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10 Story Dectecive (Geoffrey North; Ted Stratton; Ronald Henderson; Emil Petaja; A. F. J. Bradley; Fergus Truslow; John
10 STORY DETECTIVE: October, Oct. 1945
Publisher: Ace Fiction Group NY.
Vol. XII, no. 1. Cover art by Albert Drake for "Murder Multiplies" (novelet) by Geoffrey North. Includes "Three Dirty Skunks" by Ted Stratton; "The Stars Say Blackmail" by Ronald Henderson; "Hook, Line, and Sucker" by Emil Petaja; "That Hangrope Habit" by A. F. J. Bradley; "Frameup in the Fog" by Fergus Truslow; "Throne of Crime" by John Clinton Port; "Bulls in the China Shop" by Hannes Bok; "Death House Brood" by Theodore Pine; "Corpse Foreclosure" by Rex Whitechurch. illustrated by "Doc", Robison, Ericson, Bok, and others.Spine glue repaired as are hinges; chips, scars and tears; tanned; front foredge trimmed. Solid, with repairs. Pulp Good
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10 Story Dectecive (Norman A. Daniels; Ralph Berard; David X. Manners; William Hellman; Fergus Truslow; Emil Petaja; Gle
10 STORY DETECTIVE: December, Dec. 1945
Publisher: Ace Fiction Group NY.
Vol. XII, no. 2. Cover art by Ralph De Soto for "-But the Patients Died!" (novelet) by Norman A. Daniels. Includes "Death's Delayed Dividends" by Ralph Berard; "Mystery of the Radium Bullet" by David X. Manners; "High Voltage Volunteer" by William Hellman; "The Hangman Laughs Last" by Fergus Truslow; "The Flying Corpse" by Emil Petaja; "A Wrong to Remember" by Glenn Low; "Murder's Open House" by Talmage Powell; "Pin-Up Foil" by Theodore Pine; "No Lilies for Linda" by Hannes Bok. Illustrated by "Doc", Michael Zalkin, I, Weill, Carter, Book, and others.Chips, tears, writing on cover; contents page cracked at hinge fold ends (to staples). Pulp Good
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10 Story Dectecive (Talmage Powell; Joe Archibald; Ric Hasse; H. Q. Masur; D. S. Kennedy; William R. Honest; Robert S. F
10 STORY DETECTIVE: February, Feb. 1948
Publisher: Periodical House NY.
Vol. XV, no. 2. Cover art by Norman Saunders for "Murder on the Make" (novelt) by Talmage Powell. Includes "Trigger Mortis ('Alvin Hinkey' Yarn)" by Joe Archibald; "Suicide Swag" by Ric Hasse; "Vacancy - In the Morgue" by H. Q. Masur; "Cop Bait in a Rat's Trap" (novelet) by D. S. Kennedy; "Big House Junction" by William R. Honest; "Cure for Snakebite" by Robert S. Fenton; "Phantom from her Past' by Stanley C. Vickers; "Death Stalks the Waterfront" by Edward William Murphy; "Piggy-Bank Snatch" by L. W. Carmichael. Illustrated by Robert Jenny, Martin, and others. Cover taped and glued on at hinge; 2" tear to first page at foredge; small cover scar and minor loss at upper front foredge corner; rear cover tears at hinge ends. Pulp Good
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Avon Detective Mysteries (George Harmon Coxe; Agatha Christie; Cornell Woolrich; Vincent Starrett; Paul R. Pickens)
AVON DETECTIVE MYESTERIES: No 1, March, Mar. 1947
Publisher: Avon NY.
Vol. 1, No. 1. Cover is uncredited. Includes "The Painted Nail" by George Harmon Coxe; "The Tape-Measure Murder" by Agatha Christie; "The Phantom of the Subway" by Cornell Woolrich; "Too Many Sleuths" by Vincent Starrett; "The Missing Vice-President" by Paul R. Pickens. Foredge has been wet with minor staining, but there is a strip of adhesion to cover at same; tanning; dealer's amrk. Digest Wraps Very Good-
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Banjamin, Edla
MURDER WITHOUT MAKE-UP: Century Mystery 12
Publisher: Century Publications Chicago.
[1st printing, 1944]. Cover is uncredited. Mild tanning. Digest Wraps Very Good+ to Near Fine
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Black Book Detective (G. Wayman Jones; Nels Leroy Jorgenson; W. H. Swanberg; Johnston McCulley; Will Oursler; George Met
BLACK BOOK DETECTIVE Magazine: May 1949
Publisher: Better Publications NY.
Vol. 26, no. 2. Cover by Rudolph Belarski for "Murder's Playground" (novel) by G. Wayman Jones. Includes "Candidate for Murder" (novelet) by Nels Leroy Jorgenson; "My Pal, The Killer" (novelet) by W. H. Swanberg; "Thubway Tham's Raffle Ticket" by Johnston McCulley; "Last Deal" by Will Oursler; "Death in the Woods" by George Metcalf Johnson; "Morning Cheer" by Ray Cummings; "Off the Record" by The Editor. Cover glued on at hinge with pieces missing from hinge; upper rear foredge corner taped on; 3/4" loss at spine head; edges chipped. Pulp Fair to Good-
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Chambers, Whitman
BRIGHT STAR OF DANGER
Publisher: Century Publications Chicago 1947.
[1st printing, 1947]. Cover is uncredited. Creasing; 2 small bits out of wraps. Digest Wraps Very Good-
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Chandler, Raymond.
The Little Sister.
Publisher: NY: Pocket Books, 1950..
1st edition thus. #750. Front cover has a man with an ice-pick sticking out of his neck and Marlowe holding wig next to the man's head. Very minor soiling to cover, o/w Near fine. Near read. Soft Cover
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Complete Detective Novel (Carolyn Wells; Forest Crossen; A. C. Adams; James M. Ross)
COMPLETE DETECTIVE NOVEL Magazine: June 1934 (Eyes in the Wall)
Publisher: Teck Publications NY.
No. 71. Cover art is uncredited for "Eyes in the Wall" (novel) by Carolyn Wells. Includes "The Mystic Curse of Gold" by Forest Crossen; "Pearls!" by A. C. Adams; "Detail" by James M. Ross. Uncredited illustrations. Lower front cover foredge corner off; reaqr cover edges rough wuith tears and small losses. Pulp Good to Very Good-
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Daniels, Norman A.
THE MAUSOLEUM KEY: Green Dragon Presents #2
Publisher: Green Dragon/ Ideal NY 1944.
[1st printing, 1944] Cover is uncredited. Digest-sized. Spine heel torn. Digest Wraps Good to Very Good-
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Detective Fiction (Cornell Wollrich; Bert Collier; Norbert Davis; Cyril Plunkett; Stookie Allen; Paul Ernst; W. H. Hendr
DETECTIVE FICTION Weekly (Formerly FLYNN'S): March, Mar. 12, 1938 (Coffins for Three)
Publisher: Red Star News Co. NY.
