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Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine - July, 1979. First Edition. Volume 43, No.7. The Guadeloupe Caper; Leave It To a Pro; The House in Downey; Touch; Final Payoff; Ambulance Report; Ambush in Bangkok; Cruising; Stiff Competition; Methods for Murder
by Sam Merwin, Jr. (Editor); Brett Halliday; Dick Stodghill; Jerry Jacobson; Charles E. Fritch; Robert Turner; Morgan Powell; Mike Taylor; M.J. Shimmel; John Ball; Larry T. Shaw
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Baldwinsville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Reseda, CA: Renown Publications, Inc., 1979. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Very Good. See scans and description. New York: Renown Publications, Inc., 1979. The July, 1979 issue of Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, that being Volume 43, Number 7. 12mo, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 130 pp. Very Good - and better than the typical VG of the series, with stiffer, brighter covers and somewhat less age toning to the pages. Small penciled "x" on front cover, and another on the contents page; touch edge wear. Zoom on scans. Sharp example of this inexpensively-produced series (see all scans). Superior spine. Firmly bound, and very readable, should you choose to do that; also collectible, in several categories. Lead story, "The Guadeloupe Caper", is by Brett Halliday, the creator of the great fictional detective after which this series is named. Other contributors include Dick Stodghill; Jerry Jacobson; Charles E. Fritch; Robert Turner; Morgan Powell; Mike Taylor; M.J. Shimmel; John Ball; and Larry T. Shaw. See scan of contents for story list. L202
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- Bookseller
- Singularity Rare & Fine
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 62484
- Title
- Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine - July, 1979. First Edition. Volume 43, No.7. The Guadeloupe Caper; Leave It To a Pro; The House in Downey; Touch; Final Payoff; Ambulance Report; Ambush in Bangkok; Cruising; Stiff Competition; Methods for Murder
- Author
- Sam Merwin, Jr. (Editor); Brett Halliday; Dick Stodghill; Jerry Jacobson; Charles E. Fritch; Robert Turner; Morgan Powell; Mike Taylor; M.J. Shimmel; John Ball; Larry T. Shaw
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Renown Publications, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Reseda, CA
- Date Published
- 1979
- Pages
- 130
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- Popular, General, Great Detectives, Short Stories
- Bookseller catalogs
- Detective / Mystery / Murder;
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