Friday, February 26, 2010

Sally's Weekly Update for 02/26/10!

The Mysterious Bookshop

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Ph: 212-587-1011

Fax: 212-587-1126

Open Seven Days, 11.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.



Weekly Update 2/26/10



EVENTS

Tuesday, March 9th 6.30p.m. - 8.00p.m.

David Gordon will read from and discuss

The Serialist

First novel. A paperback original.

Wednesday, March 10th 6.30p.m. - 8.00p.m.

Thomas Kaufman will read from and discuss

Drink the Tea

Winner of SMP/PWA Best First Private Eye Novel.

Refreshments will be served.





SIGNED BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE

The Infinities by John Banville is certainly not a mystery, but Banville, a winner of the Man Booker Prize, has crafted a story about the terrible and wonderful plight of being human. The Spectator in London calls it "..may be one of the twelve best books of the decade, or even of several decades," The Times of London says "...that every page delights, startles and uplifts," while the Irish Independent exhorts "...read it and be dazzled" $25.95

Joe Hill is here (even as I type) signing copies of Horns, his latest scary tale. He’s going to be here a while because he’s drawing a little cartoon in each copy. A young man’s wife dies and he finds himself, a year later, going through a terrible transformation. An Unclassifiable Club Selection. $25.99





NOT SIGNED BUT....

Split Image by Robert B. Parker is a Jesse Stone novel. Many of you have pre-ordered this, but if you have not, these are first editions of the late Mr. Parker’s book. $25.95



FOR COLLECTORS

Holy Disorders by Edmund Crispin, Lippincott, PA. 1946. First U.S. Edition. $75.00

Author’s second book. Fine in dust jacket, which is chipped at spine ends.

The Moving Toyshop by Edmund Crispin, Lippincott, PA. 1946. First U.S. Edition. $50.00

Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone. Bookplate, name, else very good in chipped dust jacket which has a faded spine.

Buried For Pleasure by Edmund Crispin, Lippincott, PA. 1949. First U.S. Edition. $45.00

Small stain to front cover, else very good in rubbed dust jacket, which has wear to spine tips and a closed tear and crease on front panel.

The Long Divorce by Edmund Crispin, Dodd, Mead, NY. 1951. First U.S Edition. $75.00

Fine in dust jacket, which is lightly frayed at spine ends and the logo has faded.

Glimpses of the Moon by Edmund Crispin, Gollancz, London. 1977. First Edition. $45.00

Very fine in dust jacket.

Nerve by Dick Francis, Joseph, London. 1964. First Edition. $2,000.00

Author’s very scarce second novel. Top edge slightly dusty, else fine in dust jacket.

For Kicks by Dick Francis, Joseph, London. 1965. First Edition. $1,250.00

Top edge slightly dusty, else fine copy in a fine dust jacket of the author’s scarce third mystery.

Odds Against by Dick Francis, Joseph, London. 1965. First Edition. SIGNED. $500.00

Name on front endpaper, else fine in a bright, price-clipped dust jacket. Inscribed and signed.

Blood Sport by Dick Francis, Armchair Detective Library, NY. 1992. SIGNED. $125.00

The first printing of this edition; originally published in 1967. Very fine in slipcase. One of only 26 lettered copies.

Bonecrack by Dick Francis, Joseph, London. 1971. First Edition. SIGNED. $175.00

The publisher’s file copy neatly stamped inside front copy. Fine in dust jacket.

Reflex by Dick Francis, Joseph, London. 1980. First Edition. SIGNED. $100.00

Edgar Award winner. Fine in a price-clipped dust jacket.

Sally

sally@mysteriousbookshop.com

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Ken Mercer at The Mysterious Bookshop 03/25/10

The Mysterious Bookshop
is proud to present:

Ken Mercer
discussing his new novel
Slow Fire

Thursday, March 25th
from 6:30 pm to 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

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Author of the Week: CLAYTON RAWSON

CLAYTON RAWSON


Clayton Rawson (1906-1971) was a magician, the editor of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine and one of the greatest of all authors of impossible crime stories. The series detective who appeared in all his stories was The Great Merlini, a New York magician and amateur sleuth called in by the police to solve locked room mysteries. Rawson also published two books, each containing two novellas, about a different magician-detective, Don Diavolo, under the pseudonym Stuart Towne.

