Mystery and Crime Anthologies
Mystery and Crime Anthologies - Anthologies, also few Collections of Detective, Crime and Mystery. Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Anthology, Ellery Queen Mystery Anthology Best Detective SY, Best American MS, Twentieth Century Detective Stories, Treasury of MM, Literature of Crime, Great Sports Detective Stories, Playboy Book of C&S, The New Black Mask Quarterly, Prime Crime and more.
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| AUTHOR/EDITOR | Title | Description | Price$ | Condition | Locat | |
| Boucher, Anthony(editor) | Best Detective St of the Year #18 | Dutton, hc, fe, dj(fair), 1963; 16 shs from 1962(McKimmey, Fish, Deming, Garve; JC Thompson(exc.) | $5 | good; interior: fine; some stains on outter tips of some pp, visible when book closed | MBR7 | |
| Collins, Max Allan/Gelb, Jeff(editors) | Master’s Choice..volume 2 | Berkley, hc, fe, dj, 1999; 26 shs; C Howard, Block, Hunter, Kaminsky, Hoch, Allyn, Clark | tbr | near mint to mint | ok-sh7 | |
| Collins, Max Allan/Gelb, Jeff(editors) | Flesh & Blood: Dark Desires | Warner, tpb, pbo, 2002; 18 shs(17 new); Pronzini, Lutz, Estleman, Spillaine, Healy, Collins, DeNoux, Mertz, Collins, M Collins, Breen | $2 | covers is poor, balance is very good to fine; reading copy | LL550 | |
| Cox, Michael/Gilbert, R.A. | Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories | Oxford U Press, hc, fe, dj, 1986; 42 shs; 504pp; wmb; chronilogically presented(1829-1981); 42 major authors; biblio; comprehensive; classic for it’s type | mint- | 564 | ||
| Daly, Maureen(ed.) | My Favorite Mystery Stories | Bantam #hp4238, 1968, mmpb, 15 shs; very interesting selection including unfamiliar stuff(Capek, Yates, Daly, Glaspell, Vetter) + standbys | $4 | fine; minor scuffs/rubs covers | 566 | |
| Edwards, Martin/Muller, Adrian(ed.) | Ten Year Stretch | PoisonPen/No Exit; tpb, nd, 20 shs(L Child, , Deaver, Harvey, Rankin) | tbr | mint- | ok-sh3 | |
| Ellroy, James(ed.) | Best American Mystery Stories 2002 | H Miflin, tpb, 20 shs, 2002; best pub 2001;top authors C Howard, Kaminsky, Gores, Oates,Lansdale, M Malone, DuBois, Connelly, etc.; 388pp | $5 | mint- | LL550 | |
| Gilbert, Elliot L(ed.) | World of Mystery Fiction | RDA(pub), hc, dj(vf-nm), 24 shs, 441pp, wmb; superior collection in 7 categories with 4 exc shs in “Black Mask” school section | tbr | mint- | ok-sh3 | |
| Gorman, Ed(ed.) | Second Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction | B Lizard, tpb, pbo, 1988, 666pp, 39 shs, semi-noir; Rabe nvl, Whittington nvlt, Alter, Dundee | $3 | ccovers and spine are poor, front end page to page 19 are good, balance are fine to very fine, reading copy | ok-sh9 | |
| Harris, Charlene(ed.)…Mystery Writers of Am. | Crimes by Moonlight | Berkley, hc, fe, dj, 2010; 20 shs(MA Collins; DuBois, WK Krueger, P Hall)..”mysteries from the dark side” | $5 | near mint with back cover bar code over-stickered | MBR3 | |
