Passing Strange by Sale, Richard - 1942

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1942. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. Spine-slant. Creased spine. Soiled back cover.

The World Publishing Company, 1944. Hardcover. Good. First printing, 1944. "A Tower Mystery," Original DJ is covered by a clear plastic Gaylord DJ cover. DJ has bumped and worn corner tips, crimped and chipped edges, foxing and a tear at top edge of front of DJ. Blue boards have light blue lettering on spine, and the logo stamped at bottom right of cover. Corner tips are bumped, with bumped head and heel of spine. Pages are lightly mellowed, darker in gutters. Foxing on paste downs and endsheets. Spine is slightly cocked to left. Rear free end page has penciled price from many years ago. 304 pages.

Simon and Schuster. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Inner Sanctum Mystery. Owner's name on front endpage. (Vintage Mystery and Adventure, Mystery, Adventure)

Invincible Press N/D. Octavo softcover (scruffy); 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

[New York: Quinn Publishing Company, Inc., 1943]. First paperback edition. A very good to fine copy, mild edge rubbing, rub spot to upper rear panel. (12006). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Handi-Books #19.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1942. First Edition. Very good copy with a touch of edge wear and a small dampstain to the top outer corner of the first few pages in a lightly used price-clipped dust jacket with some dust soiling and small chips and tears. A novel of murder, medicine, and movie making.

NY: SIMON AND SCHUSTER.. Near Fine. 1942. First Edition. Near fine in a Vg. dj. (Couple of longish tears at head of front panel of dj. along edge of spine & front flap. Shelfwear & rubbing to edges of dj. Couple far smaller tears on rear panel of dj. Upper edge of rear dj. flap clipped) Uncommon Hollywood mystery. .

InNER SANCTUM Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Richard Sale. Passing Strange. A Story of Birth and Burial. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1942. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author. Signed and inscribed by the author to front free endpaper recto, "For Elise / Merry Christmas / 1943 / Richard Sale." Octavo. 304 pages. Publisher's black cloth with gilt-lettered spine; original illustrated dust jacket..