Death from a Top Hat, N.Y., Putname, 1938. First edition. A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone. Spine sunned, else very good plus. $85.00

Death from a Top Hat, London, Black Dagger, 1988. Fine in dust jacket. $35.00

Footprints on the Ceiling, N.Y, Putnam, 1939. First edition. Spine darkened, else very good-near fine. $75.00

Footprints on the Ceiling, N.Y., Putnam, 1939. First edition. Spine darkened and rubbed, edges rubbed; good-very good. $45.00

The Headless Lady, N.Y., Putnam, 1940. First edition. Lending library stamps on title page and front endpaper, which also has a partial label. No other marks in a very good-near fine binding. $60.00

The Headless Lady, Boston, Gregg, 1979. First printing of this reprint edition, with a new introduction by Otto Penzler. Very fine in dust jacket, which has two scuff marks on spine and is folded slightly off-center, as were most copies. $35.00

No Coffin for the Corpse, N.Y., Putnam, 1942. First edition. Bookplate, mark on rear cover, else a fine, fresh copy in a worn dust jacket. $100.00

No Coffin for the Corpse, N.Y., Putnam, 1942. First edition. A fine, fresh copy with a very nice association inscription to a fellow mystery writer: "For Henry Klinger who bought it—with thanks!—and best wishes, Clayton Rawson, 6-30-42." A handsome signed copy. $375.00

No Coffin for the Corpse, N.Y., Putnam, 1942. First edition. About very good. $45.00

No Coffin for the Corpse, Boston, Gregg, 1979. First printing of this reprint edition. With a new introduction by Lynn Biederstadt. Fine in dust jacket. $35.00

No Coffin for the Corpse, Boston, Gregg, 1979. First printing of this edition. With a new introduction by Lynn Biederstadt. Fine in rubbed dust jacket. $25.00

The Great Merlini, Boston, Gregg, 1979. First edition. The complete Great Merlini short stories, with a new introduction by Eleanor Sullivan, the long-time editor of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. Fine in dust jacket. $100.00

The Great Merlini, Boston, Gregg, 1979. First edition. The complete stories. Fine in dust jacket with a small rubbed spot at base of spine. $90.00

Towne, Stuart (pseudonym of Clayton Rawson), Death Out of Thin Air, N.Y., Coward-McCann, 1941. First edition of a scarce title. Two Don Diavolo novellas. Near fine. $350.00

Friday, February 19, 2010

Sally's Weekly Update for 02/19/10

Here's the latest update.

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 2/19/10



As most of you have heard by now, the wonderful Dick Francis died on Sunday.

One of the most beloved and successful mystery writers of the past half-century, he was also a lovely man, remaining kind, thoughtful and humble until the end. We were fortunate that he was such a good friend of the store, continuing to come here to sign books long after he stopped touring. Otto was privileged to be his guest at the Rainbow Room when he celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary, and shared numerous bottles of red wine with him as he sat in the store, autographing hundreds of books - a painful exercise for his arthritic hands. The following, slightly edited message arrived this week from his son, Felix:

"The press and TV coverage has been remarkable and I am in awe that Dad was loved so much by so many. To me he was just the best father a man could ever hope for, and the world is a poorer place for his passing. But, having said that, he had a wonderfully long and fulfilled life and, appropriately, he went to rejoin my mother, Mary, on St. Valentine’s Day."



SIGNED BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE

Death by the Book is a first novel by Lenny Bartulin (it was originally published in Australia under the name A Deadly Business). This biblio mystery introduces Jack Susko, the owner of a secondhand bookstore. When a wealthy collector asks Jack to locate as many copies as possible of the works of an obscure poet, Jack loves the assignment. What could go wrong? This book is not exactly signed! Instead, the author has sent a unique bookplate in the shape of a gun on which he has written "An extremely rare, limited edition, hand crafted by the author, extra special, signed bookplate # of 15." We have 15 copies, and they are already being sold, so you know what to do. $24.99

We have signed copies of another first novel, The Things That Keep Us Here by Carla Buckley. When a virulent pandemic hits America’s heartland, the Brooks family, along with their neighbors, hunker down. But their safe suburban world is no longer what it was: food is scarce, and the townspeople turn on each other in grocery stores and at the gas pumps. Life and death decisions will have to be made in an environment where opening the front door can be treacherous. $25.00

