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192820962ENew York: Scribners 1928. First Edition of the third Philo Vance novel. Signed and inscribed by the author S.S. Van Dine to actor and screenwriter George O’Hara in the year of publication on the front free endpaper: “To George O’Hara New York 1929 - or bust! If the Greene is shot and you are not there I’ll be unhappy. S.S. Van Dine Hollywood 1928.†Slightly cocked else a very good lightly used copy with some fading to the cloth at the spine and some edge wear without dust jacket. The basis of the 1929 film directed by Frank Tuttle starring William Powell as Philo Vance with Jean Arthur Ullrich Haupt and Florence Eldridge. George O’Hara 1899 - 1966 began his film career working for early Hollywood director Mack Sennett and is best known for starring in Fighting Blood 1923 When Gale and Hurricane Met 1923 and California or Bust 1927. His screenwriting notables include Night Parade 1929and A Single Man 1929. Scribners hardcover
1911259144N.p. London 1911. With two full page watercolor heraldic drawings in first volume: Arms Crest and Badge of Clarence Moore; Armorial Bearings of Edwin Carleton Swift; both signed Archibald G.B. Russell Lancaster Herald College of Arms London. Manuscript on paper 28 lines in a fine cursive hand in black ink with occasional red initials within red rules. 160; 253 pp. 2 vols. Folio. Full red morocco gilt upper boards titled in gilt spines with raised bands dentelles gilt marbled endsheets a.e.g. Some inoffensive traces of damp along lower portion of boards of Moore volume occasional superficial scuffs otherwise fine. Internally immaculate. With two full page watercolor heraldic drawings in first volume: Arms Crest and Badge of Clarence Moore; Armorial Bearings of Edwin Carleton Swift; both signed Archibald G.B. Russell Lancaster Herald College of Arms London. Manuscript on paper 28 lines in a fine cursive hand in black ink with occasional red initials within red rules. 160; 253 pp. 2 vols. Folio. Monumental genealogical manuscript volumes recording the descent of Clarence Moore of Washington D.C. who died aboard the S.S. Titanic in April 1912 and his second wife Mabille daughter of Edwin Carleton Swift of Prides Crossing Massachusetts. They were married in 1900 and had four sons: Edwin Swift Moore born 1901 died in childhood 1907; Jasper Moore born 1905; Clarence Moore born 1910; and Lloyd Moore born 29 November 1912. In addition to the detailed genealogical reports the volumes include extenisve extracts from historical documents and records in England Pennsylvania Massachusetts and Maryland. The Swift Genealogy William Swyft of Sandwitch and some of his descendants 1637-1887 includes 1296 entries and concludes with a family tree for Mabille Florence Swift. The researches for Moore were conducted by "Hester Dorsey Richardson and Albert Levin Richardson experts in Original Research of Baltimore Maryland".<br /> The Moore pedigree is updated through 1926 noting that Mabille married again in 1915 to Aksel de Wichfeld of Maribe Denmark.<br /> <br /> Clarence Moore 1865-1912 a banker and sportsman of Washington. D.C. and M.F.H. of the Loudoun Hunt and the Chevy Chase Hunt had travelled to England to buy a pack of hounds and sailed for home on the Titanic. Survivors reported Moore's heroic conduct. He lowered women and children into the lifeboats and refused to take a place in the boats.<br /> <br /> A beautiful and imposing genealogy. unknown
192727346New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1927. 1927. First edition. Author's second Philo Vance mystery. Near fine with lettering on front cover and spine bright and unfaded in second state dust jacket professionally restored at spine ends corners and extremities. The second state dust jacket has the words "The Greene Murder Case" for the forthcoming third book of the series listed on the rear flap. The earliest state of the dust jacket lists "The Taxicab Murder Case" as the forthcoming third book in the series. Margaret O'Dell a blackmailing musical comedy star is found strangled in her apartment and four men come under suspicion: Lindquist a half-mad doctor in love with Margaret; Cleaver a politician whose career she threatened; Mannix a fat broker with a jealous wife; and Jimmy Spotswoode a young society boy Margaret was attempting to blackmail into marriage. Jimmy is arrested and Philo Vance a whimsical society man and amateur detective who is a close friend of Jimmy's father is called in on the case. A Haycraft/Queen Cornerstone title and an uncommon book. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927. unknown
1903HALL157031Hardback. 1903. Ego zhizn' i tsarstvovanie. 2 vols. 556 754pp 2 portraits 4to A.S. Suvorin St. Petersburg 1903. Hor. 380: The only full-length treatment of Alexander II. Rebound in 1/2 leather gilt-decorated spines with raised bands. Spines & corners slightly rubbed otherwise a very good set. . hardcover
