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The Finger Man and Other Stories
New York, New York: Avon Book Company, 1946. Soft cover. Very good, digest-sized magazine copy of "The Finger Man and Other Stories" by Raymond Chandler. Murder Mystery Monthly No. 43 originally priced at 25 cents. A few thin creases on the front cover. Light edge wear. Pages tanned, on the..... More
The Patriotic Murders
New York, New York: Pocket Books, 1943. Hoffman (cover). Soft cover. Near fine paperback copy of "The Patriotic Murders" by Agatha Christie. 1st Pocket Books printing 249 with no cover price. Inscription to previous owner on front free end paper. Slight edge and corner wear. Pages beginning to tan. Tight..... More
Spiderweb Trail
New York, New York: Pocket Books, 1946. Softcover. Near fine paperback copy of "Spiderweb Trail" by Eugene Cunningham. 3rd Pocket Books printing 345 with no cover price. Spine ends lightly bumped. Tight and clean. Enjoy this western! More
Raise the Titanic!
New York, New York: The Viking Press, 1976. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very good hardcover copy of "Raise the Titanic!" by Clive Cussler in a very good dust jacket. 1st edition / 2nd printing of Cussler's 3rd book. Light spine lean. Price-clipped dust jacket. Short tears and creasing along the top..... More
Something For Nothing
New York, New York: Bantam Books, 1951. Mayan. Soft Cover. Very good paperback copy of "Something For Nothing" by H. Vernor Dixon. 1st Bantam Books printing 875 with no cover price. Some spine slant. Light creasing on front cover. Tight and clean. 248 pages. Enjoy!... More
Advise and Consent
New York, New York: Pocket Books, Inc., 1961. Mass Market Paperback. Very good paperback copy of "Advise and Consent" by Allen Drury. 1st Giant Cardinal Edition printing GC952 with a cover price of 95 cents. Two reading creases in spine. Light edge wear around spine. Previous owner signature inside front..... More
The Spy Who Loved Me
New York, New York: The New American Library, 1963. Soft cover. Near fine paperback copy of "The Spy Who Loved Me" by Ian Fleming. 4th Signet Books printing D2280 with a cover price of 50 cents. Front cover corner crease. Spine not perfectly straight at top end. Tight and clean..... More
A Place Called Freedom
New York: Crown Publishers, 1998. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near fine trade paperback copy of "A Place Called Freedom" by Ken Follett. Advanced Reader's Copy / Uncorrected Proofs, ARC / UCP. Hardcover version originally $25.00. Slight edge wear and corner bumping. One corner creased. Otherwise sound. Enjoyl! For Sale... More
By the Watchman's Clock
New York, New York: Pocket Books, 1944. Soft cover. Very good paperback copy of "By the Watchman's Clock" by Leslie Ford. 7th Pocket Book printing 33 with no cover price. Light edge and corner wear. Previous owner sticker on front free end paper. Tight and otherwise clean. Enjoy this early..... More
Manhunt October 1955 (Volume 3, Number 10)
New York, New York: Flying Eagle Publications, 1955. Soft cover. Very good digest-sized, mystery magazine "Manhunt October 1955 (Volume 3, Number 10)" with a complete novel by Brett Halliday, novelettes by Hal Ellson, Jonathan Craid & Stephen Marlowe! Short stories contributed by Erskine Caldwell, Gil Brewer, Robert Turner, and John..... More
Armchair In Hell
New York, New York: Avon Publications, Inc., 1956. Softcover. Very good paperback copy of "Armchair In Hell" by Henry Kane. 1st Avon printing 703 with a cover price of 25 cents. Some spine slant. Light edge and corner wear. One crease on fore edge of front cover. Spine ends chipped..... More
Branches of Evil
New York, New York: MacFadden-Bartell Corporation, 1964. Mass Market Paperback. Very good mass market paperback copy of "Branches of Evil" by Michael Kingsley. Original Title: Shadow Over Elveron. MacFadden-Bartell Book 60-165 originally priced 60 cents. Some creasing on covers along spine. Previous owner initials and year in ink inside front..... More
