The Tale I Told Sasha: Vintage Children’s Book, Nancy Willard First Edition
Price range: $24.00 through $29.44
"The Tale I Told Sasha" by Nancy Willard, illustrated by David Christiana, published in 1999 by Little, Brown.
First edition. This is an unread, as new vintage hardcover book in its dust wrapper as issued, from the home of the author. It was selected from the shelves of her personal collection after her passing. Likely this was a copy that was shipped to Ms. Willard at the time it was published. Beautiful illustrations. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
First edition. This is an unread, as new vintage hardcover book in its dust wrapper as issued, from the home of the author. It was selected from the shelves of her personal collection after her passing. Likely this was a copy that was shipped to Ms. Willard at the time it was published. Beautiful illustrations. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
The Tale I Told Sasha: Vintage Children’s Book, Nancy Willard First Edition
Price range: $24.00 through $29.44
"The Tale I Told Sasha" by Nancy Willard, illustrated by David Christiana, published in 1999 by Little, Brown.
First edition. This is an unread, as new vintage hardcover book in its dust wrapper as issued, from the home of the author. It was selected from the shelves of her personal collection after her passing. Likely this was a copy that was shipped to Ms. Willard at the time it was published. Beautiful illustrations. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
First edition. This is an unread, as new vintage hardcover book in its dust wrapper as issued, from the home of the author. It was selected from the shelves of her personal collection after her passing. Likely this was a copy that was shipped to Ms. Willard at the time it was published. Beautiful illustrations. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Raymond Chandler “Farewell, My Lovely” Chandler’s 2nd Philip Marlowe novel 1st time in paperback
$31.00
"Farewell, My Lovely" by Raymond Chandler, published 1944 by Pocket. Second appearance of the protagonist Philip Marlowe, after "The Big Sleep", in novel form.
Raymond Chandler “Farewell, My Lovely” Chandler’s 2nd Philip Marlowe novel 1st time in paperback
$31.00
"Farewell, My Lovely" by Raymond Chandler, published 1944 by Pocket. Second appearance of the protagonist Philip Marlowe, after "The Big Sleep", in novel form.
Thriller vintage paperback “The Shadow Man” 1966 Badger Books classic camp!
$42.00
This is a "near fine" vintage paperback published in Great Britain in 1966 by Badger Books.
Edition is not indicated.
This book is "as new" having no signs it has ever been read. I have seen "new" books in Barnes and Nobles that are not as nice as this little gem! The only real flaw to call out is a light dent in the upper front cover spine corner.
Thriller vintage paperback “The Shadow Man” 1966 Badger Books classic camp!
$42.00
This is a "near fine" vintage paperback published in Great Britain in 1966 by Badger Books.
Edition is not indicated.
This book is "as new" having no signs it has ever been read. I have seen "new" books in Barnes and Nobles that are not as nice as this little gem! The only real flaw to call out is a light dent in the upper front cover spine corner.
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Dell “map back” The Corpse Came Calling Brett Halliday 1942 Michael Shayne mystery
Original price was: $51.00.$41.31Current price is: $41.31.
CONDITION: Near fine. No loose, torn or folded pages. Faint remainder of a penciled number/price (?) on front end paper, otherwise, no writing. Appears to be unread!
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Dell “map back” The Corpse Came Calling Brett Halliday 1942 Michael Shayne mystery
Original price was: $51.00.$41.31Current price is: $41.31.
CONDITION: Near fine. No loose, torn or folded pages. Faint remainder of a penciled number/price (?) on front end paper, otherwise, no writing. Appears to be unread!
1943 Raymond Chandler “Farewell, My Lovely” Philip Marlowe First edition
$38.00
"Farewell, My Lovely" by Raymond Chandler, published 1943 by Pocket. Second appearance of the protagonist Philip Marlowe, after "The Big Sleep", in novel form.
First edition, first ever appearance in paperback form.
1943 Raymond Chandler “Farewell, My Lovely” Philip Marlowe First edition
$38.00
"Farewell, My Lovely" by Raymond Chandler, published 1943 by Pocket. Second appearance of the protagonist Philip Marlowe, after "The Big Sleep", in novel form.
First edition, first ever appearance in paperback form.
The Trail of Fu Manchu Sax Rohmer 1964 First edition thus vintage paperback
$16.00
"The Trail of Fu Manchu" by Sax Rohmer, published by Pyramid Books in 1964.
First edition thus. Cover art by Bob Macquire
This is a "very good plus" or better vintage paperback with a solid binding.
The Trail of Fu Manchu Sax Rohmer 1964 First edition thus vintage paperback
$16.00
"The Trail of Fu Manchu" by Sax Rohmer, published by Pyramid Books in 1964.
First edition thus. Cover art by Bob Macquire
This is a "very good plus" or better vintage paperback with a solid binding.
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 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.
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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.
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2-book thriller set “Never Kill a Cop” & “Secret Mission To Bangkok” First editions Vintage paperbacks 1959 / 1961
Original price was: $13.00.$10.53Current price is: $10.53.
Two vintage first edition paperbacks: "Never Kill A Cop" by Lee Costigan, published by Pocket Books in 1959, paired up with a high-stakes espionage novel "Secret Mission to Bangkok" by Van Wyck Mason, also by Pocket in 1961.
Both books are in superlative condition for paperbacks of this vintage. Each has a crease along the back cover. Text blocks are tight and edge tinting is pleasingly even and not worn. No loose pages or folded or torn ones. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Both books are in superlative condition for paperbacks of this vintage. Each has a crease along the back cover. Text blocks are tight and edge tinting is pleasingly even and not worn. No loose pages or folded or torn ones. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
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2-book thriller set “Never Kill a Cop” & “Secret Mission To Bangkok” First editions Vintage paperbacks 1959 / 1961
Original price was: $13.00.$10.53Current price is: $10.53.
Two vintage first edition paperbacks: "Never Kill A Cop" by Lee Costigan, published by Pocket Books in 1959, paired up with a high-stakes espionage novel "Secret Mission to Bangkok" by Van Wyck Mason, also by Pocket in 1961.
Both books are in superlative condition for paperbacks of this vintage. Each has a crease along the back cover. Text blocks are tight and edge tinting is pleasingly even and not worn. No loose pages or folded or torn ones. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Both books are in superlative condition for paperbacks of this vintage. Each has a crease along the back cover. Text blocks are tight and edge tinting is pleasingly even and not worn. No loose pages or folded or torn ones. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.