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The Sure Hand Of God
New York, New York: The New American Library, 1949. James Avati (cover). Soft cover. Good paperback copy of "The Sure Hand Of God" by Erskine Caldwell. 1st paperback edition / 1st Signet Books printing 732 with no cover price. Edges worn and corners bumped. Edges of text block lightly soiled... More
Islands of Space
New York: Ace Books, 1956. Soft cover. Very good paperback copy of "Islands of Space" by John W. Campbell. Ace Book M-143 originally priced at 45 cents. Edge wear and corner bumping. Store stamps inside front cover. Back cover creases. Tight with otherwise clean pages. Their space-drive engine shattered the... More
Los Pasos Perdidos
Barcelona, Spain: Barral, 1972. 2nd Edition. Soft cover. Very good paperback copy of "Los Pasos Perdidos" by Alejo Carpentier. 2nd edition. In Spanish. Store sticker inside back cover. Slight bend to bottom fore corner, not creased just a small general curve at that corner. Enjoy! For Sale. More
The $100,000 Kiss, or Nick Carter's Enemies From The Orient
New York: Street & Smith Publications, 1931. Softcover. Very good digest-sized paperback copy of "The $100,000 Kiss, or Nick Carter's Enemies From The Orient" by Nicholas Carter. 1st New Magnet Library printing 1330 with no cover price. Edge wear. Spine end wear with a closed tear at the top on... More
The Second Ring Of Power
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1977. Robert Giusti (jacket). First Edition. Hardcover. Very good hardcover copy of "The Second Ring Of Power" by Carlos Castaneda in a very good dust jacket. 1st edition / 1st printing with an original price of $9.95. Edges of text block a lightly tanned. Dust... More
Kelly Country
New York, New York: DAW Books, Inc., 1985. Mass Market Paperback. Near fine mass market paperback copy of "Kelly Country" by A. Bertram Chandler. 1st DAW Books printing originally priced $3.50. Slight edge wear. One page turned down. Tight and clean. What if Australia followed suit after the United States... More
The Big Sleep
New York, New York: Ballantine Books, 1975. Soft cover. Near fine paperback copy of "The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler. 6th Ballantine Books printing 24565 with a cover price of $1.50. One reading crease in spine. Back cover slightly worn. Tight and clean. Enjoy the first Philip Marlowe mystery! More
Farewell, My Lovely
New York, New York: Pocket Books, Inc., 1944. H. Lawrence Hoffman (cover). Soft cover. Very good paperback copy of "Farewell, My Lovely" by Raymond Chandler. 6th Pocket Book printing 212 with no cover price. Light edge wear around spine. Small chip to front cover near top of spine. Tight and... More
The Long Goodbye
New York, New York: Pocket Books, 1955. Tom Dunn (cover). Soft cover. Very good paperback copy of "The Long Goodbye" by Raymond Chandler. 1st Pocket Book printing 1044 with a cover price of 25 cents. Front cover has creases. A few pages crimped on the bottom edge. Tight and clean... More
Trouble Is My Business
New York, New York: Pocket Books, Inc., 1965. Soft cover. Fine paperback copy of "Trouble Is My Business" by Raymond Chandler. 5th Pocket Book printing 50127 with a cover price of 50 cents. One very short back cover corner crease. Tight and clean. Enjoy this collection of Philip Marlowe novellas... More
Poodle Springs
New York, New York: Berkley Books, 1990. Soft Cover. Very good paperback copy of "Poodle Springs" by Raymond Chandler and Robert B. Parker. 1st Berkley Books printing with a cover price of $4.95. Spine lean with creases. Tight and clean. Enjoy the final Philip Marlowe mystery! More
Alabam'
New York: Avon Book Company, 1947. Softcover. Very good paperback copy of "Alabam'" by Donald Henderson Clarke. 1st Avon Book printing 120 with no cover price. Edge wear, mostly at top of back cover which has a chipped corner. Front cover has thin creases along spine. Pressure creases in spine... More
Cycle of Fire
