Fools Friday: First Edition (22 results)
More imagesPublished by Dell 1971
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Powdersmoke Pulps, Camillus, NY, U.S.A.Powdersmoke Pulps
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Dell #2670. First printing. Square spine with light creasing, light edge-wear.
Published by Dell Books. New York: Dell Publishing Co. 1957
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, webster, NY, U.S.A.GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. first thus. 939 good, many creases Cover by Victor Kalin. paperback.
Published by Dell Books. New York: Dell Publishing Co. 1957
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, webster, NY, U.S.A.GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. first thus. 939 very good, creases Cover by Victor Kalin. paperback.
Published by Dell Publishing Co, Inc, New York, NY 1957
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Lazy S Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.Lazy S Books
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Thus. A 1st print (stated) of the 2nd Dell PB edition from mid 1950s of a Donald Lam/Bertha Cool mystery from the late 1940s. Dell Book 939. Reprints Dell 542. Light edge wear. Mild spine lean. Book store stamp (Will D Miller & Son Cigar - Tobacco - Magazine 122 W 6th Street Aus…tin, Texas) on the last page. Light browning to the pages. A very good copy. Victor Kalin (cover) (illustrator).
Published by Dell Pub. - Map Back., USA 1951
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, CanadaComic World
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Soft cover. Condition: Fair to Good, Reading Copy. First Edition By This Publisher. 256 pages. Goodread notes = "twelfth entry in A. A. Fair's (Erle Stanley Gardner's) Donald Lam and Bertha Cool series. A young woman--"a nice number, brunette, trim, with nice curves"--claims to be Beatrice Ballwin. She offers the partners $500.0…0 to prevent her uncle, Gerald, from being poisoned by his wife, Daphne." >> This is a reading copy; Heavy Cover creasing & scuffing; spine slant; wear to paper spine; moisture damage, staining to upper right corner of book. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Robert Stanley (GGA) Painted Cover. (illustrator). Book.
Published by New Dell Pub., USA. 1957
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, CanadaComic World
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Soft cover. Condition: Good to Very Good. First Edition By This Publisher. 256 pages. Goodread notes = "twelfth entry in A. A. Fair's (Erle Stanley Gardner's) Donald Lam and Bertha Cool series. A young woman--"a nice number, brunette, trim, with nice curves"--claims to be Beatrice Ballwin. She offers the partners $500.00 to prev…ent her uncle, Gerald, from being poisoned by his wife, Daphne." >> Spine slant; cover scuffing & creasing. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Victor Kalin GGA Good-Girl-Art Painted cover; (illustrator). Book.
Published by Dell Books. New York: Dell Publishing Co. 1951
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, webster, NY, U.S.A.GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. first edition. 542 very good -fine, reading crease Cover by Robert Stanley. paperback.
More imagesPublished by New Dell Pub., Canada 1961
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, CanadaComic World
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition By This Publisher. 256 pages. Goodread notes = "twelfth entry in A. A. Fair's (Erle Stanley Gardner's) Donald Lam and Bertha Cool series. A young woman--"a nice number, brunette, trim, with nice curves"--claims to be Beatrice Ballwin. She offers the partners $500.00 to prevent her uncle…, Gerald, from being poisoned by his wife, Daphne." >> Spine slant; cover scuffing; minor creasing to lower right front cover. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Robert McGinnis (GGA) Painted Cover. (illustrator). Book.
Published by New Dell Press., Canada 1968
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, CanadaComic World
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Soft cover. Condition: VERY GOOD Minus. First Edition By This Publisher. 256 pages. Goodread notes = "twelfth entry in A. A. Fair's (Erle Stanley Gardner's) Donald Lam and Bertha Cool series. A young woman--"a nice number, brunette, trim, with nice curves"--claims to be Beatrice Ballwin. She offers the partners $500.00 to preven…t her uncle, Gerald, from being poisoned by his wife, Daphne." >> Minor cover rubbing; surface scratching to front cover; backcover creasing; spine slant; Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Krauss GGA - Good Girl Art - photo Cover (illustrator). Book.
Published by Beacon Press, London 1958
- First Edition
Seller: My Book Heaven, Alameda, CA, U.S.A.My Book Heaven
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Published by Dell, New York 1961
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Basically SF Books, Salem, OR, U.S.A.Basically SF Books
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Paperback. Condition: Good. First printing of this edition. Good condition. Spine is creased but straight; pages slightly age darkening; binding tight and firm. Dell mass paperback, Nov. 1961 printing, Dell R105, 256 pages. Cover art by Bob McGinnis. 12mo (6.5" x 4.25") The 11th Bertha Cool - Donald Lam mystery. Donald Lam tries… to put "psychological handcuffs" on a potential poisoner, but things do not work out the way he planned. Raymond Chandler (now presumably aware of the true identity of A.A. Fair) wrote to Gardner in 1948, "Fools Die on Friday is about the best of the series since the first two. Perhaps since the very first.".