| Hitchcock, Alfred(ed.) | AH Presents: the Master’s Choice | Random, hc, fe, dj, 1979; bce; 27 shs; usual notable selection | $5 | very fine to near mint | MBR3 | |
| Hitchcock, Alfred(ed.) | Happy Deathday | Dell3445, 1974, re of pbo; 14 shs(Colby, J Ritchie, Deming, Flora, Lutz) | $3 | very good- | 544 | |
| Homeberg, John-Henri(ed./translator) | A Darker Shade of Death | Myst Pr, hc, fe, dj, 2014; 17 new crime shs by Swedish authors; 361pp | tbr | near mint- for ex-library | ok-sh3 | |
| Kane, Paul B/O’Regan, Marie(ed.) | Exit Wounds | TitanBks(UK); tpb, 2019; 19 shs(Child, Koontz, Connolly, Lehane, Deaver); 11 new, 7 r/f obscure sources; 377pp | tbr | mint with barcode bc over-stickered | ok-sh3 | |
| Koryta, Michael(Mystery Writers of America) | When a Stranger comes to Town | Hanover Sq(Canada), mmpb, 19 shs(Connelly, Lansdale, S Hamilton, Koryta, etc); 433pp | tbr | newish but transit major bend to top many pp so r.c. | ok-sh3 | |
| Lister, Michael(ed.) | Florida Heat Wave | Tyrus, hc, fe, dj, 2010; 18 authors contribute; 18 17 new) chapters by Lutz, J King, Kava, JW Hall, etc; crime in Florida | $4 | mint..except minor writing front end page | ok-sh3 | |
| Little, Denise(ed) | Mystery Date | DAW 1432, 2008; 17 shs; KK Rusch, etc.; 308pp; crime/horror | $4 | very fine-; scuffs back cover, edge wear | 566 | |
| McBain, Ed(ed.) | Transgressions | Forge, hc, fe, dj…copy 2; see list W item 32A for contents description | $9 | mint-; in fine to very fine dust jacket | 555 | |
| McSherry, Frank D; etc.(ed.) | Detectives A to Z | Bonanza, hc, dj, fe, 1985; 641pp; 26 shs; exc diverse selection of polp, pi, hb, sf, etc. by ES Gardner, R MacDonald, R Stout, Charteris, AC Doyle, Queen, Gilbert, Hoch, etc | 5 | very fine to near mint; interior is near mint | LL550 | |
| Monfredo, Mirian G/Newman, Sharan(editors) | Crime Through Time II(2) | Berkley, mmpb, 1998, pbo; historical; 19 shs; 352pp; Satterthwait, Roberts, Hoch, Rowland | $4 | very fine+ | 544 | |
| Penzler, Otto(ed.) | Murder at the Foul Line | Hyperion, hc, fe, dj, 2006; 14 new shs related to basketball; L Block(Keller), Deaver, DuBois, M Malone, etc.) | $3 | nm- | 555 | |
| Penzler, Otto(ed.) | Murder on the Ropes | New Millenium, hc, fe, dj, 2001; 14 new shs; C Howard, Allyn, Block, Estleman, Hoch, Kaminsky, Oates; all star | tbr | mint- | ok-sh1 | |
| Pronzini, Bill/Greenberg(ed) | 101 Mystery Stories | Avanel, hc, fe, dj(vf); 101 varied shs by master anthologist Pronzini; 610pp; exc book; copy 2; for full description of contents see item on list W | $6 | nm-mint | MBR7 | |
| Pronzini, Bill/Greenberg(ed) | 13 Short Mystery Novels | Greenwich, hc, fe, dj, 1984; 595pp; long nvlts by 13 top writers(Chandler, MacDonald, Woolrich, Brown, ES Gardner, Stout, McBain, etc); exc selection by exc anthologist | $6 | nm | LL560 | |
| Pronzini,B/Muller, M…Mystery Writers of America present | Deadly Anniversaries | Hanover Sq(Canada), hc, fe, dj(nm-) | tbr | mint- | ok-sh3 | |
