New York: Fawcett, 1955. Gold Medal PBO 472. A little leaned, very small chip across foot of spine, small soft crease to lower outer corner of front cover, else a very nice copy indeed, no names, colours bright, tight in the binding. The acclaimed Northern Irish / Canadian / American writer's fourth potboiler crime novel. Set in Barcelona. Note: light parcel, any default shipping may be reduced.

New York: Knopf, 1956. 2nd US printing, same year as first. Blue patterned boards. Narrow band of tanning to foot of spine; else fine. Jacket has light rubbing to very lightly darkened spine; a few short edge tears; else VG, attractive in appearance. UK author's first crime novel, set in Washington, DC. UK edition in 1956 as THE UNDOUBTED DEED.

Toronto Star, 1965. 36 cm, two parts, 12 and 12 pp, triple columns, printed on newsprint. Short tears to fore edge of Part I, paper toned, VG otherwise, not folded. Star Weekly Novel of 16 and 23 Jan.,1965. Book edition in 1964. Miss Marple. This newspaper supplement now scarce. Note: lighter parcel, any default shipping rate may be reduced.

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1965. Advance reading copy. Sheets of the published book bound in the published dust wrapper. Front cover rippled from damp (ring marks); spine a bit concave, creased, with red portions sunned; soft corner creases to a few leaves; good. Scarce in this advance format.

London: Collins, 1964. Red boards. Yellowing to page edges, else fine. Price-clipped jacket has small chips at head of lightly yellowed spine, yellowing and minor soiling to rear panel, VG otherwise.

New York: Scribner's, 1988. Advance uncorrected proof in lime green non-pictorial card covers, of the first US mass market paperback edition (hardcover first was in 1979). Very nearly fine. Last novel in his lifetime (d. 1980), it was a nominee for the 1979 Edgar for best mystery novel.

New York: NY: Scribner's, no date (1979). Advance uncorrected proof in orange non-pictorial card covers, gauze-coated backstrip. Fine copy. Last novel in his lifetime (d. 1980), it was a nominee for the 1979 Edgar for best mystery novel. Scarce in this advance format

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1961. Black boards. Page edges yellowed, else a f ine copy. Colourful price-clipped jacket (by Biro) has slight yellowing and dust soiling to rear panel, spine very slightly darkened, still VG or better, attractive.

Edinburgh: Serif Books, 1947. 12mo, stuff card covers with attached light blue jacket. Page edges yellowed; jacket has mild soiling, lightly yellowed spine, front cover a little bowed, VG otherwise. First book from this publisher. A secondary issue, trimmed down, the jacket lettering on front cover touching the fore edge. 15 short stories, some criminous. In Hubin. Scottish author. Note: lighter parcel, any default postage rate may be reduced.

Toronto Star. Two numbers, 20 and 27 Feb., 1965. 36 cm, pp 12, 12, triple columns, printed on newsprint. Paper toned; soft crease to lower outer corners, else fine, never folded. Star Weekly Novel. Book edition was published in 1964.

New York: Random, 1947. Sticker shadow on front free endpaper, else fine, no owner names. Dust jacket has small chips, short tears, and rubbing, good, flap price intact. A crime novel featuring detective Jason Burr, set on an Island off the Carolina coast. This was the penultimate novel of a respected writer of western novels published under the name "Hoffman Birney", and it was one of only two crime novels he published under this pseudonym.

London: Cape, 1937. Octavo, red cloth. Damp stain to lower front and rear covers, and slightly at foot of spine, else a VG+ copy, no owner names. Dust jacket has nicks to spine tips, shallow chip at head of spine (no lettering affected), rubbing to spine folds, short tear to bit dusty blank rear panel, short tear to fore margin of front flap; a few other nicks; otherwise a VG example, flap price intact. Hubin II p. 278. Loder p. 370. His only crime novel, quite scarce in jacket. This is the London issue, printed in the UK, and is the correct first edition.

Markham, Ontario: Viking / Penguin Canada, 1986. Uncorrected proof, variant in red (vs light blue) card covers. Spine lightly sunned with short snag at foot; book just a bit leaned; small tan spot to fore edges; VG otherwise. 2004 ink name at front. Very small print run. Priority, if any, unknown to me. I haven't spotted any differences other than colour.

London / Toronto: Orion / McArthur & Company, 2003. Advance Reading Copy / Uncorrected Proof. Mauve card covers printed in black. With printed label on title leaf stating "This is #79 of 200 numbered presentation proofs". Beneath which is Rankin's ink inscription "To Cathy - cheers ! Ian Rankin" followed by a tic-tac-toe diagram. Covers are lightly mottled (printing error?); rear cover has top outer corner torn away (no printing lost) and a small light soil spot at bottom margin; soft corner crease to last 7 leaves; VG otherwise. This is the Canadian issue of the proof - rear cover has three quotes from Canadian newspapers about RESURRECTION MAN and copy by McArthur and Company, Toronto (the Canadian distributor).

Toronto: Collins, 1986. Advance copy for review with dated slip pasted in. Red boards. Fine copy. Dust jacket has a very small skinned spot to front panel, soft ripples to rear panel, VG otherwise. Inspector Charlie Salter. Toronto setting.

London: Heinemann, 1968. Maroon boards. Light yellowing to page edges, small light tan spot on front free endpaper, else fine. Jacket has nicks at spine ends and outer corners, light internal spots, else fine, flap price intact. First issue jacket with no quotes from reviews on rear panel, 30s flap price.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1977. Cloth and boards. Minor wear to lower outer corners of boards, else fine. Price-clipped jacket has light yellowing to white spine, two scarcely noticable small tears, VG otherwise. Her second novel and third book.

Toronto: Lester & Orpen, Dennys, 1986. Advance uncorrected proof in grey non-pictorial card covers. Book a bit leaned; one inch vertical paper crack at foot of faintly yellowed spine; soft creases to lower inner corner of rear cover; VG otherwise. The word "Tentative" has twice been crossed out with black marker and the publication date (01 Nov.) and price (CAD 21.95) have been supplied by hand. Scarce advance format; not many would have been done for the Canadian market.

Toronto: Lester & Orpen, Dennys, 1986. Advance uncorrected proof in grey non-pictorial card covers. Book a bit leaned; creases and minor soiling to covers; minor corner wear to spine ends; a good copy. Scarce advance format; not many would have been done for the Canadian market.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1955. Octavo, mustard boards. Fine copy. Black dust jacket has a few nicks, light rubbing, VG otherwise, flap price intact.