Foundling Books

THE MAIN CORPSE A Culinary Mystery.

Davidson, Diane Mott · 1996

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

New York: Bantam Books, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. DJ shelfwear, light rubbing. ; Red boards, black cloth binding, spine. New, unused book. Pre-publication promo flyer with recipes laid in. Last page of book is index to recipes. ; 8vo; 338 pages; Another d...

CROOKS A Harry Sommers Adventure.

Whalley, Peter · 1987

$6.00 (€5.44 | £4.54 | ¥958)

New York: Walker & Co. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. DJ, blue boards, head of spine crimped, very small red remainder dot head of book, o, w as new inside and out, DJ rubbed, front inside flap wrinkled slightly. ; 185 pages; Authors 3rd Harry Sommers mystery....

SISTERS KEEPER.

Lordon, Randye · 1994

$7.00 (€6.35 | £5.30 | ¥1,118)

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. DJ, blue boards, head and foot of spine slightly crimped, 1st 3 leaves corner creased, o, w appears unread, DJ slight soiling, edge wear, head and foot of spine chipped and torn, but basically bright...

THE WAY TO DUSTY DEATH.

MacLean, Alistair · 1973

$6.00 (€5.44 | £4.54 | ¥958)

Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday & Co. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ in mylar, ex lib. With usual faults, no card pocket though, black cloth boards, binding, rear fep torn out & missing, contents clean and bright, DJ cover taped to boards, but DJ clean and bright in mylar. ;...

THE RANSOM OF BLACK STEALTH ONE.

Ing, Dean · 1989

$7.00 (€6.35 | £5.30 | ¥1,118)

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. DJ, peach boards, blue cloth binding, book is as new, DJ rubbed. ; 311 pages; A hi tech thriller of suspense about the kidnapping of the most advanced airplane in the military arsenal.. F/VG.

TRACER, INC. A Mystery Introducing the Tracer Family.

Andrus, Jeff · 1994

$6.00 (€5.44 | £4.54 | ¥958)

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. DJ, rust boards, brown cloth binding, front board creased from heavy weight, small drawn star in ink on title page, o, w clean and bright, inside and out, DJ as new. ; 249 pages; An enigmatic be...

THE GOLDEN GATE.

MacLean, Alistair · 1976

$7.00 (€6.35 | £5.30 | ¥1,118)

Doubleday & Co. 1976. First US Edition. Hardcover. DJ, red boards, blue cloth binding nice and tight as new, dated gift inscription to previous owner on ffep, very slight edge wear head and foot of spine, DJ quarter inch tear top front 2 inch tear on rear top at flap hinge, li...

A RECONSTRUCTED CORPSE A Charles Paris Mystery.

Brett, Simon · 1994

$7.00 (€6.35 | £5.30 | ¥1,118)

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. DJ, orange boards, gray cloth binding, spine slightly cocked, DJ very lightly rubbed. ; 189 pages; Simon Brett knows theater. He also knows radio and television drama and situation comedy and qu...

SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR.

Buckley, William F. , Jr. · 1985

$6.00 (€5.44 | £4.54 | ¥958)

Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday & Co. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ, black boards, red cloth binding, DJ some light edgewear, especially top of spine, price clipped, lightly soiled. ; 351 pages; A Blackford Oakes espionage tale of the Cuban Missile Crisis.. F/VG.

MURDER OFF THE GLASS.

Katz, Michael J. · 1987

$7.00 (€6.35 | £5.30 | ¥1,118)

New York: Walker and Co. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. DJ in mylar, ex lib. With usual markings but no card pocket, black boards, spine slanted, DJ pasted to ep. ; 219 pages; Author's first book is a mystery about the murder of the color man for broadcasts of...

WHO'S ON FIRST.

Buckley, William F. · 1980

$6.00 (€5.44 | £4.54 | ¥958)

Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday & Co. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ in mylar, ex lib. With usual markings, black boards, green cloth binding, DJ pasted to ep, spine slightly cocked, a very nice copy for the price. ; 275 pages; A wonderful spy thriller-mystery by this noted ...

GREAT MYSTERIES Volume 1.

Haycraft, Howard and Beecroft, John · 1957

$6.00 (€5.44 | £4.54 | ¥958)

Garden City, N. Y.: Nelson Doubleday, 1957. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. No DJ, gray boards, purple lettering on spine, bright, clean, as are contents, very slight bottom edge wear to boards, p 293-4 creased. ; Book Club Edition; 576 pages; This Volume 1 contains 2 novels by ...

THE CASE OF THE SLIDING POOL A Masao Masuto Mystery.

Cunningham, E. V. · 1981

$11.90 (€10.80 | £9.01 | ¥1,900)

New York: Delacorte Press, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ, black boards, black cloth binding, nice and tight, clean, bright, as are contents, DJ soiled, creased, shelf worn, creased on top edges, especially top of spine, but no rips or tears. ; 178 pages; The Beverly Hills...

GRAVES IN ACADEME.

Kenney, Susan · 1985

$11.90 (€10.80 | £9.01 | ¥1,900)

New York: Viking, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. DJ, NEW book, unread, unused. ; 274 pages; A Roz Howard mystery set on a college campus.. F/F.

WRITTEN FOR HITCHCOCK TWENTY-FIVE Twisted Tales of Revenge and Intrigue.

Powell, Talmage · 1989

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Nashville, TN: Rutledge Hill Press, 1989. First Edition. TradePaperback; First Printing. Spine slanted, some hinge wear, vertical crease on front, diagonal crease to top front corner. ; 217 pages; From a master storyteller. This collection of the best stories by the author for...

SHORT CUT TO SANTA FE.

Sale, Medora · 1994

$9.00 (€8.17 | £6.81 | ¥1,437)

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. NEW book, unused, unread. Small black remainder mark on top page edge. DJ top rear slightly crumpled, shelf worn. ; 305 pages; An Inspector John Sanders-Harriet Jeffries mystery.. NONE, dust jac...

THE DECORATED CORPSE A Massachusetts State Police Mystery.

Stratton, Roy · 1962

$7.00 (€6.35 | £5.30 | ¥1,118)

New York: M. S. Mill Co. and William Morrow and Co. 1962. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. DJ, gray boards, red lettering on spine, binding nice and tight, slightly cocked, light foxing especially on ep, DJ lightly rubbed, a very few very small chips, tears. A very nice copy for ...

MAN OF BLOOD.

Duffy, Margaret · 1992

$11.90 (€10.80 | £9.01 | ¥1,900)

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. First US Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. DJ, red cloth binding, boards, only flaws are very slight bumps to top of spine and lower front corner, DJ still stiff and crisp with only light rubbing from shelf wear. ; 200 pages; An undercover...

THE SECRET PILGRIM.

Lecarre, John · 1990

$9.00 (€8.17 | £6.81 | ¥1,437)

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. DJ, black cloth binding and boards, nice and tight, bottom edge wear, very slight slant to spine, contents bright and clean, DJ bright and clean, 2 inch tear from top corner. ; 335 pages; Classic le Car...

THE FORMULA.

Shagan, Steve · 0

$9.00 (€8.17 | £6.81 | ¥1,437)

Only Half Title Page. N.D.. Hardcover. DJ, green boards and binding, white ink lettering, as new, as are contents, DJ 1 inch diagonal tear from foot of front hinge, edge and shelf wear to DJ. ; 359 pages; A great murder mystery, suspense thriller following a Nazi secret around...