Derby, CT: Monarch Books, Inc., 1964. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (18.25cm); original pictorial card wrappers; red edge-staining; [4],5-124 + [4]pp ads. Pinpoint wear to spine ends, subtle tanning to inner wrappers; very Near Fine. Anvil's first book, a catastrophe novel in which all the machinery on our planet suddenly..... More
New York: Signet / New American Library, 1977-1982. First Editions. First Printings. Four octavo volumes (18cm); original pictorial card wrappers; the first three volumes with yellow edge-staining (The Running Man with edges unstained); [x],211,[3]; [x],[2],3-245,[1]; [viii],[2],3-247,[1]; [iv],219,[1]pp. The Running Man shows some pinpoint wear to crown, and otherwise fresh and..... More
New York: Signet Books / New American Library, 1956. First Paperback Edition. First Printing. Octavo (18cm); original pictorial card wrappers; red edge-staining; [6],7-127,[1]pp. Light wear to extremities, with a tiny tear to lower rear wrapper; Near Fine. "Deadly Romance: Framed ex-cop thirsting for revenge...luscious blonde with a sinister secret..." (from..... More
New York: Avon Publishing Co., 1979. First Paperback Edition. First Printing. Octavo (17.75cm); pictorial card wrappers; red edge-staining; [6],7-160pp. A Fine copy, sharp-cornered, with the red edge-staining bright and unfaded. Butler's first book, and the first volume (though last, chronologically) in her Patternist series. Butler began crafting the Patternist narrative..... More
New York: Bantam Books, 1977. First Bantam Edition. First Printing. Octavo (17.75cm); illustrated card wrappers; yellow edge-staining; [viii],213,[3]pp. PInpoint wear to extremities, some faint, scattered dust-soil to rear wrapper, with subtle tanning to text edges; a bright, Near Fine copy. Callenbach's self-published first novel, and ecological utopia now referred to..... More
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, Inc. / Gold Medal Books, 1958. First Edition. First Printing, a paperback original novel (18cm); pictorial card wrappers; yellow edge-staining; [8],9-141,[3]pp ads. Subtle tanning to text edges, else Fine and unread. One of two novels written by Evan Hunter under the Curt Cannon pseudonym - a...... More
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, Inc. / Gold Medal Books, 1957. First Edition. First Printing, a paperback original novel. Octavo (18cm); pictorial card wrappers; yellow edge-staining; [4],5-159,[1]pp ads. Trivial wear to extremities, else very Near Fine. Fourth novel by this native New Mexico author, set in the Southwest. Hubin, p.72. More
Greenwich: Fawcett Publications, Inc. / Gold Medal Books, 1957. First Edition. Sharp copy of the author's second book, set in a Los Angeles already under the control of an organized crime boss, who from time to time has to fend off the New York mafia. Hubin, p.113. First Printing, a...... More
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, Inc. / Gold Medal Books, 1958. First Edition. First Printing, a paperback original novel. Octavo (18cm); pictorial card wrappers; yellow edge-staining; [6],7-157,[3]pp ads. Hint of a forward lean, subtle tanning to text edges, else Near Fine. The last of four novels Douglas would write for Gold..... More
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, Inc. / Gold Medal Books, 1964. First Edition. First Printing, a paperback original novel. Octavo (18cm); original pictorial card wrappers; yellow edge-staining; [4],5-160pp. Faint vertical crease to spine and left edge of front wrapper, mild wear, with an old, shallow tide-mark affecting lower text edge on..... More
New York: Lion Books, 1953. First Edition. The author's fourth paperback novel, a twisted story of an epic heist and how the gang unravels in the aftermath. Basis for the 1957 film noir directed by Paul Wendkos, following a screeplay written by Goodis himself, and starring Dan Duryea, Martha Vickers..... More
New York: Grove Press, 1962. First Edition Thus. Movie tie-in edition for the author's 1956 novel Down There, basis for François Truffaut 's 1960 film noir Tirez sur le Pianiste (Shoot the Piano Player). Wrappers feature seven stills from the film, with a cover printing a quote by Henry Miller..... More
