The Maltese Falcon ---a Sam Spade Mystery --- Pocket Books paperback Edition in a Dustjacket by Hammett, Dashiell - 1945

New York: Original Novels # 721 1st Edition , 1952 ----------vintage paperback, digest size. The true first edition of a book later re-issued as Boy Crazy. Spine edge rub, reading crease, small chip to front cover top left corner, back cover a little dusty, a VG copy. . First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books.

Paris, France, 1961. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Dust jacket. Text unmarked . Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Slight shelf-wear and bumping to corners. (The Traveller's Companion Series No 87) First Edition. Paperback original. Green, Text only wrappers. Price on rear "15 N.F. Not to Be Sold in the USA & UK" . All Kearney points 5.87.1 noted. / Spine sunned/faded. Price on rear cover scribbled out with ballpoint pen. Very small nicks and chips to spine ends. Some small chips to hinges. Faint reading creases to spine. Sewn binding stressed at one point but solid. Pages white and supple. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 8 ounces. Category: Vintage Paperbacks::Mystery; Inventory No: 017070. BZDB373 Vintage Paperbacks::Mystery; Chester Himes Pinktoes

Softcover. 192 pp. Signet Books/ New American Library. (1964). First Edition. First Printing stated on CP. Bright, clean, and unmarked, with the exception of black marker over price on front card. D2439 in the Signet series. Near Fine. More photos on request. Shipped in a box within a bubble wrap media mailer, with a tracking number.

A set of first edition Penguins, 1954-1958 the first six of A Guide to English Literature, including A290, A291, A325, A 379, A402, A413. Overall in very good condition, issues as noted: Vol I, first edition, slight spotting to cover, Vol 2 first edition, very light marks to cover, Vol 3 first edition small intact tear to cover, Vol 4 light marks to cover, light smudge on title page, Vol 5 small pen mark to cover, cover loose from spine at lower section. All show some toning, sunfading and light wear to spine.

Original publication of Nam-Bok the Unveracious. A small piece of spine cover missiing - white space only. Else complete. 13 stories, articles included.

London: Luxor Press, 1968 (500 gram rate) Luxor Press yellow wrappered classics, pictorial stiff paper wrapper, approx 150pp + adverts, many B&W photos of young ladies in boots and not much else, some light soiling to a few internal pages, tape at heel of spine, small scuff top edge of front cover. reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Kidge Wurdak. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall.

Dell (#658), New York. Copyright, MCMLI, MCMLII. Paperback (11 x 16 cm), 224 pages. Very Good condition. Some edge wear (rubbing) on rear cover along the spine. Creases along spine. There is a very small rubbed spot on front cover, at top between the words 'nortorious' and 'jewel' in the headline. Page edges stained blue-green. Pages browning. Cover painting by Mike Ludlow. Additional photos available upon request.

A set of first edition Penguins, 1954-1958 the first six of A Guide to English Literature, including A290, A291, A325, A 379, A402, A413. Overall in very good condition, issues as noted: Vol I, first edition, slight spotting to cover, Vol 2 first edition, very light marks to cover, Vol 3 first edition small intact tear to cover, Vol 4 light marks to cover, light smudge on title page, Vol 5 small pen mark to cover, cover loose from spine at lower section. All show some toning, sunfading and light wear to spine.

Cover is scuffed and marked. Colour is vivid on front cover, pages are tanned. No marks, inscriptions or ownership marks.Hard to find Australian variation from the series of four colouring books. The Australian variation omits the CBS advertising for Saturday morning cartoons and was replaced by a duplicate of the title page. Inerestingly it is attributed to three illustrators with interesting comic and publishing careers.
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Scarce Edition
1959
Crest Giant , Fawcett Publications