Mystery And Mayhem from Old Saratoga Books

NY: Minotaur Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2023. First Printing. Hardcover. 1250836778 . Signed by the author on the front flyleaf. A beautiful copy of this Detective Matthew Venn novel by the bestselling British mystery writer. Autographed copy sticker on front jacket panel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 383 pages .

NY: E. P. Dutton. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket worn, remnants of price label on . front jacket flap.. 1976. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. xii, 328pp. Inscribed on the front free endpaper by Peter A. Reilly, who was accused of his mother's violent murder in Canaan, Connecticut. He was convicted, then won an appeal, and a second… Read more about this item

Charleston, SC: History Press. Very Good. 2016. First Edition. Softcover. 1467118273 . An account of the murder of May Fosburgh in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in 1900. Many photos and illustrations. Signed by the author on the title page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 139 pages .

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped and tattered.. 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. xl, 360pp, illustrations, index. The former FBI Agent compiled a bibliography of 1,126 titles related to American murders, from a 1675 sermon directed at two servants who murdered their employer through titles published in 1900. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall… Read more about this item

NY: M. Evans & Company. Good in Good dust jacket; Edges foxed, jacket tattered.. 1981. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0871313367 . viii, 408pp. Illustrations. Index, bibliography.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed, pages toned, jacket . worn, and chipped.. 1956. First Printing. Hardcover. Green cloth. A solid copy of this mystery and suspense novel. Jacket art by Elliot Flagg. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 214 pages .

NY: Philosophical Library. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Endpapers and edges foxed, jacket chipped . and soiled.. 1957. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth. viii, 232pp. Foreword. A beautiful copy of this vintage crime study.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Old Westbury, NY: The Feminist Press. Very Good; Edges rubbed, spine faded, owner book plate inside front cover.. 1975. First Printing. Softcover. 0912670177 . xi, 145pp. Acknowledgments, black and white photos and illustrations, and series book list. Mason analyzes the appeal of girl sleuths, discusses the differences between them and examines their influence on young readers. (from the rear cover)… Read more about this item

NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Smudge on page tops.. 2003. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399150544 . Signed by the Edgar Award-winning author on the front flyleaf in blue ink. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 369 pages .

NY: Scribner. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1997. First Printing. Hardcover. 0684822652 . Red paper bound in tan cloth. A beautiful signed first edition copy of the author's third novel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 300 pages .

London: Faber and Faber. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn, remainder stripe . on page bottoms.. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0571154425 . Index, glossary, further reading, chronology. Many photos. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 182 pages .

Saratoga Springs, NY: Deep Roots Publications. Very Good; Covers rubbed.. 1999. Softcover. 0967171377 . An account of the Saratoga County, New York murder trial held in 1878. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 296 pages .

NY: Minotaur Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2011. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0312681941 . Inscribed by the author on the title page. A Joe Gunther mystery featuring the Brattleboro, Vermont detective. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 290 pages .

NY: Minotaur Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2010. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 031238193X . Signed by the author on the title page. A Joe Gunther mystery featuring the Brattleboro, Vermont detective. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 291 pages .

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Edges and pages toned, jacket lightly worn at edges.. 1963. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth. A beautiful early printing of the author's novel about Cold War spies. 1964 New York Times article about the author laid in. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 222 pages .

Albuquerque, NM: Merle Armitage Editions. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed.. 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth binding. Frontispiece illustration by Peter Hurd. Map endpapers. Photographs. Nine tales of murdery and mystery from New Mexico. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 193 pages .

NY: Simon and Schuster. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Paper clip rust on top edge of several . pages, jacket tattered.. 1982. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0671432370 . The Boston area private detective reveals stories and tricks of the trade gleaned from twenty years in the business. Illustrations throughout. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 174… Read more about this item

NY: Signet. Very Good; Covers rubbed.. 1999. First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. 0451196813 . Acknowledgements, author photo, and short author bio. A beautiful signed copy of the first title in the Jacob Burns mystery series. A paperback original. Signed by the author on the title page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 244 pages .

Garden City, NY: P. F. Collier & Son. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn.. 1934. Later Printing. Hardcover. Black blindstamped cloth. Oriental Edition copy of the seventh volume in the Fu Manchu series. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 329 pages .

NY: Henry Holt and Company. Very Good; Jacket rubbed and scratched.. 1996. First Printing. Hardcover. 0943056233 . Signed by the late author on the title page. One of the breezy, popular alphabet mysteries featuring California private investigator, Kinsey Milhone. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 300 pages .