The Lolly-Madonna War ---by Sue Grafton -a signed Copy by Grafton, Sue (signed) - 1973

London, England: London, UK: Sphere, 1973, 1st sphere Edition, 2nd Printing, 1973. ----------paperback, a solid Good example only, cover creases and overall wear but a solid copy of this very rare title, faint remainder mark on bottom edge of text block, signed without inscription by GRAFTON, missing from most Grafton collections, the author's 2nd (and scarcest) book, preceded by KEZIAH DANE, by the author of the hugely popular KINSEY MILHONE mysteries, ---this is a 2nd printing of the Sphere paperback edition (UK) ---this sports a different cover photo than the 1st pb printing, , any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE//// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)------. Signed (see description). Later Printing. Soft Cover. Good (see description). Illus. by Photo Cover. 4.25w x 7h Inches.

Aquarian Press, 1970, in soft wraps. Terrific lurid. A veritable time capsule which can serve as a bona fide research tool for those with an interest of the heady days of late 1960s London. No website to hide behind; here were REAL names of both adepts & quacks and where to find them! An interesting artifact- though don't expect to trace many of these street addresses now. Uncommon vintage paperback. Exceptional condition save for spotting on all edges. Very tight binding, extremely clean. Almost "As New". Inv. # 62542 bds 2023

FAIR condition in illustrated wraps. NY. Trojan Publishing. MAGAZINE. Volume 9 No. 6, November 1941. No back cover. Nicks, tears and chipping to edges. Pages brown with tears and chipping. No. 8 in grease marker on front cover. Some joker who fancied himself an artist penciled risque additions to illustrations. No back cover. Fragile. Includes, Murder from A to Z by Luke Terry. Stored in Archival sleeve with acid-free board. . Magazine. Soft Cover. Fair/Original Wraps. Magazine.

IL: New Publications, 1948. FAIR condition in illustrated wraps. IL. New Publications. MAGAZINE. Volume 1 No. 3, July 1948. Nicks, tears and chipping to edges. Faint rubber stamp image front cover. Rubber stamps back cover. Pages browning, some chipping. Strong musty odor. Fragile. Includes, Venomous Lady by John D. MacDonald. and I'll Marry A Killer ! by Frederick C Davis. Stored in Archival sleeve with acid-free backing board.. Magazine. Soft Cover. Fair/Fair Original Wraps. Magazine.

IL: Fictioneers, 1944. VERY GOOD condition in illustrated wraps. IL. Fictioneers. MAGAZINE. Volume 5 No. 4, September 1944. Some nicks, tears and chipping to edges. Pages browning, some chipping. Rubber stamp first page. Fragile. Includes, Make Mine Murder by Day Keene. Stored in Archival sleeve with acid-free backing board.. Magazine. Soft Cover. Very Good/Very Good Original Wraps. Magazine.

NY: Trojan Publishing, 1945. FAIR condition in illustrated wraps. NY. Trojan Publishing. MAGAZINE, Volume 16 No. 3, February 1945. Nicks, tears and chipping to edges. Open tears at spine head and heel. Front cover tearing away from spine. Old moisture damage stains throughout. Pages brown, brittle. Fragile. Stored in Mylite sleeve with acid-free board. Includes Delayed Death by Roger Torrey.. Magazine. Soft Cover. Fair/Original Wraps. Magazine.

NY: Munsey Co., 1932. GOOD condition in illustrated wraps. NY. Munsey Co. MAGAZINE. Volume 23 No. 2, June 1932. Nicks, tears and chipping to edges. Last two pages tearing away from staples. One inch tear upper right back cover. Toning to pages, some chipping. Fragile. Includes Cold Turkey by Erle Stanley Gardner. Cover design by Paul Stahr. Stored in Archival sleeve with acid-free board... Magazine. Soft Cover. Good/Original Wraps. Magazine.

New York: Original Novels # 726 2nd Printing (reprints # 707, which was issued under original title of Beyond Desire), 1952 ----------vintage paperback, digest size. Drug and juvenile delinquent theme, hypodermic needle on cover. Spine edge rub, minor creases, 2 small (1/2 inch) tears to the front cover, one of which extends through the pages and to the back cover. There is a small fold to the top left corner of the back cover and half the pages which may straighten out in time. A good-VG copy. . .. Mass Market Paperback. Good to Very Good. Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books.

NY: Fictioneers, Popular Publications, 1949. GOOD condition in illustrated wraps. NY. Fictioneers. MAGAZINE, Volume XXXII No. 3, January 1949. Front cover, piece torn out bottom left. Nicks, tears, chipping to edges. Spine worn and faded, water marks. Back cover has some water marks, tears and nicks to edges. Toning to pages., some water marks. Fragile. Great black-and-white movie poster ad for Blood on the Moon starring Robert Mitchum and Barbara Bel Geddes inside front cover. Cover painting by Peter Stevens.. Includes, No Pockets in a Shroud by Richard Deming. Stored in Archival sleeve with acid-free board.. Magazine. Soft Cover. Good/Original Wraps. Magazine.

NY: Trojan Publishing, 1941. GOOD condition in illustrated wraps. NY. Trojan Publishing. MAGAZINE, Volume 8 No. 3, February 1941. Nicks, tears and chipping. Fragile. Stored in Mylite sleeve with acid-free board. Includes, Murder for Rent by Roger Torrey.. Magazine. Soft Cover. Good/Original Wraps. Magazine.

Harmondsworth, England: Penguin Books, 19 April 1940. Mass Market Paperback. First printing of the First Penguin Edition, Penguin 257. "Published in Penguin Books 1940"; No additional printings listed. Orange and white card cover with black lettering. Very Good. Prior owner's name and price penciled on first page, otherwise unmarked. Tanned. Spine tight with slight tilt. One inch tear to bottom of front hinge. Reading wear to edges and corners. Laid in with the reading case label containing the author's biography. 224 pages.
Published just seven month's after Great Britain entered World War II and a few weeks after the British government introduced wartime paper rationing. Drover, a Communist bus driver, is in prison, sentenced to death for killing a policeman during a riot at Hyde Park Corner. A battle for a reprieve with many participants ensues: the Assistant Commissioner, high-principled and over-worked; Conrad, a paranoid clerk; Mr Surrogate, a rich Fabian; Condor, a pathetic journalist feeding… Read More