Click for full-size.
THE CRAZY KILL.
by HIMES, CHESTER
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Greencastle, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
[New York]: Published By Berkley Publishing Corporation, [1966]., 1966. First edition. First Berkley edition. PBO. Berkley F1261. Originally published in 1959 by Avon Publishing Company (Avon T-357). Second Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones mystery. Fine, unread copy in pictorial wrappers. First English language edition of his second mystery novel. A Reverend falls out of a window while witnessing a murder and lands in the same container as the murder victim. Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones to investigate. Beautiful copy.
Synopsis
Chester Himes was born in Missouri in 1909. He began writing while serving a prison sentence for a jewel theft and published just short of twenty novels before his death in 1984. Among his best-known thrillers are Blind Man with a Pistol , Cotton Comes to Harlem , The Crazy Kill , A Rage in Harlem , The Real Cool Killers , and The Heat's On , all available from Vintage.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47551
- Title
- THE CRAZY KILL.
- Author
- HIMES, CHESTER
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Published By Berkley Publishing Corporation, [1966].
- Place of Publication
- [New York]
- Date Published
- 1966
Terms of Sale
BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
We accept checks and all major credit cards. Prices are NET to all. PA residents must add 6% sales tax. It is our preference to ship via either UPS or Priority Mail. All oversized books and all shipments outside the U.S. will be charged actual shipping, insurance, and handling costs. All parcels shall be shipped insured. All items may be returned within 7 days of receipt with prior notification. We request any items for return be sent by their original shipping route, be well packaged and fully insured.
About the Seller
BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
Biblio member since 2006
Greencastle, Pennsylvania
About BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
Buckingham Books specializes in new, used and rare books dealing with Mystery and Western Americana. Books in the mystery field include not only Mystery, but also Detective, Espionage, and Adventure Fiction. Our Western Americana Section offers books about the development of the American West. All books in our inventory are First Editions unless clearly stated otherwise.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- PBO
- paper back original. Indicates that the paperback release is the first publication of the book, without a hardcover edition...
Frequently asked questions
Browse rare books
Interested in rare and collectible books? Booksellers from around the world showcase some of their finest in Biblio’s rare book room.
Collecting Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley was a well-known and highly controversial figure in the first half of the 20th Century. A writer, occultist, magician, and mountaineer, Crowley impacted a diverse collection of sub-cultures and interests. See collectible Crowley from Biblio booksellers.