1927SB 6/26-1SCRIBNERS 1927. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Authors. First Edition. A VERY GOOD FIRST IN VERY GOOD DJ. SIGNED NOTE LAID IN. SECOND ISSUE DUST JACKET. . SCRIBNERS Hardcover
1930013566New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. 328pp.plus 6 pages of ads in rear. Beautiful First Edition with Scribners "A" and seal on the copyright page. This is the true first issue with a single date 1930 on the copyright page. Bound in black cloth with titles and borders in yellow on front board and spine. Square tight and clean throughout with no foxing or page toning. Some fairly minor wear to bottom edges. Spine ends a bit soft. A tiny blemish or two to cloth but still uncommonly well-preserved. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket $2.00 has the very scarce wrap-around band which is split in two places but otherwise fine and very difficult to find in any condition. Light wear to top edge and rubbing to spine panel. Fresh and bright with no chipping creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy. Hubin p. 405. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
193517479New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1935. First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. The first edition first printing of The Garden Murder Case: A Philo Vance Story signed by S.S. Van Dine. Octavo 2 332pp 10pp ads. Publisher's black cloth title stamped in gilt. The first printing with the "Scribner's A" on the copyright page. Faint wear to black cloth light scuff mark on front cover along fore-edge. Solid text block internally clean. In the publisher's first state dust jacket $2.00 on the front flap two closed tears with archival tissue reinforcement to verso notable wear along bottom edge of front panel wear at tips a very good example. This copy is signed on the front free endpaper by S.S. Dine. The Garden Murder Case was first published in 1935 by Charles Scribner's Sons in New York. The novel was serialized in American Magazine beginning in February 1935 just before its book release. A British edition was issued the same year by Cassell and Company in London. The book was the ninth in the Philo Vance series and was one of the later entries before the character's popularity declined. A film adaptation by MGM starring Edmund Lowe as Vance was released in 1936. Charles Scribner's Sons unknown
1925mon0000070542HMSO 1925-01-01. Paperback. Good. in x in x in. Ex-library book usual markings. Hardback rebound by library. Clean copy sound binding. HMSO paperback
19281095801928. Signed. WRIGHT Willard Huntington VAN DINE S.S. The Benson Murder Case. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1928. Octavo contemporary three-quarter green crushed morocco elaborately gilt-decorated spine raised bands decorative endpapers top edge gilt. $1400.Third edition of the first Philo Vance novel by legendary critic and editor Willard Wright under the pseudonym of S.S.Van Dine a Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone mystery a splendid presentation copy inscribed by him to his close friend ""To Norbert L. Lederer. In memory of Hopatcong and the Uberbrettl movementthe place and the subject which resulted in our friendship. S.S. Van Dine New York.""Lederer the recipient of this distinctive copy was a close friend of Wright who published his Philo Vance series under the pseudonym of S.S. Van Dine. When Wright was ordered to take a break from overwork Lederer stepped in and told his friend to instead ""devote his life to writing crime novels"" Sanchez Jose Raul Capablanca 276. Lederer offered Wright access to his ""vast collection of detective fiction. Wright then read all of the authors of crime fiction old and new and decided he could do better"" Backer Mystery Movie Series 5-6. As Wright began working on Benson Murder Case the first Philo Vance novel he asked Lederer a member of the prestigious Manhattan Chess Club to arrange a meeting with Alexander Alekhine who became the Fourth World Champion of Chess in 1927. Wright used that meeting to gain background for Philo Vance's talent for solving chess-related murders. In 1933 New Yorker magazine reported that Lederer ""gave S. S.Van Dine the chess and mathematical dope for The Bishop Murder Case.""When Wright began ""crafting his influential theory of detective fiction he drafted several story outlines and submitted three to Maxwell Perkins at Scribner's promptly receiving a contract."" Benson Murder Case launched ""what Haycraft has called the ""Golden Age Van Dine's place in the history of the American detective story is secure and important"" Reilly 1415. ""Philo Vance was an American cousin to Lord Peter Wimsey and forefather of many later detectives"" Hardy BFI Companion to Crime 137. At his death Wright was ""the best known American writer of the detective story since Poe His name will endure among the immortals of the literature"" Haycraft 168. Preceded by the 1926 first and 1927 second editions. With page of publisher's advertisement at rear. Reilly 1414. Hubin 414. Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone. See Barzun & Taylor 3268. From the library of Norbert L. Lederer with his bookplate. The ""überbrettl movement"" of Wright's inscription highlights a type of literary cabaret popular in Berlin at the turn of the century; ""hopatcong"" likely refers to an area not far from New York City. The two men shared a keen interest in chess and Lake Hopatcong was the center for major chess tournaments in the 1920s including one in 1926 won by the chess champion defeated by Alekhine in 1927. A suspect in The 'Canary' Murder Case the second Philo Vance novel complains of getting ticketed for speeding while ""driving down to Hopatcong.""Text fine lightest edge-wear faint toning to spine. An about-fine presentation copy. hardcover
193483668New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1934. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. A very good copy with some smudging and light staining in a supplied but sympathetic very good price-clipped dust jacket with slight internal stains. Inscribed by the author: "To Dr. Hugh Stott Taylor With great appreciation for his gracious assistance and with warm personal regards. S.S. Van Dine." The English-born Taylor was a chemist who spent much of his life at Princeton and who in World War II played a prominent role in the American scientific effort directing a number of research projects and contributing to the development of the atomic bomb with his discovery of the most effective catalyst for producing heavy water. He was knighted by both the Queen and the Pope in the same month. A Chair in chemistry is named for him at Princeton. The inscription would seem to indicate that Taylor provided advice to Van Dine about the novel or at least to Willard Huntington Wright as Van Dine was a pseudonym. A Philo Vance novel filmed in 1935 with Paul Lukas as Vance starring opposite Rosalind Russell in one of her earliest roles. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1933140948928New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1933. First edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition first printing. Signed by S.S. Van Dine on the title page inscribed to the former owner. xii ii 311 1 6; ads pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth stamped in crimson with map endpapers. Near Fine. Quite sharp with light edge wear and a bit of faint soiling to cloth In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with minor creasing at spine ends light chipping at corners and perforated letters spelling out "UNCo. at front flap; possible review copy. A Philo Vance whodunit with a plot revolving around mythological dragons. The basis for the 1934 film starring Warren William and Margaret Lindsay; uncommon signed. Charles Scribner's Sons unknown
1930180811003New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to Julian Johnson head story editor for 20th Century Fox studios in the 1930s: "To Hildegarde and Julian Affectionately from signed S.S. Van Dine alias Willard." xii 328 5 versos only ads pp. Black cloth lettered in yellow. Very Good with slight crease to prelims edge rubbing in Good unclipped dust jacket with some chips tiny edge tears and dulling to spine panel. <p>A whodunit that inspired a now-lost 1936 British film starring Wilfrid Hyde-White rather than the popular William Powell as Philo Vance. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1928MYSCTSCRIBNERS 1928. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. A beautiful first edition in fine dust jacket. INSCRIBED by S.S. Van Dine. You can't get a better copy!. SCRIBNERS Hardcover
191032462AB1910. Norway c. 1910. 14 cm wide x 8.8 cm high. 56 Vintage Photographs. Modern Softcover Sleeve with all photographs inside. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. paperback
1930her mys 6SCRIBNERS 1930. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Authors. First Edition. A VERY GOOD FIRST IN VERY GOOD DJ. WARMLY INSCRIBED by Van Dine with scarce wraparound band. SCRIBNERS Hardcover
194443207No Place Amsterdam No Publisher Der Höhere SS- und Polizeiführer Nordwest Nederlands 1944. ; No Date 1944. Presume 1st edition. Original pink printed paper ca 22 x 17 inches. Dual German & Dutch text. Original Nazi anti-resistance poster from occupied Amsterdam announcing that “a number of people have been shot by firing squad or on the spot in recent days for attempting to commit sabotage against the German occupying forces†and warning that “The population of the city of Amsterdam is seriously warned to refrain from anything that endangers public peace and security. Violations of this will be severely punished.†<br> A final sentence notes in all capital letters that “TEARING DOWN OR DAMAGING THIS POSTER IS PUNISHABLE.