Raymond Chandler “The Lady in the Lake” Vintage paperback 1976 Philip Marlowe
$13.00
This is a "very good -" vintage paperback published in 1976 by Vintage Books, $1.95 cover price.
Solid spine, no loose, torn, or folded pages. No writing. Some minimal edge wear on covers. Covers fairly well tanned inside, page edges show some slight tanning. Moisture mark on the text block at the upper front corner. Some minimal surface wear on covers, closes tight and square. See the accompanying images for table of contents & full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, with tracking.
Solid spine, no loose, torn, or folded pages. No writing. Some minimal edge wear on covers. Covers fairly well tanned inside, page edges show some slight tanning. Moisture mark on the text block at the upper front corner. Some minimal surface wear on covers, closes tight and square. See the accompanying images for table of contents & full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, with tracking.
Raymond Chandler “The Lady in the Lake” Vintage paperback 1976 Philip Marlowe
$13.00
This is a "very good -" vintage paperback published in 1976 by Vintage Books, $1.95 cover price.
Solid spine, no loose, torn, or folded pages. No writing. Some minimal edge wear on covers. Covers fairly well tanned inside, page edges show some slight tanning. Moisture mark on the text block at the upper front corner. Some minimal surface wear on covers, closes tight and square. See the accompanying images for table of contents & full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, with tracking.
Solid spine, no loose, torn, or folded pages. No writing. Some minimal edge wear on covers. Covers fairly well tanned inside, page edges show some slight tanning. Moisture mark on the text block at the upper front corner. Some minimal surface wear on covers, closes tight and square. See the accompanying images for table of contents & full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, with tracking.
First edition thus “Halfway House” Ellery Queen mystery Vintage 1944 Pocket Book paperback
$24.00
This is a Pocket Books vintage paperback published in 1944.
First edition thus, first time published as a paperback edition. This is a "very good -" or better vintage paperback. No writing, no loose, no torn or folded pages. Text block closes tightly. Some light, vertical creasing on the front cover, no color breaking. Some light chipping on cover edges and spine. Tinting to the text block edges is lightly sunned or rubbed in some places, not spotty. Better than most of this type! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, well packaged.
First edition thus, first time published as a paperback edition. This is a "very good -" or better vintage paperback. No writing, no loose, no torn or folded pages. Text block closes tightly. Some light, vertical creasing on the front cover, no color breaking. Some light chipping on cover edges and spine. Tinting to the text block edges is lightly sunned or rubbed in some places, not spotty. Better than most of this type! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, well packaged.
First edition thus “Halfway House” Ellery Queen mystery Vintage 1944 Pocket Book paperback
$24.00
This is a Pocket Books vintage paperback published in 1944.
First edition thus, first time published as a paperback edition. This is a "very good -" or better vintage paperback. No writing, no loose, no torn or folded pages. Text block closes tightly. Some light, vertical creasing on the front cover, no color breaking. Some light chipping on cover edges and spine. Tinting to the text block edges is lightly sunned or rubbed in some places, not spotty. Better than most of this type! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, well packaged.
First edition thus, first time published as a paperback edition. This is a "very good -" or better vintage paperback. No writing, no loose, no torn or folded pages. Text block closes tightly. Some light, vertical creasing on the front cover, no color breaking. Some light chipping on cover edges and spine. Tinting to the text block edges is lightly sunned or rubbed in some places, not spotty. Better than most of this type! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, well packaged.
Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lame Canary, 1943 Pocket Book First Edition
$19.00
This is a Pocket Books vintage paperback published in 1943.
First edition thus, first time published as a paperback edition. This is a "very good" or better vintage paperback. No writing, no loose, no torn or folded pages. Text block closes tightly. Covers have some light surface wear, but are crease free. Some chipping on cover and spine edges. Tinting to the text block edges is dark and fairly uniform all around A real beauty! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, well packaged.
First edition thus, first time published as a paperback edition. This is a "very good" or better vintage paperback. No writing, no loose, no torn or folded pages. Text block closes tightly. Covers have some light surface wear, but are crease free. Some chipping on cover and spine edges. Tinting to the text block edges is dark and fairly uniform all around A real beauty! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, well packaged.
Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lame Canary, 1943 Pocket Book First Edition
$19.00
This is a Pocket Books vintage paperback published in 1943.
First edition thus, first time published as a paperback edition. This is a "very good" or better vintage paperback. No writing, no loose, no torn or folded pages. Text block closes tightly. Covers have some light surface wear, but are crease free. Some chipping on cover and spine edges. Tinting to the text block edges is dark and fairly uniform all around A real beauty! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, well packaged.
First edition thus, first time published as a paperback edition. This is a "very good" or better vintage paperback. No writing, no loose, no torn or folded pages. Text block closes tightly. Covers have some light surface wear, but are crease free. Some chipping on cover and spine edges. Tinting to the text block edges is dark and fairly uniform all around A real beauty! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, well packaged.
Perry Mason Mystery “The Case of the Sleepwalker’s Niece” Pocket Book 1945 paperback
$16.00
This is a Pocket Books vintage paperback published in 1945.
This is a "very good" vintage paperback. Brief original owner name penned on upper of title page, otherwise no writing, no loose, no torn or folded pages. Text block closes tightly. Some creasing at upper front corner and at spine. Some chipping on cover and spine edges. Text block edge tinting shows some light damp wear at upper corner. Overall, still a nice vintage copy! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, well packaged.
This is a "very good" vintage paperback. Brief original owner name penned on upper of title page, otherwise no writing, no loose, no torn or folded pages. Text block closes tightly. Some creasing at upper front corner and at spine. Some chipping on cover and spine edges. Text block edge tinting shows some light damp wear at upper corner. Overall, still a nice vintage copy! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, well packaged.
Perry Mason Mystery “The Case of the Sleepwalker’s Niece” Pocket Book 1945 paperback
$16.00
This is a Pocket Books vintage paperback published in 1945.
This is a "very good" vintage paperback. Brief original owner name penned on upper of title page, otherwise no writing, no loose, no torn or folded pages. Text block closes tightly. Some creasing at upper front corner and at spine. Some chipping on cover and spine edges. Text block edge tinting shows some light damp wear at upper corner. Overall, still a nice vintage copy! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, well packaged.
This is a "very good" vintage paperback. Brief original owner name penned on upper of title page, otherwise no writing, no loose, no torn or folded pages. Text block closes tightly. Some creasing at upper front corner and at spine. Some chipping on cover and spine edges. Text block edge tinting shows some light damp wear at upper corner. Overall, still a nice vintage copy! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, well packaged.
Perry Mason Mystery “The Case of the Sulky Girl” Pocket Book 1941 paperback
$31.00
This is a Pocket Books vintage paperback published in 1941.
This is a "good plus" or better vintage paperback. No writing, no loose, no torn or folded pages. The half-title page shows some light soiling. Text block closes tightly. A little light creasing on covers. Most of the glossy coating on the back cover is gone, and those areas show tanning. The remaining coating on spine and front cover is lifting on edges. Text block edges show some foxing. Great cover art! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, well packaged.
This is a "good plus" or better vintage paperback. No writing, no loose, no torn or folded pages. The half-title page shows some light soiling. Text block closes tightly. A little light creasing on covers. Most of the glossy coating on the back cover is gone, and those areas show tanning. The remaining coating on spine and front cover is lifting on edges. Text block edges show some foxing. Great cover art! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, well packaged.
Perry Mason Mystery “The Case of the Sulky Girl” Pocket Book 1941 paperback
$31.00
This is a Pocket Books vintage paperback published in 1941.
This is a "good plus" or better vintage paperback. No writing, no loose, no torn or folded pages. The half-title page shows some light soiling. Text block closes tightly. A little light creasing on covers. Most of the glossy coating on the back cover is gone, and those areas show tanning. The remaining coating on spine and front cover is lifting on edges. Text block edges show some foxing. Great cover art! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, well packaged.
