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KIM
by Robert Colby
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Los Angeles , California, United States
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About This Item
[ROBERT COLBY]. KIM. Monarch Books, Derby, Connecticut, 1962. First Edition. Monach Books #244 with the original 35 cents price on the front cover. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, with micro-chips , rubbing to extremities typical of pulp fiction paperbacks of this age, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Overall a about fine copy. Scarce signature on the title page by author Robert Colby. This adult erotica book published by the famous Monarch Books publishing house, along with Beacon Books, Midwood Books among many others, published pulp fiction stories in paperback from many world famous authors of the day in the adult fiction genre and today these books are very much sought after, considered highly collectible and even more so if signed. Colby wrote at least 17 novels and numerous short stories including Ace Doubles; In a Vanishing Room, Kill Me a Fortune, Murder Mistress, Gold Medal books; The Captain Must Die, Secret of the Second Door, The Star Trap and many more. Colby was a regular contributor to Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine from the 1960s-1980s. Cover art by Harry Schaare. Scarce autograph with GGA (Good Girl Art) and collectible long out of print adult vintage paperback book. 139 pgs. 16mo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Astro Trader Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1000-385
- Title
- KIM
- Author
- Robert Colby
- Illustrator
- Harry Schaare
- Format/Binding
- Softcover / Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Monarch Books
- Place of Publication
- Derby, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1962
- Weight
- 0.00
- Keywords
- Robert Colby, Harry Schaare
- Bookseller catalogs
- Pulp Fiction; Mystery / Crime Detective;
- Size
- 16mo
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Title Page
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