Shadow by Maxwell Grant, Signed (29 results)

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Mass market paperback. First Belmont edition inscribed to title page by author Dennis Lynds, who in this case is writing as Maxwell Grant. Oftentimes these books were written by Walter Gibson. Light creasing/soil to covers, and corner crease includes a few creased page corners. Pages lightly toned. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; Signed by Author.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good+. First Edition. One of the few Shadows not written by Walter Gibson. The author is Dennis Lynds and is signed "Maxwell Grant/ Dennis Lynds". Scarce thus. Signed by Author(s).

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Mass market paperback. First printing. Inscribed to the title page by Dennis Lynds (Maxwell Grant. ) Covers lightly creased/soiled, pages toned. Green edge stain has bled slightly to top margin. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; Signed by Author.

Soft cover. Condition: VG- (Very Good Minus). Original Illustrations (illustrator). Signed by author and inscribed "To Paul" to ffep. Glossy pictorial wraps with minor edgewear and moderate toning; spine heel lightly bumped. Binding tight, spine not creased, text clean. Interior lightly toned and slightly musty. B/w illustrations. No stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. 163 pp. Inscribed by Author(s).

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Mass market paperback. Belmont B50-709. Signed to the title page by Dennis Lynds. Tight and square. Slight toning. Appears unread. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; Signed by Author.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. Mass market paperback. Belmont B92-615. Signed to the title page by Dennis Lynds. Covers rubbed, textblock toned. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; Signed by Author.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Mass market paperback. Belmont April 1965. Inscribed to the title page by Maxwell Grant (Dennis Lynds. ) Covers lightly soiled else tight and square, appears unread. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; Signed by Author.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Mass market paperback. First printing. Belmont book number 90-602. Inscribed to the title page by Dennis Lynds, who wrote this book under the name Maxwell Grant. Creasing to covers, slight soil. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; Signed by Author.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Mass market paperback. First printing thus. #B50-737. Inscribed to title page by Dennis Lynds, one of four authors who wrote under the pseudonym of Maxwell Grant. Slight cover wear, toned pages. Sound copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition softcover inscribed to the title page "Maxwell Grant aka Michael Collins." Covers rubbed/worn, top corner tips missing, slight creasing/scratching. Pages lightly toned. Sound copy. Michael Collins was one of four authors who used the pseudonym Grant Maxwell; Michael Collins was also the pseudonym of Dennis Lynds. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Original Illustrations (illustrator). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (small). Slight creases, rubbing and browning to wrappers; slight bumping to upper right corners; slight internal browning to edges. xxv, [1], 163 pages. 'Unabridged republication' (lower wrapper) of the 2 short stories featuring the famed opponent of 1930's-style underworld figures (originally issued in 1936 and 1937 respectively). Introductory essays by Gibson ('My Years with The Shadow') and John L. Nanovic ('I Never Called Him Bill'); includes a few bibliographical references. Boldly signed and inscribed by Gibson in red ink on first preliminary page: 'To Larry B. Kenyon from 'The Shadow' and Walter B Gibson (alias Maxwell Grant) 7 - 12 - 75 [small paraph]'.22 b/w Illustrations. Signed & Inscribed By Author.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Includes an inscribed b&W photograph from the author, Walter Gibson from 1974. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. 216 pages illustrations 26 cm. Signed.

Paperback. Condition: G++. 1st Edition. Signed by Author "Maxwell Grant (Dennis Lynds)" on title page. All edges green. Book is in good double plus condition with noticeable signs of wear and/or age. Signed by Author.

Wraps. Condition: Good. B&W Photos, Illustrations (illustrator). Reprint. Front free end page signed and inscribed by author (Walter B. Gibson); Ink-stained along bottom edge of the gently rippled textblock, else clean and tight; Covers edge scuffed and corner worn; Rear cover sunned along the edges; corners dog eared, front and back. 163p. Size: 8vo - 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Signed and Inscribed By Author. Paperback.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Limited edition, #14 of 300 copies, hand-numbered and signed by author using both his pseudonym and his real name on limitation page. Includes publisher's slipcase and original acetate jacket. Front hinge weakening, otherwise an excellent copy. No rubbing to slipcase, text clean and unmarked. 1981 Hard Cover. iv, 205 pp. Two novellas from the Shadow series, with an introduction discussing its 50th anniverary series. Includes: Jade Dragon; House of Ghosts. Originally created to be a radio-show narrator, and indeed still appearing on radio (with some episodes voiced by Orson Welles), the character of The Shadow was adapted as a character by Gibson and the publishers Street & Smith for their Detective Story Magazine. Its popularity led to the general adoption of the idiom it coined: 'Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? Signed by author.

Hardcover. Octavo, 114 pages. In Near Fine condition with Very Good plus slip case. Bound in full blue cloth with silver titling to spine, in matching blue cloth slip case. Slip case with two small areas of very minor scratching to book cloth. Without dust jacket as issued. Double signed by Gibson as both Gibson and Grant on limitations page at rear of volume. MA Consignment. Shelved in Alcove. 1387410. Special Collections. First Edition, Limited Edition, Letter P of 26 lettered copies.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing (1st Ed.). VG+ in pictorial wraps with green & black lettering. Mystery thriller first published in 'Shadow' magazine in 1933 in which the Shadow battles Evil in a South Seas forest. SIGNED & inscribed by the Author "Walter B. Gibson (Maxwell Grant)" on front endpaper. Mystery, The Shadow, Vintage Paperback, Signed. Signed by Author(s).