Greenwich: Gold Medal, 1954. First Edition. First Printing, a paperback original. Octavo; illustrated wraps, with cover art by Barye Phillips; yellow edge-staining; 175pp, [1]. Some trivial rubbing along front joint and a few stress creases to covers; Very Good+ to Near fine. Goodis' eighth paperback original, centered around three winos..... More
New York: Popular Library, 1952. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (16.25cm); original pictorial card wrappers; teal edge-staining; [6],7-191,[1]pp. Subtle tanning to text edges, tiny scuff to upper rear wrapper, else a sharp, very Near Fine copy. A collection of seven short stories – "Bluebeard's Seventh Wife," "Morning After Murder," "Silhouette,"..... More
New York: Popular Library, 1950. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (16.25cm); original pictorial card wrappers; [2],3-190,[2]pp. Light wear to extremities, touch of dustiness, a tiny rubbed spot, and faint stress crease to front wrapper, and a small abraded spot at upper edge of rear wrapper; contents fresh; Very Good or..... More
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New York: Ace Books, 1970. First Edition. First Printing, a paperback original. Octavo (17.75cm); illustrated wrappers; yellow edge-staining; 108; [5] ads; 143pp. Some pinpoint wear to extremities, else Fine and unread. More
New York: Ace Publishing Corporation, 1969. First Edition. Sharp copy of Koontz's second standalone novel, with alien cover by Jack Gaughan. First Printing, both titles paperback original novels (Ace 23140). Octavo; illustrated wrappers; yellow-orange edge-staining; 131, 125pp + foldout ad leaf at center. Tiny ownership label to verso of front..... More
New York: Ace Books, 1972. First Edition. Uncommonly sharp, unread copy of this early science fiction novel by Koontz, published 5 years later as a hardcover by the author's UK publisher (Dobson). First Printings, both titles paperback original novels (Ace 00990). Octavo; illustrated wrappers; yellow-orange edge-staining; 109, 144pp + [5]..... More
New York: Bantam Books, 1955. First Edition. First Printing, a paperback original. Octavo (18cm); original pictorial card wrappers; red edge-staining; [vi],194pp. Signed by the author in blue pen along the upper margin of the title page. Subtle tanning to text edges, edge-staining faded to pink, else very Near Fine. A...... More
New York: Pocket Books, 1978. First Paperback Edition. First Printing. Octavo (17.75cm); illustrated wrappers; yellow edge-staining; 365pp. Pinpoint wear to extremities, else Fine and unread, with the edge-staining bright and unfaded. Sharp copy of Martin's third book and first novel, a nominee for the Hugo and British Fantasy Awards in..... More
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, Inc. / Gold Medal Books, 1959. First Edition. First Printing, a paperback original novel. Octavo (18cm); original pictorial card wrappers; yellow edge-staining; [6],7-140 + [4]pp ads. Light wear to crown, subtle tanning to text edges, with a tiny indentation to rear joint and another to lower..... More
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, Inc. / Gold Medal Books, 1958. First Edition. First Printing, a paperback original novel. Octavo (18cm); pictorial card wrappers; yellow edge-staining; [4],5-190,[2]pp ads. Hint of a forward lean, some pinpoint wear to extremities, else Near Fine. First of three crime novels written by Race, a story..... More
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, Inc. / Gold Medal Books, 1960. First Edition. First Printing, a paperback original novel. Octavo (18cm); original pictorial card wrappers; yellow edge-staining; [4],5-176pp. Light wear to extremities, subtle tanning to inner covers, with a 3/8" tear to upper rear joint; Near Fine. "When a killer named..... More
New York: Popular Library, 1950. First Paperback Edition. First Printing. Octavo (16cm); original pictorial card wrappers; teal edge-staining; [2],3-224pp. Hint of sunning to spine, some pinpoint wear to extremities, with subtle fading to the teal edge-staining; Near Fine. First paperback edition of Rohmer's 1922 collection of short fiction, gathering ten..... More
Greenwich: Gold Medal, 1961. First Edition. First Printing. A Near Fine copy of Willeford's pseudonymous novel, a dark S&M affair. The spine is faintly slanted with a few glue ridges running down the center, and the yellow edgestaining is a touch uneven at the side of the textblock. Appears unread..... More