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1931rif. 126489London: Mundanus Ltd/Victor Gollancz Publisher 1931. Octavo printed wrappers. First edition. Berkeley's masterpiece which takes the reader into the mind of the murderer. "Iles was the innovator the father of those techniques so evident in much of today's crime fiction." - Pederson ed. St. James Guide to Crime & Mystery Writers 4th edition. Light tanning to edges of text block slight lean some soiling to covers crease to front cover some light rubs a good to very good copy. #126489 Mundanus Ltd/Victor Gollancz Publisher unknown books
1939rif. 039014London: Jarrolds Publishers London Limited 1939 Undtaed but 1939. 12mo. original pale blue cloth rubbed & bumped spine sunned some spotting & marking inscrip. to FFE; lacks dustwrapper; pp. 320. A very good copy of this uncommon psychological romance. The final novel by Anthony Berkeley writing under his Francis Iles pseudonym. Better known for his crime fiction sales and critical reception for this novel were poor after which he ceased writing fiction. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket. Jarrolds Publishers London Limited hardcover
1932rif. 21337Garden City NY: Doubleday Doran & Company Inc. Near Fine. 1933 c.1932. Early printing. Hardcover. lacking the original dust jacket but encased in a professionally-made facsimile reproduction of same; see 2nd image posted with this listing nice clean copy spine very slightly turned extremely light wear to extremities. "This is the story of Lina Aysgarth who after eight years discovered that she was married to a murderer. It is not a shocker or a detective story but a brilliant disquieting frightening study of a charming and thoroughly evil murderer." A Haycroft-Queen Cornerstone title and the basis for the 1941 Alfred Hitchcock film SUSPICION with Cary Grant as the charmer and Joan Fontaine as his milk-fed and very anxious bride. NOTE again that this book bears a FACSIMILE dust jacket to serve the dual purpose of protecting the book from further wear and enhancing its appearance on the shelf; its presence has not been factored in to our pricing. . Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. hardcover
1947rif. 31326New York: Pocket Books Inc 1947. First Edition. Paperback. Pocket Book 419. First paperback publication. Basis for the 1941 Alfred Hitchcock movie featuring Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine. First leaf was cut a bit short. A bright near fine copy. ; Small octavo. Pocket Books, Inc paperback
1931rif. J3994London: Mundanus Ltd. / Victor Gollancz Publisher. G: in good condition without dust jacket as issued. Cover creased marked chipped and sunned. Browning to pages and text block. Some creasing to corners. 1931. First Edition. Yellow card cover. 190mm x 130mm 7" x 5". 288pp. Anthony Berkeley Cox wrote under several pen names including Francis Iles Anthony Berkeley and A. Monmouth Platts. In 1930 he was a founding member of the Detection Club along with Agatha Christie Dorothy L. Sayers Freeman Wills Crofts and others. Malice Aforethought is an early example of the inverted crime format where the crime and the identity of the criminal are known to the reader from the start. Mundanus was a short-lived imprint of Gollancz and published this paperback edition simultaneously with the cased edition. . Mundanus Ltd. / Victor Gollancz Publisher unknown
1931rif. 140946706London: Mundanus Ltd / Victor Gollancz Publisher 1931. First edition. First edition first printing preceding the cloth issue. 288 pp. Bound in publisher's yellow wraps. About Very Good spine creased and toned small tear along spine edge at foot contents and wraps toned with age corners a little bumped. An uncommon British mystery that is often cited as one of the best examples of the inverted detective story in which the murderer's identity is revealed in the first line "It was not until several weeks after he had decided to murder his wife that Dr. Bickleigh took any active steps in the matter. Mundanus Ltd / Victor Gollancz Publisher unknown
1947rif. 31329New York: Pocket Books Inc 1947. First Edition. Paperback. Pocket Book 432. First paperback publication. A hint of lamination peel to back cover. A bright fine copy. ; Small octavo. Pocket Books, Inc paperback
1986rif. 107752Amer Inst of Aeronautics &. Fine. 1986. Hardcover. 0930403150 . Fine Condition Blue Hardcover slightest shelf wear. Volume 106 in the series. ; Progress In Astronautics & Aeronautics; 9.3 X 6.4 X 1.6 inches; 664 pages . Amer Inst of Aeronautics & hardcover
rif. 63-4823Berkeley CA: Ira Michael Heyman 1984. Typed Signed Letter 11" x 8.5" Single Page on UC Berkeley letterhead & related paperwork 5 pp. Very Good.Provenance: Peter Howard Serendipity Books Berkeley. Berkeley, CA: Ira Michael Heyman, 1984. unknown
rif. 6606767Cambridge University Press CUP . Papeback. New. pp. 424 Cambridge University Press CUP unknown
