root evil von james cain (11 Ergebnisse)

softcover. Zustand: vg.

Zustand: Fair. 1966. Corgi Edition. 175 pages. Pictorial paper cover with lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Ink stamp inscription and sticker to first page textblock. Binding remains firm. Paper covers have moderate edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and curling to corners. Lettering is darkened. Visible wear and sticker marks to covers.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. First Thus. Scuffing, creases affecting some pages and dust spotting on cover and spine. The first corgi books paperback printing.

Zustand: Good. Used, some outer edges have minor scuffs, cover has light scratches, outer pages have shelf wear, book content is in very good condition.

Softcover. Zustand: Good. Reprint. Mass market paperback. Front hinge cracked, creasing, and edgewear else good.

Paperback. First Edition. A fine copy. ; Small octavo.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine dj. Illustrated by (dj) Fred Knecht, Jr. (illustrator). First Edition. [sharp-looking copy, the book in perfect condition but for a teensy-tiny spot on the top edge; the jacket shows just a trace of wear at the base of the spine]. (The Gregg Press Mystery Series) Series Omnibus volume, the first collection (and first hardcover appearance) of three novels originally published as paperback originals in the late 1940's and early 1950's. The volume carries an introduction by the ever-feisty Harlan Ellison, who is refreshingly honest about these "less-than-splendid novels," which he calls "historically interesting quick-reads by a shamefully overlooked American master.".

Hardcover. 8vo. pp xix, 120, 124, 187, [4]. Pink dust jacket with black and white illustration and lettering. Publisher's black buckram lettered in silver at spine. First edition of this collected works. The three works are reprinted in facsimile.ISBN: 0839826567 Very good indeed, bookplate at first endpaper and a small bump at base of front board. In very good dust jacket, a little rubbed at corners with slight sunning to spine.

Zustand: Good. Good condition. Large Print edition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. The jacket is shelf rubbed and marked.Some tape residue marks.No inscriptions.Well bound.EK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo., 190pp. Sharp First Hardcover Edition of one of Cain's lesser known works, originally published as a Paperback Original as one of the stories in The Avon All-American Fiction Reader in 1951 and reprinted by Avon in 1952. Bound in black cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a gentle bump to the crown. Off-setting to end-papers and spotting to outer page-edges. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (9/6 net), has some rubbing to spine ends, edges and tips. Mild soiling to rear panel. Still fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. A very pretty collectable copy. (Hubin, p.61).