles being her more famous police novels.

Babes in the Woods, London, Abelard, 1965. First edition. Very good. $12.50

The Baby Merchants, NY, Putnam, 1975. First edition. Fine in near fine jacket, which has a very small tear at top spine, light soiling to back panel. $15.00

Blue Death, NY, Putnam, 1998. First edition. Fine in fine jacket. $22.95.

The Children’s Zoo, NY, Putnam, 1981. First edition. Fine in near fine jacket, which has a 1 ½" tear at top of spine and is lightly sunned. $10.00

Cop Without a Shield, NY, Putnam, 1983. First edition. About fine in near fine jacket. Thin watermark along bottom and top edges of boards, reciprocal on jacket. $15.00

Death Blanks the Screen, Arcadia House, 1961. Ex-library copy of this very scarce title. Flaps glued to boards, stamps on endpapers. $12.50

Death of a Player, NY, Abelard, 1964. Ex-library. Flaps glued to boards. Date stamps on endpapers. Dust jacket shortened. $8.50

Death on the Grass, Arcadia, 1960. Near fine in good jacket. Cover design has left a ghost image on the cloth. 2" tear to bottom right corner of front panel, small chips to spine ends, general wear to extremities. A tennis mystery. $16.50

Death Schuss, NY, Abelard, 1968. First edition of this scarce title. About fine in very good jacket. Some minor crimping to top and bottom of spine. Small chips to top and bottom of dj spine, some soiling to white dj. $25.00

Another Copy. First edition, near fine in near fine jacket. Spine darkened. Previous owner’s name in ink on front endpaper. Edge of flaps darkened, top corner of front flap torn. $50.00

Dive into Darkness, NY, Abelard, 1971. First edition. Fine in near fine jacket. 2" chip at bottom edge of front panel, small closed tear at bottom of dj spine, another at top edge of back panel. $22.50

Don’t Wear Your Wedding Ring, NY, Putnam, 1973. First edition. Near fine in very good jacket. Watermarks to rear pastedown and endpaper, reciprocal to flap. Small closed tear at top edge of front panel. $15.00

The Face of the Crime, NY, Abelard, 1968. Very good in very good jacket. Flaps glued to boards. Previous owner’s name in ink on front endpaper. Price-clipped. $13.50

Ladykiller, NY, Putnam, 1984. First edition. Fine in fine jacket. $14.95

Leisure Dying, NY, Putnam, 1975. First edition. ¼" closed tear at top edge of front panel, else fine in fine jacket. $15.00

Lockout, NY, Putnam, 1994. Fine in fine jacket with one small closed tear. $8.50

Murder Unde the Sun, NY, Abelard, 1964. First edition. About fine in very good jacket. Light rubbing to spine ends. Chips and tears to top of dj spine, large tear at top edge of back panel. $16.50

No Business Being a Cop, NY, Putnam, 1979. First edition. Fine in near fine jacket. Some wear to spine ends and corners. $15.00

The Other Side of the Door, NY, Putnam, 1987. First edition. Fine in near fine jacket. Two small closed tears to top edge of front panel, some shelf wear to top of dj spine, corners. $15.00

The Phone Calls, NY, Putnam, 1972. First edition. About fine in very good jacket. Minor fraying to bottom of spine. A few small, closed tears to jacket edges, light rubbing to top and bottom of dj spine. $15.00

A Private Crime, NY, Putnam, 1991. First edition. Tiny chip at top of dj spine, else fine in fine jacket. $19.95

Pushover, NY, Putnam, 1992. First edition. Fine in fine jacket. $19.95

The Raggedy Man, NY, Putnam, 1995. First edition. Fine in fine jacket. Signed. $19.95

Wicked Designs, NY, Putnam, 1980. First edition. Fine in fine jacket. $15.00

A Wreath for the Bride, NY, Putnam, 1990. Book club edition. Spot of rubbing to top of dj spine, else fine in fine jacket. $8.50

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Sally's Weekly Update for 06/11/09

Here's the latest update. A day early!

Happy Reading.

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.



Please note that your scribe will be on vacation from Friday, June 12th - Friday, June 19th.

Emails from you to me will be picked up by Ian, who will deal with any urgent questions or orders. Otherwise, I will deal with emails when I return on Saturday, June 20th.

And of course, Ian, Dan, and Otto will be happy to take your phone calls..

Sally



UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesday, June 17th. 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.