Signed copies of The Silencer by James W. Hall have arrived. If you preordered this book, we have put a copy aside for you, leaving very few copies for sale. So if you didn’t preorder.... $24.99

Adam Haslett, who received rave reviews for his book of short stories, has signed copies of his first novel, Union Atlantic. This complex novel is set in a small town where Doug Fanning, the senior manager of Union Atlantic, has built an ostentatious mansion on land donated to the town by the grandfather of eccentric Charlotte Graves. Charlotte is determined to oust Fanning even as he orchestrates a financial gamble which involves Henry Graves, the president of the New York Federal Reserve - and Charlotte’s brother. This is an Unclassifiable Club Selection. $26.00

The lovely Henning Mankell stopped by to sign The Man from Beijing, a thriller which begins in the Swedish hamlet of Hesjovallen, where nineteen people have been massacred. The investigation will take the action to present-day Beijing and back 150 years to the slave trade between China and the United States. This is a Thriller/Espionage Club Selection. $25.95



NOT SIGNED BUT....

We had hoped to have signed copies of A Dead Hand by Paul Theroux, but it is not to be. However, a mystery by Paul Theroux is an event (he’s only written one other). Jerry Delfont, a travel writer with writer’s block, is intrigued by the death of young man in a hotel room in India, and investigates. $26.00



SIGNED FROM THE U.K.

We have signed copies of Parrot and Olivier in America by Peter Carey. Olivier is a French aristocrat trying to save his neck from the revolution while Parrot is his protector, foil, foe, and spy. Master and servant explore the adventure of American democracy, in theory and in practice, with dazzling wit and inventiveness. A mystery? No. Peter Carey now lives in New York, but this title won’t be available here for a couple of months. $48.00

Lord Francis Powerscourt is back in Death of a Wine Merchant by David Dickinson. His latest case takes him to the towns and vineyards in the heart of the Burgundy wine trade. $48.00

Gone is the new Jack Caffery thriller from Mo Hayder. Caffery’s new case involves a car jacker who is taking cars with children in them, one who always seem one step ahead of the police. This is a British Crime Club Selection. $38.00

Pretty Little Things by Jilliane Hoffman features Special Agent Bobby Dees who is asked to find a young woman. She was last seen waiting for her boyfriend, a mysterious figure she met on the internet and who goes by the name of El Capitan. $33.00

FOR COLLECTORS

The Crooked Lip by Herbert Adams, Methuen, London. 1925. First Edition. $65.00

Fore-edges foxed, else a fine, clean copy.

The Garston Murder Case by H.C. Bailey, Doubleday Crime Club, NY. 1930. First US Edition. $100.00

Name inside front cover, some foxing to fore-edges, else a fine, fresh copy in a bright dust jacket with a tiny chip at rear hinge.

Death Walks in Eastrepps by Francis Beeding, Mystery League, NY. 1931. First US Edition. $100.00

Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone. About fine in dust jacket, which shows wear at spine, edges and corners.

The Box Office Murders by Freeman Wills Crofts, Collins, London. 1929. First Edition. $150.00

An Inspector French mystery. A remarkably fine, fresh copy with not a trace of wear or soiling and very scarce thus.

The Gilded Man by Carter Dickson, Heinemann, London. 1942. First UK Edition. SIGNED. $150.00

Very good with a nice inscription on the front end paper: For Jack Reynolds in memory of old days John Dickson Carr under the false whiskers of Carter Dickson.

The Mill House Murder by J.S. Fletcher, Knopf, NY. 1937. First US Edition. $125.00

Green cloth has sunning, as usual, otherwise a very sharp copy of the author’s last book, in a bright dust jacket.

Eyes of the Shadow by Maxwell Grant, Street & Smith, NY. 1931. First Edition. $45.00

Scarce early hardcover in fair condition. The binding is soiled on rear cover, else very nice, but preliminary pages are loose and brittle because of the cheap pulp paper.

The Hollow Needle by Maurice Leblanc, Doubleday Page, NY. 1910. First US Edition. $65.00

Arsene Lupin encounters Holmlock Shears. Bit of fading to lower corner of front cover, else a near fine copy. $65.00

Love Me to Death by D.B. Olsen, Doubleday Crime Club, NY. 1951. First Edition. $35.00

Fine in dust jacket with a bit of wear at top of spine.

