The Longest Second by Bill S Ballinger - 1958

Signet 1730, 1959. G +. paperback / Well Worn but binding holds

Transworld Publishers, Corgi, 1960. Paperback. Good. 1960. No Edition Remarks. 188 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

London: Max Reinhardt. Very Good+ in Very Good dj. 1958. 1st U.K. edition. Hardcover. [bottom corners bumped, light dust-soiling to top of text block; jacket spine a little faded, some tanning/soiling to rear panel]. Suspense novel about a man trying to rediscover his past after waking up in hospital with no memory, and also rendered mute by having had his throat cut. .

GB: Mystery Book Guild, 1958. Top edge a bit spotted. Spine of DW is chipped at top edge.. Hardback. VG/VG- DW.

Max Reinhardt, London, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Donald Green -- Cover Art. 300 g.; VI, 7-192 pages. Red coloured boards with gilt the backstrip. Bumping to the top backstrip edge and to the book corners. Browning and foxing to the top text block edge and light browning, scattered foxing and handling marks to the other text block edges. Light browning and handling marks to the end papers and age toning to the internal text. Colour illustrated dustwrapper, by Donald Green, with black, purple and white titles to the front panel and black and pink titles to the backstrip. Rubbing to the dustwrapper edges and to the dustwrapper panels. Sunning to the backstrip and at the rear dustwrapper panels shows yellowing and handling marks. Browning to the verso of the dustwrapper. A man wakes up in hospital and finds to his horror he cannot speak as his throat had been cut. Not only that but he has no memory of who he is. As he untangles the mystery of his life,… Read More

GB: Max Reinhardt, 1958. Book is in nearly fine condition with only slightest signs of wear and/or age. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age.. 1st Edition. Hardback. nrFine/VG DW.

Max Reinhardt, London, 1958. first edition, red boards, 192pp, VG- (v sl cocked, v sl edge wear, v sl soiled & rubbed, v sl foxed eps and edges, owner inscription to pastedown) d/w VG- (v sl creases wear & tears to extrems, sl sunned soiled & rubbed, sl internal foxing)

Max Reinhardt 1958. first edition, hardback (VG) d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

London: Max Reinhardt, 1958 book has a light water stain to the bottom corner edge of the free end paper only, a slight spine lean and very minor bruising to the corners. a bit of foxing to the closed edges, the DW has short tears or chips to the spine ends and a minor hard to spot stain along the fore edge fold, not price clipped, the white of the rear panel is a little soiled.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.

London: Max Reinhardt, 1958. Book. VG+, Wear, Foxing. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. 1st UK Edition. Crime novel. Striking jacket art by Donald Green. Expanded condition report/photo on request..