Vol. CXVIII, No. 1. Cover is uncredited for "I Wouldn't be in Your Shoes" (novelette) by Cornell Wollrich. Includes "Last Request" by Bert Collier; "Murder Buried Deep" (novelette) by Norbert Davis; "Death's Chessboard" by Cyril Plunkett; "Illustrated Crimes" by Stookie Allen; "Generals Die in Bed" (novelette) by Paul Ernst; "A Herrin Vendetta" (True Story) by W. H. Hendrix; "Coffins for Three" (pt. 4 of 6) by Frederick C. Davis; "The're Swindling You!" (Feature) by Frank Wrentmore; "Flasghes from readers"; "Solving Cipher Secrets" (Feature) by M. E. Ohaver; "Flashes from Readers". Illustrations uncredited. A little over 1/4 of rear cover has been coupon clipped and ehat remains is wrinkled with almost 2" separation at upper hinge; first 4 pages were corner creased and corners have fallen off. Front cover is very nice. Pulp Good
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Detective Fiction (Garnett Radcliffe; Johnston McCulley; Stanley Day; J. Allen Dunn; Robert H. Rohde; Griff Crawford; Ri
DETECTIVE FICTION Weekly (Formerly FLYNN'S): March, Mar. 12, 1932 (The Prisoners in the Wall)
Publisher: Red Star News Co. NY.
Vol. LXVI, No. 1. Cover art is uncredited for "The Prisoners in the Wall" (pt. 1 of 4) by Garnett Radcliffe. Includes "Bogus Guilt" (pt. 3 of 3) by Johnston McCulley; "The Glass Eye of the Corpse" (novelette) by Stanley Day; "When the Clock Struck" by J. Allen Dunn; "Cop-Proof" by Robert H. Rohde; "Hick Deduction" by Griff Crawford. True Stories: "A Spy that Murder Protected" by Richard Wilmer Rowan; "Reporters- Damn 'Em!" by Victor Maxwell. Features and Facts: "Narrative Cross Word Puzzle" by Richard Hoadley Tingley; "Flashes from Readers"; "Solving Cipher Secrets" (Feature) by M. E. Ohaver. Illustrated by Farren. Short tear at front mid-foredge; spien ends bumped with tears. Pulp Very Good
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Detective Fiction (George F. Worts; Edward S. Williams; Mary Plum; H. W. Guernsey; Richard L. Hobart; Maurice Beam; Anth
DETECTIVE FICTION Weekly (Formerly FLYNN'S): June 15, 1935
Publisher: Red Star News Co. NY.
Vol. XCIV, No. 2. Cover is uncredited for "Murder Mansion" (complete short novel) by George F. Worts. Includes "Double Header" (novelette) by Edward S. Williams; "Hidden Gold" by Mary Plum; "Smot Guy" by H. W. Guernsey; "Eight-Column Headlines" by Richard L. Hobart; "Dog Watch" by Maurice Beam; "Terror Cave" (pt. 4 of 4) by Anthony Rud. True Stories: "Murder on the Mountain of the Winds" by Robert W. Sneddon; "Illustrated Crimes: The Dalton Gang's Last Fight" by Paul Berdanier; "The Unseen Witness" by Julien J. Proskauer. Features and Facts: "Jujutsu for Self Defense" by John Yamado; "Solving Cipher Secrets" by M. E. Ohaver; "Flashes from readers"; "The Criminologist Says" by Maj. C. E. Russell; "How You Can Read Faces" by W. E. Benton. Illustrations uncredited. Two pieces out t rear foredge corners, losing about 1/8th of total rear cover; cigarette burn to middle of front cover; dusty; tanned; creased; standard edgewear. Pulp Fair to Good-
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Detective Fiction Weekly (Brett Halliday; Paul Ernst; Walter Ripperger; Robert H. Leitfred; John Holland; Ken Crossen; K
DETECTIVE FICTION Weekly (Formerly FLYNN'S): July 12, 1941
Publisher: Frank A. Munsey Co./ Red Star NY.
Vol. 147, No. 1. Large format, stapled wraps. Cover is uncredited for "Ringer for Murder" by Paul Ernst. Includes "Corpse on the Loose" (pt. 2 of 5; Michael Shayne series) by Brett Halliday; "Breadline Kill" by Walter Ripperger; "The Bridge to Hell" by Robert H. Leitfred; The Poisonous Peace" by John Holland; "Murder as a Fine Art" by Ken Crossen. True Stories: "Solving Typewriter Mysteries" by Kenneth P. Wood; "Portrait of a Cop" by John J. McPhaul. Departments: "Sterling vs. Dollars"; "Inspector Quiz Says. ."; "Solving Cipher Secrets" by M. E. Ohaver; "Flashes from Readers". Illustrations uncredited. Staples rusty and 2 of three have pulled free; date in pencil on cover. Bedsheet Pulp Good+
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Detective Fiction Weekly (T. T. Flynn; Arthur Leo Zagat; Norbert Davis; Stookie Allen; Dale Clark; Cleve F. Adams; Roger
DETECTIVE FICTION Weekly: December, Dec. 11, 1937
Publisher: Red Star News Co. NY.
Vol. CXV, No. 6. Cover by Emmett Watson for "Dark Abyss" (pt. 1 of 5) by T. T. Flynn. Includes "Cops Are Blind in the Fog" by Arthur Leo Zagat; "Devil Down the Chimney" (novelette) by Norbert Davis; "Illustrated Crimes" by Stookie Allen; "Ringside" (novelette) by Dale Clark; "The Heel" by Cleve F. Adams; "The Meter Says Murder" (short novelette) by Roger Torrey; "Copper" by Kenneth L. Sinclair. Features: "They're Swindling You!" by Frank Wrentmore; "Solving Cipher Secrets" by M. E. Ohaver; "Flashes from Readers". Uncredited illustrations. Spine twist; mild tanning; creasing; minor tears. Pulp Very Good
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Detective Story (Christopher B. Booth; Mel Watt; N. D. Marbaker; Leslie Gordon Barbard; Rogers Terrill; Albert William S
DETECTIVE STORY Magazine: April, Apr. 26, 1930
Publisher: Street & Smith NY.
Vol. CXVIII, No. 2. Cover by John A. Coughlin. Includes "Phantom Warning" (novelette) by Christopher B. Booth; "Three Bad Apaches" (novelette) by Mel Watt; "Emergency Murder" (pt. 5 of 6) by N. D. Marbaker; "A Quarter, Please!" by Leslie Gordon Barbard; "White Shot" by Rogers Terrill; "Plain Dumb" by Albert William Stone; "Explosive Details" by Bryan Irvine; "Mr. Wise Guy" by Donald Van Riper; "Mystery of the Locks" by John Foland; "A Good Five-Cent Cigar' by John D. Swain. Miscellaneous: "Live and Let Live"; "The Bomb That Failed"; "Children Who Lie"; "Shoots His Way Out"; "Feeds Hungry Burglar"; "Where Kindness Repairs Character"; "From Theft to Murder"; "Another Sing Sing Mystery"; "Don'r Monkey With A Monkey"; "Couldn't Buy Without A Seller". Departments: "What Handwriting Revieals"by Shirley Spencer; "Under the Lanp" by Gerard Holmes; "Headquarters Chat" by The Editor (uncredited); "Missing". Illustrated by F. Victor Hill and others. Upper rear hinge glue-repair; tanning. Pulp Very Good+
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Detective Story (Edgar P. Meynell; Judson P. Philips; Ernest M. Poate; Edgar Wallace; Charlotte Dockstader; Mel Watt; Wa
DETECTIVE STORY Magazine: October, Oct. 5, 1929
Publisher: Street & Smith NY.