The Return of Raffles by Barry Perowne, John Day, NY. 1933. First US Edition. $250.00

Further adventures of the amateur cracksman. Very scarce. A fine, fresh copy in a bright dust jacket that is chipped at spine ends and along top edge.

Beyond the Night by Cornell Woolrich, Avon, NY. 1959. $100.00

An about fine copy of this paperback original.



Sally

sally@mysteriousbookshop.com

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Author of the Week: John Rhode

JOHN RHODE

Under the pseudonym John Rhode, Cecil John Charles Street (1884-1964) was one of the most prolific and beloved writers of fair-play detective fiction, particularly in his long-running series of novels about Dr. Priestley. While not noted for briskly moving adventures, few were his equal in creating meticulously constructed, baffling plots. He also wrote as Miles Burton, and his work was highly praised by Jacques Barzun and Wendell Hertig Taylor in Catalogue of Crime.

Unless otherwise noted, the following books are first American editions, published in New York by Dodd, Mead.

Dr. Priestley’s Quest, London, Bles, 1948 (originally 1926). New edition. Very good. $20.00

The Murders in Praed Street, 1928. Very good. $45.00

The House on Tollard Ridge, 1929. Very good in the scarce dust jacket, which is lightly chipped at spine ends and bottom edge. $200.00

Murder at Bratton Grange, N.Y., Burt, 1929. Reprint. Spine ends worn, else near very good. $20.00

Murder at Bratton Grange, N.Y., Collier, 1929. Reprint. Very good plus. $20.00

Tragedy at the Unicorn, London, Bles, 1935 (orig. 1928). Reprint. Good plus. $30.00

Peril at Cranbury Hall, N.Y., Burt,1930. Reprint. Spine tips worn, else very good in badly worn dust jacket lacking rear flap. $35.00

Tragedy on the Line, 1931. Spine ends and corners worn, else very good. $35.00

Tragedy on the Line, London, Collins, 1932. Reprint. Very good in chipped dust jacket. $35.00

Dead Men at the Folly, 1932. Spine faded, endpapers stained, else very good. $45.00

The Venner Crime, London, Odhams, 1933. First edition. Covers partially sunned, else very good in heavily chipped dust jacket. $45.00

The Venner Crime, London, Odhams, 1933. First edition. Spine faded, else very good. $35.00

The Venner Crime, N.Y., Dodd, Mead, 1933. First U.S. edition. Spine faded, else very good in

lightly chipped dust jacket. $125.00

Poison for One, 1934. Very good. $45.00

Fatal Descent (with Carter Dickson), 1939. A sliver of darkening at top of spine, else an exceptionally fine and bright copy in a price-clipped dust jacket that is quite chipped at top and bottom of spine. Very scarce in jacket. $450.00

Fatal Descent (with Carter Dickson), 1939. Very good plus. $50.00

Fatal Descent (with Carter Dickson), 1939. Second printing. Very good. $30.00

Death on the Boat Train, 1940. Uncommon title. Spine worn, else very good. $40.00

Line-Up, 1940. An anthology of Golden Age authors, edited by Rhode. Edges frayed, hinges cracked; good-very good. $17.50

Dead on the Track, 1943. Bottom edge rubbed, endpapers soiled, else very good. $40.00

Dead on the Track, 1943. Ex-library, no exterior marks; good-very good. $30.00

Death Invades the Meeting, 1944. Very good. $45.00

Men Die at Cyprus Lodge, 1944. Date stamps on rear endpaper, else very good-fine in dust jacket, which has light wear and chip to base of spine. $100.00

Shadow of a Crime, 1945. Ex-library with all faults. $12.50

Too Many Suspects, 1945. Ex-libray; dust jacket glued down. $12.50

Death in Harley Street, London, Bles, 1946. First edition. Fine. $25.00

Death in Harley Street, 1946. Near fine in dust jacket, which is lightly worn at top of spine. $45.00

Death in Harley Street, 1946. Very good in worn dust jacket. $35.00

Death in Harley Street, 1946. Front endpaper excised, else fine. $20.00

Secret of the Lake House, 1946. Very good in chipped dust jacket. $35.00

Experiment in Crime, 1947. Rear cover a bit marked, else very good in dust jacket which is chipped at base of spine. $25.00