Deadly Welcome
Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Publications, 1966. Soft cover. Very good paperback copy of "Deadly Welcome" by John D. MacDonald. 1st Fawcett Gold Medal printing d1659 with a cover price of 50 cents. Spine slant. Cover toning and light page tanning. Bottom spine end lightly worn. Tight and clean. Enjoy this pre-Travis..... More
A Tan and Sandy Silence
Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1979. Hardcover. Very good hardcover copy of "A Tan and Sandy Silence" by John D. MacDonald in a very good dust jacket. Inscribed on the front free end paper. 1st hardcover edition / 1st printing in a price-clipped dust jacket. Two previous..... More
The List of Adrian Messenger
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1959. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very good hardcover copy of "The List of Adrian Messenger" by Philip MacDonald in a very good dust jacket. Published for the Crime Club (BCE?). First edition stated. 1st edition of the BCE? Differs in that the colors of..... More
Warrant For X
New York, New York: Pocket Books, Inc., 1945. Soft cover. Very good+ paperback copy of "Warrant For X" by Philip MacDonald. 1st Pocket Books printing 328 with no cover price. Two pressure points on spine. Light edge wear. Tight and clean. Enjoy this vintage mystery!... More
Death In A White Tie
New York, New York: Pocket Books, 1942. Softcover. Very good paperback copy of "Death In A White Tie" by Ngaio Marsh. 5th Pocket Books printing 137 with no cover price. Slight slant. Vertical crease in center of front cover. Edge wear around the spine. Few spine creases. Tight and clean..... More
Overture To Death
New York, New York: Pocket Books, Inc., 1943. Soft cover. Very good+ paperback copy of "Overture To Death" by Ngaio Marsh. 1st Pocket Books printing 221 with no cover price. Opening crease along spine of front cover. Corner crease on back cover. Tight and clean. Enjoy this Chief Detective-Inspector Roderick..... More
Cemetery Dance
New York, New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2009. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine hardcover copy of "Cemetery Dance" by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child in a fine dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. 1st edition / 1st printing originally priced $26.99. Signed by both authors on the title page. Tight..... More
The Finishing Stroke
New York, New York: Pocket Books, 1963. Soft cover. Near fine paperback copy of "The Glass Village" by Ellery Queen. 3rd Pocket Book printing 4702 with a cover price of 45 cents. Slight edge wear and back cover soiling. Tight and otherwise clean. Enjoy this Queen mystery!... More
The Betsy
New York, New York: Pocket Books, 1972. Mass Market Paperback. Very good mass market paperback copy of "The Betsy" by Harold Robbins. 1st Pocket Book printing 78550 originally priced $1.50. Three spine creases. Light edge wear. Back cover crease. Tight and clean. Enjoy this romantic thriller! For Sale... More
Count to Ten
Boston, Massachusetts: Warner Vision Books, 2007. 1st Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Near fine mass market paperback copy of "Count To Ten" by Karen Rose. An Advance Reading Copy / Uncorrected Proofs ARC/UCP. One reading crease in spine. Otherwise, fine. Mass market paperback of this book originally priced at $6.99. Enjoy!..... More
The Marching Season
New York, New York: Random House, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine hardcover copy of "The Marching Season" by Daniel Silva with a near fine dust jacket. 1st edition / 1st printing with a cover price of $25.95. Slight top edge wear on jacket. Store sticker on back panel. Tight and..... More
After Dark, My Sweet
New York, New York: Vintage Books, 1990. Trade Paperback. Fine trade paperback copy of "After Dark, My Sweet" by Jim Thompson. 7th Vintage Crime / Black Lizard printing with a cover price of $9.00. Tight and clean. Enjoy this crime fiction novel originally published in 1955! More