Michael Baden and Linda Kenney Baden

SKELETON JUSTICE

Thursday, June 18th. 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.

Marc Blatte

HUMPTY DUMPTY WAS PUSHED

Refreshments will be served.



SIGNED BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE

The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane is Katherine Howe’s first novel. Harvard grad Connie Goodwin is asked by her mother to handle the sale of her grandmother’s abandoned home near Salem. What Connie discovers leads her on a quest to unearth a rare artifact of singular power, a physick book. The story travels between the witch trials of the 1690s and the present day. $25.99

THE SCARECROW BY MICHAEL CONNELLY

I wrote a few weeks ago about the order in which The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly was being published. The true first edition of this title is the limited, slipcased edition from Dennis McMillan Publications. Several of you expressed interest in buying this edition, which is limited to156 lettered copies (that’s the alphabet x 6) and costs $250.00.

Please let me know if you would like a copy.

FOR COLLECTORS

CRIPPEN & LANDRU (PART TWO)

This small publishing house has specialized in bringing out beautifully produced short story collections by the greatest mystery writers of the 20th century, as well as some who have been under-appreciated or neglected by all except the most sophisticated aficionados. We have recently had the good fortune to purchase a complete collection of these important books, all in hardcover and in perfect, as new condition. If you have been collecting these, here’s a good opportunity to fill in whatever gaps you may have. You might also want to consider collecting them if you haven’t already done so, or you may find new titles here that are certain to reward you with excellent reading, as the publisher has excellent taste in choosing which authors to publish.

Every book listed is a first edition. All the limited editions include a separate pamphlet laid in with a story not included.

Allyn, Douglas, All Creatures Dark and Dangerous, 1999. $40.00

Limited to 200 SIGNED copies.

Biggle, Lloyd, Jr., The Grandfather Rastin Mysteries, 2007. $29.00

Brand, Christianna, The Spotted Cat & Other Mysteries from Inspector Cockrill’s Casebook, 2002. $29.00

Brand, Max, Masquerade: Ten Crime Stories. $29.00

Carlson, P.M., Renowned Be Thy Grave: The Murderous Miss Mooney, 1998. $40.00

Limited to 200 SIGNED copies.

Cave, Hugh B., Long Live the Dead, 2000. $40.00

One of the great pulp writers. Limited to 200 SIGNED copies.

Cave, Hugh B., Come Into My Parlor, 2002. $42.00

Limited to 250 SIGNED copies.

Child, Charles B., The Sleuth of Baghdad, 2002. $27.00

Collins, Max Allan, Kisses of Death: A Nate Heller Casebook, 2001. $42.00

Limited to 250 SIGNED copies.

Collins, Michael, Fortune’s World, 2000. $40.00

Limited to 200 SIGNED copies.

Collins, Michael, Slot-Machine Kelly: the Collected Private Eye Cases of the "One-Armed Bandit" $29.00



Commings, Joseph, Banner Headlines: The Impossible Files of Brooks U. Banner, 2004. $29.00

Locked room mysteries. With a memoir by Edward D. Hoch.

Doyle, Arthur Conan, The Surgeon of Gaster Fell, 2000. $50.00

First separate edition of this short story issued to honor Doyle as "Ghost of Honor" at Malice Domestic. Limited to 1,000 copies. A very scarce pamphlet. As new.

DuBois, Brendan, The Dark Snow & Other Mysteries, 2002. $42.00

Limited to 225 SIGNED copies.

Dunlap, Susan, The Celestial Buffet & Other Morsels of Murder, 2001. $40.00

Limited to 250 SIGNED copies.

Faherty, Terence, The Confessions of Owen Keane, 2004. $42.00

Limited to 200 SIGNED copies.

Gardner, Erle Stanley, The Danger Zone & Other Stories, 2004. $29.00

Edited by Bill Pronzini.

Gault, William Campbell, Marksman & Other Stories, 2002. $29.00

Edited by Bill Pronzini.

Gilbert, Michael, The Man Who Hated Banks, 1997. $40.00

Limited to 230 SIGNED copies.

Gilbert, Michael, The Curious Conspiracy, 2002. $42.00

Limited to 275 SIGNED copies.

Godfrey, Peter, The Newtonian Egg, 2002. $25.00

Some impossible crimes.

Gores, Joe, Stakeout on Page Street & Other DKA Files, 2000. $40.00

Limited to 250 SIGNED copies.

