Red File Callan by Mitchell James (12 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Corgi Edition. G, Edgewear, creases, indentations, abrasion, mild spine lean, previous owner stamp, some soiling, browning. A Callan thriller. Originally published under the title 'A Magnum For Schneider'. Cover photo of Edward Woodward as Callan. Photo on request.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.32.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 1972 reprint. covers faded. pages browning. some waterstains. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Some light creasing to spine, but cover is in great condition. Contents are tight and clean, with no inscriptions, no foxing, and no remainder mark. Ex-libris plate to inside, but an otherwise excellent condition book, perfect for any collector. 174pp. (11x18cm). Please contact us for any more information.

Softcover/Paperback. Condition: Good. A Red File for Callan, by James Mitchell is a Cold War spy thriller that follows the adventures of British secret agent David Callan. The book is a gripping tale of espionage, deception, and political intrigue in the shadow of global conflict. 1974 Reprint. 190 pages. Brown pictorial paperback. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Paperback Edition. This is a fine paperback Dell 7328 first printing, March 1974, red spine. Looks like an unread copy.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1969. First American Edition. Octavo; publisher's simulated cloth in white pictorial dust jacket; 173pp. Light edge wear to jacket and cloth extremities, boards bowing a bit at fore-edge, brief tape residue to jacket verso, textblock margins a bit foxed, else a Very Good, bright copy overall. The author's first mystery to feature Callan, "the most efficient killer in Europe." First published in the U.K. under the title A Magnum for Schneider.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing. Stated first U.S. Printing. Dust jacket protected by mylar. Name of previous owner inside cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stated first U.S. printing. Minor shelf and handling wear. Very slight bumping to boards. Penciled price in upper corner of ffep. Unclipped dust jacket (now enclosed in protective mylar cover) shows minor wear, including creasing and mild chipping to top and bottom edges. Small sticker (about the size of a pencil eraser) affixed toward the bottom on back of dust jacket.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. One-inch tear to jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. jacket designed by Ian Kestle (illustrator). 1st Edition. A very scarce example of the original Herbert Jenkins first edition. The First Callan book. The book has a small pen name to the fep. Light foxing to the prelims and page edges. The jacket has three short closed tears, which have been repaired with clear conservation tape and some light rubbing to the tips. Not price clipped.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First US Edition. 1969. First U.S. edition. 173pp. James William Mitchell (1926-2002) was a British writer, principally of crime fiction and spy thrillers. He is probably best known as the creator of the British television series When the Boat Comes In (BBC) and Callan (Thames Television). "Callan" aired between 1967 and 1972 and starred Edward Woodward as David Callan, an agent of a state secret service dealing with internal security threats to the United Kingdom. The pilot episode was shown in 1967 under the title ' A Magnum for Schneider' and this title was used for the first UK edition of this book, based on the series. The book is bound in the original red boards with blue titling on the spine. The case of the book is in very good + condition with light bumping to the top of the spine. The contents are tight and clean with no inscription and is probably unread. The unclipped dustwrapper is also very good with some shelf wear and light soiling and bumping to the top of the spine.