Texas By the Tail
by Thompson, Jim
(1906 - 1977) James Meyers Thompson was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma. He began writing fiction at a very young age, selling his first story to True Detective when he was only fourteen. Thompson eventually wrote twenty-nine novels, all but three of which were published as paperback originals. Thompson also wrote two screenplays (for the Stanley Kubrick films “The Killing” and “Paths of Glory”). An outstanding crime writer, the world of his fiction is rife with violence and corruption. In examining the underbelly of human experience and American society in particular, Thompson’s work at its best is both philosophical and experimental. Several of his novels have been filmed by American and French directors, resulting in classic noir including The Killer Inside Me (1952), After Dark My Sweet (1955), and The Grifters (1963).
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Texas by the Tail
by Thompson, Jim
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Greenwich, Connecticut: Gold Medal Books / Fawcett Publications. Very Good-. 1965. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. "She could con the pants off every oil millionaire from Houston to Fort Worth - and steal Dallas in the bargain. She was the girl who had Texas by the Tail." Mass market paperback. Ships same or next business day. Date … Read more about this item Item Price
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Texas By The Tail
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Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications / Gold Medal Books, 1965. First Edition. First Printing, a paperback original novel. Octavo (18cm); pictorial card wrappers; yellow edge-staining; [4],5-160pp. Slight forward lean, light wear to wrappers, some tanning to text edges, and a few faint vertical creases to spine; Very Good. HUBIN, p.402. Item Price
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Texas by the Tail
by Jim Thompson
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Manasquan, New Jersey, USA
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London: Xanadu, 1990. Soft cover. Fine. Vintage Paperback. Small 8vo., 160pp. Beautiful Unread First British Paperback Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy of an uncommon title in this condition. Item Price
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Texas by the Tail
by Jim Thompson
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UK paperback reprint, 1990 Xanadu Publications. The book is in fine condition with no creasing to the spine or covers. Item Price
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TEXAS BY THE TAIL
by Thompson , Jim
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- 1994
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New York: Vintage Crime, 1994. Book. As New. 1st Edition in Softcover.. 1st. edition by Vintage Crime Books 1994 , soft cover Review Copy 1994 , Condition : As New . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
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Greenwich, CT: Gold Medal, 1965. First Edition. No. K-1502. First Edition, a paperback original. Cover art by Barye Phillips, who drew many important covers during the vintage paperback era for Avon, Dell, Pocket Books, and after 1955, Bantam.
Very Good plus in wrappers. Slight lean, with creases along the spine.
Holroyd, p. 285. Item Price
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Texas By the Tail
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New York: Fawcett/Gold Medal, 1965. First Edition. Paperback original. Short split at bottom of spine, else a near fine copy. Item Price
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Texas by the Tail
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1994. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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Texas By The Tail
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Alliance, Ohio, USA
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NY: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. NF. 1994. 1st Printing. Paperback. Stated first Vintage Crime/Black Lizard edition. 5 1/4" x 8" trade pap erback bound in pictorial wrappers. Near fine condition. Light tanning to the book's spine. . Item Price
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Texas by the Tail
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Lewisville, Texas, USA
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Gold Medal Book, 1965. Book. Very Good +. Mass Market Paperback. First Edition/First Printing. A solid tight very carefully read copy if at all. Very slight lean, light cover soil, light cover edge wear, light tanning to reverse of covers, SST. PBO k1502 THIS BOOK IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY. . Item Price
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Texas By the Tail
by THOMPSON, Jim
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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NY: Gold Medal, 1965. The true first edition of this Jim Thompson novel. Gold Medal #K1502. Some yellowing to extremes and a slight bend to the spine. Acceptable copy. 160 pp. A paperback original. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. Trade Paperback. Item Price
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TEXAS BY THE TAIL
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NEW YORK NY: GOLD MEDAL. VG+ WRAPS. PUB 1965. FIRST EDITION. ISBN: K1502. BOOK HAS READER'S CREASE ON THE FRONT COVER BUT IS OTHERWISE FINE. ANEXCELLENT TIGHT CLEAN COPY.. Keywords: PAPERBACK ORIGINAL, NOIR NOVEL, INVISIBLE, ABCDEF. Item Price
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TEXAS BY THE TAIL.
by Thompson, Jim.
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- 1994
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NY: VINTAGE CRIME. 1994. Fine. 1994. First Edition. Softcover. 0679740112 . Trade Paperback. First Vintage Edition. About fine in trade-size pictorial printed wrappers. . Item Price
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Texas By the Tail
by Thompson,Jim
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- 1990
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United Kingdom: Xanadu, 1990. First British Edition . Soft cover. As New. an as new unread copy
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Texas by the Tail (Blue Murder Series)
by Thompson, Jim
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- 1993
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Xanadu Pubns Ltd, 1993. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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Texas by the Tail
by Thompson, Jim
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- 1994-10-03
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Vintage, 1994-10-03. fifth printing. Paperback. Very Good. 6x0x8. Minor shelf wear to binding. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Text and images unmarked. Item Price
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Texas by the Tail
by Thompson, Jim
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- 1965
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Stockton, California, USA
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Greenwich, Conn.: Gold Medal, 1965. Book. Good. Mass Market Paperback. First Printing. Gold Medal k1502. Well worn. Spine-slant. Covers are a bit soiled. Item Price
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Texas By the Tail
by Thompson, Jim
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Austin, Minnesota, USA
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Gold Medal, 1965. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. Slight crease to cover. Spine is straight. Ink mark to top page edges.. Item Price
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Texas By the Tail
by THOMPSON, JIM
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- 1965
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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New York: Fawcett/Gold Medal, 1965. First Edition. Paperback original. Very good plus copy. Item Price
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Texas By The Tail
by Jim Thompson
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Frederick, Maryland, USA
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Fawcett Gold Medal. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Front hinge cracked and tearing. Some pages torn slightly, Text intace. Slightly dampstained.Writing on back cover. (Suspense, Mystery) Item Price
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