Gardner, Erle Stanley

Bats Fly at Dusk

A. A. Fair [Erle Stanley Gardner] · 1947 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

New York, Triangle Books, 1947 . Cloth. The first Triangle edition of this intriguing mystery tale featuring L. A. detectives Bertha Cool and Donald Lam, written by Erle Stanley Gardner, in a bright example of the publisher's unclipped dust wrapper. Early edition. The fir...

The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom

Erle Stanley Gardner · 1945 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.10 | ¥21,095)

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1945. First edition. Cloth. A first UK edition of this Perry Mason novel by Erle Stanley Gardner. Mason is hired to find the identity of an "heiress" who ran ads in a lonely hearts magazine. Later, he defends the heiress against a murder charge. ...

The Case of the Empty Tin

Erle Stanley Gardner · 1937 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

Melbourne , Cassell, 1937. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first Australian edition of this novel from the Perry Mason series. With an interesting advertisement for BBC world radio inside rear flap of dustwrapper. In a paper covered binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. ...

Four Bertha Cool and Donald Lamb Mysteries

A. A. Fair [Erle Stanley Gardner] · 1959 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London; New York, William Heinemann; William Morrow & Company, 1959-70. First edition. Cloth. Four thrilling first edition novels from A. A. Fair (Erle Stanley Gardner) from his crime series about the 'Lam and Cool' detective agency, all in their original dust wrappe...

Traps Need Fresh Bait

A. A. Fair [Erle Stanley Gardner] · 1968 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Heinemann, 1968. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first UK edition of this crime novel featuring the 'Cool and Lam' detective agency and a suspected insurance swindle, written by the noted detective fiction writer Erle Stanley Gardner. The scarce first UK edi...

The Case of the Grinning Gorilla

Erle Stanley Gardner · 1958 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Heinemann, 1958. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of this exciting Perry Mason mystery novel, the first U.K. edition. The first U.K. edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'The Case of the Grinning Gorilla' is a thriller crime no...

The D.A. Takes a Chance, and the D.A. Breaks an Egg

Erle Stanley Gardner · 1957 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, The Thriller Book Club; William Heinemann, 1957. First edition. Cloth. Two thrilling crime novels featuring the popular D.A, Doug Selby, written by Erle Stanley Gardner, in their original dust wrappers. The first edition to 'Breaks an Egg', and the 'Thri...

The D.A. Breaks a Seal

Erle Stanley Gardner · 1946 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.65 | ¥46,413)

London, Cassell and Company Ltd, 1946. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this thrilling detective novel from the 'Doug Selby' series, in the vanishingly scarce original dust wrapper. The scarce first UK edition. In the original publisher's cloth with...

Cut Thin to Win

A. A. Fair [Erle Stanley Gardner] · 1965 · Rooke Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

New York , William Morrow and Company , 1965. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition of of this 'Lam Cool' mystery from American author Erle Stanley Gardner. The first edition, first impression of this work. With the publisher's original clipped dust wra...

Try Anything Once

A. A. Fair [Erle Stanley Gardner] · 1963 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Heinemann, 1963. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first UK edition of this 'Cool and Lam' detective novel, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The very scarce first UK edition. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. The d...

Up for Grabs

A. A. Fair [Erle Stanley Gardner] · 1965 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Heinemann, 1965. First edition. Cloth. A smart and very scarce first UK edition of this Cool and Lam novel from American author Erle Stanley Gardner. First UK edition, originally published in the US in 1964. Very scarce edition. A Cool and Lam novel. The distinguished ...

The D.A. Goes to Trial

Erle Stanley Gardner · 1941 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1941. First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of this very scarce first UK edition of this Doug Selby novel from American author Erle Stanley Gardner. First UK edition. Very scarce edition. A Doug Selby novel. District Attorney Doug Selby is not ...

Spill the Jackpot!

A. A. Fair [Erle Stanley Gardner] · 1941 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1941 . Cloth. A scarce Bertha Cool and Donald Lam detective novel, written by Erle Stanley Gardner, published the same year as the first edition. Early edition. Published by Grosset and Dunlap the same year as the first. In the publisher's uncl...

Fools Die on Friday

A. A. Fair [Erle Stanley Gardner] · 1955 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.99 | ¥34,810)

London, William Heinemann Ltd , 1955. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first UK edition of this classic Cool-Lam mystery by Erle Stanley Gardner, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The very scarce first UK edition. With the publisher's original unclipped dust...

Kept Women Can&Apos;T Quit

A. A. Fair [Erle Stanley Gardner] · 1961 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.69 | ¥16,878)

London, Heinemann, 1961. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first UK edition of this Cool and Lam detective novel by Erle Stanley Gardner. The scarce first UK edition of this work. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.This is the twentieth instalment to the...

Traps Need Fresh Bait

A. A. Fair [Erle Stanley Gardner] · 1967 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

New York, William Morrow and Company, Inc. 1967. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition of this 'Cool and Lam' detective novel from Erle Stanley Gardner, writing under the pen name of A. A. Fair. The first edition, first impression of this work. With the pub...

The D.A. Cooks a Goose

Erle Stanley Gardner · 1969 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Leeds and London, Morley-Baker, 1969. Cloth. A smart copy of this very scarce UK edition of this Doug Selby novel from American author Erle Stanley Gardner. Morley-Baker edition. Very scarce edition. A Doug Selby novel. District Attorney Doug Selby is not consent to sit in his...

The D.A. Calls It Murder

Erle Stanley Gardner · 1937 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

London, Cassell and Company Ltd, 1937. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first UK edition of the first instalment of the 'Doug Selby' crime series by the noted detective fiction writer, Erle Stanley Gardner. The very scarce first UK edition. In the original publ...

Some Women Won&Apos;T Wait

A. A. Fair [Erle Stanley Gardner] · 1958 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Heinemann, 1958. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first UK edition of this Cool-Lam mystery by Erle Stanley Gardner. The first UK edition of this work. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.A Cool and Lam novel from American author Erle Stanley G...

Pass the Gravy

A. A. Fair [Erle Stanley Gardner] · 1960 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Heinemann, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of this Cool and Lam novel from American author Erle Stanley Gardner. First UK edition. A Cool and Lam novel. Daphne Beckly offers Cool and Lam partnership and an extraordinarily large retaining fee for th...