1956rif. 146620Universal City: Universal International Pictures 1956. Eight vintage studio still photographs from the 1956 film. Based upon the 1956 novel "Back Trail" by Lewis B. Patten gunman Alec Longmire Calhoun nearly loses his life in gunfight and decides to walk the straight and narrow by becoming deputy to honest sheriff Jade Murphy Dean Jagger currently dealing with disputes between small farmers and the local cattle baron. Longmire also finds he has feelings for the sheriff's daughter Caroline Martha Hyer. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine one with small pinholes in corners and near center pin holes with some scratching. Pitts 3337. Universal International Pictures unknown
1955rif. 140258Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1955. Vintage still photograph from the set of the 1955 film "Revenge of the Creature." Featuring a comical image of the film being shot in the water at Marineland Florida while a dolphin show takes place in the background. Half of the gathered crowd watches the dolphin show while the other half has turned to watch the Gill-man attack a diver bathing suit-clad cameramen milling about to the side. The captive Gill-man Ricou Browning falls in love with the girlfriend Lori Nelson of animal psychologist Clete Ferguson John Agar. When it inevitably escapes and unsurprisingly takes Nelson hostage the police are forced to shoot it. The first 3-D sequel to a 3-D film its far more successful predecessor "The Creature from the Black Lagoon" and the only 3-D film released in 1955. Clint Eastwood makes a hilarious uncredited appearance as an incompetent lab technician who insists a lab rat has been eaten by a cat test subject only to find the rat in his lab coat pocket. Set in Florida and shot there on location. 8 x 10 inches. Just about Fine. Weaver and Brunas Universal Horrors. Mystery Science Theater 801. Universal Pictures unknown
1955rif. 140258Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1955. Vintage still photograph from the set of the 1955 film "Revenge of the Creature." Featuring a comical image of the film being shot in the water at Marineland Florida while a dolphin show takes place in the background. Half of the gathered crowd watches the dolphin show while the other half has turned to watch the Gill-man attack a diver bathing suit-clad cameramen milling about to the side. The captive Gill-man Ricou Browning falls in love with the girlfriend Lori Nelson of animal psychologist Clete Ferguson John Agar. When it inevitably escapes and unsurprisingly takes Nelson hostage the police are forced to shoot it. The first 3-D sequel to a 3-D film its far more successful predecessor "The Creature from the Black Lagoon" and the only 3-D film released in 1955. Clint Eastwood makes a hilarious uncredited appearance as an incompetent lab technician who insists a lab rat has been eaten by a cat test subject only to find the rat in his lab coat pocket. Set in Florida and shot there on location. 8 x 10 inches. Just about Fine. Weaver and Brunas Universal Horrors. Mystery Science Theater 801. Universal Pictures unknown books
1957rif. 038956Los Angeles: Filmaster Productions / Sol Baer Fielding / United Artists 1957. 1st Edition . No Binding. Very Good. Original One Sheet Poster 57-305. Filmaster Productions / Sol Baer Fielding / United Artists unknown
rif. 63-4674Berkeley CA: Jackson Burgess 1965. Typed letter signed 8.5" x 11" 2 pp. Very Good.Provenance: Peter Howard Serendipity Books Berkeley. Berkeley, CA: Jackson Burgess, 1965. unknown
rif. 63-4756Berkeley CA: Jackson Burgess 1963. Typed letter signed 8" x 10" 2 pp. Very Good.Provenance: Peter Howard Serendipity Books Berkeley. Berkeley, CA: Jackson Burgess, [1963]. unknown
rif. 63-4754Rondebosch South Africa: Jackson Burgess 1962. Typed letter signed 8.5" x 11" 2 pp. Very Good.Provenance: Peter Howard Serendipity Books Berkeley. Rondebosch, South Africa: Jackson Burgess, 1962. unknown
rif. 63-4755Cape Town South Africa: Jackson Burgess 1962. Aerogramme. Typed letter signed 8" x 10" 2 pp. Very Good.Provenance: Peter Howard Serendipity Books Berkeley. Cape Town, South Africa: Jackson Burgess, 1962. unknown
rif. 63-4757Berkeley CA: Jackson Burgess 1958. Typed letter signed 8" x 10" Single Page. Very Good.Provenance: Peter Howard Serendipity Books Berkeley. Berkeley, CA: Jackson Burgess, 1958. unknown
2020rif. x-0367859416Routledge 2020. Paperback. New. 351 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. Routledge paperback
2020rif. x-0367859424Routledge 2020. Hardcover. New. 351 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches. Routledge hardcover
rif. ria9781119770763_inpPaperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; N/A paperback
rif. ria9781119880387_inpHardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; N/A hardcover
rif. ria9780253070142_inpHardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; N/A hardcover
rif. 63-4852Berkeley CA: James Hart 1968. Hand-written note on UC Berkeley Press Release. 8.5" x 11" Single Page on UC Berkeley letterhead Good with marginal tear some toning.Provenance: Peter Howard Serendipity Books Berkeley. Berkeley, CA: James Hart, [1968]. unknown
