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CARBONDALE: SOUTHERN ILLINOIS., 1978. First New Edition (after the original first printing by Doubleday in 1933) Fine in a close to fine priceclipped dj. (Couple of short edge nicks & traces of light shelfwear to dj.) . First Edition..

New York: Avon Publishing Co., Inc, 1948. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 12mo, 192pp, printed wrappers. A very nicely preserved copy of this classic 1948 Avon paperback edition of Paul Cain’s hardboiled masterpiece. Cover slightly crooked, minor reading crease to cover and fray at base of spine, distributor's letters to top edge, very… Read more about this item

Garden City: Doubleday Doran, 1933. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in a handsome, about near fine example of the rare dustwrapper with slight rubbing, a tiny hole on the lightly sunned spine, and very shallow loss at the crown. A legendary rarity of hardboiled detective fiction, about a mysterious criminal loner who insinuates himself into, and wreaks… Read more about this item

Floyd, VA: Black Curtain Press, 2013. 1st printing (2013)[POD]. Trade-sized. Minor wear.. First Thus. Paperback. Near Fine.

NY: Popular Library, 1980. NEAR FINE condition in NEAR FINE original blue pictorial paper wraps. NY. Popular Library. SOFTCOVER. 1980. FIRST PRINTING. Afterword by Irvin Faust. Square and tight, UNREAD. Age toning to pages. Light edge wear to covers. Private Eye Kells on the Mean Streets of Los Angeles in… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday Doran and Company, 1933. First edition. First edition. [x], 304 pp. Bound in publisher's gray cloth with crimson lettering. Very Good with toning to spine,a few scuffs to cloth, wear and a small stain at foot, small stain and name written on front free endpaper in pencil, front hinge a bit free, a few reading smudges.… Read more about this item

U.S.: Bonded Mystery 10, 1946. Solid with reading creases along the spine on the front cover and the covers show light wear.. 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

NY: Vintage Crime/Black Lizerd; (1994). First Edition . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. First printing of the reissue of this hard-boiled novel from the 1930's, fine in wraps. The author only published two books: this novel and a book of stories titled Seven Slayers. This appears to be an unread copy.

Southern Illinois University Press, 1978. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Ed Thus. First ed. thus. Good condition, ex-library, shelfwear to bottom of book edges, tape marks to front and back covers of book, library stamps on title and first pages, no other library marks..

Gardners Books, 2004. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket… Read more about this item

No Exit Press, 2004-01-01. paperback. New. 7x5x0.

London: Constable, 1936. Hardcover. Very Good. First English edition. Penciled owner's name, cheap paper a little toned, three or so leaves a little dogearred, a couple of rings on front board, but a sound, good or better copy lacking the dust jacket. The true first American edition is a legendary rarity of hardboiled detective fiction, about a mysterious… Read more about this item

New York: Avon Publishing Co., Inc., [1948]. First edition thus. An about fine copy, some mild edge rubbing to spine. (12101). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Avon #178. First Avon paperback edition, preceded in softcover by the Shaw Press digest edition. Classic hardboiled novel.

Berkeley, CA: Black Lizard Books, 1987. First Edition. Paperback. A fine copy. ; Small octavo.

New York: Fawcett Popular Library, 1978. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Paperback Printing. Light edge and corner wear with a faintly creased spine; store stamped. .

SHAW PRESS Book. Poor. Soft cover. FIRST. A GOOD FIRST IN PAPERBACK FRONT COVER DETACHED..

Vintage Books USA, 1994. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Garden City: Doubleday Doran, 1933. First Edition. Very good copy in a facsimile dust jacket. A landmark of hardboiled mystery fiction.

Paperback / softback. New.

Popular Library, 1980. One edge of back cover has small chips.. First Edition Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Good Plus.