New York, New York: Ballantine Books, 1957. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very good paperback copy of "Cycle of Fire" by Hal Clement (aka Harry Clement Stubbs), his fourth novel. 1st edition / 1st Ballantine Originals Book printing 200 with a cover price of 35 cents. Slight edge wear. Both ends... More
Ocean On Top
New York, New York: DAW Books, Inc., 1973. Soft cover. Near fine paperback library copy of "Ocean On Top" by Hal Clement. 1st DAW Books printing No. 57 UQ1057 with a cover price of 95 cents. Slight edge and corner wear. Tight and clean. Enjoy this novel originally serialized in... More
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1941. F. R. Gruger. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine hardcover copy of "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!" by Irvin S. Cobb in a very good dust jacket. 1st edition with an original price of $1.00. Illustrated by F. R. Gruger. Corners slightly bumped. Wear on jacket at spine... More
Almayer's Folly
New York: Penguin Books, Inc., 1947. Robert Jonas (cover). Softcover. Very good paperback copy of "Almayer's Folly" by James Branch Cabell. 1st paperback edition / 1st Penguin Book printing 601 with no cover price. Light edge wear. Spine a little faded. Top of spine bumped. Pages tanned. Enjoy this novel... More
Guns at Q Cross / The Toughest Town in the Territory
New York, New York: Ace Books, Inc., 1965. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near fine paperback copy of "Guns at Q Cross" by Merle Constiner and "The Toughest Town in the Territory" by Tom West. 1st edition / 1st Ace Book printing 81861 with a cover price of 75 cents. Slight... More
Operation: Alpha Death; Hunter #2
Chatsworth, California: Canyon Books, 1975. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Fine paperback copy of "Operation: Alpha Death (Hunter #2) by Norman Conway. 1st edition / 1st Canyon Books printing with a cover price of $1.50. Pages slightly tanned. Tight and clean. Enjoy this combination of scifi and mystery about people dying... More
Satanstoe or the Littlepage Manuscripts
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1962. Soft cover. Very good paperback copy of "Satanstoe or the Littlepage Manuscripts" by James Fenimore Cooper. A Dolphin Book printing C176 with a cover price of $1.45. Sticker shadow on front cover. Light edge and corner wear. Enjoy this first volume... More
To Step Aside; Seven Long Short Stories
New York: Avon Book Company, 1943. Softcover. Very good digest paperback copy of "To Step Aside, 7 Long Short Stories" by Noel Coward with a cover price of 25 cents. Avon Modern Short Story Monthly No. 3. Both ends of spine worn with a short tear at the top. Light... More
The Mistress With Other Select Poems Of Abraham Cowley 1618-1667
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1926. Hardcover. Very good hardcover copy of "The Mistress With Other Select Poems Of Abraham Cowley 1618-1667" edited by John Sparrow. Limited edition. #420 / 1050. Corners bumped. Leather title strip on spine rubbed. Tight and clean. Enjoy this collection of Cowley poems! More
Cry For the Baron
New York, New York: Walker and Company, 1970. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very good hardcover ex-library copy of "Cry For the Baron" by John Creasey as Anthony Morton in a fine priced dust jacket. Inscription plus signature as "John Creasey" on the front free end paper. 1st American Edition. Ex-library... More
Madame Curie
New York, New York: Pocket Books, Inc., 1965. Soft cover. Very good paperback copy of "Madame Curie" by Eve Curie. 7th Pocket Book Cardinal Edition printing 75017 with a cover price of 75 cents. One cover corner crease and a page chipped. Previous owner name on front free end paper... More
A MAD Look at the Old Movies
New York, New York: The New American Library, 1966. Davis, Jack; Drucker, Mort. 1st Edition. Soft cover. This is a near fine 1st edition / 1st printing copy of "A MAD Look at the Old Movies" by Dick De Bartolo illustrated by Jack Davis & Mort Drucker. This is a.... More