Jim's Books

Book Description: Scion, 1953. Soft cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Vintage paperback digest. A square and solid book with 1/4 inch wear, a 1/2 inch tear and creasing at top spine, light edge wear and rubbing. Internally sound, US distributor stamp to copyright page, text paper lightly toned. Uncommon Scion American Gangster Thriller. Inside both covers carry adverts for Joan The Wad, a Cornish Piskey guaranteed dipped in lucky waters, with numerous testimonials. Cover illustration by Roger Davis. Bookseller Inventory # 01006384

Book Description: Signet, 1966. Soft cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Vintage paperback Sig D2939. Slight spine lean, lots of creasing to lower front corner, light soiling to rear cover, some edge wear. Internally sound and unmarked, text paper evenly age toned, inside covers browned at edges. Collects early Batman stories published to co-incide with the TV show. Bookseller Inventory # 01006386

Book Description: Houghton Mifflin, 1978. Hardcover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Black boards stamped and ruled in silver. Modest spine lean, else bright boards and lettering, some shelf wear with slight wear to tips, text block ends lightly foxed. Internally sound, clean, and unmarked. In a dj with light rubbing and scratches, a 1/2 inch tear and crease to top front at spine, shallow wear to spine ends. Original price on flap. Somewhat overlooked third novel and a good read. Bookseller Inventory # 01006385

Book Description: Lion, New York, 1953. Book Condition: Good+. First edition. Vintage paperback Lion 131. A generally square and solid book with a long but light crease to front cover, creasing to rear corners, fading to part of front cover. Internally sound and unmarked, text paper age toned, inside covers browned at edges. Hard boiled crime drama set in New Orleans. Bookseller Inventory # 01006389

Book Description: Lion, New York, 1957. Book Condition: about Very Good. Second printing. Vintage paperback Lion LL 153. Moderate spine lean, rubbing to edges, light soiling. Internally sound and unmarked, foxing to inside covers and some pages, text a bit age toned. Reprints the Lion original of 1953. Bookseller Inventory # 01006383

Book Description: McGraw Hill, New York, 1974. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: in a Near Fine DJ. First edition. Black cloth stamped in gilt on spine and in blind on front. A square and solid book with bright boards and lettering, slight foxing to top end, minor shelf wear. Internally sound, clean, and unmarked. In a bright dj with some darkening to edges and folds. Original price on flap. Bookseller Inventory # 01006390

Book Description: Bantam, New York, 1955. Book Condition: Very Good+. First printing thus. Vintage paperback Bant 1215. Slight spine lean, ese bright covers and spine, light readers crease, rubbing to spine, light edge wear. Internally sound and unmarked, text paper a bit toned. A mildly worn bright copy, first Bantam printing from March 1954 after the Dutton 1952 hardcover. Cover by Binger. Bookseller Inventory # 01006388

Book Description: Signet, 1966. Soft cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Vintage paperback Sig D2970. A square and solid book with a small crease to front corner, overall a bit dulled with some soiling to rear cover. Internally sound and unmarked, text paper evenly age toned, inside covers browned at edges. Collects early Batman stories featuring the Penguin published to co-incide with the TV show. Bookseller Inventory # 01006387

Book Description: Dell, New York, 1970. Book Condition: about Very Good. Reprint. Vintage paperback Dell 9330. A square and solid book with long crease to front cover, light creases to rear cover, moderate edge wear. Internally sound and unmarked, text paper and inside covers quite age toned but not brittle. Detective Hank Moody in the East Village encounters .Sex Drugs and Violence In A Hippie Hell. Bookseller Inventory # 01006377

Book Description: Farrar Straus Cuday, New York, 1960. Book Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: in a VG DJ. First US edition. Black cloth stamped in yellow, purple, and gray on spine. A square and solid book with bright boards and lettering, light shelf wear, top end dust. Internally sound and unmarked. In a lightly soiled dj with light wear and creasing to top edge. Original price on flap. Presumed first US but no statement of printing on copyright page. Bookseller Inventory # 01006381

Book Description: Beacon Universal, New York. Book Condition: Good. First printing. Vintage paperback Beacon 160. Moderate spine lean, light corner creases, some pull back to front cover. Internally holding together but fragile, could be read carefully, text paper lightly toned. Bookseller Inventory # 01006373

Book Description: Viking, New York, 1977. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: in a VG+ DJ. First US edition. Black boards quarter bound in red cloth stamped in black. A square and solid book with bright boards and lettering, light shelf wear, top end lightly soiled. Internally sound and unmarked, paste-through and slight foxing to eps. In a dj with fading to spine, light rubbing. Original price on flap. Translated by Helen R Lane. Bookseller Inventory # 01006382

Book Description: Lion, New York, 1955. Book Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. First printing. Vinatge paperback Lion LL 21. A square and solid book with bright covers and spine, light creasing to rear corners, light edge wear. Internally sound, clean, and unmarked; text paper lightly toned. Taken from a running feature in Stag magazine, some interesting examples are Tom Carvel the Ice Cream man, Sam Goody the old record store owner, Milton Berle and others. Bookseller Inventory # 01006376

Book Description: Pocket Books, New York, 1945. Book Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. First printing thus. Vintage paperback Poc 347. A square and solid book with generally bright uncreased covers and spine, full laminate, some fading to spine color, small crease to top front corner, text block red stain strong. Internally sound and unmarked, short tape pieces to eps, text paper lightly age toned. First Pocket printing from December 1945. Bookseller Inventory # 01006379

Book Description: Pocket Books, New York, 1941. Book Condition: Very Good. First printing thus. Vintage paperback Poc 133. A square and solid book with fading and laminate peeling to spine and edges,light edge wear but no creases. Internally sound and unmarked, text is browned and lightly foxed, some damp tide line to top corners. A Charlie Chan mystery. Bookseller Inventory # 01006374