Vol. CXIII, No. 3. Cover by John A. Coughlin. Includes "Marked for Death" by Edgar P. Meynell; "Havoc in the Sky" by Judson P. Philips; "Monsters of Madness" (pt. 1 of 3) by Ernest M. Poate; "Lone House Mystery" (pt. 2 of 3) by Edgar Wallace; "Sinking Ships" by Charlotte Dockstader; "Slipping Despair" by Mel Watt. Article: "The Strangest Police Station in the World" by Walter Raleigh Pulp Very Good+
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Detective Story (Edward Leonard; Armstrong Livingston; Lee Thayer; Paul Ellsworth Triem; Leslie Gordon Barnard; Roland K
DETECTIVE STORY Magazine: August, Aug. 14, 1926
Publisher: Street & Smith NY.
Vol. LXXXVI, No. 1. Cover by John A. Coughlin for "Light-Fingered Ladies" (pt. 1 of 6) by Livingston. Includes "Say It with Diamonds" by Leonard; "That Which I Feared" (pt. 6 of 6) by Thayer; "The Wrong Side of the Moon" by Triem; "Protection" by Barnard; "Ring-wronged" by Krebs; "The First Offender" by Chapin; "Cheaper and Better" by Falkner. Articles: "Count Your Change - as told by a 'Candy Butcher" by MacDonald; "Metropolitan Sensations (Hicks, the Pirate)" by Smith; "Black Fame (A Master Crook)" by Kingston. Short tears at spine ends. Pulp Very Good to Near Fine
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Detective Story (John Jay Chichester; Austin J. Small; Himself; Charlotte Dockstader; Donald Van Riper; Mel Watt; Henry
DETECTIVE STORY Magazine: April, Apr. 20, 1929
Publisher: Street & Smith NY.
Vol. CIX, No. 3. Cover by John A. Coughlin. Includes "The Unconscious Accomplice" (novelette) by John Jay Chichester; "The Needle's Kiss" (pt. 2 of 6) by Austin J. Small; "A Convict's Own Story" (pt. 3 of 3) by Himself; "The Blazing Trap" by Charlotte Dockstader; "His First Offense" by Donald Van Riper; "The Last Victim" by Mel Watt; "The Double Switch" by Henry Leverage; "Simon Trapp's Square Guys" by Roy W. Hinds. Article: "The Veiled Murdress" by Charles J. Dutton. Miscellaneous: "Free for Lack of Law"; "Exonerated After Many Years"; "Easing His Conscience"; "Beggar Gves Bond"; "Disguising Liquor"; "Gunning with an Air Rifle"; "A Chivilrous Bandit"; "Radios for the Jailed". Departments: "What Handwriting Reveals" by Shirley Spencer; "Under the Lamp" by Helen Asbury; "Headquarters Chat" by The Editor; "Missing". Standard wear at edges; light soil; flaky edges and corners. Pulp Very Good
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Detective Story (Johnston McCulley; Christopher B. Booth; Edgar Wallace; Charles W. Tyler; Frederick Ames Coates; Roy W.
DETECTIVE STORY Magazine: January, Jan. 7, 1928
Publisher: Street & Smith NY.
Vol. CVVIII, No. 2. Cover by John A. Coughlin for "Printed Peril" (pt. 1 of 3) by Christopher B. Booth. Includes "The Stool Pidgeon" (novelette) by Johnston McCulley; "Sinister Halls" (pt. 5 of 6) by Edgar Wallace; "Big-Nose Charley, Goober Grabber" by Charles W. Tyler; "Discordant Bells" by Frederick Ames Coates; "A Steal for Health" by Roy W. Hinds; "A Brave Coward" by Leslie Gordon Barnard; "Stumbled In" by Howard E. Morgan. Articles: "Drugs and Crime: Pt. 2, Treatment of Drug Addicts" by Ernest M. Paote, MD; "Famous Criminal Lawyers: Sir Edward Marshall Hall" by Edward H. Smith. Miscellaneous: "A Reprot of State Crime Commission"; "Drus System in Penitentiary"; "A New Kind of Spite Fence"; "Too Many Aliens in U.S. Illegally"; "Dog is a Good Detective"; "Finger Prints for All"; "Loss of Memory After Witch-hael Jag"; "Double Arrested, Man Goes Free". Departments: "What Handwriting Reveals" by Shirley Spencer; "Under the Lamp" by Helen Asbury; "Headquaters Chat" by 'The Editor'; "Missing". Tape and tears at upper front spine corner; minor stains; standard small chips and wear to edges; 1/2" off spine ends; lower spine taped. Pulp Good to Very Good
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Detective Story (Judson P. Philips; Herman Landon; Austin J. Small; M. I. H. Rogers; Roland Krebs; Leslie Gordon Barnard
DETECTIVE STORY Magazine: March, Mar. 2, 1929
Publisher: Street & Smith NY.
Vol. CVIII, No. 2. Cover by John A. Coughlin. Includes "His Insane Heritage" (novelette) by Judson P. Philips; "The Face in the Dusk" (pt. 1 of 6) by Herman Landon; "The Stolen Finger" (pt. 2 of 6) by Austin J. Small; "Sealed Guilt" by M. I. H. Rogers; "The Windbag" by Roland Krebs; "Potential Murder" by Leslie Gordon Barnard; "Playful Doom" by Ernest M. Poate; "Too Late to Repent" by Christopher B. Booth; "Somethin' Desperate" by Grover Kidwell; "Four Flats" by Roy W. Hinds. Miscellaneous: "Married Men More Honest"; "How African Prisoners Fare"; "What Flattened the Bullets?"; "Pirating More Exciting Than School"; "Statistics from Sing Sing"; "Gambling at Dog Races". Departments: "What Handwriting Reveals" by Shirley Spencer; "Under the Lamp" by Helen Asbury; "Headquaters Chat" by 'The Editor'; "Missing". Upper front spine corner off as is 4. 5" off spine cover which now has 1. 75" of tape applied; no back cover. Otherwise solid. Pulp Good
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Detective Story (Roger Torrey; Lawrence Treat; Curt Storm; C. M. Harsh; Odgers T. Gurnee; Dorothy Dunn; Inez Sabastian;
DETECTIVE STORY: February, Feb. 1944
Publisher: Street & Smith NY.