This is a "good plus" or better vintage paperback. No writing, no loose, no torn or folded pages. The half-title page shows some light soiling. Text block closes tightly. A little light creasing on covers. Most of the glossy coating on the back cover is gone, and those areas show tanning. The remaining coating on spine and front cover is lifting on edges. Text block edges show some foxing. Great cover art! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, well packaged.
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Perry Mason Mystery “The Case of the Lucky Legs” Pocket Book 1956 paperback
$18.00
This is a Pocket Books vintage paperback published in 1956.
This is a "good plus" vintage paperback. There is some random writing inside the front cover (see images) and a name on the title page. No loose, no torn or folded pages. Text block closes tightly. Covers show little to no creasing, some light surface wear. There appears to be a faintly penned name going down along the edge of the legs in the white on the front cover. Great cover art! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, well packaged.
This is a "good plus" vintage paperback. There is some random writing inside the front cover (see images) and a name on the title page. No loose, no torn or folded pages. Text block closes tightly. Covers show little to no creasing, some light surface wear. There appears to be a faintly penned name going down along the edge of the legs in the white on the front cover. Great cover art! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, well packaged.
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Perry Mason Mystery “The Case of the Lucky Legs” Pocket Book 1956 paperback
$18.00
This is a Pocket Books vintage paperback published in 1956.
This is a "good plus" vintage paperback. There is some random writing inside the front cover (see images) and a name on the title page. No loose, no torn or folded pages. Text block closes tightly. Covers show little to no creasing, some light surface wear. There appears to be a faintly penned name going down along the edge of the legs in the white on the front cover. Great cover art! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, well packaged.
This is a "good plus" vintage paperback. There is some random writing inside the front cover (see images) and a name on the title page. No loose, no torn or folded pages. Text block closes tightly. Covers show little to no creasing, some light surface wear. There appears to be a faintly penned name going down along the edge of the legs in the white on the front cover. Great cover art! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, well packaged.
Mystery novel “Exit Sherlock Holmes” 1979 vintage paperback Robert Lee Hall
$13.00
This is a solid "very good" or better paperback, published in 1979 by Playboy Press, $1.95 cover price.
Solid spine. No loose, torn, or folded pages. No writing. Some light edge wear on covers, text block bright, unspotted, not soiled. Barely any signs of reading wear. Covers are square and close tightly. Certainly a superlative vintage copy. See the accompanying images for table of contents & full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, with tracking.
Solid spine. No loose, torn, or folded pages. No writing. Some light edge wear on covers, text block bright, unspotted, not soiled. Barely any signs of reading wear. Covers are square and close tightly. Certainly a superlative vintage copy. See the accompanying images for table of contents & full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, with tracking.
Mystery novel “Exit Sherlock Holmes” 1979 vintage paperback Robert Lee Hall
$13.00
This is a solid "very good" or better paperback, published in 1979 by Playboy Press, $1.95 cover price.
Solid spine. No loose, torn, or folded pages. No writing. Some light edge wear on covers, text block bright, unspotted, not soiled. Barely any signs of reading wear. Covers are square and close tightly. Certainly a superlative vintage copy. See the accompanying images for table of contents & full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, with tracking.
Solid spine. No loose, torn, or folded pages. No writing. Some light edge wear on covers, text block bright, unspotted, not soiled. Barely any signs of reading wear. Covers are square and close tightly. Certainly a superlative vintage copy. See the accompanying images for table of contents & full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, with tracking.
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Elmore Leonard First edition “Get Shorty” vintage hardcover novel1990
Original price was: $27.00.$14.58Current price is: $14.58.
"Get Shorty" by Elmore Leonard, published in 1990 by Delacorte Press.
First edition.
Octavo, black paper wrapped boards over white cloth spine, first edition, original publisher's price of $18.95 on the dust jacket flap, 292 pages.
This is a "very good" vintage hardcover book with a solid spine and tight hinges. No writing, no loose, torn or folded pages. The text block is square and closes tightly, a little dusted at the top edge. Upper text block edges show some slight foxing. A group of about 12 pages have slightly crimped upper corner tips, likely from being bumped while being shelved. Lower board corners bumped, uppers are crisp. Board edges show perhaps the slightest hint of sunning to the black paper. White cloth on the spine even.
