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So Rich, So Dead (First Edition)

So Rich, So Dead (First Edition)

by Gil Brewer; Barye Phillips (cover art)

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First Edition
Published
1951
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Greenwich: Gold Medal, 1951. First Edition. No. 196. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good plus in wrappers, with a slight lean and light wear on the page fore-edges. Holroyd, p. 268.
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Fast Action Detective and Mystery Stories, Vol. 6, No. 1, August 1957 (First Edition)

Fast Action Detective and Mystery Stories, Vol. 6, No. 1, August 1957 (First Edition)

by Harlan Ellison, Robert Silverberg, H.C. Early, B.W. Scott, Warner Austin, Elton Webster, D.L. Hyde, Basil Wells, Edard A. Dieckmann, James Hines (contributors); Robert A. W. Lowndes (editor)

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First Edition
Published
1957
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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… Read more about this item
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$150.00
Some Must Die (First Edition)

Some Must Die (First Edition)

by Gil Brewer; Ray Johnson (cover art)

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First Edition
Published
1954
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Greenwich: Gold Medal, 1954. First Edition. No. 409. First Edition. a paperback original. Very Good plus in wrappers, with a slight lean, lightly rubbed at the corners. Holroyd, p. 270.
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A Killer is Loose (First Edition)

A Killer is Loose (First Edition)

by Gil Brewer; Lu Kimmel (cover art)

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First Edition
Published
1954
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Greenwich: Gold Medal, 1954. First Edition. No. 380. First Edition, a paperback original. Near Fine in wrappers. Holroyd, p. 270.
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Nude on Thin Ice (First Edition)

Nude on Thin Ice (First Edition)

by Gil Brewer

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First Edition
Published
1960
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New York: Avon Books, 1960. First Edition. No. T-470. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good plus in wrappers, with a slight lean, small ink annotation on the first leaf, and a lightly rubbed rear wrapper. Holroyd, p. 107.
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Sinners Club (First Edition)

Sinners Club (First Edition)

by Harry Whittington; Rudolph Belarski (cover art)

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First Edition
Published
1953
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New York: Carnival Books, 1953. First Edition. No. 923. First Edition, a paperback original. Near Fine in wrappers, with only a hint of wear along the spine. Holroyd, p. 202.
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Overnight Escapade (First Edition, with dust jacket)
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Overnight Escapade (First Edition, with dust jacket)

by Stephen Mark; Syd Dyke (cover art)

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First Edition
Published
1950
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Toronto: Newsstand Library, 1950. First Edition. First Edition, a paperback original. 24A printed on the spine of the book, and C7 printed on the spine of the jacket, as issued. Book and dust jacket Very Good to Near Fine. Jacket affixed to the spine, as issued. With no spine lean.
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$150.00
Let's Count Our Dead [So Dead My Love] (First Australian Edition)

Let's Count Our Dead [So Dead My Love] (First Australian Edition)

by Harry Whittington

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Published
1954
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New York: Phantom Books, 1954. No. 562. First Australian Edition, a paperback original. Released in the US as "So Dead My Love" as part of an Ace Double paperback original. Very Good in wrappers, lightly faded, with a slight lean, rear wrapper moderately rubbed, and creased corners.
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The Evil Sleep! (First Edition)

The Evil Sleep! (First Edition)

by Evan Hunter writing as Ed McBain

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1952
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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 tide mark on the bottom edge of the rear wrapper, a slight lean, and evidence of erasure on the first leaf. Holroyd,… Read more about this item
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Kisses Can Kill (First Edition)

Kisses Can Kill (First Edition)

by Donnell Carey

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First Edition
Published
1951
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New York: Phantom Books, 1951. First Edition. No. 501. First Edition, a paperback original. Near Fine in wrappers, with spine lightly rubbed and a few scattered reading creases. Holroyd, p. 422.
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Murder Doll (First Edition)

Murder Doll (First Edition)

by Milton Ozaki writing as Robert O. Saber

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1951
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New York: Phantom Books, 1951. First Edition. No. 510. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good plus in wrappers, lightly rubbed and worn on the spine and at the corners, with owner name and ink annotations on the title page and front wrapper verso. Holroyd, p. 423.
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$95.00
Swamp Kill (First Edition)

Swamp Kill (First Edition)

by Harry Whittington writing as Whit Harrison

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1952
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New York: Phantom Books, 1952. First Edition. No. 508. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good plus in wrappers, a trifle rubbed at the corners and spine, with a dealer stamp on the title page, and lipstick prints on the front wrapper verso and verso of the final leaf. Scarce. Holroyd, p. 423.
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One Got Away (First Australian Edition)

One Got Away (First Australian Edition)

by Harry Whittington

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Published
1956
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New York: Phantom Books, 1956. No. 710. First Australian Edition, a paperback original. Good in wrappers, with a slight lean, moderately edgeworn, with a few bruises on the front wrapper.
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$175.00
Forever Evil (First Edition)

Forever Evil (First Edition)

by Harry Whittington

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First Edition
Published
1952
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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.
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$350.00
Play Rough! (First Edition)

Play Rough! (First Edition)

by Rick Wayne

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1952
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New York: Rainbow Books / Magazine Productions, 1952. First Edition. No. 113. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good plus in wrappers, with a diagonal crease on the top right corner of the front wrapper, and lightly rubbed rear wrapper. Scarce. Holroyd, p. 497.
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Sin Pit (First Edition)

Sin Pit (First Edition)

by Paul Meskil

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First Edition
Published
1954
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New York: Lion Library, 1954. First Edition. No. 198. First Edition, a paperback original. Longtime Manhattan investigative reporter Paul Meskil's first and only novel. Very Good plus in wrappers, lightly edgeworn, with a tide mark on the bottom edges of the rear wrapper and page block. Holroyd, p. 345.
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$350.00
Cesspool (First Edition)

Cesspool (First Edition)

by Alan Marshall

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Used
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First Edition
Published
1962
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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.
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The Name is Archer (First Edition)

The Name is Archer (First Edition)

by John Ross Macdonald; Mitchell Hooks (cover art)

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First Edition
Published
1955
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New York: Bantam Books, 1955. First Edition. No. 1295. First Edition, a paperback original. A collection of seven Lew Archer short stories. Faint check mark on the top left corner of the front wrapper, else Near Fine in wrappers. Holroyd, p. 135.
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Joy House (First Edition)

Joy House (First Edition)

by Gunnar Hjerstedt writing as Day Keene

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1954
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$225.00

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New York: Lion Library, 1954. First Edition. No. 210. First Edition, a paperback original. About Fine and unread in wrappers. Holroyd, p. 345.
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$225.00
Soft Touch (First Edition)

Soft Touch (First Edition)

by John D. MacDonald

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1958
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New York: Dell Publishing, 1958. First Edition. No. B121. First Edition, a paperback original. Light creasing on the center spine and front wrapper, else about Near Fine in wrappers. Holroyd, p. 250. Lyles, "Dell Paperbacks, 1942 to Mid-1962," p. 234. Shine, p. 17.
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