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New York: Avon Book Company. What is offered here are both of the first edition paperback editions published by Avon Book Company. The first was published in 1945 as part of the Murder Mystery Monthly series, size: 7.5" x 5.25". The second was published a year later with the smaller format of 6.5" x 4.125". Both copies have very minor wear only and natural paperback ageing, no inscriptions. They both contain the following stories: Trouble is My Business; Pearls are a Nuisance; I'll be Waiting, The King in Waiting; Red Wind. Given that these are paperbacks approaching seventy years old they are about as nice as you are likely to find. Weysprings Books is a professional member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). . Very Good. Paperback. First Thus.
Boudoir Decoy by John Dexter (Robert Bonfils) - 1966
by John Dexter (Robert Bonfils)
Boudoir Decoy
by John Dexter (Robert Bonfils)
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- Good
- Paperback
You get one vintage Boudoir Decoy by John Dexter (Robert Bonfils) 1966 softcover book published by Greenleaf Classics in San Diego. (Leisure Book - LB1131). This item is in English. The cover art was done by Robert Bonfils. Its hinges and pages are fine. There is some wear to the covers, otherwise it is in very good condition. The binding is tight and the book is complete with no loose pages, This item is 6.75 inches tall by 4.25 inches wide. These measurements are approximations to give you an idea of the size of the book. Please see all pictures.
- Bookseller Independent bookstores (US)
- Illustrator Robert Bonfils
- Format/Binding The binding is tight and the book is complete with no loose pages.
- Book Condition Used - Good
- Jacket Condition N/A
- Quantity Available 1
- Binding Paperback
- Publisher Greenleaf Classics
- Place of Publication San Diego
- Date Published 1966
- Keywords erotica, taboo, smut, sleaze
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Five Sinister Characters
by Chandler, Raymond
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- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
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- First Thus
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- Quantity Available
- 1
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HINDHEAD, Surrey, United Kingdom
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£195.00
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£195.00
The Governess
by N/A
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- first
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- Used - Scarce title. Collectible
- Binding
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- Quantity Available
- 1
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San Antonio, Texas, United States
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£158.94
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Scarce copy. Books of this nature are hard to locate especially in the condition of the one offered here. Not a mark on this book. Pristine. Yes the price is high, but where are you going to find a book like this, with a cover so provocative and a story so erotic? I'm certain this will be in our store for awhile.
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Lips of Death (Includes Betrayed by Ghosts; Bobby-Sox Murder; Bomb for a Bride; Crime in Gaol; Escape from the Terror; Gang Guns Flame; Lips of Death; Murder is So Simple; Twice Scorned Lover.)
by True Crime Cases
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- Paperback
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- Used
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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£125.17
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Toronto: Superior Publishers [circa 1940s]. (Trade paperback) 127pp. Good to very good. Contains 9 true stories. The covers are quite presentable with only very small chips and tears along the edges and a small crack across the spine. Scarce. Includes Betrayed by Ghosts, The Bobby-Sox Murder, Bomb for a Bride, Crime in Gaol, Escape from the Terror, Gang Guns Flame, Lips of Death, Murder is So Simple & The Twice Scorned Lover. (True Crime, True Crime).
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£125.17
KIM
by Robert Colby
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- near fine
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- Quantity Available
- 1
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Los Angeles , California, United States
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£139.03
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[ROBERT COLBY]. KIM. Monarch Books, Derby, Connecticut, 1962. First Edition. Monach Books #244 with the original 35 cents price on the front cover. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, with micro-chips , rubbing to extremities typical of pulp fiction paperbacks of this age, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Overall a about fine copy. Scarce signature on the title page by author Robert Colby. This adult erotica book published by the famous Monarch Books publishing house, along with Beacon Books, Midwood Books among many others, published pulp fiction stories in paperback from many world famous authors of the day in the adult fiction genre and today these books are very much sought after, considered highly collectible and even more so if signed. Colby wrote at least 17 novels and numerous short stories including Ace Doubles; In a Vanishing Room, Kill Me a Fortune, Murder Mistress, Gold Medal books; The Captain Must Die, Secret of the Second Door, The Star Trap and many more. Colby was a…
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Television News, Jan. - Feb. 1932, Volume 1, Number 6
by Hugo Gernsback, Editor
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Printing
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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£139.07
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Mount Morris, Illinois/ New York: Popular Book Corporation, 1932. Near Fine, small corner crease bottom corner rear wrapper, very light rubbing. SCARCE in collectible condition. . First Printing. Magazine. Near Fine. Tall 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.
