Hugh Philips (96 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

paperback. 2nd edition. Mass market paperback, fine in wraps (Dale # 01006). New England set murder mystery.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st printing, June 1974. Cover art is uncredited. Edge and corner nicks and wear; tanning; p. 45 corner creased with short associated tear; a little foxing; gilt circle stamped on front; minor scuffs to rear. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing.. 186 pages. "The eighth mystery featuring reporter and sleuth, Peter Styles, involves a friend of his, who was blinded by an acid throwing 'fanatic', and the friend's actress wife." >> Cover creasing & scuffing; edge wear to covers; pen to interior front cover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Painted Cover Art! (illustrator). Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fair-Good. No Jacket. Reprint. A 1960s reprint of the mystery. Avon H-103. " 'Whodunitry' at its suspenseful best." Edge wear with rubbing and creasing to the covers. Book store stamps on the pages through the title page. A fair to good copy.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. The issue September 1979 of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Vol 74 # 3, #430. Contains The Gourmet Kidnapper, Jack Ritchie (John George Reitci), A Place of Her Own, Joyce Harrington, Invitation to Murder (Will to Murder), a Nero Wolfe story by Rex Stout, published earlier in the novella collection Three Men Out, Black Wind, Bill Pronzini,The Adventure of the Common Code, Robert L Fish, Queentessential Poepouri, Gerald Tomlinson, The Man Who Stirred Champagne, Hugh Pentecost (Judson Pentecost Philips), The Spy Who Was Alone, Edward D. Hoch, and others. Edge wear with rubbing and creases to the covers. #'" closed tear angling down from the top right spine hinge slightly into the front cover. Light damp stain to the bottom corner of the pages. Library stmap (Cruz Bay Public Library, Cruz Bay, St John US Virgin Islands) at the top of the tittle page. at the edges with creases to the lower fore edge and bottom edge of the front cover. A few stain spots to page 119/120. Light browning to the pages. A fair copy.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. The issue April 1975 of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Vol 65 # 4, #377. Contains Kill Now - Pay Later, a Nero Wolfe story by Rex Stout, published earlier in the novella collection Trio for Blunt Instruments , The Spy Who Took a Vacation, Edward D. Hoch, Mrs Ferguson vs JM, Michael Gilbert, Death Watch, Gerald Tomlinson, Chambrun and the Melting Swan Hugh Pentecost (Judson Pentecost Philips), and others. Very light wear at the edges with creases to the lower fore edge and bottom edge of the front cover. Foxing to the verso of the front cover. Rippling to the covers that suggest moisture exposure but no stains. Light browning to the pages. A good copy. …

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition by number code. Dust jacket is protected by mylar Name of previous owner inside cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Printing. A hard to find Bantam Mystery paperback printed June 1961. Condition is near fine, slight crease on back hinge, corners bumped, light edge wear, no writing or stamps, pages tight and clean, tanned, cover is bright and glossy, a nice looking book.*We have other titles in this genre in stock and give discounts in shipping on additional books sent in the same package, please contact us for more info.**.WRAPPED IN PLASTIC BAG TO PROTECT CONDITION OF BOOK.Summary - CORRUPTION, BRUTALITY, MURDER - THE KINGDOM OF DEATH IS THE WATERFRONT. Trask hunted down its dark, violent streets, knowing he could never get out until he found the answer to a horrible riddle.or died in a pool of his own blood.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good - Fine. No Jacket. First Thus. The November 4, 1981 issue of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Vol 78 # 5, #459. Includes stories by William Brittain (Mr Strang Grasps at Straws), Erle Stanley Gardner (The Valley of Little Fears), Hugh Pentecost (Judson Pentecost Philips - Paid in Full), Edward D Hoch (The Spy Who Stayed Up All Night), and others. Very light wear at the edges. The internals are clean and tight. A very good or better copy.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Vol 54 # 2 of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Anthology vol. 16, August 1969. Contains stories by Rex Stout (Blood Will Tell), Michael Gilbert (C12: Department of Bank Robberies), Hugh Pentecost (Judson Pentecost Philips - Jericho and the Silent Witnesses), Donald E Westlake (The Sweetest Man in the World), Julian Symons ('Twixt the Cup and Lip), Paul Gallico (The Roman Kid), Georges Simenon (Le Chateau de Arsenic), Ellery Queen (Child Missing!), and others. Light wear at the edges. A Very good copy.