The original vintage dust jacket is "very good", no tears or writing. Some mild edge wear in places. Spine color is even with the rest of the cover, not sunned. Now encased in a removable archival sleeve for proper protection and presentation.
See accompanying images for full condition details.
Will ship to you carefully packaged.
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Elmore Leonard First edition “Get Shorty” vintage hardcover novel1990
Original price was: $27.00.$14.58Current price is: $14.58.
"Get Shorty" by Elmore Leonard, published in 1990 by Delacorte Press.
First edition.
Octavo, black paper wrapped boards over white cloth spine, first edition, original publisher's price of $18.95 on the dust jacket flap, 292 pages.
This is a "very good" vintage hardcover book with a solid spine and tight hinges. No writing, no loose, torn or folded pages. The text block is square and closes tightly, a little dusted at the top edge. Upper text block edges show some slight foxing. A group of about 12 pages have slightly crimped upper corner tips, likely from being bumped while being shelved. Lower board corners bumped, uppers are crisp. Board edges show perhaps the slightest hint of sunning to the black paper. White cloth on the spine even.
The original vintage dust jacket is "very good", no tears or writing. Some mild edge wear in places. Spine color is even with the rest of the cover, not sunned. Now encased in a removable archival sleeve for proper protection and presentation.
See accompanying images for full condition details.
Will ship to you carefully packaged.
1st ed. “Hard-Boiled Detectives: 23 Great Stories from Dime Detective Magazine” Raymond Chandler Philip Marlowe
$34.00
This is a "very good plus" vintage hardcover published by Gramercy in 1992 collecting 23 short stories/novellas from the pages of the illustrious "Dime Detective" magazine of the 1930s to the early Fifties. 434 pages.
First edition.
The binding is crisp. No writing, no loose, torn or folded pages. Board corners are crisp, text block closes tightly, even colored all around, not spotted or scuffed. Matching dust wrapped is clean, no tears or creases. A little minimal edge wear. Will arrive in a removable archival sleeve.
See accompanying images for full condition details and complete contents and authors included.
Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
1st ed. “Hard-Boiled Detectives: 23 Great Stories from Dime Detective Magazine” Raymond Chandler Philip Marlowe
$34.00
This is a "very good plus" vintage hardcover published by Gramercy in 1992 collecting 23 short stories/novellas from the pages of the illustrious "Dime Detective" magazine of the 1930s to the early Fifties. 434 pages.
First edition.
The binding is crisp. No writing, no loose, torn or folded pages. Board corners are crisp, text block closes tightly, even colored all around, not spotted or scuffed. Matching dust wrapped is clean, no tears or creases. A little minimal edge wear. Will arrive in a removable archival sleeve.
See accompanying images for full condition details and complete contents and authors included.
Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
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Hercule Poirot mystery “Elephants Can Remember” Agatha Christie 1973 First edition first time in paperback
Original price was: $22.00.$17.82Current price is: $17.82.
This is a "near fine" vintage paperback with tinted text block edges, published in 1973 by Dell, 237 pages.
First edition, stated.
Super crisp, spine not creased or rolled. No real signs of reading wear. Slight diagonal crease for front cover visible if held to the light at the right angle.
See accompanying images for full condition details.
A really, really nice first edition printing of one of Mrs. Christie's Hercule Poirot tales!
This is the last Poirot story that Mrs. Christie wrote.
Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
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Hercule Poirot mystery “Elephants Can Remember” Agatha Christie 1973 First edition first time in paperback
Original price was: $22.00.$17.82Current price is: $17.82.
This is a "near fine" vintage paperback with tinted text block edges, published in 1973 by Dell, 237 pages.
First edition, stated.
Super crisp, spine not creased or rolled. No real signs of reading wear. Slight diagonal crease for front cover visible if held to the light at the right angle.
See accompanying images for full condition details.
