Search Results: Mystery Paperbacks from Royal Books, Inc.

Greenwich: Gold Medal, 1954. First Edition. No. 420. First Edition, a paperback original. Cover art by James Meese. Near Fine in wrappers, with a hint of wear at the corners and light creasing on the spine. Holroyd, p. 271. Shine, p. 15.

New York: Dell Publishing, 1954. First Edition. No. 12. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good plus in wrappers, with light wear at the corners and creasing on the spine. Holroyd, p. 246. Lyles, "Dell Paperbacks, 1942 to Mid-1962," p. 205. Shine, p. 15.

Greenwich, CT: Gold Medal Books No. M-2634, 1972. Vintage paperback. First printing of this edition. Near Fine. Price on the front panel marked through in ink, minor crease in the spine. A nice copy. Not in Holroyd.

Greenwich: Gold Medal, 1965. First Edition. No. D1573. First Edition, a paperback original. The sixth Travis McGee novel. Very Good plus in wrappers, with a slight lean and creasing on the spine. Holroyd, p. 286. Shine, p. 15.

New York: Dell Publishing, 1955. First Edition. No. 62. First Edition, a paperback original. About Near Fine in wrappers, with light wear on the spine. Holroyd, p. 247. Lyles, "Dell Paperbacks, 1942 to Mid-1962," p. 212. Shine, p. 15.

Milwaukee: Nightstand Books, 1962. First Edition. No. 1595. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good plus in wrappers, lightly rubbed, with evidence of erasure on the top right corner of the first leaf. Holroyd, p. 385.

Greenwich: Gold Medal, 1958. First Edition. No. S777. First Edition, a paperback original. Near Fine in wrappers. Holroyd, p. 276. Shine, p. 15.

New York: Bantam Books, 1989. First Edition. First Edition, a paperback original. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Basis for the 2014 Jim Mickle film. Small-town Texan Richard Dane (Michael C. Hall) accidentally kills a burglar, and begins to fear for his family's safety when the victim's ex-con father (Sam Shepard) shows up. Also starring Don Johnson, Vinessa Shaw, and screenwriter Nick Damici. Light rubbing at the extremities, else about Fine in illustrated wrappers.

New York: Popular, 1955. First Edition. No. 675. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good plus in wrappers, with a few small closed tears on the spine, a slight lean, and wear on the inside front hinge. Holroyd, p. 458. Shine, p. 15.

Greenwich: Gold Medal, 1952. First Edition. No. 240. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good plus in wrappers, with moderate creasing on the spine, and two diagonal creases on the bottom corner of the front wrapper. Holroyd, p. 268. Shine, p. 15.

New York: Dell Publishing, 1959. First Edition. No. B127. First Edition, a paperback original. Fine and unread in wrappers. Holroyd, p. 250. Lyles, "Dell Paperbacks, 1942 to Mid-1962," p. 235. Shine, p. 15.

New York: Dell Publishing, 1956. First Edition. No. A130. First Edition, a paperback original. Light creases along the spine, else Near Fine in wrappers. Holroyd, p. 248. Lyles, "Dell Paperbacks, 1942 to Mid-1962," p. 221. Shine, p. 15.

New York: Popular Library, 1949. First Edition. No. 211. First Edition in paperback, preceded by the First Edition in hardcover published by Murray Hill Books. Near Fine in wrappers, with slightest lean (but no spine creasing), and a hint of wear at the corners. Holroyd, p. 453.

New York: Popular Library, 1957. First Edition. No. 830. First Edition, a paperback original. Near Fine in wrappers. Holroyd, p. 460. Shine, p. 16.

Greenwich: Gold Medal, 1966. First Edition. No. D1690. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good plus in wrappers, with creasing on the spine. Holroyd, p. 287. Shine, p. 16.

New York: Falcon, 1952. First Edition. No. 41. First Edition, a paperback original. Later reprinted as "So Nude, So Dead," under Ed McBain's Richard Marsten pseudonym. Very Good plus in wrappers, with a tidemark on the bottom edge of the rear wrapper, a slight lean, and evidence of erasure on the first leaf. Holroyd, p. 262.

Holyoke, MA: Columbia Publications, 1957. First Edition. First Edition, a paperback original. A collection of mystery stories. One of Harlan Ellison's earliest crime detective pulp novels, and the first appearance of the second novel in the Jerry Killian trilogy-the other two being "The Golden Virgin" and "They Killed My Kid!" Very Good in wrappers, lightly faded and edgeworn, with chips at the corners.

New York: Original Books, 1952. First Edition. No. 708. First Edition, a paperback original. Lightly rubbed on the spine and owner stamp on the front wrapper verso, else about Fine in wrappers. Scarce. Holroyd, p. 395.

London: Orion, 2003. Mass market paperback. New and unread.

London: Orion, 2002. First Edition. First Edition. Trade softcover. New and unread.