Language: English
Published by Heinemann, London 1955
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Plane Tree Books, Taupo, New ZealandPlane Tree Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. 1st Edition. 204pp - black cloth - previous owner's name to first blank page - preliminary pages and edges of text block slightly foxed - minor lean to spine - dustwrapper is slightly rubbed and soiled/foxed - wear and chipping to edges with several small losse…s and tears - SCARCE.
Published by heinemann london 1955 1955
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New ZealandHard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd.
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first edition 204pp, octavo hardcover VG (sl.rubbed and stained, sl.browned/foxed,sl.cocked) in VG- d/w (moderate chipping to spine extrems and flap corners, closed tears to flap hinges, light rubbing, soiling and tanning, spine sunned).
More imagesPublished by William Morrow & Company, New York 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bungalow Books, ABAA, Pueblo, CO, U.S.A.Bungalow Books, ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. Orange boards, lacking the dust jacket. Stains to the boards and pages. A nick to the top of the spine. Ownership signature to the front pastedown endpaper, and creasing to the corners of the free endpaper and half-title page. A Bertha Cool/Donald Lam mys…tery.; 247 pages.
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Morrow, USA 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA, Tomball, TX, U.S.A.Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing with no mention of subsequent printings (First Printing for Morrow at the time); A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket with light rubbing and chipping to the spine ends and edges and a tiny chip to the top of the ba…ck panel. An exceptional copy of this Fair novel, Erle Stanley Gardner's pseudonym; Gardner wrote as A.A. Fair when writing the Cool and Lam mysteries. This title uncommon in this condition. Not remaindered, not price-clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship securely wrapped in a sturdy box.
More imagesPublished by NY, Morrow, 1947. [ 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Reiner Books, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.Reiner Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. ] First Edition hardback, 12mo, 5 1/8 x 7 5/8 inches, black titling (spine only) on light red-orange covers, pp [viii], 247, [i], VG to VG+/no dj (stiff clear acetate dustwrapper provided to preserve condition). Tight square binding, hinges intact, very clean covers w/ only very mino…r bit of rubbing corners and ends. A little tanning edges, endpapers, margin areas within o/w text pages crisp and clean. FFEP upper corner area very small dept. store price sticker, original owner's name, another owner's name/city/1971 date. RWR5 Crime Fiction Mystery.
More imagesPublished by William Morrow Company, USA 1947
- First Edition
Seller: Brought to Book Ltd, London, , United KingdomBrought to Book Ltd
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No Binding. Condition: Not Specified. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Fools Die On Friday by A.A. Fair Erle Stanley Gardner Dust Jacket Only First Edition William Morrow Company 1947. New York. A VG example. Price clipped. No creasing and showing only light signs of wear.
More imagesPublished by William Morrow and Company, New York 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Caroliniana, Aiken, SC, U.S.A.Caroliniana
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. dj. First Edition. 8vo, hardcover with dust jacket. First edition, first printing. Very good with slight page toning, hint of wear to corners and spine tips, rubbing and yellowing to jacket, which is a bit chipped at spine ends, original price of 2.50 intact.
Published by William Morrow and Company, New York 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, CanadaJ. Wyatt Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good-. 1st Edition. 247 pages in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked. Previous owner's stamp on the ffep. Page edges are lightly smudged and darkened. Bound in orange hardcovers with black titles on the spine. Worn around the edges. Black and white dustjacket… in good condition with red and white titles. Heavy wear around the edges with chips and tears. Scuffed and worn with some creases on the spine and edges. 1ST EDITION. VG-/G-. Book.
More imagesPublished by William Heinemann Ltd, London 1955
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Only. First edition. The very scarce first UK edition of this classic Cool-Lam mystery by Erle Stanley Gardner, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The very scarce first UK edition.With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.A Cool and Lam novel from America…n author Erle Stanley Gardner, written under the pen name A. A. Fair and centring on the happenings of a fictional private detective firm ran by Bertha Cool and Donald Lam.'Fools Die on Friday' sees a girl pay Lam and Cool to stop her aunt from poisoning her uncle, however not all is as it seems when they notice the name she gives doesn't match with the monogram on her cigarette case. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with shelf wear only. Dust wrapper is neatly split one of the fly leaves, separating it from the rest of the wrap. With scattered spotting and sunning to the spine, and light edge wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with scattered spotting to the first and last few leaves. With an ink impression of Minerva Bookshop to the front free endpaper. Near Fine. None (illustrator). book.
More imagesPublished by William Morrow and Co 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.Bookbid
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. Book near fine, dust jacket very good. Tape at top of inside of front hinge of dj. Book is from Paisano Productions, the TV company owned by Gardner that produced the Perry Mason TV shows (stamp of Paisano Productions on front free end… paper).
Published by NY: Morrow 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Evergreen Books LLC, Lakewood, CO, U.S.A.Evergreen Books LLC
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Light edgewear and foxing to dust jacket with $2.50 price intact; dust jacket is fully intact; offsetting to endpapers and browning to page edges; o/w VG+/VG+; very early example of an A. A. Fair book that is inscribed by both Erle Stanley Gardner an…d A. A. Fair; inscribed on front free endpaper "To Cloyce and Dick Saridge with best wishes from A. A. Fair and Erle Stanley Gardner Dec 1947". Inscribed by Author(s).