Vol. CLXVII, No. 4. Cover is uncredited. Includes "Her Name Was Murder" (short novel) by Roger Torrey; "Murder of a Lady" by Lawrence Treat; "Murder Rode Aft" by Curt Storm; "Pick up the Web" (novelette) by C. M. Harsh; "Where Does Villon Sleep Tonight?" by Odgers T. Gurnee; "Murder by Appointment" by Dorothy Dunn; "The Message" by Inez Sabastian; "She Walks in Terror" by H. Wolff Salz. 4" mostly closed cover tear - small piece out at lower edge; other small chips and upper foredge coner has small piece out. Digest Wraps Good to Very Good
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Detective Tales (Day Keene; John Hawkins; Francis K. Allan; Edward S. Williams; Morgan Lewis; Carl Rathjen; Robert Arthu
DETECTIVE TALES: May 1942
Publisher: Popular Publications Chicago.
Vol. 21, no. 2. Cover art is uncredited for "A Slight Mistake in Corpses" (novel) by Day Keene. Includes "You'll Be the Next to Die!" (novelette) by John Hawkins; "Death Will Steal Your Laughter" (novelette) by Francis K. Allan; "His Audience - The Dead" (novelette) by Edward S. Williams; "The Copper Hates the Force" by Morgan Lewis; "Faint Hearts Win No Gunfights!" by Carl Rathjen; "Case of the Feline Mummy" by Robert Arthur; "Cold Turkey" by L. Ernenwein; "Killer's Deadline" (short short) by Nelson S. Bond. Features: "The Crime Clinc"; "Crime in Old Chicago"; "Oddities in Crime". Illustrations are uncredited. Cover loss at upper foredge corner; similar loss to lower rear cover foredge corner; standard tears and chips; tear at uppr rear hinge; small cover stain; store stamps on cover and two on contents page; creasing. Pulp Good
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Detective Tales (Fleming-Roberts; C. Hall Thompson; Henry Norton; Day Keene; Bruno Fischer; John Maitland; Morris Cooper
DETECTIVE TALES: July 1948
Publisher: Popular Publications Chicago.
Vol. 39, no. 4. Cover art is uncredited for "Thirteen Must Die!" (novelette) by Day Keene. Includes "Mrs. Morse has Switched to Murder" (novel) by Fleming-Roberts; "Lethal is My Love" (novel) by C. Hall Thompson; "Black Looks Well on Grace" (novelette) by Henry Norton; "Hang That Husband High!" (novelette) by Bruno Fischer; "Inchy's Forty-Grand Alibi" by John Maitland; "Heir-in-a-Hurry" by Morris Cooper; "One-Way Street" by Henry Bela Bachrach; "Poor, Dead Charlie!" by Philip Weck; "Out on a Limb" by Francis K. Allan; "Don't Bet on Corpses!" by Richard Brister. (Features:) "Stone Walls Couldn't Hold Him!" by Lauri Wirta; "You Can't Get Away With Murder!" by Nelson & Geer; "Oddities in Crime" by Mayan & Jakobsson; "He Came Back to Life!" by James G. MacCormack. Illustrations are uncredited. Creasing; tears at hinge ends; upper rear foredge corner off; 1/2" off spine head. Pulp Good to Very Good-
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Detective Tales (Shad Collins; William Campbell Gault; Bruno Fischer; Don James; Day Keene; D. G. Henry; H. Fredric Youn
DETECTIVE TALES: March, Mar. 1948
Publisher: Popular Publications Chicago.
Vol. 38, no. 4. Cover is uncredited. Includes "Model for Murder" (novel) by Shad Collins; "The Silent Suckers" (novel) by William Campbell Gault; "The Trap" by Bruno Fischer; "Soup Before Slaughter" by Don James; "Johnny-Come-Deadly" by Day Keene; "The Last Supper" by D. G. Henry; "Dumb, Like in Death" by H. Fredric Young; "Killer's Carnival" by Tom Marvin; "The Unsinkable Body" by Talmage Powell; "Who'll Play the Corpse?" by Hank Felsen; "Kill 'Em With Kisses!" by George William Rae; "Come out of the Cellar!" by Malvin Farmer. Features: "$200, 000 Mistake" by Jhan Robbins; "Oddities in Crime" by Mayan & Jakobsson; "Master Manhunters" by Nelson & Allen. Illustrations are uncredited. Creasing; minor tears; small losses at spine ends; dealer's mark. Pulp Very Good
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Du Bois, Theodora (DuBois)
MURDER STRIKES AN ATOMIC UNIT: The Mystery Novel Classic No. 96
Publisher: Hillman NY.
Undated, but late 1940's. 1" rough tear to front cover. Water stain to top of 1st 20 pages or so; heavy bump to mid spibne/frotn hinge has caused etars which have been glued down. Digest Wraps Good
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Flynn's Detective Fiction (Austin J. Small; Zeta Rothschild; H. C. Bailey; Robert W. Sneddon; Jack Bechdolt; Louise Rice
Flynn's Weekly DETECTIVE FICTION: November, Nov. 19, 1927 (The Vantine Diamonds; By Whose Hand?)
Publisher: Red Star News Co. NY.
Vol. XXVIII, No. 4. Edited by William J. Flynn. Cover is uncredited for "The Vantine Diamonds" (pt. 1 of 6) by Austin J. Small. Includes "Murderous Medicos" (Special Article) by Zeta Rothschild; "Zodiacs" by H. C. Bailey; "Death in the Cup" (Special Article) by Robert W. Sneddon; "The Tinkling Death" (novelette) by Jack Bechdolt; "By Whose Hand?" (pt. 3 of 6) by Louise Rice; "The Perfect Crime" (Special Article) by Lee L'Anau; "The Educated Cop" by Thomas Topham; "The Black Bandit" by Austin Roberts; "Sweet Alice Grey" by Henry Gollomb; "Solving Cipher Secrets" (Special Feature) by M. E. Ohaver. Illustrations uncredited (F. M. Follett? and others). Covers likely glued inside hinges, if so, nice fix; standard creasing, edgewear, chipping, and tears. Pulp Very Good
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Flynn's Detective Fiction (Frank Price; Henry Collomb; William Johnston; Edward Parrish Ware; Anthony Wynne; Charles Som
Flynn's Weekly DETECTIVE FICTION: July 9, 1927 (The Dark God)
Publisher: Red Star News Co. NY.
Vol. XXV, No. 3. Edited by William J. Flynn. Cover is uncredited for "Three Men and a Sack" (novelette) by Frank Price. Includes "Answer This One" (Special Article) by Henry Collomb; "Wait" (pt. 3 of 4) by William Johnston; "Jesse James helps a Widow" (Fact Story) by Edward Parrish Ware; "The Panther" (novelette) by Anthony Wynne; "The Telephone Man" by Charles Somerville; "The Dark God" (pt. 4 of 4) by John Chancellor; "Believe It or Not!" (Fact Story); "Was He Guilty?" (Special Article) by Zeta Rothschild; "The 'Snow' Woman" by E. Baker Quinn; "Crime, Inc." (Special Article) by Louise Rice; "The Fourth Attempt" by J. Jefferson Farjeon; "Solving Cipher Secrets" (Special Feature) by M. E. Ohaver. Illustrations uncredited (F. M. Follett?). Covers likely glued inside hinges, if so, nice fix; standard wear and tear at cover edges; small cover puncture; 4 short pieces of tape inside cover. Pulp Very Good-
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Flynn's Detective Fiction (G. T. Fleming-Roberts; D. L. Champion; Leslie Charteris; Robert Turner; John D. Fitzgerald; R
Flynn's DETECTIVE FICTION: December, Dec. 5, 1943 (The Saint in Trouble)
Publisher: Popular Fiction NY.