Gores, Ed., Famous Blue Raincoat, 1999. $42.00

Limited to 250 SIGNED copies.

Goulart, Ron, Adam and Eve on a Raft, 2001. $42.00

Limited to 225 SIGNEDcopies (with cartoon).

Healy, Jeremiah, The Concise Cuddy, 1998. $42.00

Limited to 250 SIGNED copies.





Healy, Jeremiah, Cuddy - Plus One, 2003. $43.00

Limited to 250 SIGNED copies.

Hornsby, Wendy, Nine Sons: Collected Mysteries, 2001. $42.00

Limited to 225 SIGNED copies.

Howard, Clark, Challenge the Widow-Maker & Other Stories of People in Peril, 2000. $40.00

Limited to 225 SIGNED copies.

Keating, H.R.F., In Kensington Gardens Once..., 1997. $35.00

Limited to 175 SIGNED copies.

Keating, H.R.F., Majumdar Uncle: An Inspector Ghote Story, 2003. $15.00

A pamphlet limited to 355 copies published as a Christmas gift for friends of the publisher and not offered for sale. As new.

(Keating, H.R.F.) The Verdict of Us All, 2007. $43.00

Stories by members of the Detection Club to honor Keating. Includes stories by Len Deighton (a Sherlock Holmes adventure), P.D. James, Reginald Hill, Colin Dexter, etc. Edited by Peter Lovesey, with a preface by Dick Francis. Limited to 300 copies.

Kersh, Gerald, Karmesin, 2003. $35.00

King, C. Daly, The Complete Curious Mr. Tarrant, 2003. $29.00

Several locked room mysteries.

Lewin, Michael Z., The Reluctant Detective & Other Stories, 2001. $42.00

Limited to 250 SIGNED copies. With a facsimile page of notes for this series.

Lovesey, Peter, The Sedgemoor Strangler & Other Stories of Crime, 2001. $42.00

Limited to 275 SIGNED copies. Contains a Sherlock Holmes story and an impossible crime.

McCloy, Helen, The Pleasant Assassin & Other Cases of Dr. Basil Willing, 2003. $27.00

Marston, Edward, Murder Ancient and Modern, 2005. $43.00

Limited to 225 SIGNED copies.

Millar, Margaret, The Couple Next Door: Collected Short Mysteries, 2004. $29.00

Mitchell, Gladys, Sleuth’s Alchemy: Cases of Mrs. Bradley & Others, 2005. $45.00

Myers, Amy, Murder, ‘Orrible Murder, 2006. $43.00

Limited to 190 SIGNED copies. Contains a Sherlock Holmes story.





Queen, Ellery, The Adventure of the Scarecrow and the Snowman, 1998. $100.00

First edition of a radio play to honor Queen as "Ghost of Honor" at Malice Domestic. Limited to 1,000 copies. A scarce pamphlet. As new.

Peters, Ellis, The Trinity Cat & Other Mysteries, 2006. $29.00

Symons, Julian, The Detections of Francis Quarles, 2006. $29.00



Sally

sally@mysteriousbookshop.com

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Lisa Unger on Writer's Block

At a recent appearance at The Mysterious Bookshop celebrating the release of her new novel DIE FOR YOU, Lisa Unger discussed writer's block with Ian Kern.

Michael Connelly and George Pelecanos Drop In Signing

Recently both Michael Connelly and George Pelecanos dropped by to sign their new novels THE SCARECROW and THE WAY HOME respectively. Otto worked with Michael, Sally with George and Dan grabbed the camera!

Party for Hit List: The Best of Latino Mystery

Party for Delhi Noir 06/24/09

The Mysterious Bookshop
will host a party
celebrating the release of

Delhi Noir
with editor Hirsh Sawhney,
contributors
Meera Nair and Mohan Sikka
and translator Jason Grunebaum

Join us in celebrating the publication of Delhi Noir ($15.95 Akashic Books)
with a greeting and reception. Copies will be available for autographs. Light refreshments will be served.

Wednesday, June 24th
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm.

Admission is Free.

The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street (Between Church and West Broadway)
New York, NY 10007
(212) 587-1011
info@mysteriousbookshop.com

Neglected Authors: E. X. Ferrars

We give you E.X. Ferrars. Neglected no more.