â€<br> The handwritten date “16-9-44†is legible in the lower right corner; we presume this to be the date that the poster was originally either put up or taken down. <br> Anne Frank's life in Amsterdam was defined by the Nazi occupation and her family's subsequent hiding to evade persecution. The Nazi invasion in 1940 led to the implementation of anti-Jewish laws forcing the Frank family to go into hiding in 1942 to avoid deportation to concentration camps. During this time Anne documented her experiences and thoughts in her diary which later became the world’s defining first-hand account of Jewish life during the Holocaust. <br> Over 80% of Amsterdam’s 79000 Jews were murdered by the Nazis. <br> We have been able to locate no other surviving copies of this rare original Nazi poster from occupied Amsterdam.<br> Paper very slightly age toned as expected but colors and text remain bright and clear. A vertical and horizontal fold probably dating to the date of production remain but with no tears. An amazingly well-preserved original Nazi poster from the occupation of Amsterdam. Very Good Condition. Very Displayable B Holo2-163-5. No Place [Amsterdam?] No Publisher [Der Höhere SS- und Polizeiführer Nordwest Nederlands] unknown
19429400Berlin Germany.: SS Hauptamt Berlin.1942/1944 1942. Soft cover. Good. SS Leithefte 8.Jahrgang.10.Jahrgang The SS-Leitheft was a Nazi SS periodical that ran from 1934 to 1944 and encapsulated much of Himmler's vision for the SS and how it should be presented and seen by members and by others. Often referred to as the 'Leadership' magazine the SS-Leitheft was designed to teach and preach National Socialist ideology and NS lifestyle to members of the SS. Many issues focused on racial politics blood lines Aryanism and the importance of racial purity. The whole visual look of these rare magazines was to enforce and enhance the SS ascetic and elite style. The typography use of runic and Nordic symbols photography and illustration was all geared to push the SS ideology and Nazism in its purist form. This modest collection of SS-Leithefte is comprised of the following: 10.Jahrgang 1944 1944Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ; 10 issues Missing Nr.11 9.Jahrgang 1943 1943Nr. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9/10 11 12; 11 issues Missing Nr.2 8.Jahrgang 1942 1942Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7; 7 issues A total of 28 issues some are doubles in this modest collection. Nr.9400. <br/> <br/> SS Hauptamt, Berlin.1942/1944 paperback
1936SKSCRIBNERS 1936. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. A COMPLETE SET OF PHILO VANCE NOVELS. ALL FIRST EDITIONS ALL IN DUST JACKET. PLUS TYPED LETTER SIGNED. 12 VOLUMES ALL FIRSTS IN DUST JACKET. Benson is second issue. 12 VOLUMES ALL FIRSTS IN DUST JACKET.BENSON CANARY GREENE BISHOP SCARAB KENNEL DRAGON CASINO KIDNAP GARDEN GRACIE ALLEN WINTER. SCRIBNERS Hardcover
19359300Berlin Germany.: SS Hauptamt Berlin.1935/44 1935. Soft cover. Good. SS Leithefte 4.Jahrgang.10.Jahrgang The SS-Leitheft was a Nazi SS periodical that ran from 1934 to 1944 and encapsulated much of Himmler's vision for the SS and how it should be presented and seen by members and by others. Often referred to as the 'Leadership' magazine the SS-Leitheft was designed to teach and preach National Socialist ideology and NS lifestyle to members of the SS. Many issues focused on racial politics blood lines Aryanism and the importance of racial purity. The whole visual look of these rare magazines was to enforce and enhance the SS ascetic and elite style. The typography use of runic and Nordic symbols photography and illustration was all geared to push the SS ideology and Nazism in its purist form. This fine collection of SS-Leithefte has taken many years to compile. A very small number around 3 of issues from the 1.Jahrgang are known to exist in two Deutsche Bibliothek and there are no doubt an equally small number in private collections. Unfortunately I have never seen any come onto the market in 40 years. Each year of this fine collection includes a black Collectors slipcase with silver lettering to cover as illustrated. Very very scarce to find a collection of SS-Leithefte come onto the market. The collection comprises the following SS-Leithefte: 10.Jahrgang 1944 1944Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11; 11 issues 9.Jahrgang 1943 1943Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9/10 11 12; 12 issues 8.Jahrgang 1942 1942Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7; 7 issues 7.Jahrgang 1941/42 1941/42Nr. 1a 1b 2a 2b 3a 3b 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8b 9a 9b 10a 10b 11a/b 12a 12b; 23 issues Missing Nr.8a 6.Jahrgang 1940/41 1940/41Nr. 2b/3a 4a 7b 9a/b 10a/b 12a 12b; 10 issues Missing Nr.1a 1b 2a 3b 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 8a 8b 11a 11b 5.Jahrgang 1939/40 1939/40Nr. 1 2 3 6a 8a 8b 9a 9b 10a 10b; 10 issues Missing Nr.4 5ab 6b 7a 7b 4.Jahrgang 1938/39 1938/39Nr. 2 3 4 5 8 10; 6 issues Missing 1 6 7 9 A total of 79 issues some are doubles in this collection. <br/> <br/> SS Hauptamt, Berlin.1935/44 paperback