Book Description: U S Government, Washington, 1950. Book Condition: Good. Revised edition. Trade size US Government report Revised edition from 1950. Tape on spine, large chip and PO name in ink to front. Internally sound but partly separated from covers, Moderatrely worn copy, photo illustrated. Bookseller Inventory # 01006380

Book Description: Lion, New York, 1954. Book Condition: Near Fine. First printing thus. Vintage paperback Lion LL 8. A square and solid book with bright uncreased covers and spine, slight edge wear. Internally sound and unmarked, text paper lightly toned. Nice copy. Bookseller Inventory # 01006375

Book Description: Reynal, 1937. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. Gray decorated linen stamped in red and blue. A square and solid book with generally bright boards and lettering, soiling and darkening to edges, moderate shelf wear, top end red stain strong. Internally sound and unmarked, light off-setting to eps, text paper lightly age toned. In a dj with a large chip and long tear to lower front edge, jagged wear and chipping to top edge, some old tape repair to rear panel. Price clipped lower corner. De Luxe Children's Edition with color illustrations by Mary Shepard. Bookseller Inventory # 01006378

Book Description: Avon, New York, 1951. Book Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. First printing thus. Vintage paperback Avon G 1004, a double size Avon. A square and solid book with bright generally uncreased covers, full laminate with some lifting to rear corners, small crease to top rear corner. Internally sound, clean, and unmarked; text paper lightly toned. The author is also credited with several sceenplays, most notaby The Graduate. Bookseller Inventory # 01006366

Book Description: Signet, New York, 1953. Book Condition: about Very Good. Second printing. Vintage paperback Sig 1088 . A square and solid book with bright covers and spine, small crease to rear corner, rubbing to spine, light edge wear. Internally sound and unmarked, text age toned but not brittle. Nice cover by Zuckerberg. A stated second Signet printing from December 1953. Bookseller Inventory # 01006372

Book Description: Avon, New York, 1944. Book Condition: Very Good. First printing thus. Vintage paperback Avon 50. Slight spine roll and light edge wear, else a square and bright copy with some creasing at corners, light soiling to rear cover. Internally sound and unmarked. Lists to this title on last page. Bookseller Inventory # 01006370

Book Description: Dutton, New York, 1962. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: in a VG DJ. First edition thus. Blue boards stamped in red on spine. A square and solid book with bright boards and lettering, light shelf wear with some wear-through to extremities, top end dust, foxing to fore edge. Internally sound and unmarked, some foxing and paste-through to eps. In a dj with fading to spine, soiling to rear panel,1/2 inch tear and crease to top front, rubbing to folds. Original price on flap. Bookseller Inventory # 01006371

Book Description: Harper & Row, New York, 1974. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: in a VG to VG+ DJ. First edition. Brown cloth stamped in gilt and copper on spine. A square and solid book with modertae shelf wear, rubbing to spine, remainder star to bottom end, a bit shaken. Internally sound and unmarked. In a bright dj with mild edge wear mostly to top spine and corners, light rubbing, original price on flap. An affectionate personal memoir of Bix and the era. Bookseller Inventory # 01006364

Book Description: Lion, New York, 1954. Book Condition: Near Fine. First printing thus. Vintage paperback Lion LL 7. A square and solid book with bright generally uncreased covers and spine, tiny rear corner crease, some signs of handling, light wear to corners. Internally sound, clean, and unmarked; text paper lightly toned. Very nice copy. Bookseller Inventory # 01006368

Book Description: Dell, New York, 1948. Book Condition: Very Good. First printing thus. Vintage paperback Dell 221. A square and solid book with bright covers and spine, full laminate, light stress lines to covers with associated thin bubbled lines of laminte, slight pullback at fore edge. Internally sound, slight soiling to eps, PO name and number in pencil to inside front cover, text paper lightly toned. Rear cover shows the hide out scene of the apartment. A strong moderately worn copy. Bookseller Inventory # 01006363

Book Description: Bantam, New York, 1953. Book Condition: Good. First printing thus. Vintage paperback Bant 1176 . Moderate spine lean with rubbing to edges, lots of stress lines to corners. Internally sound and unmarked, text paper age toned but not brittle, small damp mark to title page. First Bantam printing from November 1953 reprints the Dutton hardcover of March 1952. Bookseller Inventory # 01006365

Book Description: Pocket Books, 1949. Soft cover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Vintage paperback Poc 607. A square and solid book with bright uncreased covers and spine, small 1/4 inch split to lower spine, light wear to spine ends. Internally sound and unmarked, text paper a bit age toned, slightly miscut section extends out a bit at fore edge. Original collection of short stories including a Horace McCoy title Flight For Freedom, one by Eleanor Griffin an Oscar winner for her story Boys Town and other notable screenplays, and one by I A R Wylie a prolific writer whose filmed stories include Phone Call From A Stranger, Keeper Of The Flame, and Vivacious Lady among others. Bookseller Inventory # 01006369

Book Description: Harlequin, Toronto, 1950. Book Condition: Good+. First printing thus. Vintage paperback Harlequin 64. A square and solid book with rubbing to spine, light creasing and signs of handling. Internally sound, light damp stain along fore edge of first two pages and inside front cover, small ink mark to first page, text paper lightly toned. From the rear cover blurb - This is no story for pacifists.Cow country hellions, a dope smuggling gang, and the Canadian Mounties provide the action. Bookseller Inventory # 01006367

Book Description: Ace, New York, 1965. Book Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Vintage paperback Ace F327. A square and solid book with bright uncreased covers and spine, light edge wear. Internally sound and unmarked, text paper lightly age toned. Bookseller Inventory # 01006360