| Queen, Ellery(ed.) | EQ 1978 Anthology, fall-winter #36 | Davis Pub.; mmpb(digest size, 283pp); 17 shs(Pentecost, Stout, etc.) | $7 | very good; slight edge wear, crease top corner front cover, inner back cover browning | 565 | |
| Queen, Ellery(ed.) | EQ 1977 Anthology fall-winter, #34 | Davis Pub.; mmpb(digest size, 316pp, 18 shs..Francis, Gilbert, Fish, Goulart, etc) | $6 | very good; front cover corner wear, back cover 1 x 1.5 inches partial delamination surface | 565 | |
| Queen, Ellery(ed.) | Masterpieces of Mystery: Supersleuths | Davis Pubs, hc, fe, vol. 1, lovely leatherette bds, gold embossed bds; 1976; issued in a set of 20 w/o dj’s; all about 352pp; 14 shs all by well-known authors: Hammett, MacDonald, Doyle, ESG, Chandler, Carr, Stout, etc | $10 | mint- | ok-sh2 | |
| Queen, Ellery(ed.) | Masterpieces of Mystery: Detective Directory–II | Davis Pubs; hc, fe,1978; similar to vol. 1 except 19 stories of 19 kinds of detectives | $10 | mint- | ok-sh2 | |
| Queen, Ellery(ed.) | Masterpieces of Mystery: the Sixties | Davis Pubs, hc, fe, 1978, 21 shs published in the 1960’s; similar to vol. 1 | $10 | mint- | ok-sh2 | |
| Queen, Ellery(ed.) | Masterpieces of Mystery: More from the Sixties | Davis Pubs, hc, fe, 1979; 17 shs published in 1960’s; similar to vol. 1 | $10 | mint- | ok-sh2 | |
| Queen, Ellery(ed.) | Masterpieces of Mystery: The Old Masters | Davis Pubs, hc, fe, 1978; 19 shs published in golden age; similar to vol. 1 | $10 | mint- | ok-sh2 | |
| Queen, Ellery(ed.) | Masterpieces of Mystery: the Fifties | Davis Pubs, hc, fe, 1978, 19 shs published during the 1950’s; similar to vol. 1 | $10 | mint-..except some minor foxing pages edges viewable when book stood on end | ok-sh2 | |
| Queen, Ellery(ed.) | Masterpieces of Mystery: the Prizewinners | Davis Pubs, hc, fe, 1976, 21 shs; similar to vol. 1 | $10 | mint-..except some minor foxing pages edges viewable when book stood on end | ok-sh2 | |
| Queen, Ellery(ed.) | Masterpieces of Mystery: the grand Masters | Davis Pubs, hc, fe, 1976; 15 shs; similar to vol. 1 | $10 | mint-..except some minor foxing page edges viewable when book stood on end | ok-sh2 | |
| Queen, Ellery(ed.) | Masterpieces of Mystery: Blue Ribbon Specials | Davis Pubs, hc, fe, 1978; 27 shs; similar to vol. 1 | $10 | nm; mint- except slight bump top edge back cover top board | ok-sh2 | |
| Queen, Ellery(ed.) | Masterpieces of Mystery: Detective Directory I | Davis Pubs, hc, fe, 1977; 16 shs; similar to vol. 1 | $10 | mint-..except some very minor foxing page edges viewable when book stood on edn | ok-sh2 | |
| Queen, Ellery(ed.) | Masterpieces of Mystery: the Golden Age II | Davis Pubs, hc, fe, 1977; 15 shs; similar to vol. 1 | $10 | near mint to mint | ok-sh2 | |
| Queen, Ellery(ed.) | Masterpieces of Mystery: the Golden Age II | Davis Pubs, hc, fe, 1977; 12 shs; similar to vol. 1 | $10 | nm- | ok-sh2 | |
| Queen, Ellery(ed.); 320pp huge digest bk size | E.Q. 1971 Anthology, vol. 20 | Davis Pubs, tpb, 1970; 16 shs; top authors; copy 2 | $12 | very good; rubs to front cover | 565 | |
