London: Banner Books No. 84, 1948. First UK Edition (and first softcover edition), first printing. Good to Very Good condition. Spine lean, moderate creasing to the spine and front panel, numeric notation and slight discoloration to the front panel, owner stamp and notation to the front wrapper verso, light soil. A presentable copy of a scarce publication.
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. D-1896, 1968. First Edition, a paperback original. Fine condition. Slightest bump to the upper tip, owner name on front endpaper. A nice copy. Cover art by McGinnis.
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 No. 79, 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 Books No. 596, 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.
![12 [Twelve] Chinks and a Woman (Vintage Paperback). James Hadley Chase](/pictures/thumb/130964.jpg?v=1418059211)
New York: Avon Monthly Novel No. 7, 1948. First printing of this edition. Front cover photograph features Ted Baehr of the Pat Allen Agency getting regrettably close to his luscious partner, model Jeanne Davis, photographed by Bruno of Hollywood (Bruno Bernard, 1912-1978). Very Good in photo illustrated saddle-stitched wrappers. Light foxing throughout, a few tiny creases and chips to the...
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.
London: Digit Books R-341, 1960 [Presumed]. Vintage paperback. First printing of this UK edition. Very Good condition. Spine lean and crease, minor corner crease to the rear wrapper, rubbing at the extremities. A presentable copy of a scarce publication. Not in Holroyd.
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 No. 90, 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: Cardinal Edition No. C-295 / Pocket Books, 1958. First printing of this edition. A mysterious Hollywood vamp, thousands of dollars in perfumed notes, and a whole town out to ruin a D. A. with murder on his hands. Photo cover by Silver Studios, whose work graces a handful of Gardner's paperbacks. About Fine in photo illustrated wrappers. Subscription...
New York: Perma Books [Permabooks] No. M-3117, 1958. First Edition, a paperback original. A slinky blonde proves to be more than just good looks. Cover art by Jerry Allison. Published again in 1979 and 1991, both under Hunter's best known pseudonym, Ed McBain. Slight spine lean, else about Fine in illustrated wrappers.
Greenwich, CT: Gold Medal Books No. 494, 1955. First Edition, a paperback original. Shallow corner crease to the lower front right and a faint date stamp to the top page edges, else about Fine condition. An attractive copy. Cover art by Barye Phillips.
New York: Perma Books [Permabooks] No. M-4096, 1958. First Edition, a paperback original. Cover art by William Rose, who also did covers for Pocket and Pyramid, and a few magazine covers. Light rubbing at the spine ends, else about Fine in illustrated wrappers. Scarce. Schreuders, Piet, "The Book of Paperbacks" (1981), p. 221.
New York: Bantam Books No. 28020-1, 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...
New York: Cardinal Edition No. C-295 / Pocket Books, 1958. First printing of this edition. Quips, slips, and shockers from Linkletter's "House Party" series. Illustrated throughout by Peanuts creator, Charles M. Schulz. A touch of rubbing to the spine edges, and faint production wrinkle to the spine, else Near Fine in illustrated wrappers.
London: Frederick Muller No. 688, 1964. First printing of this edition, reprinting Gold Medal No. s907. Very Good with some creasing at the hinges and corners, small edge tear at the fore-edge of the rear panel. The 1964 UK edition of this 1959 Gold Medal paperback original with the price of 4/- on the cover.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Gold Medal D1463. First printing of this edition. Preceded by the 1958 Dell paperback original. Near Fine. [Shine, MacDonald Potpourri].
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1987. Later printing. Near Fine in wrappers.
London: Frederick Muller No. 697, 1964. First printing of this edition, reprinting the 1951 Gold Medal No. s186. Near Fine with just a hint of wear at the extremities. Price of 2/6 on the cover.
New York: Fawcett Crest, 1985. First printing of this edition. White title variant. Near Fine in wrappers.
London: Serpent's Tail, 1993. First Edition, a trade softcover original. New and unread.
Greenwich, CT: Gold Medal Books No. 864, 1959. First Edition, a paperback original. Fine condition. An attractive copy. Photo cover.
Greenwich, CT: Gold Medal Books No. 547, 1956. First Edition, a paperback original. A tiny ding to the upper front, light rubbing to the spine and very faint reader's crease to both wrappers, else Near Fine condition. An attractive copy. Cover art by Lu Kimmel.
Greenwich, CT: Gold Medal Books No. 710, 1957. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good to Fine condition. Very slightly cocked, spine edges rubbed, one leaf has a corner crease. An attractive copy. Cover art by Hooks.