19359200Berlin Germany.: SS Hauptamt Berlin.1935/44 1935. Soft cover. Good. SS Leithefte 1.Jahrgang.10.Jahrgang The SS-Leitheft was a Nazi SS periodical that ran from 1934 to 1944 and encapsulated much of Himmler's vision for the SS and how it should be presented and seen by members and by others. Often referred to as the 'Leadership' magazine the SS-Leitheft was designed to teach and preach National Socialist ideology and NS lifestyle to members of the SS. Many issues focused on racial politics blood lines Aryanism and the importance of racial purity. The whole visual look of these rare magazines was to enforce and enhance the SS ascetic and elite style. The typography use of runic and Nordic symbols photography and illustration was all geared to push the SS ideology and Nazism in its purist form. This fine collection of SS-Leithefte has taken many years to compile. A very small number around 3 of issues from the 1.Jahrgang are known to exist in two Deutsche Bibliothek and there are no doubt an equally small number in private collections. Unfortunately I have never seen any come onto the market in 40 years. Each year of this fine collection includes a black Collectors slipcase with silver lettering to cover as illustrated. Very scarce to find such a collection of SS-Leithefte come onto the market. The collection comprises the following SS-Leithefte: 10.Jahrgang 1944 1944Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11; 11 issues 9.Jahrgang 1943 1943Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9/10 11 12; 12 issues 8.Jahrgang 1942 1942Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7; 7 issues 7.Jahrgang 1941/42 1941/42Nr. 1a 1b 2a 2b 3a 3b 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b 10a 10b 11a/b 12a 12b; 24 issues 6.Jahrgang 1940/41 1940/41Nr. 1a 1b 2a 2b/3a 3b 4a 4b 5a 5b 6b 7a 7b 8b 9a/b 10a/b 11a 11b 12a 12b; 22 issues Missing Nr.6a 8a 5.Jahrgang 1939/40 1939/40Nr. 1 2 3 5ab 6a 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b 10a 10b; 14 issues Missing Nr.4 6b 4.Jahrgang 1938/39 1938/39Nr. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10; 9 issues Missing Nr.1 3.Jahrgang 1937/38 1937/38Nr. 1 3 5 6 7 9 10; 7 issues Missing Nr.2 4 8 2.Jahrgang 1936/37 1936/37 Nr. 1 5 6 8 10 11 12; 7 issues Missing Nr.2 3 4 7 9 1.Jahrgang 1935/36 1935/36 None; missing 12 issues A total of 113 issues some are doubles in this collection. <br/> <br/> SS Hauptamt, Berlin.1935/44 paperback
19359100<p>Berlin Germany.: SS Hauptamt Berlin.1935/44 1935. Soft cover. Good. SS Leithefte 1.Jahrgang.10.Jahrgang The SS-Leitheft was a Nazi SS periodical that ran from 1934 to 1944 and encapsulated much of Himmler's vision for the SS and how it should be presented and seen by members and by others. Often referred to as the 'Leadership' magazine the SS-Leitheft was designed to teach and preach National Socialist ideology and NS lifestyle to members of the SS. Many issues focused on racial politics blood lines Aryanism and the importance of racial purity. The whole visual look of these rare magazines was to enforce and enhance the SS ascetic and elite style. The typography use of runic and Nordic symbols photography and illustration was all geared to push the SS ideology and Nazism in its purist form. This fine collection of SS-Leithefte has taken many years to compile. A very small number around 3 of issues from the 1.Jahrgang are known to exist in two Deutsche Bibliothek and there are no doubt an equally small number in private collections. Unfortunately I have never seen any come onto the market in 40 years. Each year of this fine collection includes a black Collectors slipcase with silver lettering to cover as illustrated. Very very scarce to find such a complete collection of SS-Leithefte come onto the market. The collection comprises the following SS-Leithefte: 10.Jahrgang 1944 1944Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11; 11 issues 9.Jahrgang 1943 1943Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9/10 11 12; 12 issues 8.Jahrgang 1942 1942Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7; 7 issues 7.Jahrgang 1941/42 1941/42Nr. 1a 1b 2a 2b 3a 3b 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b 10a 10b 11a/b 12a 12b; 24 issues 6.Jahrgang 1940/41 1940/41Nr. 1a 1b 2a 2b/3a 3b 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a/b 10a/b 11a 11b 12a 12b; 24 issues 5.Jahrgang 1939/40 1939/40Nr. 1 2 3 4 5ab 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b 10a 10b; 16 issues 4.Jahrgang 1938/39 1938/39Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10; 10 issues 3.Jahrgang 1937/38 1937/38Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10; 9 issues missing Nr.8 2.Jahrgang 1936/37 1936/37 Nr. 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12; 11 issues missing Nr.4 1.Jahrgang 1935/36 1935/36 None; missing 12 issues A total of 124 issues some are doubles in this collection. A08.1194/A08.1009/A08.1005/A08.1172. Nr.9100. <br /><br /></p> SS Hauptamt, Berlin.1935/44 paperback