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The sharkskin book, a mystery novel by Harry Stephen Keeler
New bodies for old by Maurice Renard
The Devil in velvet by John Dickson Carr
Silver sandals by Clinton H. Stagg
The gilded man by Carter Dickson
The curse of the bronze lamp by Carter Dickson
Curse of the Pogo Stick by Colin Cotterill
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About meI am the owner of Pretty Sinister Books, an old-fashioned mail order & internet bookselling machine, operated from my home in Chicago, IL. I've written critical essays and reviews on crime and supernatural fiction for e-zines, websites and small presses. I was the culprit responsible for the reissue by Ramble House of the ultra-rare, long out-of-print detective fiction short story collection THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES OF ROWLAND HERN by Nicholas Olde for which I also wrote the introduction. I spend way too much time researching long forgotten writers of detective and crime fiction. I should get out more. My mountain bike sings plaintive laments after midnight and is beginning to rust from neglect.
About my libraryI've often been asked if I own any books that I would never consider selling. Here they are. Sometimes I have loaned these out to discriminating readers. Email me and try your luck.
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Just a note for uploading covers . I have found that if find a cover online ( eg Amazon) I drag the picture to my desktop than pull it onto Library thing. Quick and easy!
posted by crzyern at 8:31 am (EST) on May 1, 2009
But one must never, ever utter the words "lower echelon of fiction (mystery, crime and pulp)."
Arrrrggghhh.
I live for the "lower echelon" if this is true. Doc Savage is my preeminent interest in life, but I love all the works of the Pulp Era. They knew how to have wild fun.
But I love books in general... and live in the genres (SF, mystery, adventure, etc.). We must fiercely defend the genres and subgenres else they slip into the lower echelon.
Cheers,
Thomas
posted by kurvanas at 2:28 pm (EST) on Feb 3, 2009
Sorry to be so long replying. Far from embarrassing, I think your obsessive collecting leads to an unusually obscure and interesting set of books. For myself, despite a real love for crime fiction, especially vintage mysteries, there's always a sense I should be reading a strong proportion of other things. With a sketchy education, and limited ability to work, I don't want to let the love and enjoyment I have in one area do me out of more challenging, and - in some cases - possibly more valuable, reading. (Whether 'serious' literature, poetry, non-fiction.)
In nearly the same breath, let me say I am very happy at finding an e-book of Harry Stephen Keeler's The Case of the 16 Beans, last night! (- And, alongside serious history, I'm reading a Dell Mapback, with a cover that makes me grin every time I see it.)
As for the bookstores, and The Bourgeois Pig: I've been fortunate enough to do a lot of visiting in Chicago over the last year and a half. O'Gara & WIlson I enjoyed, and have a few books from, but in general found just a touch more expensive than I could afford. (Except, if I recall correctly, in the mystery section. :) ) I envy you, running across to The Bourgeois Pig for lunch. I met a friend from LT for tea and crumpets, and lavender shortbread; but there was a whole range of enticing smells around me. And I really liked the inside. Character and comfort, mingled.
Cheers on both your books, and simply fabulous cover, above!
Julie
posted by Eurydice at 2:46 am (EST) on Jan 28, 2009
posted by Bookmarque at 9:40 am (EST) on Dec 10, 2008
i'm floored.
posted by fang at 6:42 pm (EST) on Jun 3, 2008
Actually, I recognized your user name right away as some of my mysteries have come from your business.
posted by Harry_Vincent at 4:10 pm (EST) on May 14, 2008
posted by fang at 11:59 am (EST) on May 10, 2008