A really, really nice first edition printing of one of Mrs. Christie's Hercule Poirot tales!
This is the last Poirot story that Mrs. Christie wrote.
Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
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Agatha Christie “The Bedside, Bathtub, & Armchair Companion” First printing of revised edition 1986
Original price was: $14.00.$11.34Current price is: $11.34.
"The Bedside, Bathtub, and Armchair Companion to Agatha Christie", by Dick Riley and Pam McAllister, published in 1986 by Frederick Ungar Publishing.
First edition thus, revised second edition.
This is a trade paperback in pictorial covers, profusely illustrated in black and white throughout, 362 pages including an index.
This is a "very good +" book - may be unread - with a tight textblock and crisp covers. No marks, no loose, torn or folded pages. No labels or tags. Spine is flat, not curled and creased. There is a light surface scuff on the spine edge of the front cover that is visible when held to the light at the correct angle.
See images for complete condition details and the table of contents.
Overall, a very pleasant volume.
Sure to make a special gift for the Miss Marple / Christie / Poirot fan in your life!
Perhaps you!
Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, fully.
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Agatha Christie “The Bedside, Bathtub, & Armchair Companion” First printing of revised edition 1986
Original price was: $14.00.$11.34Current price is: $11.34.
"The Bedside, Bathtub, and Armchair Companion to Agatha Christie", by Dick Riley and Pam McAllister, published in 1986 by Frederick Ungar Publishing.
First edition thus, revised second edition.
This is a trade paperback in pictorial covers, profusely illustrated in black and white throughout, 362 pages including an index.
This is a "very good +" book - may be unread - with a tight textblock and crisp covers. No marks, no loose, torn or folded pages. No labels or tags. Spine is flat, not curled and creased. There is a light surface scuff on the spine edge of the front cover that is visible when held to the light at the correct angle.
See images for complete condition details and the table of contents.
Overall, a very pleasant volume.
Sure to make a special gift for the Miss Marple / Christie / Poirot fan in your life!
Perhaps you!
Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, fully.
Pulp Fictions 1997 First Edition Hardboiled anthology with 20 short stories Hardcover with jacket
Price range: $16.00 through $19.00
This is a "very good" to "near mint" vintage hardcover with black paper wrapped boards, black cloth wrapped spine, and cloth head and tail bands sewn into spine. Published by Barnes and Nobles in 1997, 331 pages.
First edition.
Book is solid, text block closes tightly and square, edge bright and clean all around. The title page has a vertical crease and the lower corner is mildly creased, otherwise no loose, torn or folded pages. No writing or plates. Board corners are all sharp.
The matching DJ is not clipped, no tags, labels or marks. No tears. Very uniform in color all around, not tanned or sunned. Certainly a much better than typical jacket. Available with optional removable archival cover for the jacket.
See accompanying images for full condition details and table of contents.
Authors include:
Stephen King
Raymond Chandler
Elmore Leonard
Quentin Tarantino
Dashiell Hammett
many more...
Each story includes some commentary about the author and/or the work by the editor.
Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Pulp Fictions 1997 First Edition Hardboiled anthology with 20 short stories Hardcover with jacket
Price range: $16.00 through $19.00
This is a "very good" to "near mint" vintage hardcover with black paper wrapped boards, black cloth wrapped spine, and cloth head and tail bands sewn into spine. Published by Barnes and Nobles in 1997, 331 pages.
First edition.
Book is solid, text block closes tightly and square, edge bright and clean all around. The title page has a vertical crease and the lower corner is mildly creased, otherwise no loose, torn or folded pages. No writing or plates. Board corners are all sharp.
The matching DJ is not clipped, no tags, labels or marks. No tears. Very uniform in color all around, not tanned or sunned. Certainly a much better than typical jacket. Available with optional removable archival cover for the jacket.
See accompanying images for full condition details and table of contents.
Authors include:
Stephen King
Raymond Chandler
Elmore Leonard
Quentin Tarantino
Dashiell Hammett
many more...
Each story includes some commentary about the author and/or the work by the editor.
Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.