Published by Pocket Book, 1956
Seller: Powdersmoke Pulps, Camillus, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Pocket Book #1155. First printing. Tight, bright, square, clean inside and out with some light wear on spine with rub along front edge, overall an attractive copy.
Published by Mayflower Paperback, 1970
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Good. 1970. First Edition Thus. 190 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.
Published by Pan, GB, 1962
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: nrVG. Sheldon (cover) (illustrator). 1st Thus. Book is in near very good condition with minor but just noticeable signs of wear and/or age. Edges bit browned.
Published by Pan, GB, 1962
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: nrVG. Sheldon (cover) (illustrator). 1st Thus.
Published by Heinemann, London, 1953
Seller: Peakirk Books, Heather Lawrence PBFA, Sheringham, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. First Edition. Although a 1st edition, a slightly cut down library rebound first edition; , with a Boots Booklovers Library stamp on the cover; still a good clean copy; ; Perry Mason; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Published by William Morrow & Company, New York, 1953
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First Edition. Octavo, original green cloth over boards, black lettering on front cover and spine, color illustrated dust jacket. Perry Mason mystery. Very Good, previous owner's signature on front facing endpaper, some foxing to endpapers, in Very Good dust jacket, small chips to spine ends and corners, rear panel time-toned as usual, foxing to flaps.
Published by William Heinemann Ltd, London, 1959
Seller: The Print Room, Cockernhoe nr Luton, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First UK edition, first impression of 1959. First published in USA in 1953. Some edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners slightly rubbed and bruised, some yellowing and spotting to page block and back jacket, ffep torn away, not price clipped (12s 6d), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg copy for its age. 231pp. Beautiful Sylvia Bain Atwood is overseeing her ailing father's estate while her sister serves as his caregiver. But their father's fortune has shadowy roots and now one of his creditors is blackmailing the family. Erle Stanley Gardner (1889-1970), was an American lawyer and author. He is best known for the Perry Mason (played by Raymond Burr in the long running tv series between 1957-66) detective stories, but he wrote numerous other novels and shorter pieces and also a series of nonfiction books, mostly narrations of his travels through Baja California and other regions in Mexico. Quite a scarce book.
Published by William Morrow, New York, 1953
Seller: Ronz Firsts, Flippin, AR, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, First printing. Hardcover with green cloth in Near Fine condition, clean, pages bright, no marks or writing.Just a little, slight rubbing at spine ends In a Very Good+, bright dust jacket. Not price-clipped ($2.75). Spine not faded. A Perry Mason mystery. Nice.
Published by William Morrow and Company, 1953
Seller: Avol's Books LLC, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Green boards with black lettering on front and spine. Slight spine slant. Name on front flyleaf. Dust jacket price clipped. Some light shelf wear along top and bottom edges of jacket, spine head, heel, and tips. A little foxing on flaps and back panel of jacket, which is yellowed.
Published by Morrow, New York, 1953
Seller: Peninsula Books, Traverse City, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. The covers are the original green cloth publisher's binding with black printing. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book. A few small marginal tears & general wear to dust jacket & bottom of jacket & top of jacket spine chipped. The dust jacket is now in a protective, removable mylar cover. Please inquire if you would like more information. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 273 pages.
Published by William Morrow and Company, New York, 1953
Seller: Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare, Schenectady, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition. 273pp. Boards. A Perry Mason mystery. Light toning to fore edge of text block. A fine copy in very good price-clipped dustjacket with a short closed tear along the spine on the rear panel, a few nicks and minor chips at folds, and mild edge wear. ; Octavo.
Published by William Morrow & Company, New York, 1953
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good dust jacket. Lofgren, Charles (dust jacket art) (illustrator). First Printing of the First Edition. New York: William Morrow & Company, 1953. An unusually fresh, crisp copy. Near Fine condition in Brodart-protected, Very Good Dust Jacket (light edge wear). Not price clipped ($2.75). Clean, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Mystery with attorney Perry Mason and Della Street. Colorful Dust Jacket illustration by Charles Lofgren features a green eye and 2 women as jigsaw puzzle pieces being manipulated by someone's thumb and finger. Original green boards, decorated in black. Mundell p. 51. Hubin 162. . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by Lofgren, Charles (dust jacket art) . 8vo. 273pp .
Published by Morrow, 1953
Seller: Evergreen Books LLC, Lakewood, CO, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Light edgewear to dust jacket; previous owner's name and stamp on FFEP; o/w VG+/VG+.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, no mention of later printings. Near fine book, shows light wear, chip on top right corner of back cover, closed tears on top edge of spine, and rubbing on bottom corner of front and back cover and top and bottom corners of spine. Very good DJ, shows minor wear, bottom corner bent on back inner flap, big chip on front jacket, and small chips on corners of front an back jacket.
Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. The first UK edition of this intriguing murder mystery novel by Erle S. Gardner, featuring the well known character of Perry Mason. The first UK edition stated, originally published in the US in 1953.A gripping and action-packed mystery novel, featuring Perry Mason, Della Street, and a client with bright green eyes. a story packed with blackmailing, threat, and murder.Erle S Gardner was an American lawyer and author, best known for the Perry Mason series of detective stories.With unclipped dustwrapper. In the publisher's original black cloth binding with titles stamped in gilt to spine. Externally lovely with minor shelfwear only. Dustwrapper is excellent with minor shelfwear, unclipped. Internally, firmly bound. Minor faint spotting to fore edge, not affecting pages that remain bright and clean. The odd mark to page three and four. Near Fine. book.