| Queen, Ellery(ed.); 320pp huge digest bk size | E.Q. 1969 Anthology, vol. 16 | Davis Pubs, tpb, 1968; 18 shs; top authors; copy 2 | $12 | very good; dime size piece out back cover, tear title page | 565 | |
| Queen, Ellery(ed.); 320pp huge digest bk size | E.Q. 1968 Anthology, vol. 14 | Davis Pubs, tpb, 1967; 22 shs; top authors | tbr | very good; tear bottom spine area, major rubs back cover | ok-sh7 | |
| Queen, Ellery(ed.); 320pp huge digest bk size | E.Q. mid-1968 Anthology, vol.15 | Davis Pubs, tpb, 1968; 20 shs; top authors | tbr | very good to fine; light overall wear | ok-sh7 | |
| Queen, Ellery(ed.); 320pp huge digest bk size | E.Q. 1970 Anthology, vol. 18 | Davis Pubs, tpb, 1969; 15 shs; top authors | tbr | very good spine area is fair | ok-sh7 | |
| Queen, Ellery(ed.); 320pp huge digest bk size | E.Q. mid-1970 Anthology, vol. 19 | Davis Pubs, tpb, 1970; 18 shs; top authors | tbr | very good; rubs front cover, tear at spine, ink marks back cover | ok-sh7 | |
| Queen, Ellery(ed.); 320pp huge digest bk size | E.Q. 1971 Anthology Fall-Winter #22 | Davis Pubs, tpb, 1971; 15 shs; top authors | $6 | good to very good; rubs and crease front cover, ink marks back cover and front cover, Magic tape bottom spine area | 565 | |
| Queen, Ellery(ed.); 320pp huge digest bk size | E.Q. 1972 Anthology Sp-Sum; # 23 | Davis Pubs, tpb, 1972; 17 shs; top authors | $7 | good to very good; Magic tape bottom spine area, small piece out margins 4 pages | 565 | |
| Queen, Ellery(ed.); 320pp huge digest bk size | E.Q. 1973 Anthology Sp-Sum; #25 | Davis Pubs, tpb, 1973; 15 shs(5 new); top authors | tbr | good to very good; overall wear | ok-sh7 | |
| Queen, Ellery(ed.); 320pp huge digest bk size | E.Q. 1971 Anthology Sp-Sum; # 21 | Davis Pubs, tpb, 1971; 16 shs; top authors | $7 | good+; spine area is fair | 565 | |
| Rabe, Peter | Murder Me for Nickles | (ref:) p/o Second B.L. Anthology of Crime Fiction..editor Gorman, Ed; see above | $3 | ref | ref | |
| Randisi, Robert(ed.) | First Cases | CenterPoint, 2002, hc; lpe; 14 shs(2 new; Block, Hillerman, Kaminsky, L Roberts, l Lippman, Lutz); #3 in First Cases series(a best of ??) | $4 | very fine to near mint for ex-library except no back end page | MBR3 | |
| Staff, Mystery Scene(magazine)(editor) | Year’s Finest Crime & Mystery Stories; #5(1995 shs | C & Graf, hc, fe, dj, 1996; Pronzini, Gorman, M Collins, Block, Paretsky, McCrumb, Cooper; 25 shs + ref data; 394pp | $6 | near mint | LL550 | |
| Unknown(ed.) | Fifth Mystery Book | Farrar, hc, fe, 1944, no dj; 3 short novels+ 1 nvlts(1941-4: Wylie, Christie, Pentecost, Ethel Gayle); scarce; pleasantly unfamiliar shs | $15 | very good to fine with 3/1944 front end page enscription to overseas son | MBR3 | |
| Wright, Lee(ed., fem.) | A Butcher’s Dozen of Wicked Women | PktBks 1263, pbo, 1959, 12 shs, exc erotic fc | $5 | fine+..except 1 1/2 words missing on ages.19-20 due to neatly clipped right top corner; ;, owner’s name interior front cover | 566 | |