Of Missing Persons

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1950. First Edition. Goodis's fifth novel, his last one in hardcover before churning out a dozen of the finest paperback originals ever written. Basis for the 1956 Pierre Chenal film 'Section des Disparus' starring Guillermo Battaglia and Amalia Bernabé. Hubin, p.173. First Printing. Octavo; black paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in red on… Read more about this item

NF / VG. 1950 William Morrow & Co., first edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Fifth novel by David Goodis, and the last to be released as a hardcover. Terrific copy of the book, with a jacket that has a couple of small chips; one to top of cover - 1/4" missing at top of jacket spine.

NY: Morrow, 1950. Previous owner's small ownership label on front pastedown (completely hidden by front flap of dust jacket). Small four digit number written on top corner of ffep. Overall, a tight, clean copy of this early Goodis first edition bounf in boards, stamped in red. 186pp. Included in the price is a facsimile dust jacket… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Pocket Books, Inc. (1951) 152+2 pp. Original pictorial wraps, lightly soiled w/ mild edge wear. Slight lean to front cover. Approx. 3/4" closed tear to rear cover at spine. Light foxing to endpapers. Edges of leaves a bit age toned.. First Printing. Soft Cover. Good to Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 16mo… Read more about this item

New York: William Morrow & CO., 1950., 1950. First edition. First edition. Near fine in dust jacket with light wear to the spine ends and corners, a small crease to top edge and bottom edge of front cover and lightly soiled on the back panel. Author's fifth mystery novel. Paul Ballard is the head of Missing Persons Bureau,… Read more about this item

New York: Morrow, 1950. First Edition. Very good copy with a thin split to the front hinge and some minor edge wear and spotting to the boards in an excellent facsimile dust jacket.

Pocket, 1951. 1st Printing . Paperbacks. Fine. Pocket 833 a beautiful copy from my own collection never read

pocket book, , (first PB 1951), . 833, very good -fine, , reading crease hardboiled suspense novel, paperback,

pocket book, , (first PB 1951), . 833, very good + hardboiled suspense novel, paperback,

pocket book, , (first PB 1951), . 833, near fine, unread hardboiled suspense novel, paperback,