Mystery Paperbacks from Royal Books, Inc.

Greenwich: Gold Medal, 1951. First Edition. No. 196. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good plus in wrappers, with a slight lean and light wear on the page fore-edges. Holroyd, p. 268.

Holyoke, MA: Columbia Publications, 1957. First Edition. First Edition, a paperback original. A collection of mystery stories. One of Harlan Ellison's earliest crime detective pulp novels, and the first appearance of the second novel in the Jerry Killian trilogy-the other two being "The Golden Virgin" and "They Killed My Kid!" Very Good in wrappers, lightly faded… Read more about this item

Greenwich: Gold Medal, 1954. First Edition. No. 409. First Edition. a paperback original. Very Good plus in wrappers, with a slight lean, lightly rubbed at the corners. Holroyd, p. 270.

Greenwich: Gold Medal, 1954. First Edition. No. 380. First Edition, a paperback original. Near Fine in wrappers. Holroyd, p. 270.

New York: Avon Books, 1960. First Edition. No. T-470. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good plus in wrappers, with a slight lean, small ink annotation on the first leaf, and a lightly rubbed rear wrapper. Holroyd, p. 107.

New York: Carnival Books, 1953. First Edition. No. 923. First Edition, a paperback original. Near Fine in wrappers, with only a hint of wear along the spine. Holroyd, p. 202.

Toronto: Newsstand Library, 1950. First Edition. First Edition, a paperback original. 24A printed on the spine of the book, and C7 printed on the spine of the jacket, as issued. Book and dust jacket Very Good to Near Fine. Jacket affixed to the spine, as issued. With no spine lean.

New York: Phantom Books, 1954. No. 562. First Australian Edition, a paperback original. Released in the US as "So Dead My Love" as part of an Ace Double paperback original. Very Good in wrappers, lightly faded, with a slight lean, rear wrapper moderately rubbed, and creased corners.

New York: Falcon, 1952. First Edition. No. 41. First Edition, a paperback original. Later reprinted as "So Nude, So Dead," under Ed McBain's Richard Marsten pseudonym. Very Good plus in wrappers, with a tidemark on the bottom edge of the rear wrapper, a slight lean, and evidence of erasure on the first leaf. Holroyd, p.… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Bantam Books / Street and Smith, 1940. First Edition. No. 21. First Edition, a paperback original. Originally published as "The Voice of Death" in "Shadow" magazine. Very Good plus in wrappers, with spine and rear wrapper lightly faded and brief rubbing at the corners. Holroyd, p. 147.

New York: Phantom Books, 1951. First Edition. No. 501. First Edition, a paperback original. Near Fine in wrappers, with spine lightly rubbed and a few scattered reading creases. Holroyd, p. 422.

New York: Phantom Books, 1951. First Edition. No. 510. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good plus in wrappers, lightly rubbed and worn on the spine and at the corners, with owner name and ink annotations on the title page and front wrapper verso. Holroyd, p. 423.

New York: Phantom Books, 1952. First Edition. No. 508. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good plus in wrappers, a trifle rubbed at the corners and spine, with a dealer stamp on the title page, and lipstick prints on the front wrapper verso and verso of the final leaf. Scarce. Holroyd, p. 423.

New York: Phantom Books, 1956. No. 710. First Australian Edition, a paperback original. Good in wrappers, with a slight lean, moderately edgeworn, with a few bruises on the front wrapper.

New York: Original Books, 1952. First Edition. No. 708. First Edition, a paperback original. Lightly rubbed on the spine and owner stamp on the front wrapper verso, else about Fine in wrappers. Scarce. Holroyd, p. 395.

New York: Rainbow Books / Magazine Productions, 1952. First Edition. No. 113. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good plus in wrappers, with a diagonal crease on the top right corner of the front wrapper, and lightly rubbed rear wrapper. Scarce. Holroyd, p. 497.

New York: Lion Library, 1954. First Edition. No. 198. First Edition, a paperback original. Longtime Manhattan investigative reporter Paul Meskil's first and only novel. Very Good plus in wrappers, lightly edgeworn, with a tidemark on the bottom edges of the rear wrapper and page block. Holroyd, p. 345.

New York: Avon Books, 1959. First Edition. No. T-328. First Edition, preceded by the French First Edition published by Gallimard the year prior. Strong Very Good plus in wrappers, with a slight lean. Holroyd, p. 105.

Milwaukee: Nightstand Books, 1962. First Edition. No. 1595. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good plus in wrappers, lightly rubbed, with evidence of erasure on the top right corner of the first leaf. Holroyd, p. 385.

New York: Bantam Books, 1955. First Edition. No. 1295. First Edition, a paperback original. A collection of seven Lew Archer short stories. Faint check mark on the top left corner of the front wrapper, else Near Fine in wrappers. Holroyd, p. 135.