Agatha christie the hollow nfine vintage 1946 hcdj. Marric gideon series hardcover 8 book lot walter j. Postmark murder mignon eberhart wanted for murder nancy routledge. Walter j black inc for sale antiquarian collectible books. Black detective book club by detective book club, 99. Lady angkatell, intrigued by the criminal mind, has invited hercule poirot to her. Detective book club hardcover january 1, 1950 by walter j black editor see all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Black 3in1 detective book club editions, lot of 2 books vintage. Dead at take off, the da brakes a seal, the outsiders, lethal, too late for tears, black cypress, the woman in black. Black in 1952, became president in 1958 and still held the title of. Sayers, ronald knox, freeman wills crofts, arthur morrison, hugh walpole, john rhode, jessie rickard, baroness emma orczy, r.
A collection of forty two detective book club hardcover editions published by walter j. Walter black walter works walter zane walter grey walter edition walter hardcover walter club walter classics walter book walter volume walter vintage walter great walter collected walter stories walter ibsen walter. Back cover of the dust jacket says the detective book club. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The case of the disappearing black detective novel the. This is a bibliography of works by and about the american writer erle stanley gardner. Colorful books with lightly distressed overall wear are suitable for reading and retro inspired vintage book decor in the mystery lovers library.
This set has seven volumes of short stories published by j. Get the best deals on detective book club when you shop the largest. The detective book club was announced on february 15, 1942. Walter hagen junior series ii golf club set w standcarry bag. Harpercollins has just reissued three titles th august in a relaunched series of hardback crime classics, the detective club, its first crime imprint that dates back to the 1920s. Publication date 1946 topics detective and mystery stories publisher. Each book consist of three stories printed together in one publication. As of october 1983, the club had published 494 regular 3 in 1 volumes and another 97 inner circle triples. Possibly a vintage detective book club edition ad on back dust jacket flap, with original 1st edition dodd mead cover art and 1946 on page. Crime thriller murder mystery detective modern first edition.
The case of the lazy lover as detective book club tripledecker for november 1947. While visiting the south, a black homicide investigator from pasadena reluctantly joins forces. These generally had 3 stories per book and were not numbered. Waters the dark side of the island mark hebden 1973 m and the bum. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. This is a very nice large set of the classics club books published by the popular publishing house walter j. Black, 1969, ellery queens mystery club edition of five lester leith mysteries. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
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Black binding with a dodd meadred badge detective dust jacket. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Hardcover out of control by baynard kendrick too many suspects by john rhode an eye for an eye by oliver weld bayer. The baby merchants lillian odonnell high stakes dick francis 1975. Black in the 1940s ive got over thirty of the titles, and have found a number of others, but have never been able. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner.
Anthony berkeley was instrumental in setting up the club, and. Vintage detective book club hardcover editions ebth. Accessible book, protected daisy, fiction, perry mason fictitious character, detective and mystery stories, trials murder. City of fear on the cover of all detective magazine april 1933. Detective book club series by kathleen moore knight, ursula curtiss, elisabeth sanxay holding, walter j. It included numerous works by famous authors such as edgar allan poe, mark twain, sir arthur conan doyle, voltaire, alexandre dumas, victor hugo, nathaniel hawthorne, rudyard kipling, and many more, both famous and not so famous. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Conan doyle in one volume including all the works written by arthur conan doyle before july 1891. Black, 19371948, homer, ar antique leather w gilt book. The detection club was formed in 1930 by a group of british mystery writers, including agatha christie, dorothy l. Walter black for the detective club books series each book has three different detective short stories by various authors. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Deadfall was adapted for suspense and broadcast 1121951 publication history.
Twenty midcentury era books from the detective book club series in muted tan and pastel hued shades. The classics club seeking list of titles hotelsierra blog 25jan2009 yanni znaio posted on 01252009 5. Walter black editions page zane greys west society. Some years ago, i subscribed to an on approval book club called the classics club, originally published by walter j. The detective book club by walter j black, vintage mystery book, the girl with six fingers, mid century short stories, suspense series turnthepagebookshop 5 out.
Detective book club three stories, the case of the by published for the detective book club by walter j black. The company specializes in reprints of popular titles, and issues books in the classics club, the detective book club and the giants of literature series, among others. Black decorative boards, rubbing along spine and edges, pictorial end pages, binding good, pages clean, thumb tabs. Detective book club issue for september 1947 with the farmhouse by helen reilly and dark interlude by peter cheney key word searches abebooks amazon biblio alibris dbc47b. Produced in the 1960s, they were bound in red and tan cloth and originally came in a rice paper cover. Black publisher 45 works 29 ebooks publishing history this is a chart to show the when this publisher published books. Murder twice told is a collection of two short thrillers by donald hamilton contents. Detective book club hardcover january 1, 1949 by walter j. Black editions were reprints of seventythree of zane greys titles with one additional title appearing as a first edition. Erle stanley gardner a bibliography walter j black.
I have not examined it closely enough to determine when they began the additional inner circle volumes but by the 1980s the club was offering nine novels in three volumes. Hc relaunches detective club series the bookseller. Authors include agatha christie, dick francis, ellery queen, and p. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Constantine a blast of trumpets john creasy as gordon ashe 1973. The best thing about john balls 1965 detective novel in the heat of the night may be its setup. As this book was published in 1928, all of the stories were written before that date, many of them centuries earlier.
The works of alexandre dumas, walter j blac 6 zane grey walter j. Black incorporated was an american publishing company based in new york the company published the works of a. Seven important episodes from the case book of albert campion by margery allingham first edition and the true first edition. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Broad collection of walter j black book at hard to beat prices.
Black author see all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. These 1940s sets are nice collections but not highly collectible today thus the value is highly dependent on the condition of the bindings and book blocks. Walter j black book for sale antiquarian collectible books. The volume was included in a series of works of various authors like wilde, hawthorne, stevenson, chekhov, cellini, shakespeare, ibsen, haggard and kipling. Detective book club three stories, the case of the footloose doll, by erle stanley gardner, still no answer by lee thayer and the famous mcgarry stories by matt taylor. I have a set of 19 classic club books published by walter j. Along the x axis is time, and on the y axis is the count of editions published. Three stories from the detective book club, the girl with the. The set printed in 1942 does have modest value if in very good condition.