Experiment in Crime, 1947. Spine faded, library stamps, front flap taped inside front cover. $15.00

Shadow of an Alibi, 1948. Crayon mark on front endpaper, else about fine in heavily rubbed dust

jacket. $25.00

The Links in the Chain, 1948. Ex-library copy in dust jacket with all flaws. $15.00

The Fatal Garden, 1949. Fine in chipped dust jacket. $35.00

Dr. Goodwood’s Locum, London, Bles, 1951. First ediiton. Fine. $25.00

Death at the Dance, 1952. Fine copy in price-clipped dust jacket which is light chipped at top of spine and has a closed tear with a triangle of creasing on front panel. $75.00

Death at the Dance, 1952. Ex-library copy; covers unmarked. $12.50

The Mysterious Suspect, 1953. Very good. $13.50

Death on the Lawn, 1954. Near fine in badly chipped dust jacket, lacking most of the spine. $35.00

The Case of the Forty Thieves, 1954. Fine in dust jacket, which is frayed at spine ends. $45.00

Open Verdict, 1957. Very good. $15.00

Robbery with Violence, 1957. Fine in dust jacket. $75.00

Robbery with Violence, 1957. Tape stains on endpapers and edges of flaps, else fine in a bright,

fresh dust jacket. $20.00

Death Takes a Partner, 1958. Fine in dust jacket. $75.00

Twice Dead, 1960. Rebound ex-library copy. $15.00

The Fatal Pool, 1961. Ex-library in worn dust jacket. $15.00

The Fatal Pool, 1961. Rebound ex-library copy. $12.00

Friday, February 12, 2010

Sally's Weekly Update for 02/12/10

The latest update appears below.

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.



Weekly Update 2/12/10





SIGNED BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE



Alex Berenson has signed his fourth thriller, The Midnight House. A retired CIA operative is shot to death in the street. That night, a former Army Ranger is gunned down. The next day CIA agent John Wells gets a call. Come to Langley. Now. A Thriller/Espionage Club Selection. $25.95

The Postmistress by Sarah Blake is set in London and Massachusetts in 1940. Don’t be put off that the three main characters are women: a reporter working with Edward R. Murrow in London; a young woman recently married to the local doctor in a Massachusetts town; and the postmistress of that town, a woman who knows more than she lets on about the mail passing through her hands. This is an exciting, moving tale of war seen from both sides of the Atlantic, and it is headed for the best seller lists. A First Mystery Club Selection. $25.95

Wallace Stroby was in the store talking about and signing his dark novel, Gone ‘Til November. Stroby doesn’t get the attention he deserves - his stories are compelling and his characters fully fleshed out. If you haven’t tried him, start here. $24.99

Jason Starr, a big fan of Wallace Stroby, stopped by to support Wally and sign his own graphic novel, The Chill. This is one dark story! $19.99

No Sleep Till Wonderland by Paul Tremblay is the author’s second mystery featuring Mark Genevich, the narcoleptic detective he introduced in The Little Sleep. A paperback original. $14.00

Kenneth Wishnia’s novel, The Fifth Servant, received a starred review in Publisher’s Weekly. We try not to care about such things, but the raves for this story about the murder of a young Christian girl in the Jewish ghetto of Prague in 1592, compel us to mention it. $25.99





Pariah by Dave Zeltserman has been named one of the best mystery novels of last year by many. We have signed copies of this paperback original. The first five to buy Pariah will receive a free signed Advance Reading Copy of his next novel, The Caretaker of Lorne Field, due out in July 2010. $14.95

SIGNED FROM THE UK

The Blasphemer by Nigel Farndale is a novel about two members of the same family forced to live with the moral consquences of their actions. When his light plane ditches into the sea, zoologist Daniel Kennedy faces a choice: should he save himself or Nancy, the woman he loves? In the parallel narrative, Daniel’s great grandfather Andrew is preparing to go over the top at Passchendaele in 1917. He too will have his courage tested. Farndale, unknown here, has been shortlisted for major prizes for his previous works. $32.50

The Last 10 Seconds by Simon Kernick is a stand alone featuring an undercover cop who has infiltrated one of London’s most dangerous criminal gangs, a policewoman who has just charged a notorious serial killer, and that serial killer who appears to have been kidnapped under the noses of the police. $37.50



FOR COLLECTORS

The Maracot Deep by Arthur Conan Doyle, Doubleday Doran, NY. 1929. First U.S. Edition. $375.00

A very fine copy in the uncommon dust jacket, which is chipped at spine ends, not affecting any text, with one chip on rear panel and internal tape repairs.

