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Thomas Godfrey (Editor) et al : Murder for Christmas

The Mysterious Press, New York, 1982

No. 111 of 250 copies signed by the editor and illustrator. Signed in black ink on back colophon by editor Thomas Hardy and illustrator Gahan Wilson. Original publisher's red cloth binding in a white paper dust jacket. Red cloth-covered slipcase included. Gilt lettering on book spine. Red, green, and black lettering on dust jacket spine. Color illustration on front panel. Dust jacket protected in a paper-backed Mylar sleeve. Book: 6 1/4" x 9 1/2." Slipcase: 6 1/2" x 9 3/4." 465 pages, complete. Black-and-white illustrations, complete. One additional page in back advertising other books published by the Mysterious Press. Pages are virtually pristine and intact. Covers are virtually pristine and intact. Binding is tight. Dust jacket is very clean and intact except for light age toning and slight wear to extremities. Dust jacket not price-clipped. No remainder marks. Slipcase is very clean and intact but has slight wear to extremities. A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket in a Near Fine slipcase. Back colophon: "Of this first edition of Murder for Christmas, 250 copies have been numbered and signed by the editor and by the illustrator. This is copy. no. 111." Excerpt from front flap: "Twenty-six tales of seasonal malice to keep you in the Christmas spirit all year round." Contains the following stories: "Mr. Big" by Woody Allen, "The Case Is Altered" by Marjorie Allingham, "Cambric Tea" by Margery Bowen, "The Flying Stars" by G. K. Chesterton, "The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding" by Agatha Christie, "Back for Christmas" by John Collier, "The Stolen Christmas Box" by Lillian de la Torre, "Blind Man's Hood" by Carter Dickson, "To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt" by Charles Dickens, "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" by Arthur Conan Doyle, "Death on Christmas Eve" by Stanley Ellin, "The Thieves Who Couldn't Help Sneezing" by Thomas Hardy, "A Chaparral Christmas Gift" by O. Henry, "Christmas Is for Cops" by Edward Hoch, "Inspector Ghote and the Miracle Baby" by H. R. F. Keating, "Silent Night" by Baynard Kendrick, "Death on the Air" by Ngaio Marsh, "Mother's Milk" by James Mines, "A Christmas Tragedy" by Baroness Orczy, "The Adventure of the Dauphin's Doll" by Ellery Queen, "Dancing Dan's Christmas" by Damon Runyon, "The Necklace of Pearls" by Dorothy Sayers, "Maigret's Christmas" by Georges Simenon, "Markheim" by Robert Louis Stevenson, "Christmas Party" by Rex Stout, and "Ring Out, Wild Bells" by D. B. Wyndham Lewis. "Graphically illustrated by Gahan Wilson." "Edited and with irrelevant comment by Thomas Godfrey.". Illustr.: Wilson, Gahan. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover

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