Vol. 153, No. 3. Cover is uncredited. Includes "Dead for a Dime" (novel) by G. T. Fleming-Roberts; "Kill-and-Tell Guy" by D. L. Champion; "The Saint in Trouble" (pt. 2) by Leslie Charteris; "As Crime Goes By" by Robert Turner; "A Miracle Score" by John D. Fitzgerald; "Homicide - By Appointment" (true story) by Robert W. Sneddon; "Illustrated Crimes" (illustrated feature) by Lee and Ben Nelson; "The Case of the Inside Man" (true story) by Theodore Roscoe; "Picking Your Own Pocket" (department) by Frank Wrentmore; "Solving Cipher Secrets" (department) by M. E. Ohaver. Illustrations uncredited. Dealer's mark; minor flaws. Pulp Very Good+
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Flynn's Detective Fiction (H. W. Corley; H. C. Bailey; Austin J. Small; John Goldstrom; Peter Perry; Don H. Thompson; Ro
Flynn's Weekly DETECTIVE FICTION: December, Dec. 10, 1927 (The Vantine Diamonds; By Whose Hand?)
Publisher: Red Star News Co. NY.
Vol. XXIX, No. 1. Edited by William J. Flynn. Cover is uncredited for "Wolves of Society" (Special Article) by H. W. Corley. Includes "The Hazel Ice" (novelette) by H. C. Bailey; "The Vantine Diamonds" (pt. 4 of 6) by Austin J. Small; "Fraud Above the Clouds" (Special Article) by John Goldstrom; "The Scar" by Peter Perry; "Will O' the Wisp" by Don H. Thompson; "In Five Figures" (novelette) by Roy W. Hinds; "On the Beat" by Ashley T. Locke; "By Whose Hand?" (pt. 6 of 6) by Louise Rice; "Cal Quotes the Bible" by Roger Daniels; "Footsteps" (Special Feature) by Katherine Metcalf Roof; "Trail's End" by John Ames; "Solving Cipher Secrets" (Special Feature) by M. E. Ohaver. Illustrations uncredited (F. M. Follett? and others). Covers likely glued inside hinges; 5 short pieces of tape inside cover at foredge with 1 more outside; 1 page coupon clipped which affacts contents page on reverse; minor losses at spine ends. Pulp Good+
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Flynn's Detective Fiction (Joseph Gollomb; H. C. Bailey; Clement Wood; Charles Somerville; Joseph W. Barry; Harold De Po
Flynn's Weekly DETECTIVE FICTION: February, Feb. 4, 1928
Publisher: Red Star News Co. NY.
Vol. XXX, No. 3. Edited by William J. Flynn. Cover is uncredited for "The Spy Who had to Die" (Special Article) by Joseph Gollomb. Includes "The Pink Macaw" by H. C. Bailey; "Knights of the Night" (pt. 2 of 4) by Clement Wood; "One in Ten a Poisoner" (Fact Story); "Tony, the Shoemaker" (Special Article) by Charles Somerville; "The Layer Down" by Joseph W. Barry; "The Souse in Cabin 8" by Harold De Polo; "the Nine Day Town" (Special Article) by H. W. Corley; "Sold Mojave Desert" (Fact Story); "Million Dollar menace" (pt. 4 of 4) by Richard Howells Watkins; "Died utterly and Completely" (Fact Story); "The Gun Moll" (novelette) by John Wilstach; "Glorified by Murder" (Special Article) by Joseph Harrington; "The Hawk" by John Ames; "Solving Cipher Secrets" (Special Feature) by M. E. Ohaver. Illustrations uncredited (F. M. Follett? and others). Covers likely glued inside hinges; store stamp on rear; minor chips and tears; mild tanning; small hole at upper front foredge corner. Pulp Very Good
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Flynn's Detective Fiction (Victor Maxwell; Simon Magee; John Stephen Strange; R. W. Alexander; Leslie F. Catton; John Am
Flynn's Weekly DETECTIVE FICTION: October, Oct. 15, 1927 (The Horseman of Death)
Publisher: Red Star News Co. NY.
Vol. XXVII, No. 5. Edited by William J. Flynn. Cover is uncredited for "All Crossed Up" (novelette) by Victor Maxwell. Includes "The Poison Horror" (Special Article) by Simon Magee; "The Fortesque Affair" (pt. 3 of 5) by John Stephen Strange; "Mandalay" by R. W. Alexander; "The Boston Blackmailers" (Special Article) by Leslie F. Catton; "Chinaman's Chance" by John Ames; "Haunts of the Invisible - IV" (Special Article) by Alexander Stewart; "The Horseman of Death" (pt. 5 of 5) by Anthony Wynne; "Mind Wreckers, Ltd." by Frank Price; "Simon's Fishing Trips" by M. J. Brown; "Forced" (novelette) by Graham McEnery; "Solving Cipher Secrets" (Special Feature) by M. E. Ohaver. Illustrations uncredited (F. M. Follett? and others). Covers glued inside hinges; 1 & 1/3" cover off spine head; standard creasing, edgewear, chipping, minor stains. Pulp Very Good-
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Goulart, Ron.
The Dime Detectives.
Publisher: New York: Mysterious Press, 1988..
ISBN: 9780892961917 1st edition, 1st printing. 248 pp. Bibliography, index. As New book (no markings) / As New dust jacket (price not clipped). Clean and fresh. A new copy. Hardcover
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Kummer, Frederic Arnold
THE SCARCROW MURDERS: The Mystery Novel Classic No. 6
Publisher: Hillman NY 1942.
[1st printing, 1942]. Cover is uncredited. Rear cover is 50% scarred; 2" tear at spine heel; lean; creasing. Digest Wraps Fair to Good
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Lakin, Richard
THE BODY FELL ON BERLIN; A Mystery Novel Classic No. 50
Publisher: Novel Selections NY.
[1st printing, 1946]. Cover is uncredited. Small pieces out of covers and foredge corners are rounded; tanning. Digest Wraps Fair to Good
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Livingston, Armstrong
NIGHT OF CRIME: A Jimmy Tranor Mystery
Publisher: Omnibus Publishing NY 1944.
[1st printing](1944) Cover art by Glen Cravath. Cover glued on at hinge with heavy edgewear, hinge tears, creasing and small losses; spine worn and faded but tight with glue-repairs; date in pencil on rear. Digest Wraps Fair to Good
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Mammoth Mystery (Bruno Fischer; Larry Holden; Chester S. Geier; Phyllis Dayton; A. Boyd Correll; Wayne Harris; Ava Brown
MAMMOTH MYSTERY: January, Jan. 1946 (The Spider Lily)
Publisher: Ziff-Davis NY.