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good - Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Vol 48 # 2, #273, of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, August 1966. Contains stories by Philip Wylie (The Paradise Canyon Murder), Hugh Pentecost (Jericho and the Nuisance Clue), John Dickson Carr (The One Real Horror), Ellery Queen (Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee - Half a Clue), and others. Light wear at the edges with some creases to the front cover. A good to very good copy.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Vol 47 # 5 of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May 1966. Contains stories by Ed McBain (Eighty Million Eyes), Hugh Pentecost (Jericho and the Go-Go Clue), Ellery Queen (Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee - The Broken T), Lawrence Treat (Lawrence Arthur Goldstone - K is for Knife), Ogden Nash (They Don't Read De Quincy in Philly or Cincy), and others. Light wear at the edges with at the bottom of the spine. A very good copy. …

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Vol 20 # 105 of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, August 1952. Contains stories by Edgar Pangborn (The Singing Stick), Georges Simenon (The Old Lady of Bayeux), Octavus Roy Cohen (Always Trust a Cop), Charlotte Armstrong (The Evening Hour), Ellery Queen (Money Talks), Hugh Pentecost (Judson Pentecost Philips - Lonely Boy), L A G Strong (Leonard Alfred George Strong - You Can't Love Two Women), Richard Deming (The Value Received), Pulitzer Prize winning poet Mark Van Doren (An Episode at the Honeypot), Mark Twain (Tom Sawyer, Detective: Part 1), Julian Symons (The Case of XX-2), and others. Light wear at the edges with rubbing to the spine hinges. Script "e" written in black at the top left of the front cover. Browning to the pages and the edges of the covers. A good copy. Sid Rosenbaum (cover photo) (illustrator). …

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good - Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Vol 52 # 4, #299, of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, October 1968. Contains stories by Hugh Pentecost, John Dickson Carr, Georges Simenon), and others. Light wear at the edges. Browning around the edges and to the pages. A good to very good copy.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good - Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Vol 51 # 1 of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, January 1968. Contains stories by Ellery Queen (With the Complements of Comus), Hugh Pentecost (No Witnesses on the Waterfront), Julian Symons (A Pearl Among Women), Edgar Wallace (The Father Christmas Joe), and others. Light wear at the edges. Browning around the edges and to the pages. A good to very good copy.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good - Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. The January 1968 issue of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Vol 51 # 1, whole # 290. Contains stories by Joe Gores (File # 2: Stakeout on Page Street), , Michael Harrison (The Murder in the Rue Royale), Ellery Queen (Manfred Lee and Frederic Dannay -- With the Complements of Comus), Hugh Pentecost (Judson Pentecost Philips - No Witnesses on the Waterfront), Julian Symons (A Pearl Among Women), Edgar Wallace (The Father Christmas Joe), Stuart Cloete (The Second Nail), Lael J Littke (A Feline Felony), and others. Light wear at the edges. Light browning around the edges and to the pages. A very good copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover with dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show minor shelving wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows edge wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Fair-Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Ellery Queen's Mystery Anthology Fall/Winter 1977 vol 34. Contains stories by Rex Stout (The Gun Puzzle, "Death of a Demon"), Georges Simenon (Inspector Maigret and the Missing Miniatures), Laurence G Blochman (Dr Coffee and the Whiz Kid), Julian Symons (The Crimson Coach Murders), Dick Francis (Carrot for a Chestnut), Michael Gilbert (The Curious Conspiracy), Patricia Highsmith (Sauce for the Goose), Hugh Pentecost (Judson Pentecost Philips - Chambrun Plays it Cool & Jericho Plays it Cool), Ellery Queen (Wedding Anniversary), and others. Browning to the covers with light creases. Fold creases at the bottom of pages 83 - 94. Wrinkling to pages 247 - 250. Light browning to the pages with occasional soiling. A fair to good copy.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good - Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Vol 20 # 105 of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, August 1952. Contains stories by Edgar Pangborn (The Singing Stick), Georges Simenon (The Old Lady of Bayeux), Octavus Roy Cohen (Always Trust a Cop), Charlotte Armstrong (The Evening Hour), Ellery Queen (Money Talks), Hugh Pentecost (Judson Pentecost Philips - Lonely Boy), L A G Strong (Leonard Alfred George Strong - You Can't Love Two Women), Richard Deming (The Value Received), Pulitzer Prize winning poet Mark Van Doren (An Episode at the Honeypot), Mark Twain (Tom Sawyer, Detective: Part 1), Julian Symons (The Case of XX-2), and others. Light wear at the edges with rubbing to the spine hinges. Light black line through "Ellery Queen's" at the top of the front cover. Small closed tear at the bottom center of the front cover. Light browning to the pages and the edges of the covers. A good to good copy. Sid Rosenbaum (cover photo) (illustrator).