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New American Library, 1951. First Canadian Paperback Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Good +. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Signet 699, 160 pp, slight cocking to spine, little edge wear/chipping & minor soiling, reading creases to front cover, including one that runs down the length of the cover about 2 inches from cover edge, previous owner had habit of writing his name in ink on first page & marking a small "x" near upper right corner of front cover in pencil to indicate he had read the book; still, a tight, bright copy of this hardboiled classic.

Nice facsimile of the first edition published by E. P. Dutton in 1947. Crisp, unread copy with no issues. Jacket protected in transparent mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

[faint bits of wear to edges and extremities]. Trade PB SIGNED by Spillane (no inscription) on the inside front cover. Paperback anthology of the first three Mike Hammer novels, published in 1947, 1950 and 1950, respectively. Introduction by Max Allan Collins, who would later continue the Hammer saga following Spillane's death in 2006. Signed by Author

First facsimile edition. Fine in dust jacket. The author's sensational first book, introduces Mike Hammer who investigates the brutal murder of his best friend. Hotheaded Hammer sets out to find the killer, working his way through an increasingly large pile of suspects (and corpses).

C1 Mickey SPILLANE. J'AURAI TA PEAU. Edition Presses de la Cite 1948, broche, Format 12*19 cm, 220 pages. BIEN COMPLET de sa JAQUETTE ILLUSTREE. . Jaquette un peu passee et touchee aux coiffes et coins des plats avec scotch pour maintenir le 1er rabat, autrement livre en BON ETAT, EDITION ORIGINALE en francais (Acheve d'Imprimer le 21 Decembre 1948) Traduit de l'americain par Gilles Maurice DUMOULIN (I, the Jury - 1947) À présent, c'est moi, le jury, et le juge, et tout le tribunal, et j'ai une promesse à tenir. [.] je te condamne à mort et je suis aussi le bourreau J'aurai ta peau fit l'effet d'une bombe quand il parut en 1947 aux Etats-Unis. Mickey Spillane campait un privé brutal, cynique, peu regardant sur les moyens à mettre en oeuvre pour arriver à ses fins et adepte d'une justice expéditive. Mike Hammer était né. RARE EDITION ORIGINALE en Francais, BIEN COMPLET de sa JAQUETTE ILLUSTREE PRIX EN L'ETAT

Octavo, black cloth lettered in red. First edition, first printing. Several minor tears to the top of spine, otherwise an exceptionally fine copy of Spillane's first novel.

First Edition (Stated). Poor Binding/ VG+ internally, bright white paper; in a black boards stamped in red with considerable chipping to the spine which is missing several large pieces. Suitable for rebinding. With a few ink specks to the fore-edge. First Edition (Stated).

First Edition Library facsimile reprint of the 1947 First Edition, published by Otto Penzler circa 1990s. With publisher's card laid in. Basis for the groundbreaking 1946 film noir directed by Howard Hawks and starring Humphrey Bogart as Philip Marlowe. Faint rubbing on the rear panel of the dust jacket, else Fine and unread in an about Fine dust jacket, lacking the slipcase.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc.. Fair in Good dust jacket. 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Black binding discreetly ex-lending library with minimal stamps & markings; binding rubbed & abraded at extremities; cocked; boards smudged; paper residue on paste-downs from previous dj attachment; fore-edges chipped; leaf edges, outer leaves, and some leaves & margins browned & smudged, else a sturdy first edition. Dj rubbed at extremities; rate label affixed to front panel; edges chipped; surface smudged; flaps chipped & gouged, jacket now protected in mylar cover. ; First edition with scarce dust jacket; a DUTTON GUILT EDGE MYSTERY. ; DUTTON GUILT EDGE MYSTERY Series; 8vo; 218 pages .

First edition ( thus). An exact facsimile edition of the 1947 first edition published by E.P. Dutton of this detective fiction classic. Reproduces all of the original interior pages as well as the binding and the striking and colourful dust jacket showing a man standing over the dead body of a beautiful woman. Slipcase duplicates the front jacket illustration and rear panel. Printed in an edition of 500 copies. Information card laid in. "FEL" ( First edition library) at base of rear jacket flap and a statement on the copyright page are the only indications that this is a FACSIMILE edition. While the author did sign a few of these copies, this copy is unsigned. However, LAID IN is an 3"x 5" file card (with Mickey Spilane typed below) SIGNED by the author .The VERY FINE book is in a VERY FINE jacket, in a NEAR FINE ( one scuff to front panel) slipcase. A terrific alternative to the very expensive first edition; though we have that in stock as well ! Inquiries always welcomed.