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Published by Davis Publications, New York, 1969
Seller: Scene of the Crime, ABAC, IOBA, St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition first printing of this collection of one short novelet and thirteen short stories. Collected are the following: The short novelet: The Importance of Trifles by Avram Davidson. The short stories: The Light Next Door by Charlotte Armstrong, The Empty Birdhouse by Patricia Highsmith, Whodunit: Murder Offstage by Edward D. Hoch, Howdunit: Every Fifth Man by Edward D. Hoch, Whydunit: The Nile Cat by Edward D. Hoch, More of a Notability by Dion Henderson, The Second Sign in the Melon Patch by William Brittain, Odds Bodkins and the Locked Room Caper by Richard Curtis, Father Crumlish Defies the Impossible by Alice Scanlan Reach, The N-Plus-1th Degree by Stephen Barr, Hard Cheese; or, For Queen and Country by John F. Campbell, Desperate Remedy by Edward Y. Breese, Doubled Entry by Robert L. Fish. Light tanning to the spine. Light edge wear. In good condition.
Published by Davis Publications, New York, 1969
Seller: Scene of the Crime, ABAC, IOBA, St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First appearance first printing of this collection of 13 short stories of which 11 are new. Collected here are the following: The Spy and the Shopping List Code by Edward D. Hoch, The Moment is Near by Jean Annouilh, No One Likes to be Played for a Sucker by Michael Collins, The Emancipation of Mr. Parker by Robert Hoskins, The Lying in State Affair by Margary Allingham, Father Crumlish Remembers His Poe by Alice Scanlan Reach, Link in the Chain by Elliot L. Gilbert, Part of That Cold Eye by Rhona Petrie, The Options of Timothy Merkle by A.H.Z. Carr. First "new" stories: Acrostecs by Laurel Anne McVicker and Teh Jump-Whiskey Code by John Abbott. The republished "First Prize Winners": The Cold Winds of Adesta by Thomas Flanagan and The Enemy by Charlotte Armstrong. Light edge wear. In very good condition.
Published by Davis Publications, New York, 1965
Seller: Scene of the Crime, ABAC, IOBA, St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Appearance first printing of this collection of one Detective Short Novel and fourteen short stories. Collected are the following: Detective Short Novel - Complete: Not Easy To Kill by Philip Wylie. Detective Short Stories - Flair for Murder by Frances & Richard Lockridge, The Three R's by Ellery Queen, The Japanese Card Mystery by James Holding, Baskets of Apples and Roses by Victor Canning, The Cherub Vase by Alice Scanlan Reach, The Labor Day Mystery by Lloyd Biggle, Jr., Jericho and the Dying Club by Hugh Pentecost. Crime and Mystery Short Stories: Want to Buy a Cat? by Gerald Kersh, The Course of Justice by Hugh B Cave, The Great Glockenspiel Gimmick by Arthur Moore, The Theft of the Black Jupiter by Margaret Austin, Devil to Pay by J.F Peirce. EQMM "First Stories" by The Sound of the Peepers by Caroline Breedlove, The Right Way and the Wrong by Sonora Morrow. The Queen story is a reprint. The Wylie story was originally published under the title The Trial of Mark Adams. Light edge wear. A couple of the pages are missing the top edge outside corner. In good condition.
Published by Davis Publications, New York, 1968
Seller: Scene of the Crime, ABAC, IOBA, St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition first printing of this collection of 1 short novel and 12 short stories. Collected are the following: the short novel - Mom Remembers by James Yaffe. The short stories: File #2: Stakeout on Page Street by Joe Gores, The Murder in the Rue Royal by Michael Harrison, With The Compliments of Comus by Ellery Queen, No Witness on the Waterfront by Hugh Pentecost, Father Crumlish Celebrates Christmas by Alice Scanlan Reach, A Pearl Among Women by Julian Symons, The Father Christmas Job by Edgar Wallace, The Second Nail by Stuart Cloete, First Offense by Stephen Dentinger, A Feline Felony by Lael J. Littke. The EQMM First Stories are: The Burning of a Watch by Eve Christmas, The Promise of His Coming by Mel D. Ames. The Ellery Queen story was originally published in 1948 under the title The Dauphin's Doll. The Edgar Wallace story give no date but was originally published under the title The Buoy that Did Not Light. Light edge wear. Light tanning to the covers and the pages. In very good condition.
