THE ADVENTURES OF SAM SPADE And Other Stories
Lawrence E. Spivak/Bestseller Mystery: NY, (1944). Paperback. 7.5 x 5.5", wraps, 125pp + ads, covers worn and creased, extremities chipped and torn, pp toned. More
Lawrence E. Spivak/Bestseller Mystery: NY, (1944). Paperback. 7.5 x 5.5", wraps, 125pp + ads, covers worn and creased, extremities chipped and torn, pp toned. More
The World Publ. Co.: Cleveland, OH, (1944). Hardcover. 8.25 x 5.5", green cloth, 188pp, extremities bumped and worn, contents toned, in a well worn, edge-torn/worn/chipped, soiled dustjacket. Second Printing of the Tower Books reprint. More
Lawrence E. Spivak: Jonathan Press/American Mercury: NY, 1950. Paperback. 7.25 x 5.25", pict wraps, 127pp, covers worn, corners chipped or creased, back cover creased and torn, pp toned. A rough copy, but complete. More
Alfred A. Knopf: NY, 1929. Hardcover. 7.5 x 5", pict yellow cloth, 272pp, covers worn and soiled, extremities bumped, ink inscription from former owner on front fly, pp toned (especially endpapers), staining to upper forecorner of textblock throughout, no dustjacket. "Second Printing August, 1929". Still says "dopped" on p260 line..... More
Alfred A. Knopf: NY, 1935. Hardcover. 7.5 x 5", green cloth, vp, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and fraying, spine sunned, eps toned and soiled; a well-read copy of the FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING THUS ("One-Volume Edition, Published August 12, 1935"). More
Publ. by Lawrence E. Spivak/The American Mercury: NY, 1947. Paperback. 7.5 x 5.25", pict stapled wraps, 127pp, covers rubbed and pretty heavily spotted, extremities worn, contents toned with a small hole through title page margin; whole issue present. Also includes Frederic Brown, Eric Ambler, Georges Simenon, etc. More
Lawrence E. Spivak/Jonathan Press/American Mercury: (NY), (1947). Paperback. 7.5 x 5.5", pict wraps, 127pp + ads, covers rubbed and darkened, extremities a little worn, spine wrinkled, pp toned. More
Grosset & Dunlap: NY, (1931). Hardcover. 7.5 x 5", green cloth, 282pp, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and lightly worn, small stain near bottom corner of foredge on front cover, contents badly toned (as usual) in a rubbed, edge-worn, lightly soiled, spine-sunned dustjacket advertising the 1942 film starring Brian Donlevy, Veronica..... More
Alfred A. Knopf: NY, 1931. Hardcover. 7.75 x 5", pict light green cloth, 282pp, covers heavily worn, extremities badly bumped and fraying, spine ends torn, spine holed and torn near bottom, inner hinges cracked, pp toned and used; a well read copy of the FIRST AMERICAN EDITION (NAP). The British..... More
Alfred A. Knopf: NY, 1931. Hardcover. 7.5 x 5", pict cloth, 282pp, covers rubbed, spine ends bumped, extremities a little worn, spine darkened, pp toned, sm bookstore sticker (Byron in Detroit) on front fly else a nice copy of the Third Printing "before publication" More
Alfred A. Knopf: NY, (1945). Hardcover. 7.5 x 5", embossed brown cloth, 267pp, covers nice with just a hint of extremity wear, pp toned; no dustjacket. Black Widow Thriller Edition from January 1945. More
Joseph W. Ferman/Mercury Mystery: (NY), (1962). 7.5 x 5.5", wraps, 128pp, covers mildly rubbed, bottom of spine waterstained, contents toned with small waterstain at bottom of gutter. More
Joseph W. Ferman/Mercury Press: NY, (1961). Paperback. 7.5 x 5.5", wraps, 128pp, covers a bit rubbed, extremities bumped and lightly worn, horizontal tear on spine, pp toned. Mercury Mystery #233. More
Grosset & Dunlap: NY, (1934). Hardcover. 8 x 5.5", cloth, 259pp, spine ends bumped, extremities lightly worn, pp quite toned, in a rubbed and edge-worn, soiled and spine-sunned dustjacket. Reprint. More
(McCall Co.): np (NY), (1934). Hardcover. Illus. in orange and black by Joseph Franke, 12 x 8.5", gilt-lettered and gilt-dec black cloth backed boards, vp, covers a bit rubbed, extremities quite worn, spine ends bumped, pp toned otherwise internally fine. The first book appearance of "The Thin Man"; also contains..... More