Executioners by Macdonald John, First Edition (18 results)

Paperback. first edition. S-295 good , creases Photo cover. paperback,

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Z Keith (cover) (illustrator). First Thus. A 1st thus from the late 1960s of a Fawcett Gold Medal edition of a MacDonald novel from the late 1950s. GM D1935. "For fourteen years convicted rapist Max Cady nursed his hatred for Sam Bowden into an insane passion for revenge." Light edge wear. Mild spine lean. The internals are clean and tight. Lightly browned pages. A very good copy.

Paperback. first edition. S-295 very good Photo cover. paperback,

Paperback. first edition. S-295 very good -fine, reading crease on the spine, Photo cover. paperback,

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. GGA (Good Girl Photo Cover ) (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. 174 pages. Source for the 1962 Movie CAPE FEAR directed by J. Lee Thompson, Starring: Gregory Peck as Sam Bowden, Robert Mitchum as Max Cady, Polly Bergen as Peggy Bowden, Lori Martin as Nancy Bowden, Martin Balsam as Police Chief Mark Dutton, Jack Kruschen as Attorney Dave Grafton, And Telly Savalas as Private Detective Charles Sievers; ** Source for the 1991 Remake Movie CAPE FEAR directed by Directed by: Martin Scorsese, Screenplay by: Wesley Strick, starring: Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte and Jessica Lange; ** The first film adaptation is more faithful to the novel, with the 1991 adaptation being considerably more brutal and violent. ** Goodreads; An insane criminal threatens to destroy a family, and the police are powerless to protect them. For fourteen years convicted rapist Max Cady nursed his hatred for Sam Bowden into an insane passion for revenge. He lived only for the day he would be free-free to track down and destroy the man who had put him behind bars. Murder was merciful compared to what Cady had in mind-and what Cady had in mind was Bowden's innocent and lovely teenaged daughter. ** Cover creasing; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Paperback. first edition. S-295 almost near fine, tiny corner crease, tiny top of the spine rub Photo cover. paperback,

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First UK edition. Originally published in the USA the previous year by Simon and Schuster. The book has a slight spine lean and the boards have slight surface discolouration in a few places. Green lettering on spine is fairly bright. The tops of the page edges have browning and spotting and there is lighter browning and only a few small marks to the fore edges and bottom edges. Light spotting to the endpapers with a name in pen to the rear free endpaper. Quite heavy spotting to the half-title page and the equivalent page at the back of the book. Light spotting to the title page and the pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. No jacket. First printing.

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hoffman, H. Lawrence (illustrator). First Edition. Boards have some scratches or dents to the surface of the rear panel which has a bump to the top corner. Otherwise only some light edge wear. Browning to the page edges with some discolouration to the top edges. Tiny nicks to the bottom edges of the first few pages and the pages are a little browned but they are otherwise clean and unmarked. The jacket has some chipping to the edges with small pieces missing at the top of the spine and at the top right corner of the front pane. There are a few small closed tears along the top edge of the front panel with some associated creasing. Quarter inch piece missing from the top right corner of the rear flap. First printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First English edition. Dust jacket has some wear to top and bottom of spine and corners. Price clipped. Some tape residue to front flap. Minor foxing to internal dust jacket. Some tape residue to end papers front and back. Staining to rear-end paper and to all edges. Some foxing throughout. Book sellers stamp on front board. Slightly cocked. Otherwise a clean copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair-Good. H Lawrence Hoffman (DJ) (illustrator). First Edition. A 1st print (stated) of a late 1950s MacDonald suspense novel, filmed in the early 1960s as Cape Fear starring Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum. Black boards eighth bound in tangerine cloth with brown lettering. $3.50 price at the bottom of the front DJ flap. The DJ presents reasonably well however has a closed tear running 4" down from the top right spine hinge and then across the front panel almost to the flap fold. There is another closed tear running 3" down the front flap fold. Small loss across the top of the front panel. The internals are clean and tight. Overall a good to very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, stated First Printing on copyright page; red spine faded, slight spine slant; upper corners lightly bumped; bookplate inside front cover; small pencil notations inside rear cover; otherwise clean and unmarked; price-clipped DJ faded at spine; DJ edges crumpled and worn; DJ has edge tears with slight paper loss at corners and top and bottom of spine. 1st Printing 1st Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First UK edition and impression from 1959 in VG condition, pages clean, spine firm, no internal markings. The jacket has some loss to bottom of spine and a crease to front along with some other general wear, now in removable protective sleeve, please see pics, paypal accepted, any questions please get in touch.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. US Door: This regular size hardcover is SIGNED and inscribed by the author as follows: "To Mademoiselle Danae Chauvin: I find it fascinating that as a woman of Cajun heritage you find my books so enjoyable. Danae accept this tome. It is one of my best, if not earliest works. Sincerely, John D. MacDonald." The book is NEAR FINE with the slightest edgewear in a NEAR FINE DJ that also has light edgewear and spine fading. Book Club Edition. 191pp. Clean, bright pages. INSURANCE IS REQUIRED! red w/white lettering 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Minus to Very Good. First American Edition. Nice copy in its first printing. Quarter bound in red over black paper covered boards is a nice one. Small rubber stamp H on front pastedown. No other markings. Tips sharp. Orange topstain still solid and strong. Textblock is tight and square with no other markings or toning. First printing stated on copyright page. Price intact jacket has triangular chip at bottom of front panel, pretty large dampstain along top edge of front panel extending slightly into fron flap and down along edge of spine. Basis for excellent film "Cape Fear" that starred Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum. ife?) laid in. It was used as a promotional or review copy for More Good Old Stuff. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. Nice copy in its first printing. Quarter bound in red over black paper covered boards. Unmarked, tight and square. Tips sharp. Orange topstain lighty subdued. Red spine has sunned to light orange. First printing stated on copyright page. Price intact jacket sunned on spine but title and publisher easily read, author readable but faint. Jacket has small chip at top right of front panel (dime size). Small amount of creasing and rubbing on rear panel. Basis for excellent film "Cape Fear" that starred Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. Nice copy in its first printing. Quarter bound in red over black paper covered boards. Unmarked, tight and square. Tips sharp. Orange topstain lighty subdued. Red spine has sunned to light orange.area but title, author and publisher still strong in black and white. First printing stated on copyright page. Price intact jacket has fairly small chip at head of spine and wear at tips and light creasing at top edge of rear panel. The red on spine though is still bright which is fairly rare. Red spine is important as it covers the entire length of spine. Basis for excellent film "Cape Fear" that starred Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum and later Nick Nolte and Robert Deniro. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. Nice copy in its first printing. Quarter bound in red over black paper covered boards is a nice one. Unmarked, tight and square. Tips sharp. Orange topstain lighty subdued. Red spine has sunned to light orange. First printing stated on copyright page. Price intact jacket has fairly large chip at base of spine that was repaired poorly with more tape than needed as there is some light wear continued along bottom of front panel. There is a fairly small gouge on front panel that did not penetrate. Otherwise, this jacket is bright and fresh. Nice original photo done by Dorothy P Macdonald of author laiid in that was provided as promo for one of his later books. Basis for excellent film "Cape Fear" that starred Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. lLipped DJ in archival cover, corner chips, closed rip.