John in Louisiana wrote:Very cool.
I have a mostly-complete set of Nero Wolfe first editions. Takes up almost half the bookcase next to my bed.
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No first editions, out of my price range unfortunately, but there's no much under 50 years of age. I have a 1960's complete set of Agatha Christie (around 90 something,) Everything by Ngaio Marsh and Dorothy L.
Ernest Bramah is a favourite, not many written but I love the Max Carrados books from the 10's and 20's ...the blind London detective.
Berkely Gray' creation Norman Conquest, a sort of Simon Templar or The Toff (another excellent creation this time John Creasey) a shady 1960's creation a dodgier version of the wonderful Paul Temple (Francis Durbridge)
then there's the locked room specialist Gideon Fell (John Dickson Carr)
I've owned most of the books (because that's what my pocket money went on (Allowance?) as a kid) from very young and they're still on my bookcase and they were second hand when I got them and a lot have been read multiple times. I always to this day have a book on me wherever I go, there's always 3/4 by the bedside and right now about 10 in the car.
"Never debate an idiot, they'll only drag you down to their level and they have the advantage of experience"