Sally Owen
The Mysterious Bookshop
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com


E.X. FERRARS

Elizabeth Ferrars (as her books are by-lined in England) was a prolific author of the classic British detective story who never quite achieved the top level, probably due to the fact that she did not develop a series character. However, in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, she was described as the "writer who may be the closest of all to Agatha Christie in style, plotting and general milieu," and the Washington Post described her as "a consummate professional in clever plotting, characterization and atmosphere."

Alive & Dead, Garden City, Doubleday, 1975. First US edition. Fine in dust jacket with light soiling, else fine. $15.00

Answer Came There None, NY, Doubleday, 1993. First US edition. Slight bump to top edge, else fine with minor rubbing to bottom of dj spine. $17.00

Beware of the Dog, NY, Doubleday, 1993. First US edition. Inscription on front endpaper, else fine in price-clipped dust jacket. $10.00

Blood Flies Upwards, Garden City, Doubleday, 1977. Ex-library; overall very good in like jacket. $7.50

Cheat the Hangman, Garden City, Doubleday, 1946. Ex-library with usual flaws; good in good jacket. $12.50

Count the Cost, Garden City, Doubleday, 1957. First US edition. Very good in boards. Name on front endpaper, light sunning to spine. $10.00

The Crime and the Crystal, London, Collins, 1985. First edition. Bottom of spine crushed, else fine; closed tear at top of dj spine, light wear to edges, imprints on front panel. $16.95

The Cup and the Lip, Garden City, Doubleday, 1976. First US edition. About fine in near fine jacket with two small closed tears. $15.00

Danger from the Dead, Garden City, Doubleday, 1992. First US edition. Fine in about fine jacket. $16.50

Death of a Minor Character, Garden City, Doubleday, 1983. First US edition. About fine in about fine jacket. $15.00

Depart This Life, Garden City, Doubleday, 1958. First US edition. Very good in boards. Inscription on front pastedown/endpaper, spine lightly sunned. $8.50.

Designs on Life, Garden City, Doubleday, 1980. First US edition. Top of spine crushed, else fine in jacket. $20.00

The Doubly Dead, Garden City, Doubleday, 1963. First US edition. Very good in boards. Inscription on front pastedown/endpaper. $8.50

Drowned Rat, Garden City, Doubleday, 1975. First US edition. About fine in near fine jacket with 1" closed tear at top of rear panel. $15.00

Enough to Kill a Horse, Garden City, Doubleday, 1955. First US edition. Fine in very good jacket with wear to extremities. $10.00

Experiment with Death, Garden City, Doubleday, 1981. First US edition. Fine in jacket with minor wear at top of spine. $15.00

Fear the Light, Garden City, Doubleday, 1960. Fair in fair jacket. Front endpaper torn out. $6.00

Foot in the Grave, Garden City, Doubleday, 1972. Very good in boards. Check marks on Previous Titles page. $8.50

Frog in the Throat, Garden City, Doubleday, 1980. First US edition. About fine in very good jacket with wear to extremities. $15.00

Furnished for Murder, London, Collins, 1957. First edition. Very good in boards. $10.00

Hanged Man’s House, Garden City, Doubleday, 1974. First US edition. Fine in near fine jacket with light wear to top and bottom of spine, small puncture at hinge. $17.50

A Hobby of Murder, NY, Doubleday, 1995. First US edition. Fine in fine jacket. $18.95

Hunt the Tortoise, London, Collins, 1950. First edition. Bookplate, else very good in boards. $8.50

I, Said the Fly, London, Hodder, 1945. Fair in boards. $10.00

I Met Murder, London, Collins, 1985. First edition. Near fine in near fine jacket. $17.50

Kill or Cure, Garden City, Doubleday, 1956. First US edition. Good in boards. Rubbing to spine. $6.50

Last Will and Testament, Garden City, Doubleday, 1978. First US edition. About fine in very good jacket with wear to extremities, light staining on front panel. $15.00

The Lying Voices, London, Collins, 1954. First edition. Very good in boards. Bookplate. $8.50

The March Hare Murders, Garden City, Doubleday, 1949. First US edition. Fair. Staining to cloth, pages tanned. $10.00

Murder Among Friends, London, Collins, 1946. First edition. Very good. $10.00

Murder Anonymous, Garden City, Doubleday, 1978. Very good in very good jacket. Residue on front and rear pastedown where flaps where glued, reciprocal to jacket. $7.50

Murder Moves In, Bath, Lythway, 1973. Ex-library in jacket. Fair. $6.50

A Murder Too Many, NY, Doubleday, 1988. First US edition. Fine in fine jacket. $15.95

