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First edition, Permabooks M-4150. Tight and square. Light wear. Covers have some creasing. Signed by McBain to title page. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; Signed by Author

First UK Edition. Publisher's pale orange boards with black spine lettering. Just a hint of spine fade and a neat former owner's name on the FFEP overall a VG copy in a VG+ faintly creased D/W. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page.

First edition 1st printing, Near Fine book with soft spine ends and light edge wear that leaves some of underlying brown showing, pages age toned as is typical with this title; in a Good dust jacket that has light edge and corner wear, some loss of color edges and fold, wrinkles at spine ends with slight closed tears and minor chipping, soiled and rubbed with slight sun fade to spine. Strong sun has yellowed portions of front panel and flap. Price $2.95 present bottom corner front flap. This first book under McBain name and also the first 87th Precinct mystery. This copy has a bookplate signed by McBain laid-in.

"Killer's Wedge" by Ed McBain. Signed by the author on the title page, using both his pseudonyms, Evan "Ed McBain" Hunter. First edition, first printing with "First Printing" stated on the copyright page. Published by Simon and Schuster, New York, 1959. Measures 5.25" x 8", 181 pages. With its original dust jacket. The dust jacket is in good condition. Minor rubbing to the panels with small discolored dot on the spine. The front flap is price-clipped. The book is in very good plus to near fine condition. Light scuffs to the board edges. Silver titling on the spine is vibrant. The contents are toned, clean and complete. The binding is sound. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(J6-75).

SIGNED by Ed McBain on title page. A very good+ copy in a Vg. + dj. showing only modest wear with a few edge tears & light shelf wear. Bookplate of noted mystery collector Adrian Homer Goldstone on front pastedown. An 87th Precinct mystery.

SIGNED by Ed McBain on title page. A very good+ copy in a Vg.+ dj. showing only modest wear with a few edge tears & light shelf wear. Bookplate of noted mystery collector Adrian Homer Goldstone on front pastedown. An 87th Precinct mystery.

Octavo, boards. Signed inscription by McBain on the title page, signed as ".Evan "Ed McBain" Hunter." The author's first American hardcover as Ed McBain and the first American hardcover of an 87th Precinct novel. "Killer's Wedge has enough nail-biting suspense for two novels. It also has an ingenious puzzle, marvelous characters, and wholly satisfying conclusions to both cases." Pronzini and Muller: 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 504-505. The usual age darkening to text block, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket, touch of rubbing to extremities, tiny closed tear to lower front panel. (13987)

Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed inscription by Hunter signed "Evan 'Ed McBain' Hunter" on the title page. Hunter's first American hardcover as Ed McBain and the first American hardcover of an 87th Precinct novel. The usual age-darkening to text block, a fine copy in fine dust jacket with touch of rubbing to extremities and tiny closed tear to lower front panel. (#137043)

SIGNED by Ed McBain on title page. A very good+ copy in a Vg. + dj. showing only modest wear with a few edge tears & light shelf wear. Bookplate of noted mystery collector Adrian Homer Goldstone on front pastedown. An 87th Precinct mystery.

SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, ED MCBAIN, on a special, decorative bookplate. A VERY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, ATTRACTIVE DUSTJACKET. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. FIRST PRINTING. HANDSOME, COLLECTIBLE COPY.

SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, ED MCBAIN, on a special, decorative bookplate. A VERY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, ATTRACTIVE DUSTJACKET. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. FIRST PRINTING. HANDSOME, COLLECTIBLE COPY.