Linklater Lane (70 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Dark tan cloth cover has minor bumping to the tips of he boards, light soiling and light shelf ware on the edges. Pages are lightly tanned due to age, previous owner's name and date written on front flysheet, front hinge slightly loose but still fully attached. This book is in very good condition.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 4 Sept. 2022. Cover art is uncredited. Includes "Shadows of the Crimson Tong" by Tom Roan; "Caught Shot" by Joe Archibald; "Kid Sherlock" by Beech Allen; "Readheaded Hostage" by Arthur J. Brooks; "Epitaph in Mud" by J. Lane Linklater; "The Roaming Cadaver" by Paul W. Fairman; "Crescent of Blue Death" by Freeman Putney, Jr.; "Time Out for Murder" by Bob Gordon; "Investment With Death" by Orlando Rigoni; "Turnabout Snatch" by Bert Collier; "Police Dog Daze" by Joe Archibald. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket 3 books in 1. Front hinge cracked. Slightly dampstained. (Detective Book Club, Detective, Mystery).

Linklater, J. Lane, The Bishop's Cap, Mill., New York, 1948, first edition / first printing, A classic Silas Booth mystery set against the backdrop of genteel intrigue and murder. When a rare cactus known as "The Bishop's Cap" becomes the centerpiece of a baffling case, detective Silas Booth must untangle a web of secrets, eccentric characters, and unexpected twists. A fine example of Golden Age crime fiction with wit and period atmosphere. Light edge wear, small chips at spine ends, otherwise a very good copy in a bright, unclipped dust jacket.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Fair to Good-. Vol. LVIII, no. 3. Pulp magazine. Cover art by Belarski for "Sixteen Pounds of Murder" (novelet) by Carl G. Hodges. Includes "The Triangular Blade" (novelet) by Carter Sprague [Sam Merwin]; "Meet the Killer" (novelet) by John L. Benton; "Drive to Death" by J. Lane Linklater; "Slay, Fiddle, Slay" by H. C. Butler; "The Quick and the Dead' by Eric A. Provost; "Perfect Recommendation" by Walt N. Morey. Tears, tape, stains, creasing, losses, and rusting staples with bleeding. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near fine no marks . Few tiny dots stain.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Later Edition. ISBN Bookclub omnibus edition containing the complete and unabridged text of all 3 novels collected in one book. Tight sound copy in Good condition with slight water rippling to the first few pages in and small ink owners name on the first page in. This book collects Black Opal, I Found Him Dead, and Dead And Dumb.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair+. red boards, with shelf wear, wear to edges and corners, some marks and stains on boards, dust stained to top, no date, circa 1960's. jacket has sjhelf wear, wear to edges and corners, dust stained to top, a good copy overall. Silas Booth is a private detective, who is asked by a nameless woman to trail a nameless man. who he finds murdered.and is suspected of the murder himself! Booth sets out to find the real killer and clear his name. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair+. No Jacket. blue boards, with shelf wear, wear to edges and corners, some marks and stains on boards, some fading to lettering on spine, some scuffing to corners and spine, no date, circa 1960's. Silas Booth is a private detective, who is asked by a nameless woman to trail a nameless man. who he finds murdered.and is suspected of the murder himself! Booth sets out to find the real killer and clear his name. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Very good in original wrappers with edgewear, two corner creases, and smal page corner chips.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Undated but appears circa 1950. Copy in blue cloth on boards in unclipped D/J. Light rubbing to head/foot of spine. Jacket chipped and creased around edges. Free of inscriptions. Light tanning to folio edges. Clean text.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good-. Vol. CLXVI, No. 2. Edited by Daisy Bacon. Cover is uncredited for "Murder at Retail" (novel) by Inez Sebastian. Includes "You're Killing Me!" (novelette) by Dale Clark; "The Unsalted Rice" (novelette) by Robert W. Cochran; "The Best Man Dies" by J. Lane Linklater; "Me and His Majesty and Trouble" by Joseph C. Stacey; "When Glamour Met a Dragon" by Prescott Chaplin; "Mr. Dolph Assists a Poodle" by Katherine Metcalf Roof. Features: "Detective Story Notes"; "Clues to Character" by Naiia Andreyeff; "Puzzlers for a Brainy Day" by Millard Hopper; Character Quiz". Illustrated by Smith and others. Black ink spill/stain to front, penetrating to p.20, descending; lower front hinge tears; other small tears and losses; dealer's or owner's marks. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 179, 158, 140pp. Detective Book Club. Former owner's bookplate ffep, some shelfwear, very good. Lacking dust jacket.

hft. Condition: Very Good.

