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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pocket Books, Inc., 1952. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Fair. Orig. published in hardcover in 1950, this is the First Printing of the first mass market paperback edition from Pocket Books (#846) from 1952. Condition downgraded to only Fair due to heavy edgewear, particularly heavy rubbing along edge of spine-front cover & a large diagonal crease across lower front cover. Otherwise, very clean, binding tight & square, pages modestly tanned around edges (commensurate with age). NO writing/underlining/highlighting; NOT ex-lib. Nicely protected in new mylar collector bag & Free!Photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand.

Pocket, 1952. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Ed. First paperback ed. Good condition, over all wear, tear to lower spine where connected to front cover, front cover starting to separate from book..

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Good.

New York: Pocket Books, 1965. First Edition Thus, Later Printing. . Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine to Fine. Vintage paperback, Pocket Books 50178; Four hardboiled mysteries by one of the genre's grand masters ("Pick-up On Noon Street," "Smart-Aleck Kill," "Guns At Cyranos," and "Nevada Gas") originally published in "The Simple Art Of Murder;" Seventh Printing of First Paperback Edition; text is clean, tight, square, very lightly age-tanned in pictorial wrappers showing very minimal surface and edgewear; appears unread. Collectable.

Pocket Book, 1957. 6th Printing. Pocket Book #2846. Fair to Good condition.

New York: Pocket Books, 1965. First Thus. 5th or later Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/Wraps. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 7th printing, Pocket Books #50178; orig. pub. 1950 (4 stories from "The Simple Art of Murder"). Mass Market PB in illustrated wraps, page edges red. Very Good. Moderate slant, owner name prelim page, pages toned, else Fine and unmarked. 196pp.

First Paperback edition seventh printing # 50178 of this collection of four stories by Raymond Chandler. Light edge wear. light reading creases to the front cover. A spot of staining to the rear cover next to the spine. In very good condition.

New York: Pocket, 1965. good paperback, rips in cover, creasing in spine, significant edgewear, 1965. Mass Market Paperback. Good.

USA: Pocket Books, 1965. Book. Illus. by GGA (Good Girl Painted Cover). Very Good +. Soft cover. 7th By Publisher.. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 196 pages Good read notes = " The collection contains four stories, All first appeared in detective magazines. Philip Marlowe, hero of Chandler's novels, is nowhere to be found. In the title story, originally published as "Noon Street Nemesis" in 1936, undercover narc Pete Anglish accidentally becomes involved in a scheme to extort money from a movie star. "Smart-Aleck Kill" (1934), another tale with a Hollywood angle, tells of P. I. Johnny Dalmas's attempts to unravel a bogus blackmail plot. In "Guns at Cyrano's" (1936) Ted Carmady, once a detective, now a hotel owner, gets into trouble when he discovers a pretty dancer unconscious in the hallway. Gambler Johnny De Rose hopes to avoid a vengeful gangster in "Nevada Gas" (1935) but is dragged into deadly violence… Read More

Canada: Pocket Books, 1952. Book. Illus. by Tom Dunn GGA Painted Cover.. Very Good/ Fine. Soft cover. Second Edition By Publisher.. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 196 pages Good read notes = " The collection contains four stories, All first appeared in detective magazines. Philip Marlowe, hero of Chandler's novels, is nowhere to be found. In the title story, originally published as "Noon Street Nemesis" in 1936, undercover narc Pete Anglish accidentally becomes involved in a scheme to extort money from a movie star. "Smart-Aleck Kill" (1934), another tale with a Hollywood angle, tells of P. I. Johnny Dalmas's attempts to unravel a bogus blackmail plot. In "Guns at Cyrano's" (1936) Ted Carmady, once a detective, now a hotel owner, gets into trouble when he discovers a pretty dancer unconscious in the hallway. Gambler Johnny De Rose hopes to avoid a vengeful gangster in "Nevada Gas" (1935) but is dragged into deadly violence… Read More

Ballantine ,. Very Good. 1972. Mass Market Paperback. 0345026667 . Mass Market Paperback in Very Good condition. The pages are tightly bound, clean & unmarked, light wear to the extremities. ; Cover Art; 6.8 X 4.1 X 0.6 inches; 212 pages .

New York: Pocket Books, Inc., [1957]. Later printing. A fine unread copy, touch of rubbing. (12090). Small octavo, cover by Robert Maguire, pictorial wrappers. Pocket #2846.

Pocket Books, 1952. Book. COLLECTIBLE - VERY GOOD. Paperback. POCKET BOOKS (SLIGHT CREASING, CHIPPING AND SPINE WEAR) Vintage Collectible Paperback POCKET BOOKS 846 Vintage Paperback.

USA: Ballantine Books, 1972. Book. Illus. by Tom Adams Painted Cover.. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition By This Publisher. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 212 pages Good read notes = " The collection contains four stories, All first appeared in detective magazines. Philip Marlowe, hero of Chandler's novels, is nowhere to be found. In the title story, originally published as "Noon Street Nemesis" in 1936, undercover narc Pete Anglish accidentally becomes involved in a scheme to extort money from a movie star. "Smart-Aleck Kill" (1934), another tale with a Hollywood angle, tells of P. I. Johnny Dalmas's attempts to unravel a bogus blackmail plot. In "Guns at Cyrano's" (1936) Ted Carmady, once a detective, now a hotel owner, gets into trouble when he discovers a pretty dancer unconscious in the hallway. Gambler Johnny De Rose hopes to avoid a vengeful gangster in "Nevada Gas" (1935) but is dragged into deadly violence… Read More

New York, NY: Pocket Books, Inc., March 1957. Reprint. Mass Market PaperBack . Very Good. {4 & 1/8 x 6 & 1/4} Mass Market paperback reprint. 6th printing. Small tear top of first inside page. Slightly leaning spine. Red tinted textblock edges. Cover painting by Robert Maguire of possibly the coolest blonde gun moll ever, with purse sized handgun being fired at one of the three dying gangsters in mid-collapse. {196 plus six pages of advertisements]

Pocket Books, Inc., 1952. Paperback. Good. 1952. 2nd Printing. 196 pages. Pictorial paperback. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

New York: Pocket Book 3846, 1952. First Softcover Edition 1st Printing. Illustrated Wrappers. Very Good. Pocket Book Edition 846. First Printing In Paperback. A Bright, Clean Copy With Light Wear, A 1/2" Corner Crease, No Marks. No Spine Creasing.

Canada: Ballantine Books, 1980. Book. Illus. by Whistlin' Dixie Cover Art.. Very Good +. Soft cover. 5th Edition By This Publisher.. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 2126 pages Good read notes = " The collection contains four stories, All first appeared in detective magazines. Philip Marlowe, hero of Chandler's novels, is nowhere to be found. In the title story, originally published as "Noon Street Nemesis" in 1936, undercover narc Pete Anglish accidentally becomes involved in a scheme to extort money from a movie star. "Smart-Aleck Kill" (1934), another tale with a Hollywood angle, tells of P. I. Johnny Dalmas's attempts to unravel a bogus blackmail plot. In "Guns at Cyrano's" (1936) Ted Carmady, once a detective, now a hotel owner, gets into trouble when he discovers a pretty dancer unconscious in the hallway. Gambler Johnny De Rose hopes to avoid a vengeful gangster in "Nevada Gas" (1935) but is dragged into deadly… Read More

New York: Pocket Books, Inc, 1952. First Edition. Paperback. Pocket Books 846. First paperback publication. A good+ copy.; Small octavo.