Greenwich, CT: Gold Medal No. k1555, 1965. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good with some shelfwear and a vertical crease to the spine; still, a tight, square copy. One of Block's early literate soft-core novels.
Greenwich, CT: Gold Medal Books No. M-2634, 1972. Vintage paperback. First printing of this edition. Near Fine. Price on the front panel marked through in ink, minor crease in the spine. A nice copy. Not in Holroyd.
London: Banner Books, 1959. First printing of this edition, a vintage paperback (originally published as Lion 197 in 1954). Very Good or better condition, tight and square, with some faint creasing on the front panel and rubbing at the edges.
Toronto: Pony Books / Weldon Publications no. 127, 1946. First Edition, a paperback original. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page: "To Ellamarie / from / Elwood." Brief ink notation above the inscription on the title page. Reader's crease, tiny diagonal creases to the corners of the front panel, about Near Fine overall.
New York: Dell Publishing, 1952. Vintage paperback. First printing of this edition. Very Good plus condition. Light rubbing overall, very slight spine lean, one corner crease to the rear panel. A very presentable copy. Cover art by Willard Downs.
Toronto: Harlequin No. 7, 1949. First Edition, a paperback original. About Very Good, with reader's creases at the front and rear panel, a couple of faint corner creases, and rubbing at the folds. Still, a tight, square copy with no lean.
New York: Pocket Books No. 1215, 1958. Vintage paperback. First printing of this edition, and first edition in softcover. The tenth mystery featuring John J. Malone and Jake and Helene Justus. Cover art by Jerry Allison. Light rubbing to the extremities, else Near Fine in illustrated wrappers.
London: Banner Books, 1959. First printing of this edition, vintage paperback (originally published by Nicholson and Watson in 1948). Very Good to Fine condition, bright and square, with only light wear to note. Spine is clean, with a slight bit of production wrinkle.
New York: Pocket Book No. 2277, 1956. Later printing of this edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the front wrapper verso in his trademark, nearly illegible script: "To Ben Brady / With many thanks for your many hours of surveillance with and your loyalty to the show / Gratefully yours / Erle Stanley Gardner / Oct. 1958." Brady (1908-2003) produced over.....
New York: Fawcett Crest, 1985. First printing of this edition. White title variant. Near Fine in wrappers.
New York: Bantam Books, 1989. First Edition, a paperback original. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Basis for the 2014 Jim Mickle film. Small-town Texan Richard Dane (Michael C. Hall) accidentally kills a burglar, and begins to fear for his family's safety when the victim's ex-con father (Sam Shepard) shows up. Also starring Don Johnson, Vinessa Shaw, and.....
London: Serpent's Tail, 2000. First Edition. Trade softcover. New and unread.
London: Orion, 2002. First Edition. Trade softcover. New and unread.
London: Serpent's Tail, 1993. First Edition, a trade softcover original. New and unread.
New York: Dell Publishing, 1999. Mass market paperback. New and unread.