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£139.07
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Five Sinister Characters
by Chandler, Raymond
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
- Edition
- First Thus
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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HINDHEAD, Surrey, United Kingdom
- Item Price
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£195.00
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New York: Avon Book Company. What is offered here are both of the first edition paperback editions published by Avon Book Company. The first was published in 1945 as part of the Murder Mystery Monthly series, size: 7.5" x 5.25". The second was published a year later with the smaller format of 6.5" x 4.125". Both copies have very minor wear only and natural paperback ageing, no inscriptions. They both contain the following stories: Trouble is My Business; Pearls are a Nuisance; I'll be Waiting, The King in Waiting; Red Wind. Given that these are paperbacks approaching seventy years old they are about as nice as you are likely to find. Weysprings Books is a professional member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). . Very Good. Paperback. First Thus.
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£195.00
The Governess
by N/A
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- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Used - Scarce title. Collectible
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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San Antonio, Texas, United States
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£158.94
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Scarce copy. Books of this nature are hard to locate especially in the condition of the one offered here. Not a mark on this book. Pristine. Yes the price is high, but where are you going to find a book like this, with a cover so provocative and a story so erotic? I'm certain this will be in our store for awhile.
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£158.94
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Lips of Death (Includes Betrayed by Ghosts; Bobby-Sox Murder; Bomb for a Bride; Crime in Gaol; Escape from the Terror; Gang Guns Flame; Lips of Death; Murder is So Simple; Twice Scorned Lover.)
by True Crime Cases
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Item Price
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£125.17
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Toronto: Superior Publishers [circa 1940s]. (Trade paperback) 127pp. Good to very good. Contains 9 true stories. The covers are quite presentable with only very small chips and tears along the edges and a small crack across the spine. Scarce. Includes Betrayed by Ghosts, The Bobby-Sox Murder, Bomb for a Bride, Crime in Gaol, Escape from the Terror, Gang Guns Flame, Lips of Death, Murder is So Simple & The Twice Scorned Lover. (True Crime, True Crime).
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£125.17
Television News, Jan. - Feb. 1932, Volume 1, Number 6
by Hugo Gernsback, Editor
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Printing
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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£139.07
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Mount Morris, Illinois/ New York: Popular Book Corporation, 1932. Near Fine, small corner crease bottom corner rear wrapper, very light rubbing. SCARCE in collectible condition. . First Printing. Magazine. Near Fine. Tall 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.
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£139.07
Television News, May-June, 1931, Volume 1, Number 2
by Hugo Gernsback, Editor
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- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
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- First Printing
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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£158.94
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Mount Morris, Illinois/ New York: Popular Book Corporation , 1932. Very Good plus, faded spot and faint prior owner name front wrapper, small corner creases, 1/4" loss of paper at bottom edge of spine. SCARCE in collectible condition. . First Printing. Magazine. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. Tall 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.
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The Necrophiles
by Gurney, David
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- near fine
- Paperback
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Belleville, Illinois, United States
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£22.25
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Pyramid, New York, 1971, paperback edition, 12mo., 254 p. the green stain on all edges has substantially worn off. book remains tight & clean however there is a bit of rubbing to reverse & spine plus a tiny chip to lower front corner. Not a perfect copy but at least a VG+ or NF. Inv. # 32570 bds 2023
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£22.25
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Aquarian Guide to Occult, Mystical, Religious, Magical London and Around
by Strachan, Francoise
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- near fine
- Paperback
- first
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780850300741 / 0850300746
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Belleville, Illinois, United States
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£23.05
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Aquarian Press, 1970, in soft wraps. Terrific lurid. A veritable time capsule which can serve as a bona fide research tool for those with an interest of the heady days of late 1960s London. No website to hide behind; here were REAL names of both adepts & quacks and where to find them! An interesting artifact- though don't expect to trace many of these street addresses now. Uncommon vintage paperback. Exceptional condition save for spotting on all edges. Very tight binding, extremely clean. Almost "As New". Inv. # 62542 bds 2023
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£23.05
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PRIVATE DETECTIVE Stories ~ Volume 9 No. 6, November 1941
by VARIOUS
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- fair
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Fair
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- Original Wraps
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- Magazine
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- Quantity Available
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Sherman Oaks, California, United States
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£26.23
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FAIR condition in illustrated wraps. NY. Trojan Publishing. MAGAZINE. Volume 9 No. 6, November 1941. No back cover. Nicks, tears and chipping to edges. Pages brown with tears and chipping. No. 8 in grease marker on front cover. Some joker who fancied himself an artist penciled risque additions to illustrations. No back cover. Fragile. Includes, Murder from A to Z by Luke Terry. Stored in Archival sleeve with acid-free board. . Magazine. Soft Cover. Fair/Original Wraps. Magazine.