A SPECTACULAR RUN OF DONNA LEON

Every copy is very fine in a very fine dust jacket!

Death at La Fenice, HarperCollins, NY. 1992. First Edition. SIGNED. $375.00

Author’s first book. US edition precedes the UK.

Death in a Strange Country, Chapmans, London. 1993. First U.K. Edition. $300.00

Second Guido Brunetti mystery.

The Anonymous Venetian, Macmillan, London 1994. First Edition. $450.00

Scarce third book in the series.

Dressed for Death, HarperCollins, NY. 1994. First U.S. Edition. $125.00

Published in the UK as The Anonymous Venetian. Reviews letter laid in.





Death and Judgment, HarperCollins, NY. 1995. First U.S. Edition. $125.00

Aqua Alta, HarperCollins, NY. 1996. First Edition. SIGNED. $150.00

Precedes the UK edition.

We have other titles by Leon. Please check with us if you’re looking for more recent titles.

The Black Book by Ian Rankin, Orion, London. First Edition. $175.00

A pristine, unread copy in a flawless dust jacket.

Asta’s Book by Ruth Rendell writing as Barbara Vine, Scorpion, London. 1993. First Edition. SIGNED. $150.00

Precedes the trade edition by several months. Limited to only 99 copies numbered and signed by Rendell. Marbled boards and leather spine. With an appreciation by Julian Symons. Very fine in the original acetate jacket.

Please Pass the Guilt by Rex Stout, Viking, NY. 1973. First Edition. $75.00

Fine copy in fine, fresh dust jacket.

Sally

sally@mysteriousbookshop.com

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Thomas Kaufman at The Mysterious Bookshop 03/10/10

The Mysterious Bookshop
is proud to present:

Thomas Kaufman
discussing his new novel
Drink the Tea
winner of the SMP/PWA Best First Private Eye Novel Competition

Wednesday, March 10th
from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.

Admission is free.

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

David Gordon at The Mysterious Bookshop 03/09/10

The Mysterious Bookshop
will host a party
celebrating the release of

The Serialist
by David Gordon

Join us in celebrating the new novel
The Serialist (Simon and Schuster).
Mr. Gordon will discuss and read from his book
and answer questions.
Copies will be available for autographs.
Light refreshments will be served.

Tuesday, March 9th
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm.

Admission is Free

The Mysterious Bookshop
58 Warren Street (Bet. Church and West Broadway)
New York, NY 10007
(201) 587-1011
info@mysteriousbookshop.com

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Author of the Week: EMMA LATHEN

EMMA LATHEN

No one ever wrote detective fiction set in the world of business and finance with as much continued success as the pseudonymous Mary J. Latsis and Martha Henissart, who met while studying at Harvard. All of their books feature John Putnam Thatcher, the senior vice-president of a major bank. The Times of London said that Lathen "is a sort of Jane Austen of the detective novel, crisp, detached, mocking, economical."

All of the following books are first editions, published in New York by Simon & Schuster, unless otherwise noted.

When in Greece, 1969. Fine in dust jacket. $35.00

Pick Up Sticks, 1970. Near fine in dust jacket. $15.00

Pick Up Sticks, 1970. Near fine in price-clipped dust jacket. $13.50

Ashes to Ashes, 1971. Fine in dust jacket. $20.00

Ashes to Ashes, 1971. Slightly cocked else about fine in dust jacket, which has a small tear at top of spine. $15.00

The Longer the Thread, 1971. About fine in dust jacket. $15.00

Murder without Icing, 1972. Fine in dust jacket. $20.00

Sweet and Low, 1974. Name on endpaper, else about fine in dust jacket. $15.00

Sweet and Low, 1974. Remainder mark on bottom edge, corner bumped, else fine in dust jacket. $15.00

By Hook or By Crook, 1975. Remainder mark, else very good in dust jacket. $15.00

Double, Double, Oil and Trouble, 1978. Fine in dust jacket. $20.00

Double, Double, Oil and Trouble, 1978. Second printing. Very good in price-clipped dust jacket. $12.50

Going for the Gold, 1981. Fine in dust jacket. $15.00

Green Grow the Dollars, 1981. Fine in dust jacket. $18.50

Green Grow the Dollars, 1982. Remainder mark on lower page edges, else about fine. $12.50

Something in the Air, 1988. Fine in dust jacket. 15.00

East Is East, 1991. Very fine in dust jacket. $20.00

A Shark Out of Water, St. Martin’s, 1997. Very fine in dust jacket. $20.00

Friday, February 5, 2010

Sally's Weekly Update for 02/05/10!