Condition: Good. No Edition Remarks. 184 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. A Silas Booth Mystery. A Mill Circle Mystery. Author's second book. No edition or printing stated but title and copyright dates the same. Original price of $2.50 printed on dust jacket front flap. Jacket has spine end chips with loss on head to author's name, 0.25 inch loss to tail some moisture indications now protected with paper backed polyester film. Book has no writing or marking.

Condition: Good. No Edition Stated. 184 pages. Brown pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good-. Vol. 20, no. 1. Pulp magazine. Cover art is uncredited for "Murder on the Loose" (novel) by G. Wayman Jones. Includes "The Hills Lure Death" (novelet) by H. Wolff Salz; "Murder Strikes Out" by John Gunderson; "Death Pays Extra" by J. Lane Linklater; "Money to Burn" by David X. Manners. Features: "Off the Record" by 'The Editor'. Illustrations are uncredited. Tanned; nearly half of lower front hinge torn; corner losses at spine head; edge losses; creasing; tanning; covers fading. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. CLXVI, No. 2. Edited by Daisy Bacon. Cover is uncredited for "Murder at Retail" (novel) by Inez Sebastian. Includes "You're Killing Me!" (novelette) by Dale Clark; "The Unsalted Rice" (novelette) by Robert W. Cochran; "The Best Man Dies" by J. Lane Linklater; "Me and His Majesty and Trouble" by Joseph C. Stacey; "When Glamour Met a Dragon" by Prescott Chaplin; "Mr. Dolph Assists a Poodle" by Katherine Metcalf Roof. Features: "Detective Story Notes"; "Clues to Character" by Naiia Andreyeff; "Puzzlers for a Brainy Day" by Millard Hopper; Character Quiz". Illustrated by Smith and others. Short losses at spine ends; cover glued inside hinge; tanning; small tears and losses; tanned. Book.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. UK edition. Contains 'Sixteen Pounds of Murder' by Hodges, 'The Triangular Blade' by Sprague, 'Meet the Killer' by Benton, 'Drive to Death' by Linklater, 'Slay, Fiddle, Slay' by Butler and 'The Quick and the Dead' by Provost. The Hodges story has a half-page illustration. Tearing to the spine at the top, centre and bottom. Small torn patch to the surface of the front cover at the top right corner and there is a small piece torn from the bottom right corner. Brown spotting to the back cover. Browning to the pages with yellow spotting to the insides of the covers and to the final page but the pages are otherwise generally unmarked. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. This is a first "cheap" edition paperback printing of this title, published by W. Foulsham & Co in 1951. The book is in Fair overall condition with straight spine and firm spine ends. However the covers are creased and there the corners folded. There are also tears to the top and bottom of the spine. The pages edges are toned but the text block is legible. The copyright page confirms the first "cheap" edition, published in 1951.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Boardman Books No. TvB 55. Very scarce paperback edition. First British paperback printing. Pages are lightly toned. Some pages have a creased, bent or slightly water-stained and lightly wrinkled upper right corner. A very few pages have a tiny chip in the top edge. There isn't any obvious soiling to the book's front cover but it shows some light creases or stress lines. The spine is wrinkled but does not have a reading crease and the book only just barely leans to the right. The book's back cover shows light soiling and a little tan staining near the bottom. It has one light crease and slight wear to edges. (Note: Photos may show a flash reflection.) PayPal always welcome. We pack all our books with care and ship in cardboard boxes. Shipment outside of the United States may require extra funds. Additional photos emailed upon request.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 233, No. 5. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Albert J. Gibner.] Cover art by Paul Stahr for "Shotgun Creek" (novelette) by J. Allan Dunn. Includes "The Captain's Trousers" by J. Lane Linklater; "A Time-Honored Game" by Fred MacIsaac; "The Dying Caravan" by Lowell Thomas; "Men of Daring: Frank Luke, World War Balloon Buster" (True Story in Pictures) by Stookie Allan; "The King of Thunder Mountain" by Howard E. Morgan; "Crime Exchange" (pt. 1 of 3) by Will McMorrow; "Burn, Witch, Burn!" (pt. 2 of 6) by A. Merritt; "Vikings of the North" (pt. 3 of 3) by George Allan England; "The Red Scalp" (pt. 5 of 6) by J. E. Grinstead. Other Features: "Death of George Washington" by Kenneth P. Wood; "Blacksmith Diplomats" by Arthur Woodward; "Canada and California in Same Latitude" by James Montagnes; "Scrambled Names" by W. Smith; "The Men Who Make the Argosy - Will McMorrow. Tanned; tears and small losses with soiling at lower edge of front cover (see scan) - front cover much worse than rear which is rather nice. Book.