Search Results: Vintage Paperbacks from Royal Books, Inc.

New York: Cardinal Editions / Pocket Books, 1954. First Edition. First Edition. Shefter breaks words down like a verbal mechanic. Light reader's crease to the wrappers, else Near Fine in printed wrappers. An attractive copy.

New York: Midwood, 1959. First Edition. No. 33-857. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good plus in wrappers, lightly rubbed, with a reading crease on the spine.

New York: Beacon Books, 1957. First Edition. No. B-152. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good plus in wrappers, with a slight lean. Holroyd, p. 149.

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: Avon Books, 1948. First Edition. No. 169. First Edition in paperback. Not to be confused with the later film tie-in edition. Basis for the 1949 film "City Across the River," directed by Maxwell Shane. Very Good plus in wrappers, with spine creasing and a newsstand stamp on the rear wrapper. Holroyd, p. 83.

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.

New York: Beacon Books, 1960. First Edition. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good to Fine condition. Light rubbing to the tips. An attractive copy.

New York: Ballantine Books, 1973. First Edition. First Edition, a paperback original. SIGNED by the author (as Jack Vance) on the title page. Uncommon to find in this condition, and quite scarce signed. Basis for the classic 1974 made for television horror film, directed by Buzz Kulik and starring Scott Jacoby, Dabney Coleman, and Kim Hunter. A shy teenager accidentally kills a fellow student who is mocking him, and with the help of his mother, hides in a spare room in their house. One thing leads to another. About Fine and unread in wrappers.

New York: Pocket Books No. 366, 1946. Vintage paperback, first printing of this edition. Brief shelfwear and some production wrinkle to the spine, else about Fine in illustrated wrappers. Scarce.

New York: Gold Medal, 1959. First Edition. No. S907. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good plus in wrappers, with a faint diagonal crease on the front wrapper. Shine, p. 15.

New York: Dell Publishing, 1964. First Edition. No. 0493. First Edition, a paperback original. Collects photographs of the Beatles, along with band members' horoscopes and biographies. Pinhole on the rear wrapper, else Near Fine in wrappers. Not in Holroyd.

New York: Ecstasy Novel / Publishers Productions, 1951. First Edition. No. 9. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good plus in wrappers, lightly rubbed on the rear wrapper and spine. Holroyd, p. 256.

Intimate Edition No. 728, 1963. First Edition. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good plus condition. Slight spine lean, spine crease, reader's crease to both wrappers, strip of toning on the rear panel, very faint stain to the upper rear right. A very presentable copy. Not in Holroyd.

New York: Bee-Line Book [Beeline] / Carlyle Communications, 1975. First Edition. First Edition, first printing, a paperback original. An Orpheus Classic title about a recently divorced stud and the sex-hungry women who can't get enough. From the author's estate. Offutt had gained some success writing adult novels in the 1960s and 1970s, using pseudonyms like John Cleve, Turk Winter, and Jeff Woods, and began to write legitimate science fiction and fantasy novels in the mid 1970s. He wrote and edited several fantasy series, including "Thieves' World" titles and "Swords Against Darkness." The "Spaceways" series (nineteen books, 1982-1984), along with his "Crusader" series published by Dell and Grove, bridges the gap between his two best literary genres: erotica and fantasy. Light rubbing and creasing, else Near Fine in photo illustrated wrappers. Scarce.

New York: Pocket No. 769. First printing of this edition. Fine condition. Cover by Warren Baumbargner.

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.

New York: Signet / New American Library [NAL], 1960. First Edition. No. S1863. First Edition in paperback, preceded by the hardcover edition published by Bobbs-Merrill. Very Good plus in wrappers, lightly toned on the edges and spine. Holroyd, p. 518.

New York: Marvel Illustrated Books, 1982. First Edition. No. 02839. First Edition, a paperback original. A comic adaptation of the 1982 film starring Harrison Ford and Rutger Hauer, based in turn on Philip K. Dick's classic novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?". Faint tidemark on the top right corner of the first three leaves, else Near Fine in wrappers.

New York: Original Books, 1952. First Edition. No. 714. First Edition, a paperback original. Slight lean, else about Fine in wrappers. Holroyd, p. 395.

Fresno, CA: Saber Books, 1964. First Edition. No. SA-60. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good plus in wrappers, with light wear on the spine, faint foxing on the top edge of the front panel, and a tap on the rear panel. Holroyd, p. 502.