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New York: Pocket Books, Inc., 1950. First US Edition Thus/Third Printing. Paperback. Good/N/A. First Pocket Books edition (3rd Printing) and second mass market edition after Avon. Some chips at spine ends and to a lesser degree corners. Edgewear and nicks with a few small creases. Page ends tinted red. Binding nice and solid and interior clean, though a… Read more

New York: Pocket Books, Inc., 1958. First US Edition Thus/7th Printing. Paperback. Very Good/N/A. A beautiful glossy copy with light wear to a few edges/corners. Nice and square with tight binding. Page ends tinted red. Clean interior.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1979. First US Edition Thus/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First Edition stated with correct letter sequence denoting first printing. In mauve boards with black spine cloth and silver type. Remainder mark to top page ends. Clean with tight binding. Unclipped jacket ($9.95) with ghost of another price written over. Some scratches to… Read more

New York: Penguin Books, 2016. Various Printings. Paperback. Very Good/N/A. The 12 volume set in trade paperback. Some light edgewear and creases to front covers at spine from reading. A nice clean and very lightly read set. Box has a few nicks and wear at corners - Very Good. Please note: This is a heavy multi-volume set and… Read more

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1974. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First American Edition stated. Light blue boards with green cloth and gilt type. Bump to top front corner. Jacket is unclipped ($7.95) with light wear.

New York: Galahad Books, 1987. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. In red boards with gilt to spine. Jacket has some edgewear.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1951. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Good/N/A. First Edition stated. In tan boards with red type. Some edge corner wear. Portion of jacket fornt panel affixed to front board and front flap portion affixed to front pastedown. Apparent ex-library with due date stamps to rfep, but no other signs. Interior clean and binding… Read more

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1977. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First American Edition stated. Orange boards with green spine and silver type. Light wear. Jacket is unclipped ($8.95) with edgewear.

San Diego/New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1978. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First American Edition stated with correct letter sequence. In red boards with gilt type. Jacket is price-clipped with edgewear/nicks, scuffing and some microchips to top of spine. 3/4 inch tear to top of rear flap crease with tape on inside.

San Diego/New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1979. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American Edition stated with correct letter sequence. In red boards with silver type. Jacket is unclipped ($7.95) with crease to front cover and some scuffing.

San Diego/New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1987. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition stated with correct letter line A-D. A beautiful copy in black boards and spine cloth with gilt. Obviously unread as stiff binding. Jacket is unclipped.

San Diego/New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1989. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First US Edition stated with correct letter sequence A-D. In orange boards with gree spine cloth and gitl. Jaclet is unclipped. Remainder mark to bottom page ends.

Garden City: Crime Club/Doubleday , 1953. First US Edition Thus. Hardcover. Fair/N/A. In grey textured boards. Likely an ex-library with tape shadows to tops and bottoms of boards and stamps, adhesive stains to endpapers. Paper is brittle and tanned.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1954. First UK Edition/1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/N/A. In blue cloth with dulling gilt to spine. Fading to spine which is cocked, some soiling and dinged corners. Light foxing to first and last few pages, otherwise clean with tight binding. In plastic book protector adhered to pastedowns.

London: Thriller Book Club, 1948. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Good/N/A. In red boards with dulled gilt to spine. Bumped corners and tanned pages. Small bit of writing and stamp to top of front pastedown. No jacket.

London: Companion Book Club, 1962. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Good/N/A. In tan boards with green title panel and gilt to spine. Tinted top page ends and foxing to front and bottom page ends. In plastic sleeve protector which is taped to pastedowns and adhered to bottom of spine. Interior clean and binding solid. No jacket.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1988. First UK Edition/1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/N/A. In blue boards with gilt type. Three of four corners dinged/bumped. In plastic book protector taped to pastedowns and bottom of spine. No jacket.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1958. First UK Edition/1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/N/A. In red boards with gilt to spine and apparent bump to heel. Tape shadows to tops and bottoms of ffep and rfep. No jacket.

New York: Viking, 1962. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fair/N/A. In blue cloth with pink type to spine, not plc binding. Spine and front board heavily faded and rubbing through cloth at corners and spine ends. Large bookplate to ffep and remnants of paper to pastedowns where jacket was previously attached. No jacket.

New York: Viking, 1957. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Good/N/A. In yellow boards with black type and light blue tinted top page ends. Wear to spine ends and corners, the front ones of which are dinged. Light foxing to page ends and tanned endpapers. No jacket. Book is protected in mylar which is adhered at pastedowns.