A THING APART de Hutchings, Monica - 1962

First Appearance first printing of this collection of seventeen short stories and one poem. Collected here are: Double Jeopardy by Jeffery Deaver, Herbert In Motion by Ian Rankin, Unmarked Graves by George C. Chesbro, The Bone Jar by Candace Robb, In This House of Stone by Jeremiah Healy, The Drum by David Ely, The Deadly Samaritan by William Bankier, Since My Last Confession by Nick Schinker, Wedding Blues by Marianne Strong, The Mystery That Wouldn't Stay Solved by Edward D. Hoch, Shriving the Scarecrow by Clayton Emery, Shades of Gray by Donald Olson, Gertrude by Ann Bayer, The Visitor by Monica Quill, Poisoned with Politeness by Gillian Linscott, The Fruit Cellar by Barbara Owens, Games of Chance by Clark Howard and the poem Corpus Delicious by Peggy Wysong. A address label has been removed from the bottom of the front cover leaving lines of glue behind and a inch long thin sticker scar. Light edge wear. In good condition.

First Edition, First Printing of this Collection of 12 Short Stories. Featured are: The Man who was Eighty by PD James, Uneasy Lies the Dead by George Baxt, The Problem of the Phantom Parlor by Edward D Hoch, A Vacance en Campagne by Tim Heald, The Mystery Crossword by Janet Lumiansky, Objects in Mirror by Kelly Simon, Fog of Doubt by HRF Keating, Fog of Doubt by Jon L Breen, That's Just His Way by Terry Mullins, Parental Discretion by Stephen Wasylyk, A Rose Is a Rose Is a Rose by Monica Quill and Someone at the Door by Evan Hunter. In Near Fine Condition.

First Edition, First Printing of this Issue of 11 short stories. Featured are: Dead as a Dog by Doug Allyn, A Bridge Too Far by Zoe Sharp, No Wick for the Rested by Monica Quill, A Darkening of Flies by Brian Muir, Serious Money by John Morgan Wilson, The Saga of Sidney Paar by Jon L. Breen, Over the Edge by James H Cobb, Ms. Mitty by Brenda Joziatis, The Problem of Suicide Cottage by Edward D Hoch, Camouflage by Alanna Knight and Skin Deep by Renee Yim. In Fine Conditon.

First Edition, First Printing of this Double Issue of 20 Short Stories. Featured are: The Taker of Hints by Jeffry Scott, Little Caesar and the Pirates by Steven Saylor, The Last Rendezvous by Joan Richter, The Jury Box by Jon L Breen, My First Murder by HRF Keating, The Watchers by Jo Bannister, Death Takes the Veil by Monica Quill, Breaking and Exiting by William G Tapply, The Butcher of Seville by Edward D Hoch, Talked Out of It by Barbara Callahan, Floater by William Beechcroft, Grinding the Ghost by Clayton Emery, The Walking Stick by Michael Luth, Unacceptable Levels by Ruth Rendell, The Mystery Crossword by Beth Allison, Mandeville and the Staple by Terry Mullins, Prey Don't Tell by Jere Hoar, The Big Empty by Judith Post, A Meeting at the Cafe Visconti by Janice Law and The Mathematics of Murder by Michael Gilbert. In Near Fine Condition.

The Abbey Press, 1963. Paperback. Acceptable. 1963. First Edition. 175 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial paper cover. Flat signed by author to first page. Black and white photographic plates to centre of book. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates are lightly tanned throughout. Water staining to top edge of last few pages, text remains unaffected. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners. Wear marks overall.

Raleigh Press and David & Charles, 1967. Paperback. Acceptable. 1967. No Edition Remarks. 64 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial paper cover. Flat signed by author to title page. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pencil inscription to title page. Thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Paper covers have moderate edge-wear with curling to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Some tanning to spine and edges. Scuffing to edges.

The Abbey Press, 1963. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Ward, Lock & Co., 1960. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1960. No Edition Remarks. 190 pages. Signed by the author. Illustrative jacket over blue cloth. Flat signed by author to title page. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Light tanning to spine. Some rubbing to surfaces.

The Abbey Press, 1968. Paperback. Good. 1968. 2nd Edition, Revised. 240 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Black and white photographic plates to centre of book. Pull-out illustrated map to final page. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates are lightly tanned throughout. Pencil inscription to first page. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners. Light tanning to spine and edges. Wear marks overall.

Sherborne The Abbey Press, 1968. Paperback. Acceptable. 1968. 2nd Edition, Revised. 240 pages. Signed by the author. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Black and white photographic plates to centre of book. Pull-put map to final page. Flat signed by author to title page. Slight cracking to binding, pages remain attached. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners. Wear marks overall.