Vol. 2, No. 1. Edited by Raymond A. Palmer. Cover by Richard E. Epperley "depicting a 'Picture Puzzle". Includes "The Spider Lily" (complete novel) by Bruno Fischer; "Start with a Corpse" by Larry Holden; "Close to My Heart" by Chester S. Geier; "Law and Disorder" by Phyllis Dayton; "Death on Location" by A. Boyd Correll. Features: "The call Box" (editorial); "Casanova's Prison Break" by Wayne Harris; "Crime in the Headlines" by Ava Brown; "Detecting Forgeries" by C. S. Rice; "Racial Differences in Fingerprinting" by A, Morris; "Memorial to Murder" by Rosetta Livingston; "Answer to back Cover Puzzle" & "Robespierre - Mass Murderer of France" by Alexander Blade [house pseud.]; "Mystery Men of History" by Rod Ruth. Illustrated by Robert Fuqua, Joe Tillotson, Arnold Kohn, and Enoch Sharp. Spine lean; date-stamped on ciover which also has small scar and small stain; creasing; minor tear to cover over upper staple. Pulp Very Good-
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Mammoth Mystery (John Wilstach; Bruno Fischer; Stuart Friedman; Frances M. Deegan; David Wright O'Brien; Tom Marvin; Rob
MAMMOTH MYSTERY: February, Feb. 1945
Publisher: Ziff-Davis NY.
Vol. 1, No. 1. Edited by Raymond A. Palmer. Cover by James Axelrod for "Murder by Magic" (novel) by John Wilstach; "rear cover by Malcolm Smith for Feature "Back Cover Mystery Solution". Includes "Bones Will Tell" (novelet) by Bruno Fischer; "The Blind Man's ears" by Stuart Friedman; "Bread and Fury" (novelet) by Frances M. Deegan; "The Case of the Cockeyed Cat" by David Wright O'Brien; "Let's See Somebody Bleed!" by Tom Marvin; "Son of Rasputin" (novelet) by Robert Bloch; "Smile for the Birdie" by C. L. Boswell; "Why Pick on Me?" (novelet) by William Brengle; "I'll Dig Your Grave" by William Lawrence Hamling. Features: "The Call Box"; "The 'Missing Link' to Madness" by Fran Miller; "Black Market in War Bonds" by H. Randy Norman; "Death by Diagnosis" by Cecil Carter; "Odd Crimes" by Lee Owens; "Mystery Men of History" by Arnold Young; "Grafters in Togas" by Pete Bogg; "Hypnotic Forgery" by Anson Colman; "Ghost Isle of the Gulf" by Alexander Blade; "The Author Confesses" by John Wilstach; "The Reader Testifies"; "the Judge Wouldn't Testify" by J. T. Carter; "Missionary Versus Gangster" by Arnold Young; "Eye Witness" by Fran Miles. Illustrated by H. W. McCauley, Arnold Kohn, W. A. Dunkley, Robert Fuqua, Malcolm Smith, Hadden, and Robert Gibson Jones. Creasing; hinges wrinkled; short tears; soiling inside cover and at foredge of first 2 pages; some chipping and minor losses; dealer's marks on covers. Pulp Very Good-
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Master Detective
MASTER DETECTIVE Stories of True Crime: March, Mar. 1944
Publisher: Macfadden Publications NY.
Vol. 30, No. 1. Cover for "Queen of the Underworld" by Harry Holt Breetall. Short tear at upper hinge; minor cover scar at upper foredge corner. Bedsheet Pulp Very Good to Near Fine
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Phantom Detective (Robert Wallace; Don Mulally; Dorothy Dunn; Wilbur S. Peacock; Greg Sanford; Carter Critz; Harold Helf
THE PHANTOM DETECTIVE: Spring 1952 (The Doomed Millions)
Publisher: Standard Magazines NY.
Vol. LVII, No.2. Cover art is uncredited for "The Doomed Millions" (novel) by Robert Wallace. Includes "Counsellor at Crime" (novelet) by Don Mulally; "And a Dash of Opium" by Dorothy Dunn; "The Killer" by Wilbur S. Peacock; "Neighbors Is Lovely" by Greg Sanford; "Murder Waits" by Carter Critz. Features: "The Phantom Speaks"; "Law and Disorder" by Harold Helfer; "X-Ray Ink" by Bess Ritter; "Arsenic and Old Blood" by William Carter; "Did You Know?" by Joseph C. Stacey; "They Got Their Lumps" by Mark Knight. Illustrated by Joe Farren and others. Edge tears and small losses.rubbing. Pulp Very Good-
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Phantom Detective (Robert Wallace; Frank Johnson; Allan Douglass)
THE PHANTOM DETECTIVE: January, Jan. 1941 (The Phantom's Greatest Gamble)
Publisher: Standard Magazines NY.
Vol. XXXIV, No.1. Cover art is uncredited (Belarski?) for "The Phamtom's Greatest Gamble" (novel) by Robert Wallace. Includes "Tough Witness" by Frank Johnson; "Throat Trouble" by Allan Douglass. Department: "The Phantom Speaks" Illustrations are uncredited. Spine is a bit worn at edges with stress, 1" lost at head, and small scar at lower; covers glued on at hinges; standard wear and tear to edges with minor losses. Pulp Good to Very Good-
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Phantom Detective (Robert Wallace; Harry Finestone; Michael O'Brien)
THE PHANTOM DETECTIVE: April, Apr. 1945 (The Manuscript Murders)
Publisher: Standard Magazines NY.
Vol. XLV, No.2. Cover art is uncredited for "The Manuscript Murders" (novel) by Robert Wallace. Includes "The Merry Month Murders" by Harry Finestone; "Neighborhood Affair" by Michael O'Brien. Department: "The Phantom Speaks" Illustrations are uncredited. Spine is a bit worn at edges, mostly rear which has glue mends, with stress and small losses. Pulp Good+ to Very Good-
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Pierson, Eleanor
MURDER WITHOUT CLUES; A Mystery Novel Classic No. 55
Publisher: Novel Selections NY.
[1st printing, 1944]. Cover is uncredited. A little creasing; dealer's marks; minor soiliong; mild tanning. Digest Wraps Very Good
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Popular (Captain Ralph R. Guthrie; Fred MacIsaac; A. M. Chisholm; Raymond S. Spears; Dane Coolidge; Karl W. Detzer; W. B
The POPULAR Magazine: October, Oct. 29, 1927 (Gun Smoke)
Publisher: Street & Smith NY.
Vol. XXXVI. no. 4. Editor is uncredited. Cover by Stockton Mulford. Includes "The Town Called Dead" (novel) by Captain Ralph R. Guthrie; "The Progress of Peter Pratt: Episode VI - Too Much Personality" by Fred MacIsaac; "The Real Dog" by A. M. Chisholm; "A Ranger Takes His Lesson" by Raymond S. Spears; "Gun Smoke" (pt. 5 of 6) by Dane Coolidge; "Out Oars!" by Karl W. Detzer; "The Dollar God" (pt. 6 of 6) by W. B. M. Ferguson; "The Climbers" (verse) by Berton Braley; "Kin to the Campbells" by Theodore Goodridge Roberts; "A Chat With You" by the Editor. Illustrated by C.R.F. and others. A heavy bump to upper frotn foredge corner has made perforations; slightly faded wraps likely re-glued; 1/4" loss at spine head; minor damp stain at upper rear foredge corner. Pulp Very Good
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Popular (Henry De Vere Stacpoole; Clarence L. Cullen; J. Frank Davis; Raymond J. Brown; Henry Herbert Knibbs; Theodore S
The POPULAR Magazine: June 7, 1919 (The Beach of Dreams; The Ridin' Kid from Powder River; Burned Bridges)
Publisher: Street & Smith NY.