Published by Davis Publications, New York, 1982
Seller: Scene of the Crime, ABAC, IOBA, St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing of this Anthology of 27 Short Stories. Featured are: DIC (Department of Impossible Crimes) by James Yaffe, Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector by Lillian de la Torre, The Nine Mile Walk by Harry Kemelman, The Widow's Walk by Jack Finney, The Specialty of the House by Stanley Ellis, The Fine Italian Hand by Thomas Flanagan, Whistle While You Work by William Link and Richard Levinson, Never Anything But Trouble by Robert Twohy, The Adventure of the Ascot Tie By Robert L Fish, In The Confessional by Alice Scanlan Reach, I Will Please Come To Order by William North Jayme, The Friends of Hector Jouvet by James Powell, The Crowded Hours by Jon L Breen, A Single Minute of Fear by Richard A Selzer, A Game in the Sun by John Coyne, Open Letter to Survivors by Francis M Nevins Jr, The Dripping by David Morrell, The Purple Shroud by Joyce Harrington, Oddity Imports by Michael Talbot, Murder by Scalping by SS Rafferty, Reflected Glory by Kay Nolte Smith, The Sin Painter by Barbara Callahan, Never to Be Lost Again by Jean Darling, Like a Terrible Scream by Etta Revesz, Sound of a Distant Echo by Dorothy Benjamin, The Cloud Beneath the Eaves by Barbara Owens and Mr. Sweeney's Day by Clements Jordan. Light reading creases to the front cover next to the spine. Light shelf wear. In very good condition.
Published by Davis Publications, New York, 1962
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. First Edition. Digest size. Features Alice Scanlan Reach's "In the Confessional," winner of the 230th best "first story" published by the monthly magazine. Light rubbing overall, and the usual toning to the pages, else Near Fine. An uncommon title.
Published by Fiction Publishing Company, New York, 1966
Seller: W. Fraser Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, Canada
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. 160 pp. Digest format. Light edge and corner wear with some rubbing on the spine; two short tears on the front cover. This issue contains: Instead of the Saint (xiii) by Leslie Charteris; Su Chen by D. K. Findlay; Judas Kiss by Virginia Coffman; Dealer in Death by Howard Schoenfield; Extract from Proceedings, University of Altair by Gary L. Fairbairn; Fungus Soup by Libby MacCall; The Road Leading Home by Alice Scanlan Reach; The Court of the Mad King by Hilary Bailey; Wall of Illusion by Elsa Marshall; and Sexton Blake by W. O. B. Lofts. The Saint crossword puzzle is unmarked. Size: 12mo. Book.
Published by Severn House, London, 1994
ISBN 10: 0727846582ISBN 13: 9780727846587
Seller: Scene of the Crime, ABAC, IOBA, St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Hardcover edition first printing of this collection of short stories. Collected are the following stories: Ralph McInerny - The Dutiful Son, Charlotte Armstrong - The Second Commandment, Janet O'Daniel - Death of an Alumnus, Ellis Peters - The Price of Light, Mary Amlaw - A Face to Remember, G.K. Chesterton - The Man in the Passage, Dorothy Salisbury Davis - Justina, Alice Scanlan Reach - In the Confessional, John Mortimer - Rumpole and the Man of God. All the stories here were originally published in various magazines like Alfred Hitchcock. This collection was originally published in the US as a paperback original in 1992 making this the first Hardcover edition. Light edge wear along the top edge of the dustjacket. Light rubbing to the surface of the dustjacket. In very good / very good condition.
Published by Severn House Publishers Ltd, Surrey, Great Britain, 1994
ISBN 10: 0727846582ISBN 13: 9780727846587
Seller: Second Edition Books, Butte, MT, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Binding tight; interior clean. Black boards with bright gilt letterings Dust jacket in mylar and is not price clipped. Selected from the best of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, this anthology represents the very best writing in mystery and detection, featuring an unlikely clergyman-as-sleuth in each story. Authors include Ellis Peters, G.K. Chesterton, Ralph McInerny, and seven others. 239pp.
Published by Published by B. G. Davis Publications Inc., New York July . 1969., 1969
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Publisher's original colour illustrated paper card wrap covers. 8vo. 7½'' x 5½''. Slight tanning to the page margins, only very tiny rubs to the spine tips and in Very Good clean and sound condition, spine not faded, priced 4/- to the spine. We currently hold 83 other Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine titles in stock. Member of the P.B.F.A. DETECTIVE | CRIME FICTION.