First edition. Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket. Complimentary Copy from Doubleday with a signed slip from the publisher included.

First edition. Octavo, cloth. One of 300 numbered copies signed by Gibson (and signed as Grant also). This book features two Shadow adventures, appearing in hardcover for the first time. The Jade Dragon was first published in September 1948 and the House of Ghosts was published in September 1943. The volume has an introduction by Gibson. This book was published as a 50th anniversary tribute to the character of The Shadow. A fine copy, Illustrated cloth, with a clear acetate dust wrapper in a slipcase. (10059).

First paperback edition. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Bantam H4056. Inscribed on the inside front cover to mystery bookseller, publisher and editor Otto Penzler, signed as Walter Gibson/Maxwell Grant. First paperback printing of the second Shadow novel, original pulp publication was July 1931. Text paper age darkened, mild wear to corner tips, reading crease to cover edge, a nearly fine copy. (26676).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First book publication. Pulp pages browned as always, the paper remains supple with no flaking. Signed "Best wishes Walter B Gibson (Maxwell Grant)" to front free endpaper. Little rubbing wear to fragile paper covered boards, yellow rear cover with some soil. Photos on request. Signed by Author(s).

First edition. Limited to 300 numbered and signed copies. Signed as by Walter B. Gibson and Maxwell Grant. Very fine in decorated cloth, without the dust jacket, as issued and housed in the original very fine slipcase. Includes an Introduction by Walter B. Gibson. This volume marks the fiftieth anniversary of THE SHADOW, whose adventures as a crime fighter began in 1931 and continued over the next twenty years.

First edition. Small octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii [viii] ix-x [11] 12-252 [253: ad] [254-256: blank] [note: first and last leaves used as front and rear paste-downs], pictorial boards. Inscribed and signed by Walter Gibson/Maxwell Grant to editor, researcher and long time fan Joseph Wrzos. The second Shadow novel, published in the July, 1931 issue of the magazine, this is the first hardcover publication. This novel has the first appearance of Lamont Cranston. [Reference: Hubin, p. 343]. Pulpy text paper age darkened (as usual), front and rear upper inner hinge starting, light edge wear and rubbing, mild darkening to spine, light staining to front cover, a good copy. (31913).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A Very Good copy of this 10 cent pulp with Grant novel "The Dead Who Lived". A nice clean firm copy with light edge wear that is Inscribed " To Steve from Wiiliam B. Gibson (Maxwell Grant) on the top of the first page. Inscribed by Author(s).

Condition: A fine copy, unread. (33114). First edition. Octavo, stiff pictorial wrappers. Signed and inscribed by Gibson and additionally signed by artist Edd Cartier to Joseph Wrzos (1929-2023) who was a long time fan, professional editor, and researcher. Collects two Shadow adventures first published in the pulp magazine June 1, 1936 and November 15, 1937. Also includes "My Years with The Shadow" by Walter Gibson and "I Never Called Him Bill" by John L. Nanovic, two essays first published here.

First edition. Small octavo, pp. [i-viii] ix-x [11] 12-252 [253: ad] [254-256: blank] [note: first and last leaves used as front and rear paste-downs], pictorial boards. Inscribed and signed by Walter Gibson/Maxwell Grant to editor, researcher and long time fan Joseph Wrzos. The third Shadow novel, published in the October, 1931 issue of the magazine, this is the first hardcover publication. Pulpy text paper age darkened (as usual), lower rear hinge cracked, mild edge wear, spine somewhat faded and rubbing to rear cover. A very good copy. (31914).

First edition. Octavo, pictorial boards. Signed inscription by Gibson: "To --/From/Walter Gibson/Maxwell Grant." Collects three stories which first appeared in the The Shadow pulp magazine; "Grove of Doom," "Voodoo Death," and "Murder by Moonlight." A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a little rubbing. (10384).

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Bantam Edition (and first book publication, first published in 'The Shadow' pulp magazine in the same year. Original illustrated wrappers. This copy signed and inscribed by author (Walter B. Gibson) at front inside cover. Inscription is undated but is likely of more recent vintage than the book. A rather scarce pulp title. Good, with laminate lacking, abrasions at front, spine and rear panel, pages yellowing, some soiling to front panel.

First Edition, First Printing. Signed by the author on the half title page. First edition stated on the copyright page. This book measures approximately 8.5" x 5.5", with 197 numbered pages. This book is in very good condition. Minor bumping to both ends of spine. Small indents on fore edge of textblock. Dust jacket is in very good condition. Bumping and chipping to both ends of spine. Crease on front panel. Original $9.95 price on front flap. Author's signature on half title page. Signed Maxwell Grant (pseudonym) and Walter Gibson. This novel is the third in the mystery series featuring "The Shadow" - possibly the most popular mystery fiction character since Sherlock Holmes. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N3-20).