Neck in a Noose, Garden City, Doubleday 1943. First US edition. Very good. Fraying to extremities, slight darkening to spine. $15.00

Ninth Life, London, Collins, 1965. First edition. Near fine. $10.00

No Peace for the Wicked, NY, Harper, 1966. First US edition. Very good in very good jacket. Flaps previously glued to boards with residue remaining. Reciprocal residue on flaps. $7.50

The Other Devil’s Name, NY, Doubleday, 1987. First US edition. Fine in fine jacket. $15.00

Rehearsal for Murder, N.Y., Doubleday, 1941. First edition. Fine in dust jacket with trifling wear at spine tips. Uncommon in such fine condition. $75.00

Root of all Evil, Garden City, Doubleday, 1984. First US edition. Fine in fine jacket. $15.00

Seeing Double, Garden City, Doubleday, 1962. Ex-library in jacket. Fair to good $6.50

The Seven Sleepers, NY, Walker, 1970. Ex-library with usual flaws. $7.50

Sleep of the Unjust, NY, Doubleday, 1991. First US edition. Fine in fine jacket. $16.00

Sleeping Dogs, Garden City, Doubleday, 1960. First US edition. Very good in boards. Staining to cloth, pages clean and tight. $10.00

Smoke Without Fire, NY, Doubleday, 1991. First US edition. Else fine in else fine jacket. Small stain at top edge of hinge, else fine in dust jacket with small tear and puncture to top of spine, else clean and bright. $13.50

Something Wicked, Garden City, Doubleday, 1984. First US edition. Near fine in very good jacket. Check marks on Previous Titles page, small closed tears at top edges. $15.00

The Swaying Pillars, NY, Walker, 1968. First US edition. Near fine in near fine jacket. Name and date on front endpaper, slight darkening to spine ends. Light rubbing to jacket extremities. $15.00

Thinner Than Water, Garden City, Doubleday, 1982. First US edition. Fine in about fine jacket with some light wear to extremities. $15.00

Thy Brother Death, NY, Doubleday, 1993. First US edition. Fine in fine jacket. $17.00

Trial by Fury, NY, Doubleday, 1989. First US edition. Fine in near fine jacket with light rubbing to top and bottom of spine. $14.95

Unreasonable Doubt, London, Collins, 1958. First edition. About fine in very good jacket. Top of spine crimped. Small chip at top of dj spine, small tears at bottom edge of front panel and top corner of rear, very light stain on front panel. $20.00

Witness Before the Fact, Garden City, Doubelday, 1980. First US edition. Name/date on front endpaper, else about fine in dust jacket. $10.00

Woman Slaughter, NY, Doubleday, 1990. First US edition. Fine in fine jacket. $14.95

Zero at the Bone, London, Collins, 1967. First edition. Very good. $10.00

Friday, June 5, 2009

Sally's Weekly Update for 06/05/09

The Mysterious Bookshop

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WE HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS

Joe Gores has signed our copies of Spade & Archer. Not only that, they have arrived here!

This title was the February selection for The Hard Boiled Club, so all members of that club will automatically receive a copy with your May selection..

We have the Alexander McCall Smith profiles of Precious Ramotswe. We have started sending these out already.

Crime Club members will receive their copies with your June selections.

We still have a few copies left, so if you would like a hardcover copy signed by McCall-Smith ($60.00), let us know.

And of course, you will receive a paperback copy free with any purchase during the month of June.



SIGNED BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE

Jeffery Deaver’s latest, Roadside Crosses, is now signed. This features Kathryn Dance, introduced in The Bodies Left Behind. A Hard-Boiled Club Selection. $26.95

Jack Wakes Up by Seth Harwood is an original trade paperback and its about as hard-boiled as they come! $13.95

The Four Corners of the Sky by Michael Malone is not strictly a mystery although there’s a caper at the heart of this family saga. If you love terrific literature, here’s a chance to get acquainted with Malone’s work. $24.99

Die For You is best-selling author Lisa Unger’s latest. She takes us from New York City to Prague in search of the answer to the question: what if the one you love, your husband, is a complete stranger to you? $24.00

The Second Death of Goodluck Tinubu by Michael Stanley is the second in the Detective Kubu series set in Zimbabwe. $25.99





FOR COLLECTORS

CRIPPEN & LANDRU

This small publishing house has specialized in bringing out beautifully produced short story collections by the greatest mystery writers of the 20th century, as well as some who have been under-appreciated or neglected by all except the most sophisticated aficionados. We have recently had the good fortune to purchase a complete collection of these important books, all in hardcover and in perfect, as new, condition. If you have been collecting these, here’s a good opportunity to fill in whatever gaps you may have. You might also want to consider collecting them if you haven’t already done so, or you may find new titles here that are certain to reward you with excellent reading, as the publisher has excellent taste in choosing which authors to publish.

