Published by Poisoned Pen Press, 2021
ISBN 10: 1464214972 ISBN 13: 9781464214974
Seller: Goodwill, Brooklyn Park, MN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Cover/Case has some rubbing and edgewear. Access codes, CDs, slipcovers and other accessories may not be included.
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ISBN 10: 9357311017 ISBN 13: 9789357311014
Seller: Books Puddle, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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Published by Gregg Press, 1979
ISBN 10: 083982534X ISBN 13: 9780839825340
First Edition
Condition: Good. First edition copy. . Good dust jacket.
Published by Gregg Press, 1979
ISBN 10: 083982534X ISBN 13: 9780839825340
Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint of what is believed to be the first American detective novel written by a woman, serialized in 1866 and published in book form the following year. A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone. First Gregg Press printing. Lower corners bumped with a few tiny spots to the lower fore edge of the text block and a sticker shadow on the front end paper. Jacket rubbed and crimped with a 1/2" tear to the upper front, in Brodart.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Photographic reprint of the American detective novel, generally acknowledged as the first by a woman, originally published serially in 1866 and in book form in 1867. With an introduction by Michele Slung. Boston: Gregg Press, 1979. Reprint edition. Octavo, 8-1/4 x 5-5/8 in. ix, vi, 308pp. Light shelf wear. Else about fine in a very good jacket with a 1" closed split to top of front flap hinge, light tattering along top edge. A title in the Gregg Press Mystery Series, edited by Otto Penzler.
Hardcover. 1st Gregg Press Edition. The first American detective novel written by a woman, appearing in magazine form in 1866. New introduction by Michele Slung, 308 pages.; 5 1/2 x 8 " Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.
Published by Gregg Press, Boston, 1979
Seller: Tavistock Books, ABAA, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardback. Dust jacket. 1st edition thus. 308 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. A Fine copy in a Nr Fine jacket.
Published by Gregg Press, 1979
ISBN 10: 083982534X ISBN 13: 9780839825340
Seller: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, United Kingdom
First Edition
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Hardcover with tight binding. Condition: Very Good. Clean and bright text. Includes a dust jacket, price unclipped, in near mint condition. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.
Published by New York: Beadle and Co., 1866
Seller: R. M. Grabowski Rare Books, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Features chapters V through X of The Dead Letter, which has been called the first full-length work of crime detection in the U.S., as well as the first work of detective fiction by a woman in the U.S., and the first detective novel written by a woman. Also includes other works by Mrs. Victor, such as Who Was He?, the poem Orpheus Nightingales and more. J. E. Snodgrass The Facts Of Poe s Death and Burial one of the earliest accounts contributing to the ongoing mystery surrounding Poe s demise is in the February 1867 issue. Includes monthly issues August, 1866 through May, 1867. Thick 8vo. Worn leather spine and corners.
Published by Beadle and Company, New York, 1866
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. This item consists of 2 complete issues of Beadle's Monthly - August, 1866 and October, 1866. Both issues are paperback in their original orange and black covers. This is not a rebound hardcover - both issues are in their original paperback wraps as issued by Beadle in 1866. The August, 1866 issue contains Chapters 5,6, 7 of The Dead Letter, the first detective novel written by a woman. The October, 1866 issue contains Beadle's advertisment for the just published first book edition of The Dead Letter (Beadle published the book as well as the magazine serialization). The advertisement appears on the inside of the back cover. It is double columned and filled with exceptionally positive blurbs from book reviewers all around the US enthusing about the book edition of The Dead Letter. Both issues also contain work by Albert D. Richardson, one of the most famous journalists of his day, on the new US territories in the West. The August, 1866 issue contains his writings about Nevada and California. The October, 1866 issue contains his writings about Montana and Idaho with a bit on Wyoming, which he wants to name Lincoln instead of Wyoming after the very recently deceased President. Both issues are complete and in Good condition. Fully intact issues with their original paper wraps are extremely hard to find. Both issues have small tears and stains to the covers. Ships same or next business day very well protected. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Published by Beadle's Monthly Magazine, 1866
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. THE DEAD LETTER in Beadle's Monthly Magazine, first edition, 1866 (armchair research shows that there may have been a first separate publication in 1864, however, there are no copies extant anywhere, including the Library of Congress and thus we feel, as do many others, that this is an incorrect citation), 2 volumes (of 6 months each), being January, 1866 through December, 1866, volume one bound in deep brown half leather with some wear to the cloth, fore edges, top and bottom edges as well as some wear and rubbing to the spine extremities; volume two apparently bound in the publishers own russet cloth with some wear and cloth loss to the spine extremities and the fore edges, good to very good copies with at least very good plus contents. THE DEAD LETTER is serialized in the first nine issues, namely January through September, 1866. Also included among these historic volumes are the following: a very early illustrated 10 page essay on croquet; an intriguing article on AERIAL NAVIGATION by Stephen G. Dodge, who mentions the possibility of heavier than air machines; a report with illustrations of a sea serpent off the coast of Nova Scotia; THE WONDERFUL SECRET, DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND & THE BURLEIGH LEGACY. A TALE OF AN AMATEUR DETECTIVE, all by Charles D. Gardette (the last yet another early American work in the mystery genre that if compared to a certain series of titles created by a doctor from Edinburgh between 1887 and 1927 might cause the latter to blush); Civil War articles; et.al. Last, but not least, other works by Ms. Victor included here are JOHN CHRISTOPHER'S STORY, NEWPORT, ORPHEUS' NIGHTINGALES, & WHO WAS HE (the beginning of yet another novel). Ms. Victor was very prolific and wrote under a host of pseudonyms. And when her last husband, Orville J. Victor, became one of the architects of Beadle's Dime Novels, he of course did not hesitate to recognize and utilize his wife's considerable talents. / Along with THE DEAD LETTER in the February 10th, 1866 issue of Harper's Weekly, several tiny notches to the spine perhaps indicating a single issue removed from a bound yearly volume, very faint moisture stain to the upper fore edge corner tips, else a near fine copy in wraps as issued. Quite scarce thus. THE DEAD LETTER was serialized in the first nine issues of Beadle's Monthly, namely January through September, 1866 (see above). This publication in Harper's Weekly, consisting of the first 4 chapters only, is most curious as the last paragraph following the end of chapter 4 reads "For a continuation of this remarkable story see Beadle's Monthly for February, now ready and for sale by all Booksellers and Newsdealers; or sent, post-paid, on receipt of the price, Twenty-five cents, Beadle & Co., Publishers, 118 William Street, New York ---Advertisement." From this closing paragraph, it seems as though Beadle's may have indeed placed this story in Harper's Weekly whose circulation must have been much larger than their own at this point in their respective publishing histories in an attempt to raise their own circulation. / However, if this happenstance were not strange enough, offered along with this issue of Harper's Weekly and the bound volumes above are vg+ issues in wraps, and quite scarce thus of course, of the February 3rd and February 10th, 1866 issues of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, which likewise have notches to the spine perhaps again indicating withdrawal from a bound volume and likewise containing the first installments of this historic novel, but with frequent and considerably different text as well as the same advertisement at the end of the insertion in the February 10th issue !!! Not only enjoying the status of the first detective novel by the fairer sex predating Anna Katherine Green's THE LEAVENWORTH CASE by some twelve years, this work may also be acknowledged as the first American detective novel published by anyone !!!.