Watters Murder

FOOTNER, (Hulbert). THE ALMOST PERFECT MURDER. A Case Book of Madame Storey. NY: Caxton House, 1939. ; fester Einband / hard cover

Reprint edition (first was Lippincott, 1937). Black cloth stamped in yellow. 319 pp. Text paper tanned, else fine. Dust jacket has slight rubbing, very small chips, to spine tips; else near fine, most attractive. A collection of five detective stories. Watters p. 289. Hardcover. Octavo.

[SW: Crime and suspense fiction Canadian crime fiction.]

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WEES, (Frances Shelley). THIS NECESSARY MURDER. London: Herbert Jenkins, (1957). ; fester Einband / hard cover; 1. Ed.

Red boards, spine lettered in black. 190, [2] pp. Fine copy. Jacket has short tears and nicks, VG and bright, flap price intact. A scarce whodunit, set in her native Toronto. Hubin p. 418. Watters p. 415. No US edition. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo.; First edition.

[SW: Crime and suspense fiction Canadian crime fiction.]

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FOOTNER, (Hulbert, 1879-1944) [Christopher Morley]. ORCHIDS TO MURDER. NY: Harper, (1945). ; 1. Ed.

Narrow octavo. Black cloth stamped in green. (xii), 244 pp. March, 1945, ink gift inscription on front free endpaper, else fine. Dust jacket has small chips to spine tips and outer corners; short tears with small loss to front fold near centre of spine; good otherwise, flap price intact. Includes a six page memoir of the author by Christopher Morley at front. A Lee Mappin detective novel, posthumously published, the last book (of many) of this Canadian-born author. Watters p. 290. First edition. Hardcover; First edition.

[SW: Canadian crime fiction.]

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FOOTNER, (Hulbert). MURDER RUNS IN THE FAMILY. NY: A.L. Burt no date. ; fester Einband / hard cover

Ca. 193-? reprint from plates of the NY: Harper, 1934, edition. Black cloth stamped in red, red top edges. [6], 258 pp. Minor and light cover spotting; tan soil spot to fore margin of a few leaves near rear; else a VG tight and unworn jacketless copy, no owner names. Watters p. 290. Hardcover. Octavo.

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