Each book listed is a first edition. All the limited editions include a separate pamphlet laid in with a story not included. Here’s the first offering:

Berkeley, Anthony, The Avenging Chance & Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham’s Casebook. 2004. $29.00

Biggle, Lloyd, Jr., The Grandfather Rastin Mysteries. 2007. $29.00

Brand, Max, Masquerade: Ten Crime Stories. $29.00

Breen, Jon L., Kill the Umpire: The Calls of Ed Gorgon. 2003. $42.00

Limited to 200 signed copies.

Cody, Liza, Lucky Dip & Other Stories. 2003. $42.00

Collins, Michael, Fortune’s World. 2000. $40.00

Limited to 200 signed copies.

Collins, Michael, Slot-Machine Kelly: The Collected Private Eye Cases of the "One-Armed Bandit." $29.00

Cummings, Joseph, Banner Headlines: The Impossible Files of Senator Brooks U. Banner. 2004. $29.00

Locked room mysteries. With a memoir by Edward D. Hoch.

DeAndrea, William L., Murder All Kinds. 2003. $29.00

Faherty, Terence, The Confessions of Owen Keane. 2004. $42.00

Limited to 200 signed copies.

Gardner, Erle Stanley, The Danger Zone & Other Stories. 2004. $29.00

Edited by Bill Pronzini.



Keating, H.R.F., Majumdar Uncle: An Inspector Ghote Story. 2003. $15.00

A pamphlet limited to 355 copies published as a Christmas gift for friends of the publisher and not offered for sale. As new.

(Keating, H.R.F.), The Verdict of Us All. 2007. $43.00

Stories by members of the Detection Club to honor Keating. Includes original stories by Len Deighton (a Sherlock Holmes adventure), P.D. James, Reginald Hill, Colin Dexter, etc. Edited by Peter Lovesey, with a preface by Dick Francis. Limited to 300 copies.

King, C. Daly, The Complete Curious Mr. Tarrant. 2003. $29.00

Several locked room mysteries.

McCloy, Helen, The Pleasant Assassin & Other Cases of Dr. Basil Willing. 2003. $27.00

Macdonald, Ross, The Archer Files. 2007. $45.00

The complete Lew Archer short stories. Limited to 400 copies.

Maron, Margaret, Suitable for Hanging: Selected Stories. 2004. $45.00

Limited to 285 signed copies with a page of the author’s original typescript, with corrections in her hand, bound in.

Marston, Edward, Murder Ancient and Modern 2005. $43.00

Limited to 225 signed copies.

Millar, Margaret, The Couple Next Door: Collected Short Mysteries. 2004. $29.00

Mitchell, Gladys, Sleuth’s Alchemy: Cases of Mrs. Bradley & Others. 2005. $45.00

Peters, Ellis, The Trinity Cat & Other Mysteries. 2006. $29.00

Queen, Ellery, The Adventure of the Murdered Moths & Other Radio Mysteries. 2005. $60.00

Limited to 275 copies.

Robinson, Peter, Blue Christmas: An Inspector Banks Story. 2005. $20.00

A pamphlet limited to 355 copies issued as a Christmas gift for friends of the publisher and not offered for sale. As new.

Satterthwaite, Walter, The Mankiller of Poojegai & Other Stories. $43.00

Limited to 200 signed copies.

Spillane, Mickey, By-Line: Mickey Spillane. 2004. $100.00

Limited to 250 copies, signed by Spillane and the editors, Max Allan Collins and Lynn F. Myers, Jr.





Symons, Julian, The Detections of Francis Quarles. 2006. $29.00

Wright, Eric, A Killing Climate: The Collected Mystery Stories. 2003. $42.00

Limited to 225 signed copies.



Sally

sally@mysteriousbookshop.com

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Collecting "Yellow Peril" Era Mysteries

Here's an interesting list of collectibles. Otto will explain...

