Search Results: Titles starting with N from Astro Trader Books

[AGATHA CHRISTIE]. N OR M ?. Dell Publishing, New York, 1964. First Thus. Later printing. First printing with this new cover art after the 1947 True First Edition # 187 Dell Mapback). Condition: Near Fine / Very Good. With micro-chips to extremities, faint reading crease and cover price of 45 cents scratched off typical of pulp fiction books of this age, otherwise barely read, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Cover art by William Teason. Classic mystery pulp, collectible. 191 pg. 16mo.

[ROY CHANSLOR]. THE NAKED I. Popular Library, New York, 1955. First Edition, First printing. True first edition paperback Popular Library #641 with the original 25 cent price on the front cover. Condition: VG. Appears barely read, reading crease, closed tear near tail of spine, micro-chips to extremities, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Author of the novel Johnny Guitar starring Joan Crawford. Rare first edition GGA Hollywood glamour pulp fiction vintage paperback, collectible. 192 pgs. 16mo.

[GEORGINA ANN RANDOLPH WALKER CRAIG]. THE NAME IS MALONE. Pyramid, New York, 1958. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Pyramid #G350 with the original 35 cent price on the cover. Condition: VG. Appears barely read, reading creases, rubbing to spine, micro-chips to extremities typical of vintage paperbacks of this age, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight.A scarce book in any condition. Craig Rice is pseudonym of Georgina Ann Randolph Walker Craig one of the earliest female pulp fiction writers of the Golden Age. This is the author's very first collection of 10 short stories featuring her most famous protagonist John J. Malone. Cover art by Robert Patterson. Classic hard-boiled detective pulp fiction vintage paperback collection from a major author, collectible. 192 pgs. 16mo.

[CLIFFORD D. SIMAK]. (EDITOR). NEBULA AWARD STORIES SIX. Pocket Books, 1972. First Edition, First printing. True first edition paperback Pocket #77542 with the original 95 cent price on the front cover. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, a few micro-chips to extremities, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Anthology of short stories, novelettes from; Fritz Leiber, R. A. Lafferty, Theodore Sturgeon, Gene Wolfe, Keith Laumer, Harry Harrison, Joanna Russ and more. Cover art by Wilson McLean. Modern science fiction anthology vintage first edition paperback from major authors, collectible. 192 pgs. 16mo.

[NEW YORK TIMES]. September 4, 1929. Vol. 78, No. 26,156. First Edition. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, creases to edges, folds at quarter-fold typical of newspapers, pages are clean, bright and unmarked. September 3, 1929 was a significant and historical day in financial history during the pre-stock market crash of October 29,1929 because this was the highest peak in the market not reached again until 1954. US Broadsheet size. 60 pages

[ BRENI JAMES ]. NIGHT OF THE KILL. Simon & Schuster / Inner Sanctum Mystery, New York, 1961. First U.S. Edition, First printing. Book Condition: Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Typical age toning to outer edges of pages due to the publisher's paper quality of this edition. No foxing, no tears or stains to pages. In original black cloth, metallic-silver stamp and type on spine with original Inner Sanctum red and whitelogos on grey endpapers. A about fine, crisp copy. Dust jacket Condition: Very Good+. Unclipped with the original price of $3.50 on inner flap, in professional plastic protector sleeve, micro chips to edges, mild creases, minor rubbing on spine typical of dust jackets of this age, overall a excellent plus copy of a beautifully illustrated dust jacket. Cover art by Tony Palladino, graphic designer of the original cover of the first edition book of "Psycho" by Robert Bloch, also by the same publisher and a Inner Sanctum Mystery book, later hired by film… Read More

[DASHIELL HAMMETT]. ELLERY QUEEN (EDITOR). NIGHTMARE TOWN Dell Publishing, New York, 1950. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Dell Mapback #379. Condition: VG+. Appears unread, classic iconic "Dell Keyhole" logo endpapers, original aqua color A.E.S. (All Edges Stained) pages, rubbing to spine edges, slightly sunned edge on rear panel near spine, creases to covers mostly near spine, micro-chips to extremities, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. A collection of some of the author's best hard-boiled pulp detective fiction first published in magazine Esquire (1933), the 1920s pulp magazines Argosy All-Story Weekly, The Black Mask; Nightmare Town, The Scorched Face, Albert Pastor at Home and Corkscrew. Cover art by Robert Stanley and mapback by Ruth Belew. Uncommon first edition vintage paperback original Dell Mapback from a major author, collectible. 190 pgs. 16mo.

[NELSON SLADE BOND]. NO TIME LIKE THE FUTURE. Avon Publications Inc., New York, 1954. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Avon #T-80 with the original 35 cent price on the cover. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, faint creases to spine, micro-chips, micro-creases to extremities, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. A collection of twelve stories; eleven short stories and one novelette. Cover art by Richard Powers. Golden Age science fiction collection, collectible. 221 pgs. 16mo.

[ROSEMARY WELLS]. NOISY NORA. Dial Books, New York, 1997. First Edition Thus, First printing with full number line. First Edition of this revision of the original 1973 True First Edition from the original Dial Press publisher. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, with light edge wear, minor soiling to dust jacket otherwise pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Signed and inscribed with a silver sharpie by author Rosemary Wells on the title page. Wells is the creator, illustrator and/or author of numerous children's books including; Yoko, Stanley & Rhoda, Shy Charles, Benjamin & Tulip , Impossible, Possum, Max & Ruby animation series and many more works. As of this writing, this is one of only two known signed copies of this later edition by the author on the market. Classic children book, scarce signed collectible. Unpaginated. 4to.