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The Singing Bone -
R. Austin Freeman
1912 - Hodder and Stoughton, London - First Edition
A lauded and listed collection of five stories, beginning with The Case of Oscar Brodski, by the ‘true and undoubted ‘parent’ of the scientific detective story in the highest meaning of the phrase.’ (Haycraft, Murder for Pleasure.) First edition, with misprinted quotation mark on the title-page.
Symons in Murder for Pleasure stresses the originality of this collection of short stories, in which we see a crime committed, and then watch Dr. John Thorndyke discover and follow clues that lead to the criminal, a concept known as the ‘inverted tale’. Symons also admired Freeman’s accuracy in detail, a result of Freeman’s medical training and perhaps his work as a medical advisor at Holloway Prison, and Haycraft points out that no other literary criminologist has been paid tribute of having his fictional methods put into use by the real police.
These ‘Freeman 'inverted' tales were a monumental contribution to the development of the detective story, and from them have stemmed some of the great modern masterpieces of crime writing.’ – Ellery Queen, Queen’s Quorum.
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1912 - Hodder and Stoughton, London - First Edition
A lauded and listed collection of five stories, beginning with The Case of Oscar Brodski, by the ‘true and undoubted ‘parent’ of the scientific detective story in the highest meaning of the phrase.’ (Haycraft, Murder for Pleasure.) First edition, with misprinted quotation mark on the title-page.Symons in Murder for Pleasure stresses the originality of this collection of short stories, in which we see a crime committed, and then watch Dr. John Thorndyke discover and follow clues that lead to the criminal, a concept known as the ‘inverted tale’. Symons also admired Freeman’s accuracy in detail, a result of Freeman’s medical training and perhaps his work as a medical advisor at Holloway Prison, and Haycraft points out that no other literary criminologist has been paid tribute of having his fictional methods put into use by the real police.
These ‘Freeman 'inverted' tales were a monumental contribution to the development of the detective story, and from them have stemmed some of the great modern masterpieces of crime writing.’ – Ellery Queen, Queen’s Quorum.
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For the Defense: Dr. Thorndyke -
R. Austin Freeman
1934 - Dodd, New York - First American Edition
Superb example in bright sharp dust jacket
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1934 - Dodd, New York - First American Edition
Superb example in bright sharp dust jacket
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Dr. Thorndyke s Discovery -
R. Austin Freeman
1932 - Dodd, New York - First American Edition
A superior example of this Dr. Thorndyke mystery, published the same year in London as ‘When Rogues Fall Out’.
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1932 - Dodd, New York - First American Edition
A superior example of this Dr. Thorndyke mystery, published the same year in London as ‘When Rogues Fall Out’.
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Dr. Thorndyke Intervenes -
R. Austin Freeman
1933 - Dodd, New York - First American Edition
A fine copy in nice example of this rather delicate dust jacket.
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1933 - Dodd, New York - First American Edition
A fine copy in nice example of this rather delicate dust jacket.
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The Penrose Mystery -
R. Austin Freeman
1936 - Dodd, New York - First American Edition
Dr. Thorndyke is concerned with the mysterious disappearance of Daniel Penrose, a well-to-do collector of antiquities.
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1936 - Dodd, New York - First American Edition
Dr. Thorndyke is concerned with the mysterious disappearance of Daniel Penrose, a well-to-do collector of antiquities.
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The Concrete Castle Murders -
Francis G
1936 - Henry Holt and Company, New York - First American Edition
An exceptional example of Gérard’s second novel, continuing the adventures of Inspector John Meredith of the C.I.D. and Detective-Sergeant Beef.
In a pristine dust jacket designed by Nat Falk (1898-1989).
First American edition (May 1936), published the same year in London by Rich & Crown as ‘Concrete Castle’.
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1936 - Henry Holt and Company, New York - First American Edition
An exceptional example of Gérard’s second novel, continuing the adventures of Inspector John Meredith of the C.I.D. and Detective-Sergeant Beef.In a pristine dust jacket designed by Nat Falk (1898-1989).
First American edition (May 1936), published the same year in London by Rich & Crown as ‘Concrete Castle’.
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The D. A. Cooks a Goose - Inscribed -
Erle Stanley Gardner
1941 - William Morrow and Company, New York - First Edition
First edition, inscribed to his secretary Louise Weissberger - ‘To Louise, Who is one of the the fiction factory with much love, yours Erle’ and signed ‘Erle Stanley Gardner’.
‘A midnight hit-and-run accident on a lonely mountain road...
a tragic fatality
discovery of the missing car...
and Doug Selby, District Attorney of Madison City, finds himself not only up against a most involved case but in the hottest spot of his career.’
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1941 - William Morrow and Company, New York - First Edition
First edition, inscribed to his secretary Louise Weissberger - ‘To Louise, Who is one of the the fiction factory with much love, yours Erle’ and signed ‘Erle Stanley Gardner’.‘A midnight hit-and-run accident on a lonely mountain road...
a tragic fatality
discovery of the missing car...
and Doug Selby, District Attorney of Madison City, finds himself not only up against a most involved case but in the hottest spot of his career.’
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Stay of Execution, and Other Stories of Legal Practices -
Michael Gilbert
1971 - Hodder and Stoughton, London - First Edition
A fine first edition without foxing, in a fine dust jacket, scarce as such.
Gilbert, a rather self-effacing lawyer with a dry sense of humour, was well known as a natural storyteller, a good examples of which can be seen in two of these short stories in which rascally solicitors "get away with it", ‘Back on the Shelf’ and ‘Mr Portway's Practice’, they were also written in the first person.
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1971 - Hodder and Stoughton, London - First Edition
A fine first edition without foxing, in a fine dust jacket, scarce as such.Gilbert, a rather self-effacing lawyer with a dry sense of humour, was well known as a natural storyteller, a good examples of which can be seen in two of these short stories in which rascally solicitors "get away with it", ‘Back on the Shelf’ and ‘Mr Portway's Practice’, they were also written in the first person.
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Price HK$ 3,800