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First edition first printing of this omnibus that collects ten of the greatest mystery novels of all time. No dustjacket. Light shelf wear. Slight spine slant. In good condition.

Popular 309 (1951) Paperback, vintage paperback, great cover, near vg+ with front cover edge a little ruffled.. First Paperback Edition. vg/vg+.

NY: Popular Library, 1951. Mass market paperback. Very good. Mass market paperback. First Printing. Spine just barely rolled, wraps lightly rubbed and edgeworn with a couple of creases to the front, else very good.

New York: Pocket Books, 1951. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Vintage Paperback Pocket Books #309. Sharp First and only Paperback Printing of this anthology of eight "...macabre mystery stories". January, 1951. No cover price. Square, tight and clean throughout with fairly minor page edge toning. Some rubbing to hinges and spine creasing. Still fresh and bright with no chipping or tears. A very attractive collectable copy of a fairly uncommon title in any condition.

N.Y.: Popular Library, 1951. 1st pbaperback printing. Popular Library #309. Vintage Paperback. Cover illustration uncredited but probably Rudolph Belarski. reading crease, a few tiny creases fairly minor page edge toning. Still fresh and bright with no chipping or tears. A very attractive collectable copy of a fairly uncommon title in any condition.. A collection of eight stories from a master of the sinister and the macabre. One of the stories "Two Men in a Furnished Room" was gthe basis for the Noir Film "The Guilty" , Directed by John Reinhardt, written by Robert Presnell Sr., and Cornell Woolrich and starring Bonita Granville, Don Castle, and Regis Toomey. Two guys sharing an apartment meet twin girls (both Bonita Granville). One's sweet, the other a major piece of bad news. The nice one is murdered and her boyfriend is accused of the crime. The wrong man/wrong victim plot strikes again. . First Printing. Pictorial Wrappers. Near Fine. Illus. by Belarski, Rudolph (?). Vintage Paperback.

Popular 309 (1951) Paperback, vintage paperback, great cover, slight spine slant, otherwise very nice copy with no major creases on the front cover.. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Very Good+/Near Fine.

Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott Company & Story Magazine, 1946. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Good/None. Cornell Woolrich, writing as William Irish. A Story Press Book published by Lippincott in association with Story Magazine Octavo. Tan boards with blue lettering and design to spine. Front free endpaper bears 16 date stamps on one page, and 1 on the verso, from Stevenson's Book Store.

Philadelphia : J. P. Lippincott Company , 1946. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 7.5" by 5". None. A first edition collection of short stories by the crime writer, Cornell Woolrich, under the pseudonym of William Irish. The first edition. In the publisher's original, full cloth binding. 'The Dancing Detective' is a collection of short stories regarding crime, detection, horror and the macabre. Including titles such as, 'Two Fellows in a Furnished Room', and, 'Fur Jacket'. Written by Cornell Woolrich under the pseudonym, William Irish. Woolrich was a popular American novelist and short story writer. His 1942 story, 'It Had to be Murder', was adapted into the movie, 'Rear Window', by Alfred Hitchcock. The half title page is present. In the publisher's original, full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some shelf wear to the edges. Age-toning and offsetting to the paste-downs and free endpapers. Mark to the rear free endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Binding… Read More

Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Oatmeal cloth, green lettering to spine. Stated first edition. Spine ends bumped. Foxing or tiny stains to fep interior gutter. Dampstains to top front and rear endpages and top textblock edge. Bookstore sticker to front pastedown. The unclipped jacket ($2.00) in mylar is chipped to spine ends and has dampstain to spine head and top edge. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1946. First edition. A near fine copy, some dustiness to cut edges, offsetting to front free end paper in a very good plus to near fine dust jacket, light rubbing to corners and folds, minor chipping to head and heel of spine panel. Dust soiling to white background of rear panel. (8545). Octavo, cloth. Story collection. The short story "Two Men in a Furnished Room" was the source for the noir film The Guilty (1947).