Vol. LII. no. 6. Editor is uncredited. Cover by Anton Otto Fischer for "The Beach of Dreams" (pt. 1 of 2) by Henry De Vere Stacpoole. Includes "Dade of the Chain Gang" by Clarence L. Cullen; "Amputating Andy" by Frank Davis; "Aces and Sixes" by Raymond J. Brown; "The Ridin' Kid from Powder River" (pt. 3 of 6) by Henry Herbert Knibbs; "The Marry Missionary" by Theodore Seixas Solomons; "What Will He Bring With Him?" by Irving R. Allen; "Burned Bridges" (pt. 1 of 4) by Bertrand W. Sinclair; "A Very Red Dog" by Frank Condon; "Mangoes, Virginny Style" by Ramsey Benson; "The Stowaway" by Charles Gregory; "Call Him 'Charlie" by Caroline Lockhart; "Pocahontas Brilling" by Ralph E. Mooney; "A Chat With You". No back cover; front cover about half loose; name on cover in pencil; small spine losses. Pulp Good-
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Popular (Julius Grinnell Furthmann; B. W. Sinclair; H. M. Egbert; Joseph Ernest; B. M. Bower; Howard Fielding; L. J. Bee
The POPULAR Magazine: January, Jan. 7, 1915 (The [Flying U's] Last Stand)
Publisher: Street & Smith NY.
Vol. XXXV. no. 2. Editor is uncredited. Cover by Gayle Porter Hoskins. Includes "Hard Rock Is Hard Rock" (novel) by Julius Grinnell Furthmann; "From the Pot to the 'Picaroon" by B. W. Sinclair; "Revelations of an Ambassador at Large" (series; pt. 1) by H. M. Egbert; "The Man Who Made Gold" by Joseph Ernest; "Caught in the Net" (editorials); "The Last Stand" (pt. 1 of 4; in book form as "The Flying U's Last Stand") by B. M. Bower; "A Bit of Inside Work" by Howard Fielding; "The Amatuer Professional" (series: pt. III) by L. J. Beeston; :A Law Not in the Books" by Raymond S. Spears; "Horrors" (verse) by Berton Braley; "Custodian of the Post" (pt. 2 of 2) by George Washington Ogden. Cover inexpertly tape-repaired at hinge; interior tanned; upper rear cover lacks small bit of foredge corner; 1/4" off spine ends. Pulp Good to Very Good-
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Popular (L. Adams Beck; Clarence L. Cullen; Howard Vincent O'Brien; Henry Herbert Knibbs; Frederick Moore; Thomas McMorr
The POPULAR Magazine: September, Sept. 7, 1922 (The Valley of Ghosts)
Publisher: Street & Smith NY.
Vol. LXV. no. 4. Uncredited cover (hikers with canoe). Includes "The Splendor of Asia" (complete novel) by L. Adams Beck; "With the Governor's Regards" by Clarence L. Cullen; "The Thunderbolt" (pt. 1 of 4) by Howard Vincent O'Brien; "Dare, Dare, Double Dare!" by Henry Herbert Knibbs; "The Terrible Truth" (novelette) by Frederick Moore; "The Silly Season of Lemuel Scragg" by Thomas McMorrow; "Caught in the Net" (editorials); "Goat Pro Tem" by B. M. Bower; "Me and Slane, III: The Other One" (series) by H. de Vere Stacpoole; "The Valley of Ghosts" (pt. 4 of 4) by Edgar Wallace; "Silk-Hat Dope" by J. H. Greene; "The Knife Thrower" by Hamish McLaurin; "Names" by Henry Herbert Knibbs; "The Useful Citizen" by Edward M. Thierry; "A Chat with You" (feature). Lower rear foredge cover corner torn; name on cover; 3/4" off spine head. Pulp Very Good
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Popular Detective (Cyril Plunkett; W. T. Ballard; Frank Piazzi; Norman A. Daniels; Leo Stalnaker; Robert Milton; G. R. T
POPULAR DETECTIVE: August, Aug. 1939
Publisher: Better Publications NY.
Vol. XVII. no. 2. Cover by Leo Morey. Includes "Death Walks in Circles" (novelet) by Cyril Plunkett; "Women Are Funny" (novelet) by W. T. Ballard; "Wings of the Law" (novelet) by Frank Piazzi; "Timid T-Man" by Norman A. Daniels; "Death in the Quiet Zone" by Leo Stalnaker; "Double Duty" by Robert Milton; "Hick's Tricks" by G. R. Taggart; "Dumb is the Word for Willy" by Joe Archibald. Illustrated by Murphy, Wesso, and others. Pages a little tanned; 3 pages corner creased. Pulp Near Fine
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Propper, Milton
THE GREAT INSURANCE MURDERS; Prize Mystery Novels No. 7
Publisher: Crestwood Publishing NY 1943.
[1st printing] 1943. Cover illustration is uncredited. 1 page loose and second page is half loose; creasing; library stamps. Digest Wraps Good
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Sampson, Robert
The Night Master
Publisher: Chicago: Pulp Press, 1982.
ISBN: 0934498083 First Edition 8vo Black boards. 216pp with several full page illustrations by Frank Hamilton. The first volume in Sampson's historical tribute to the single character pulp heroes, this is an affectionate study and survey of the most popular pulp heroe ever created, The Shadow. Tiny, faint spot to fore edge else Fine in very slightly soiled dustjacket. Apparently an unread copy.
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Item number: 006775.
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Speed Adventure (Clive Trent; Camford Sheaveley; Lew Merrill; Justin Case; Hugh Speer; Felix Webb; Arthur Cutler)
SPEED ADVENTURE Stories: May 1944
Publisher: Arrow NY.
Vol. 2, No.4. Cover is uncredited for "The Dawn Tide" by Lew Merrill. Includes "Coconut Cargo" by Clive Trent; "Never Thumb Your Nose at the Foremen" by Camford Sheaveley; "So Long, Sister" by Justin Case; "Peace Comes to Bongo" by Hugh Speer; "Out of the Deep" by Felix Webb; "Fool of Florence" by Arthur Cutler. Special Articles (uncredited): "Sea-Going Smoke Eaters"; "To Die Is Divine." Illustrated by Parkhurst and others. Small piece, nickel-sized, out at upper, mid-front foredge; several tears to same; the longest at about 1"; rear cover has a area of tearing with creasing and small pieces out - area is about 3-4" long at upper spine corner; stress. Pulp Good
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Item number: PB269.
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Speed Mystery (Lew Merrill; Clive Trent; Hugh Speer; T. V. Faulkner; William Decatur; Walton Grey)
SPEED MYSTERY: May 1944
Publisher: Trojan Publishing NY.
