Thriller vintage paperback “The Shadow Man” 1966 Badger Books classic camp!
Thriller vintage paperback “The Shadow Man” 1966 Badger Books classic camp!
Dell Mapback “The Lady Is Afraid” c1943 George Harmon Coxe Gerald Gregg cover art
This is a "very good" vintage paperback from the desirable "mapback" series that Dell Books popularized in the Forties, published circa 1943.
George Harmon Coxe was a popular mystery author with an active career running from 1935 to 1975. Several of his works were adapted to radio and film.
The binding is solid, not cracked, not rolled, complete and solid. Text block closes tightly and is flat and square. The glossy cover coating is complete, front and back, corners front and back some slight chipping. Front covers mostly crease free, two slight horizontals, not color breaking, at out edge. Back cover is split at upper 1/3 along spine crease. Spine canted along length. No loose, torn or folded pages.
Please see the images for complete condition details.
Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
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Dell Mapback “The Lady Is Afraid” c1943 George Harmon Coxe Gerald Gregg cover art
This is a "very good" vintage paperback from the desirable "mapback" series that Dell Books popularized in the Forties, published circa 1943.
George Harmon Coxe was a popular mystery author with an active career running from 1935 to 1975. Several of his works were adapted to radio and film.
The binding is solid, not cracked, not rolled, complete and solid. Text block closes tightly and is flat and square. The glossy cover coating is complete, front and back, corners front and back some slight chipping. Front covers mostly crease free, two slight horizontals, not color breaking, at out edge. Back cover is split at upper 1/3 along spine crease. Spine canted along length. No loose, torn or folded pages.
Please see the images for complete condition details.
Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Combined shipping: Some platforms (Facebook being one), may not handle combining multiple orders into one shipment easily. If you order multiple items on a platform on the same date and are charged shipping multiple times, when we generate your shipping labels, we will credit back shipping overages.
Raymond Chandler “The Big Sleep” Avon Library print 1943 Vintage early print paperback
This is a "good plus" or better vintage American paperback published in 1943 by Avon Books.
First edition, thus, as identified by McBride's Identification of First Editions.
Binding is tight, no loose, torn or folded pages. No writing, tape or labels, no sign of any moisture exposure. Mark across top of text block, otherwise no. Covers show some reading wear, a little surface rubbing in a few small spots.
See images for complete condition details.
A rather scarce edition.
Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Raymond Chandler “The Big Sleep” Avon Library print 1943 Vintage early print paperback
This is a "good plus" or better vintage American paperback published in 1943 by Avon Books.
First edition, thus, as identified by McBride's Identification of First Editions.
Binding is tight, no loose, torn or folded pages. No writing, tape or labels, no sign of any moisture exposure. Mark across top of text block, otherwise no. Covers show some reading wear, a little surface rubbing in a few small spots.
See images for complete condition details.
A rather scarce edition.
Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Dell “map back” The Corpse Came Calling Brett Halliday 1942 Michael Shayne mystery
Dell “map back” The Corpse Came Calling Brett Halliday 1942 Michael Shayne mystery
1943 Raymond Chandler “Farewell, My Lovely” Philip Marlowe First edition
1943 Raymond Chandler “Farewell, My Lovely” Philip Marlowe First edition
The Trail of Fu Manchu Sax Rohmer 1964 First edition thus vintage paperback
The Trail of Fu Manchu Sax Rohmer 1964 First edition thus vintage paperback
Raymond Chandler “The Lady in the Lake” Vintage paperback 1976 Philip Marlowe
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Mystery novel “Exit Sherlock Holmes” 1979 vintage paperback Robert Lee Hall
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
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.