Return of the Shadow
Belmont Books, 1963. 1st printing. Paperback. 12mo. Spine uncreased and hinges tight. Illustrated wraps show minimal wear and patina. Green text block bright. 141pp. Text unmarked on toned pages.
Belmont Books, 1963. 1st printing. Paperback. 12mo. Spine uncreased and hinges tight. Illustrated wraps show minimal wear and patina. Green text block bright. 141pp. Text unmarked on toned pages.
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1979. First Edition. Paperback. 4to. Personally inscribed by author/creator of The Shadow as both Walter Gibson and pseudonym Maxwell Grant. Book is in very good condition with minor wear around the edges, unmarked interior and firm binding. 162p.
Harper & Brothers, 1950. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue boards are pointed with only faint discoloration to surface. Orange titled spine is square and binding tight. 245pp. Aside from toned endpapers, deckle edge pages are unmarked. Red painted top edge beginning to fade. Very good dust jacket is unclipped.....
Crest Books, 1964. 3rd printing. Paperback. 12mo. Spine is canted and deeply creased though titling remains clear. Covers are creased and rubbed along the edges- a dusty residue is left over the rear cover. 272pp. Text remains unmarked on warmly toned pages.
Jove/Hbj, 1977. 1st printing thus. Paperback. 12mo. Spine uncreased and tight. Vibrantly illustrated wraps marked by only minor rubbing to margins and superficial surface scratching. 144pp. Toned pages crisp and unmarked.
Pyramid, 1974. 12Mo Softcover. 224pp. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edgewear, faint foxing on inner covers, pageblush throughout.
Pyramid, 1974. 12Mo Softcover. 224pp. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with shallow wrinkle, bumped corners. Moderate+++ overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edgewear and abrasions, watermark on inside front, faint foxing on inner covers, pageblush throughout.
Pyramid, 1975. 12Mo Softcover. 142pp. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate++ overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edgewear and creasing, written name on frontleaf, textblock foredge and last page, small bookstore stamp and price stamp on inner front and frontleaf, large.....
Pyramid, 1975. 12Mo Softcover. 142pp. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock has slight lean and bumped corners. Moderate++ overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edgewear and creasing, foredge spotting, pageblush throughout.
Pyramid, 1977. 12Mo Softcover. 158pp. Text is clean on unmarked pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with shallow wrinkle at back upper foredge corner. Considerable overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edgewear, creasing and blemish, pageblush throughout.
Pyramid, 1977. 12Mo Softcover. 158pp. Text is clean on unmarked pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edgewear, small library stamp on title page, pageblush throughout.
Pyramid, 1975. 12Mo Softcover. 176pp. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock has slight lean, pointed corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edgewear, watermark at head of first few pages, bookstore stamp on inner cover and frontleaf, light pageblush throughout.
Pyramid, 1975. 12Mo Softcover. 176pp. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover creasing, light pageblush throughout.
Jove / HBJ, 1977. 12Mo Softcover. 142pp. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Minimal overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, pageblush throughout.
Belmont Books, 1965. 1st printing. Paperback. 12mo. Spine uncreased and tight. Foxing along spine margin of patinated covers. Surfaces marked by faint red scuffs.156pp. Toned pages unmarked. Green painted text block is bright with slightly dulled top edge.
Belmont, 1966. 1st belmont publishing. paperback. 12mo. Spine squared, uncreased and with tight hinges. Illustrated wraps only worn around margins which show rubbing and moderate discoloration. Cover vibrant and clear. 160pp. Toned pages unmarked. Vivid green text block.
Jove/HBJ Publication, 1978. 1st edition, thus. Paperback.12mo. Spine uncreased with tight hinges. Wraps marked only by minor patina and minimal edge wear.160pp. Toned pages unmarked.
Belmont Books, 1964. 12mo Softcover. 156pp. Bookstore stamp on internal front cover and top of front endpage with price stamped. Warm pages are otherwise unmarked. Binding is canted but secure, hinges Wraps have minor edge wear, bumped corners and a faded blue sprayed text-block. Johnny Fletcher novel.
W.W. Norton & Company, 1987. Signed. 8Vo Hardcover. 288pp. Signed by Hall on title page. Text is unmarked on white pages. Bound in teal paper boards with pointed corners and silver gilt lettering. Jacket is glossy, unclipped and protected in mylar. Binding is tight although slightly canted, hinges are secure.....
A Torquil Book, 1961. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 181pp. Bright pages unmarked. Bound in vibrant red pictorial boards with some foxing present on surfaces and along text-block. Jacket is glossy, unclipped and protected in mylar with minimal wear. Previous owner's address stamped on front endpage and an old price written on.....
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1974. Reprint. Hardcover. 8vo. Signed by Hallstead on front fly. Reprint with "D E F G H I J" on copyright. Hardbound in beige cloth covered boards with blue lettered spine. Binding is canted though secure. 156p. Content unmarked. Dust jacket remains in very good- condition with.....
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1934. Book is in good condition with dust jacket, the dust jacket has some minor wear around the edges with some minor chipping.
Otto Penzler / Borzoi / Knopf, 1996. 1st Ed. Facsimile. 8Vo, Hardcover. 259pp. Green cloth boards, black and red lettering and graphic on spine and front board. Text is clean on unmarked natural pages. Hinges are tight, textblock is square with pointed corners. Slightest if any overall book shelf/timewear. Some.....
Easton Press, 2005. Collector's Edition. 8Vo Hardcover. 267pp. Only this volume, not complete set. Text remains unmarked on clean, white pages. Bound in genuine blue leather boards with gilt lettering and intricate design on both sides. Features four raised bands over binding with a 22kt gold embossed spine and borders.....
Simon and Schuster, 1946. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 545pp. Text is unmarked with a warm patina. Bound in partially soiled navy blue boards with lightly bumped corners, faded gold gilt lettering and some bug-eaten edges. Binding is tight, hinges are fully attached. No jacket. Ex-libris sticker on front end-page. Dust soiling.....