Weekly Update # 200. That's right. #200!


Happy weekend to all.

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 2/5/10



Welcome to Weekly Update # 200!!



EVENTS

Tuesday, February 9th, 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.

A Double Feature: two authors will discuss their latest books

Paul Tremblay - No Sleep Till Wonderland

&

Dave Zeltserman - Pariah

Refreshments will be served.



SIGNED BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE

We managed to acquire a few signed first editions of Shadow Tag, the latest from Louise Erdrich. The stories of this National Book Award winner are not necessarily mysteries in the strictest sense of that word, but they always explore the complex nature of human relationships and there’s very little more mysterious than that! $25.99

The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers by Thomas Mullen is getting all sorts of great reviews. This Depression-era adventure features Jason and Whit Fireson, bank robbers known as the Firefly Brothers. When they meet their end in a hail of bullets, their family grieves while the brothers, who have survived, remain as charismatic and unflappable as ever adding to their myth as they cut a swath through the American heartland. $26.00

We have some signed copies of Iron River by T. Jefferson Parker. This will definitely be a first come first served title since we don’t have nearly the number we would like. $26.95



FOR COLLECTORS

Something a little different from us. Some of you are new to collecting signed books or have holes in your collections. Below are some signed first editions, many of which are very reasonably priced, by authors we think are key to mystery collectors (no we haven’t included them all - not by a long way). We hope they will find homes in the blank spaces on your shelves:





A Dance at the Slaughterhouse by Lawrence Block, Wm. Morrow, NY. 1991. First Edition. SIGNED. $25.00

Matt Scudder mystery. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Miracle Cure by Harlan Coben, British American Publishing, NY. First Edition. SIGNED. $350.00

Authors’s first novel. Fine in dust jacket showing some rubbing at the extremities. Scarce.

Angels Flight by Michael Connelly, Little Brown, NY. 1999. First Edition. SIGNED. $25.00

A Harry Bosch novel. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Breakheart Hill by Thomas H. Cook, Bantam, NY. 1995. First Edition. SIGNED. $35.00

Considered by many to be Cook’s finest book. Fine in fine dust jacket.

The Forgotten Man by Robert Crais, Doubleday, NY. 2005. First Edition. SIGNED. $24.95

An Elvis Cole mystery. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Up Country by Nelson Demille, Warner Books, NY. 2002. First Edition. SIGNED. $26.95

Fine in fine dust jacket.

The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy, The Mysterious Press, NY. 1987. First Edition. SIGNED. $200.00

Fine with inscription on front end paper "Dear Reader - She is alive - James Ellroy." In dust jacket showing rubbing at the extremities.

Road Kill by Kinky Freidman, Simon & Schuster, NY. 1997. First Edition. SIGNED. $23.00

Fine in fine dust jacket.

"N" is for Noose by Sue Grafton, Henry Holt, NY. 1998. First Edition. SIGNED. $25.00

Kinsey Milhone novel. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Basket Case by Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, NY. 2002. First Edition. SIGNED. $25.95

Fine in fine dust jacket.

Prayers for Rain by Dennis Lehane, Wm. Morrow, NY. 1999. First Edition. SIGNED. $25.00

Fine in fine dust jacket.

Hark! by Ed McBain, Simon & Schuster, NY. 2004. First Edition. SIGNED. $24.95

An 87th Precinct novel. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Pale Kings and Princes by Robert B. Parker, Delacorte Press, NY. 1987. First Edition. SIGNED. $30.00

A Spenser novel. Signed on the front end paper. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Shame the Devil by George P. Pelecanos, Little Brown, NY. 2000. First Edition. SIGNED. $24.95

Fine in fine dust jacket.



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