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£26.23
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SHOCK ~ Volume 1 No. 3, July 1948
by VARIOUS
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- fair
- Paperback
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- Used - Fair
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- Fair Original Wraps
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- Magazine
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- Quantity Available
- 1
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Sherman Oaks, California, United States
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£26.23
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IL: New Publications, 1948. FAIR condition in illustrated wraps. IL. New Publications. MAGAZINE. Volume 1 No. 3, July 1948. Nicks, tears and chipping to edges. Faint rubber stamp image front cover. Rubber stamps back cover. Pages browning, some chipping. Strong musty odor. Fragile. Includes, Venomous Lady by John D. MacDonald. and I'll Marry A Killer ! by Frederick C Davis. Stored in Archival sleeve with acid-free backing board.. Magazine. Soft Cover. Fair/Fair Original Wraps. Magazine.
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£26.23
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NEW DETECTIVE Magazine ~ Volume 5, No. 4, September 1944
by VARIOUS
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- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Original Wraps
- Edition
- Magazine
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Sherman Oaks, California, United States
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£27.81
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IL: Fictioneers, 1944. VERY GOOD condition in illustrated wraps. IL. Fictioneers. MAGAZINE. Volume 5 No. 4, September 1944. Some nicks, tears and chipping to edges. Pages browning, some chipping. Rubber stamp first page. Fragile. Includes, Make Mine Murder by Day Keene. Stored in Archival sleeve with acid-free backing board.. Magazine. Soft Cover. Very Good/Very Good Original Wraps. Magazine.
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£27.81
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PRIVATE DETECTIVE Stories ~ Volume 16 No. 3, February 1945
by VARIOUS
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- fair
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Original Wraps
- Edition
- Magazine
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Sherman Oaks, California, United States
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£27.81
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NY: Trojan Publishing, 1945. FAIR condition in illustrated wraps. NY. Trojan Publishing. MAGAZINE, Volume 16 No. 3, February 1945. Nicks, tears and chipping to edges. Open tears at spine head and heel. Front cover tearing away from spine. Old moisture damage stains throughout. Pages brown, brittle. Fragile. Stored in Mylite sleeve with acid-free board. Includes Delayed Death by Roger Torrey.. Magazine. Soft Cover. Fair/Original Wraps. Magazine.
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£27.81
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ARGOSY ~ Volume 23 No. 2, June 1932
by VARIOUS
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- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Original Wraps
- Edition
- Magazine
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Sherman Oaks, California, United States
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£31.79
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NY: Munsey Co., 1932. GOOD condition in illustrated wraps. NY. Munsey Co. MAGAZINE. Volume 23 No. 2, June 1932. Nicks, tears and chipping to edges. Last two pages tearing away from staples. One inch tear upper right back cover. Toning to pages, some chipping. Fragile. Includes Cold Turkey by Erle Stanley Gardner. Cover design by Paul Stahr. Stored in Archival sleeve with acid-free board... Magazine. Soft Cover. Good/Original Wraps. Magazine.
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£31.79
Dream Club (originally titled Beyond Desire )
by Quandt, Albert L
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- Paperback
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- Used - Good to Very Good
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- Quantity Available
- 1
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Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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£38.54
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New York: Original Novels # 726 2nd Printing (reprints # 707, which was issued under original title of Beyond Desire), 1952 ----------vintage paperback, digest size. Drug and juvenile delinquent theme, hypodermic needle on cover. Spine edge rub, minor creases, 2 small (1/2 inch) tears to the front cover, one of which extends through the pages and to the back cover. There is a small fold to the top left corner of the back cover and half the pages which may straighten out in time. A good-VG copy. . .. Mass Market Paperback. Good to Very Good. Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books.
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BLACK MASK ~ Volume XXXII No. 3, January 1949
by Various
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- Good
- Paperback
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Original Wraps
- Edition
- Magazine
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Sherman Oaks, California, United States
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£39.74
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NY: Fictioneers, Popular Publications, 1949. GOOD condition in illustrated wraps. NY. Fictioneers. MAGAZINE, Volume XXXII No. 3, January 1949. Front cover, piece torn out bottom left. Nicks, tears, chipping to edges. Spine worn and faded, water marks. Back cover has some water marks, tears and nicks to edges. Toning to pages., some water marks. Fragile. Great black-and-white movie poster ad for Blood on the Moon starring Robert Mitchum and Barbara Bel Geddes inside front cover. Cover painting by Peter Stevens.. Includes, No Pockets in a Shroud by Richard Deming. Stored in Archival sleeve with acid-free board.. Magazine. Soft Cover. Good/Original Wraps. Magazine.
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£39.74
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PRIVATE DETECTIVE Stories ~ Volume 8 No. 3, February 1941
by VARIOUS
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Original Wraps
- Edition
- Magazine
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Sherman Oaks, California, United States
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£39.74
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NY: Trojan Publishing, 1941. GOOD condition in illustrated wraps. NY. Trojan Publishing. MAGAZINE, Volume 8 No. 3, February 1941. Nicks, tears and chipping. Fragile. Stored in Mylite sleeve with acid-free board. Includes, Murder for Rent by Roger Torrey.. Magazine. Soft Cover. Good/Original Wraps. Magazine.
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£39.74