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Fine , US First Edition, First Printing Hardcover Limited Edition- FULL LEATHER GILT- SIGNED WITHA CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY INCLUDED SIGNED Protected in clear Mylar cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped in a box. We do not stock or sell ex-library or Book Club editions. We are always looking to buy hardcover Mysteries and Thrillers.

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2003. Collector's Edition. Full leather. Fine. Signed collector's edition of I, The Jury by Mickey Spillane, published in 2003 by the Easton Press.. Octavo, 218pp. Full gray morocco, gilt embellishments to covers. Four raised bands, title in gilt on spine. All edges gilt, silk endpapers, silk bookmark sewn-in. A fine example, appears unread. Includes a laid-in certificate of authenticity, a note on the book, and a blank Easton Press bookmark. Signed by the author, Mickey Spillane, on the tipped-in limitation page.

EASTON PRESS, 2003. US First Edition, First Printing Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition- FULL LEATHER GILT- SIGNED WITHA CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY INCLUDED SIGNED. Protected in clear Mylar cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped in a box. We do not stock or sell ex-library or Book Club editions. We are always looking to buy hardcover Mysteries and Thrillers.

London: Arthur Barker, 1952. First Edition - British. Signed and inscribed by the author, Mickey Spillane, on the title page. Inscribed: “To Richard Clark, a big hello from Mike Hammer and me! This is where it all got started - now enjoy the action - again! Mickey Spillane, June 8, 1999.” A used and lightly worn copy with some minor spotting to the cloth and rubbing to the lettering at the spine in an excellent facsimile dust jacket. The first Mike Hammer novel, a hardboiled detective fiction classic.

A very good minus copy bound in black paper-covered boards stamped brightly in red. With bumping to all corners. Very clean and tight throughout with the exception of several gray smudges in the margins of page 69. Scattered foxing to the top edges and light foxing to the rear paste-down. In a good dustjacket which is worn, lightly edge-rubbed and has small pieces missing at all the corners and at the top and bottom of the spine. There is a small pinky fingernail-sized piece missing at the top left corner of the spine where it meets the rear panel. Small triangular piece missing in the middle of the rear panel as well. With the original price of $2.50 at the bottom of the inside front flap. Laid in is a bookplate signed "Mickey Spillane". An attractive and striking first edition in dustjacket of Spillane's first book and the First Mike Hammer mystery. Over the corpse of his best friend, Mike Hammer swore that the killer would die as Jack had--slowly, torturously, with a .45 slug in his guts. First Edition with the statement "First Edition" on the copyright page

1947 E.P. Dutton Stated TRUE FIRST EDITION of Spillane's 1st mystery with a **SIGNED** CARD of Mickey Spillane tipped in. A VeryGood+ Hardback and VeryGood+ Dustjacket: The HB is very clean and tight with the only real wear being some small chips at the spine ends and tiny bumps at the corners. It is wrapped in a Facsimile DJ also in VG+ condition with almost no wear or marks as well. A VERY RARE COLLECTIBLE! **BONUS** Also receive a Signet paperback of another early book, The Long Wait in Good condition. ***Brenbooks specializes in first edition mysteries, many signed***

A VERY GOOD FIRST IN DUST JACKET SIGNED ON TIPPED IN BOOKPLATE

Signed with a personal inscription to Michael Preston on the front-free-endpage. First Edition, First Printing – stated on the copyright page with the date of 1947 on the title page with the correct information on the dust jacket. Publisher's black cloth with red titles; 8vo 8 inches tall; 9-218 pages. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even age-toning. Minimal shelf handling wear with pushed spine tips. The dust jacket has the price of $2.50 intact; the jacket's front displays nicely with light edge wear, along the rear panel and spine a faint dampstain and a partial split at the spine edge. Older interior tape repairs on some of the perimeter. Now contained in a new clear Mylar sleeve. Mickey Spillane, renowned as the ‘king of pulp fiction, ' made his mark with his debut novel introducing private investigator Mike Hammer. Known for his gritty tales of relentless vengeance, Spillane captivated readers with Hammer's unyielding pursuit of justice amidst a backdrop of money laundering and Communist intrigue. Spillane's writing style was distinguished by its terse prose, rapid pacing, gritty sexuality, and explosive conclusions. His influence extended to the 1953 film adaptation of his hardboiled detective classic, starring Biff Elliot, Preston Foster, and Peggy Castle. [Adapted from ref. ] Genres: Hardboiled, Noir, Detective, Thriller Ref: Ahearn, 616; Johnson, 172.

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1947. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Good. Signed with a personal inscription to Michael Preston on the front-free-endpage. First Edition, First Printing – stated on the copyright page with the date of 1947 on the title page with the correct information on the dust jacket. Publisher’s black cloth with red titles; 8vo 8 inches tall; 9-218 pages. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even age-toning. Minimal shelf handling wear with pushed spine tips. The dust jacket has the price of $2.50 intact; the jacket’s front displays nicely with light edge wear, along the rear panel and spine a faint dampstain and a partial split at the spine edge. Older interior tape repairs on some of the perimeter. Now contained in a new clear Mylar sleeve.. Mickey Spillane, renowned as the ‘king of pulp fiction,’ made his mark with his debut novel introducing private investigator Mike Hammer. Known for his gritty tales of relentless vengeance, Spillane captivated readers with Hammer's unyielding pursuit of justice amidst a backdrop of money laundering and Communist intrigue. Spillane's writing style was distinguished by its terse prose, rapid pacing, gritty sexuality, and explosive conclusions. His influence extended to the 1953 film adaptation of his hardboiled detective classic, starring Biff Elliot, Preston Foster, and Peggy Castle. [Adapted from ref.] Genres: Hardboiled, Noir, Detective, Thriller Ref: Ahearn, 616; Johnson, 172

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Black boards with red lettered spine and front board. A small white scuff at the spine, corners very lightly bumped, binding slightly cocked. Ownership signature to front endpaper. Unclipped dust jacket with rubbed edges, chipped at head and heel of spine, otherwise a clean and very good dust jacket. Includes a photograph of Spillane, inscribed, "This is really a golden oldie! Best Mickey Spillane