The Spiked Heel by Marsten, Richard (Ed Mcbain) - 1957 first edition

Greenwich, CT: Crest Books - Fawcett, 1963. 3rd printing, Feb. 1963; #d581. Cover art is uncredited. Loose pages; edgewear; short tear at heel; mild tanning. Reading copy.. Mass Market Paperback. Reading Copy.

1956. 1st Edition. Hardcover. FICTION Good No Jacket. Atlas Folio - over 23 - 25" tall. Ex-library discard with markings. Probably rebound in muster boards with black lettering. Binding is tight and pages are clean.

Crest. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Spine cracked. Cover soiled. (Vintage mystery and adventure, mystery, adventure, crime thriller, police procedural, Ed McBain)

Henry Holt and Company. Very Good. 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Marked "First Edition", missing jacket, but otherwise a clean copy. .

Holt, 1956-01-01. Hardcover. Good Plus/Good Minus. 8x5x1. Very good second printing (July, 1956)in good minus dust jacket. Binding is tight. Jacket front is bright. There is chipping, rubbing, soiling (most noticeable on jacket rear) and numerous tears that have been fixed on jacket reverse with both archival and (gasp!) scotch tape. Mot significant tear is several inches on jacket front, but not very noticeable with tape fix and current archival quality Brodart protective cover. Love the graphic on the front!

Corgi, 1964. Paperback. Good. 1964. 1964 Reprint. 223 pages. Beige pictorial paperback. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Paper cover is lightly rub worn and thumbed with light shelf wear to edges and corners. Light creases to corners and spine. Tanning to spine and edges.

NY: Henry Holt & Co, 1956. Has DJ (price on & edge wear) & 2nd (stated) EMAIL for Pictures. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Good.

Greenwich, Conn.: Fawcett Crest Books, 1958. Book. Good +. Mass Market Paperback. 2nd Printing. Good+ Mass market paperback. May be some rubbing, bumping and creasing to edges and corners of book but overall a nice tight copy..

N.Y.: Crest Books: Fawcett Publications, 1957. 1st pbk. printing, August 1957, so stated. Crest Books # s178 [.35 cover price]. Vintage Paperback. Cover illustration by Louis S. Glanzman. Reading crease, very lightly soiled at rear, small damp stain at top and fore edge not effecting cover. A struggle for control of a shoe company becomes a battle between good and evil in this corporate thriller by the author of the 87th Precinct series. For three generations, footwear company Julian Kahn has been synonymous with high fashion. And for Raymond 'Griff' Griffin, head of Kahn's cost department, it would be a perfect place to work were it not for Mr. Kurz. A petty tyrant installed by the bank when ownership's grip on the company began to slip, Kurz has made the life hell for every one of his employees. When he's fired, Griff and the other executives rejoice, unaware that things are about to get a whole lot worse. The Kahns are selling the company to multinational conglomerate Titanic Shoe, and to oversee… Read More

Crest Books. New York: Fawcett Publications. , 1957 first edition. S-178 , very good, creases, , paperback,