5 Against the House

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1954. First American Edition. Finney's first novel, centered around five young people with various talents who come together to perform a casino heist. Basis for the 1955 Phil Karlson film starring Guy Madison, Kim Novak, and Brian Keith, and an inspiration for 'Ocean's Eleven' and many similar caper films that would follow. A… Read more about this item

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. First edition of 5 Against the House by Jack Finney.. Octavo, 221pp. Black cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page. Solid binding, spine ends lightly bumped, black smudge along bottom edge of text block. Lower corner of pages 23-24… Read more about this item

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; VG/G+; black spine, yellow text; jacket has protective mylar cover, rubbing, staining, chipping at spine head and tail and in corners, a few small closed tears around edges, price clipped on front flap; boards are strong, spine slightly cocked, rubbing along bottom edges and on back; textblock has rubbing… Read more about this item

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, [1954]. First U.K. edition. Small ink stamp to front paste down, title page is a cancel, a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with mild wear to the corner tips and spine ends, wrap around band "Recommended by the Book Society" present. (30895). Octavo, boards. Author's first novel. Made into a film… Read more about this item

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, [1954]. First U.K. edition. A near fine copy, title page is a cancel, possibly U.S. edition sheets, some spotting to edges, top edge dust soiled, in a very good dust jacket, rubbing to edges, some shelf wear with creasing along upper edge, closed tear to lower front left corner, rubbing to spine ends. (9812). … Read more about this item

Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1954 1st UK ed.. 8.0 x 5.5 inches. In purple cloth covers with gilt to spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. Small tear to front. spine slightly rubbed at ends. Not price clipped. With protective plastic wrap). Mild foxing to edges. Slight browning to endpapers. Else a clean and… Read more about this item

New York: Pocket Books, 1955. Soft cover. Good. Erickson, George. Pocket Book edition, INSCRIBED by the author on the dedication page. Slight damp stain, most visible in the loss of red stain to the upper corner (see photo). Darkening to the pages throughout.

Pocket Books, 1955. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/No dust jacket. NY: Pocket Books 1955, first Pocket Books printing. VG paperback; no spine crease. 4.25 x 6.5 in., 160 pp.

Doubleday, 1954. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Fine Copy In Like Jacket. Minute Rubbing to Crown. Rare In This Condition.$2.95 on Flap. Stated First Edition. Author's Rare First Book.Terrific Movie of the Same.Beautiful Copy..

Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1954. Hardcover. Good. 1954. No edition remarks. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Purple cloth with gilt lettering. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light… Read more about this item

0 First edition/First printing published by Pocket Books, New York July 1955. No marks or inscriptions. Darkening to pages. VG+

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1954. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. Hardcover, light browning to eps, covers rubbed and lightly marked, a small indentation on spine, otherwise Good in Good dustjacket with light edge loss, and severe foxing.

Doubleday, 1954 Edge wear, small tears and chips to otherwise bright dust jacket with $2.95 price intact; stated first edition; author's scarce first book; remnants of two partial tape ghosts on front free end paper; o/w VG+/VG+; pictures available upon request. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Pocket Books. New York: Pocket Books, Inc. , 1955 first edition . 1078 very good - fine, reading crease Cover by George Erickson. paperback,

Pocket Books. New York: Pocket Books, Inc. , 1955 first edition . 1078 almost near fine Cover by George Erickson. paperback,

Pocket Books. New York: Pocket Books, Inc. , 1955 first edition . 1078 near fine Cover by George Erickson. paperback,