Sally Owen
The Mysterious Bookshop
sally@mysteriousbookshop.com


YELLOW PERIL

One of the most interesting areas of collecting is books about Oriental villains determined to conquer the world with their fierce, barbaric hordes. Yes, yes, I know it’s politically incorrect, but get over it. These books were largely produced during the very late 19th century up to World War II, when Nazis became the villains of choice. A Chinese American, William F. WU, wrote a fascinating book on the subject titled, of course, The Yellow Peril, which focused on Chinese in American literature, although most evil Oriental books were written by English writers. The most famous is Dr. Fu Manchu, partially inspired by the Boxer Rebellion in the early part of the 20th century and the fear by many in Great Britain of a massive Asian uprising. Although many of Sax Rohmer’s novels remain exciting, in truth many other Yellow Peril were pure pulp and few survived the paper drives in England during WWII. We have just acquired a small group of these very scarce books.

Grant, Maxwell, Jade Dragon and The House of Ghosts, N.Y., Mysterious Press, 1981. First edition of these two novels from 1940s pulps. The first is set in San Francisco’s Chinatown and features the mandarin Chung Sung, head of the Wei Hai Wei. Limited to 300 copies, numbered and signed by the author as both Maxwell Grant and Walter Gibson. Very fine in slipcase. $100.00

Another copy, numbered and signed, but without the slipcase. $50.00

Howard, Winifred, The Vengeance of Fu Chang, New York, Oxford University Press, 1932. First edition. Appears to be a young adult novel. Illustrated. Bookplate and gift inscription, else a fine copy. $25.00

Jepson, Selwyn, The Death Gong, N.Y., Grossett & Dunlap, 1927. Reprint. "Out of the dark of an Oriental monastery into the daylight of an Occidental laboratory came a strange instrument to change many lives." Near fine in a lightly chipped and rubbed dust jacket with a great sinister Oriental shadow. $20.00

Sax Rohmer

THE DRUMS OF FU MANCHU, N.Y., Doubleday, 1939, 1st U.S. edition, rebound with an Oriental illustration. Very good. $25.00

THE DRUMS OF FU MANCHU, N.Y., Sun Dial, 1939. Fine in a gorgeous pictorial dust jacket with minor rubbing at spine tips. $75.00

THE YELLOW CLAW, N.Y., Burt, 1920. Spine ends lightly worn, else near fine, $25.00

THE YELLOW CLAW, N.Y., Burt, 1920. Fine in a brilliant

THE ISLAND OF FU MANCHU, London, Cassell, 1956. 2nd printing. Fine in dust jacket, which has some rubbing at top of spine. $75.00

THE DAUGHTER OF FU MANCHU, N.Y., Burt, 1931. Good only. $20.00

THE RETURN OF DR. FU-MANCHU, N.Y., McBride, 1916. First U.S. edition. A good copy of the 2nd book in the series. $35.00

THE WRATH OF FU MANCHU, London, Stacey, 1973. First edition. Short stories. Fine in dust jacket. $75.00

TALES OF EAST AND WEST, London, Cassell, 1932. First edition of a scarce book. Gift inscription, else very good. $100.00

Thorne, E.P., The Smile of Cheng Sue, London, Wright & Brown, 1946. First edition. Very good. $25.00

Vane, Nigel, The Vengeance of Li-Sin, London, Modern, 1935. First edition. Spot on front cover, else very good in a homemade dust jacket that incorporates the front panel of the original jacket with a great full-color illustration of a menacing Oriental. $30.00

George Pelecanos Discusses Treme

George Pelecanos signed copies of his new novel THE WAY HOME at a recent visit to The Mysterious Bookshop and talked about the new HBO series TREME. Look for Otto Penzler and Michael Connelly in th...
George Pelecanos signed copies of his new novel THE WAY HOME at a recent visit to The Mysterious Bookshop and talked about the new HBO series TREME. Look for Otto Penzler and Michael Connelly in the background!


Marc Blatte at The Mysterious Bookshop 06/18/09

The Mysterious Bookshop
is proud to present:

Marc Blatte
discussing his new novel
Humpty Dumpty
Was Pushed

Thursday, June 18th
from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.

Admission is free.

Michael Baden and Linda Kenney Baden 06/17/09

The Mysterious Bookshop
is proud to present:

Michael Baden
and Linda Kenney Baden
discussing their new novel
Skeleton Justice

Wednesday, June 17th
from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.

Admission is free.