Vol. 2, No.4. Cover by Allen Anderson for "Lady Luck" by Lew Merrill. Includes "The Flight Magnificent" by Clive Trent; "Beggar-Tricks" (a Dr. Gabriel story) by Hugh Speer; "Here's to Crime" by T. V. Faulkner; "The Kid Could Kill" by William Decatur; "Let There Be Light" by Walton Grey. Illustrations uncredited. Contents page missing; minor chips; otherwise pretty nice. Pulp Good
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Speed Mystery (Lew Merrill; E. Hoffmann Price; Hugh Speer; Watt Dell; Clive Trent; Luther Stone; Stan Warner; Felix Webb
SPEED MYSTERY: July 1943
Publisher: Trojan Publishing NY.
Vol. 1, No. 5. Cover is uncredited for "Shadow Captain" by E. Hoffmann Price. Includes "Claws of the Statue" by Lew Merrill; "Time Lag" by Hugh Speer; "Vera Ray" by Watt Dell; "Titanium Ship" by Clive Trent; "Too Far From St. Helena" by Luther Stone; "Backtrack" by Stan Warner; "Benson's Compact" Felix Webb; "A Curse on the 'Moon' Diamond"; "The Ghost on the Yacht". Illustrations uncredited. Darkening; a few edge tears and small chips; rear cover a little rougher than front. Pulp Very Good
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Item number: P9793.
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Steel, Kurt
MURDER FOR WHAT?: A Crime Novel Selection: No. 4
Publisher: Select Publications NY 1943.
[1st printing](1943) Cover by George Dunsford Klein. Edge and corner wear with a little separation at hinge ends; spine a little faded. Digest Wraps Good to Very Good-
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Item number: PE980.
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Stout, Rex
BAD FOR BUSINESS
Publisher: Century Publications Chicago.
[1st printing, 1945]. Cover is uncredited. Cover and following page have had upper free corner torn off and taped back on; tears at spine ends; creasing. Digest Wraps Good-
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Thrilling Detective (Brett Halliday; C. S. Montanye; Ted Coughlan; John L. Benton; O. Dennis; Mary H. Shannon)
THRILLING DETECTIVE: December, Dec. 1944
Publisher: Standard Magazines NY.
Vol. LIII, no. 3. Cover by Rudolph Belarski for "The Dead Don't Cry" (novel; Mike Shayne) Brett Halliday. Includes "Publicity for the Corpse" by C. S. Montanye; "Payoff - Death" by Ted Coughlan; "Off the Arm" by John L. Benton; "Cop-Shy" by O. Dennis; "Hobnails" by Mary H. Shannon. Features: ""Headquarters." Illustrations uncredited. Paper is browning and entire spine corner is chipped away in a 1" shallow triagle; a few edge tears; a smudge of somthing pink on cover in title. Pulp Good to Very Good-
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Thrilling Detective (Margery Allingham; J. Lane Linklater; Sam Carson; Ralph Oppenheim; David X. Manners; Ken Tillson)
THRILLING DETECTIVE: December, Dec. 1946
Publisher: Pines Publications Toronto.
Vol. LIX, no. 1. Cover is uncredited for "The Mystery Man of Soho" by Allingham. Includes "Death in a Hurry" by Linklater; "Shoot Fast, but Shoot Straight!" by Carson; "Final Judgment" by Oppenheim; "Ill Wind Blowing" by Manners; "The Cat Came Back" by Tillson. Department: "Headquarters." Lower half of rear cover is missing taking 2" of lower spine with it; spine lean; small flap tear to cover and chip at foredge; would have been high grade otherwise. Pulp Fair to Good
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Thrilling Detective (Margery Allingham; J. Lane Linklater; Sam Carson; Ralph Oppenheim; David X. Manners; Ken Tillson)
THRILLING DETECTIVE: December, Dec. 1946
Publisher: Pines Publications Toronto.
Vol. LIX, no. 1. Cover is uncredited for "The Mystery Man of Soho" by Allingham. Includes "Death in a Hurry" by Linklater; "Shoot Fast, but Shoot Straight!" by Carson; "Final Judgment" by Oppenheim; "Ill Wind Blowing" by Manners; "The Cat Came Back" by Tillson. Department: "Headquarters." Lower half of rear cover is missing taking 2" of lower spine with it; spine lean; small flap tear to cover and chip at foredge; would have been high grade otherwise. Pulp Good
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Thrilling Detective (Stewart Sterling; Robert Leslie Bellem; David X. Manners; C. S. Montanye; Arthur J. Burks; John L.
THRILLING DETECTIVE: February, Feb. 1950
Publisher: Standard Magazines NY.
Vol. LXV, no. 2. Cover is uncredited for "Dead Giveaway" (novelet) by Stewart Sterling. Includes "Blind Man's Bluff" (novelet) by Robert Leslie Bellem; "My Friend, The Fiend" by David X. Manners; "Five Minutes from the Grave" by C. S. Montanye; "Ebon Ordeal" by Arthur J. Burks; "Prelude to Murder" by John L. Benton. Features: "Headquarters"; "From the Annlas of Crime" by Simpson M. Ritter. Illustrated by Farren, Parker. and others. Small cover scar; wraps were affixed a little askew with wrinkle in rear hinge. Pulp Very Good+
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Trimble, Louis
YOU CAN'T KILL A CORPSE: Dagger House No. 26
Publisher: Dagger House NY 1947.
[1st printing] 1947; abridged. Cover by Levine. Contents page glued to inside cover at hinge as is last page; some soiling; short rears at spine ends. Digest Wraps Very Good-
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Item number: PC799.
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Triple Detective (Hugh Pentecost; Dana Chambers; Alexander Cambpell)
TRIPLE DETECTIVE: Fall 1949
Publisher: Best Publications NY.
Vol. 4, No. 2. Cover by J. Dreany. Includes "Cancelled in Red" by Hugh Pentecost; "Court of Shadows" Diana Chambers; "The Straw Men Murders" by Alexander Campbell. Nearly 3/4 of spine is gone; interior darkened; rear cover missing a 1" x 1" piece at lower spine hinge; some creasing and chipping; dealer's mark on cover. Decent reading copy. Pulp Good
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Triple Detective (Leslie Charteris; Amelia Reynolds Long; Frank Kane; Ray Cummings; Edward S. Ronns; Leo Marr; Harold He
TRIPLE DETECTIVE: Winter 1951 (The Saint and Mr. teal, or vt. The Gold Standard; Death Looks Down; Slay Ride)
Publisher: Best Publications NY.
Vol. 6, No. 1. Cover art is uncredited. Includes "The Saint and Mr. Teal" (novel; orig. "The Gold Standard") by Leslie Charteris; "Death Looks Down" (novel) by Amelia Reynolds Long; "Slay Rioe" (novel) by Frank Kane; "The Readers' Jury" (Department); "Last Loot" by Ray Cummings; "Contract for Murder" by Edward S. Ronns; "Murder of an Admiral" (True Story) by Leo Marr; "The Other Side of the Story" (True Facts) by Harold Helfer. Illustrations are uncredited. Cover glued on at hinge with somne small losses and short tears; tanning. Pulp Good to Very Good-
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