…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. The January 1970 issue of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Vol 55 # 1, #314, Contains stories by Rex Stout (Nero Wolfe Devises a Stratagem - Nero Wolfe and the Communist Killer, Home to Roost, published earlier in the novella collection Triple Jeopardy), Georges Simenon (Crime in the Rue Sainte-Catherine), Hugh Pentecost (Pierre Chambrun and the War for Peace), Anthony Gilbert (The Funeral of Dendy Watt), Anton Chekhov (The Revolver), and others. Also includes an article by John Dickson Carr (The Best Mysteries of the Month). Light wear at the edges. Light browning to the spine. A 2.25" closed tear to the bottom right spine hinge. The internals are clean and tight. A very good copy.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Vol 56 # 3 of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, September 1970. Contains stories by Hugh Pentecost (Blood-Red in the Morning), Agatha Christie (The Ambassador's Boots), John Dickson Carr (The Crime in Nobody's Room), and others. Also includes an article by John Dickson Carr (The Jury Box). Light wear at the edges. Small loss at the bottom of the spine. Light browning to the spine, The internals are clean and tight. A very good copy.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. The January 1970 issue of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Vol 55 # 1, #314, Contains stories by Rex Stout (Nero Wolfe Devises a Stratagem - Nero Wolfe and the Communist Killer, Home to Roost, published earlier in the novella collection Triple Jeopardy), Georges Simenon (Crime in the Rue Sainte-Catherine), , Hugh Pentecost (Pierre Chambrun and the War for Peace), Anthony Gilbert (The Funeral of Dendy Watt), Anton Chekhov (The Revolver), and others. Also includes an article by John Dickson Carr (The Best Mysteries of the Month). Light wear at the edges. Light browning to the spine. The internals are clean and tight. A very good copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good - Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good-Very Good. Book Club Edition. A BCE of a late 1940s Dr John Smith mystery. Light edge wear to the DJ with small loss along the top edge. A 1.75" closed tear at the top right spine hinge. Browning to the edges of the pages. A good to very good copy.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Vol 56 # 3 of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, September 1970. Contains stories by Hugh Pentecost (Blood-Red in the Morning), Agatha Christie (The Ambassador's Boots), John Dickson Carr (The Crime in Nobody's Room), and others. Also includes an article by John Dickson Carr (The Jury Box). Light wear at the edges. Light to moderate browning to the spine and the page edges. A very good copy.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Vol 56 # 3 of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, September 1970. Contains stories by Hugh Pentecost (Blood-Red in the Morning), Agatha Christie (The Ambassador's Boots), John Dickson Carr (The Crime in Nobody's Room), and others. Also includes an article by John Dickson Carr (The Jury Box). Light wear at the edges. Light to moderate browning to the spine and the page edges. A very good copy.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Vol 54 # 2 of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Anthology vol. 16, August 1969. Contains stories by Erle Stanley Gardner(TCOT Murder's Bride), Ngaio Marsh (Death on the Air), Cornell Woolrich (Goodbye, New York), Hugh Pentecost (Judson Pentecost Philips - Murder de Luxe), Lawrence Treat (Lawrence Arthur Goldstone - , C as in Clue), George Harmon Coxe (A Neat and Tidy Job), Roy Vickers (William Edward Vickers - A Toy for Jiffy), Eric Ambler (The Case of the Pinchbeck Locket), Ellery Queen (Another Pair of Queens), and others. Light wear at the edges. Price ($12.50) faintly written (not by me!) in black marker on the front cover. A good copy.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Vol 36 # 7 of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 1960. Contains stories by Philip MacDonald (In the course of Justice), Hugh Pentecost (Waterfront Shakedown), and others. Light wear at the edges. A very good copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. Second Edition By Publisher. 192 pages. "They were making the movie of the year. then death struck the set!" >> Cover creasing & scuffing; bump to upper right backcover; tanning to interior covers; slight spine slant; Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. GGA Good-Girl-Art Painted cover. (illustrator). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of the fifteenth novel in the "Julian Quist" series. Two light stains on the backside of the dustjacket. Price clipped otherwise in near fine / near fine condition.