SMASHING DETECTIVE STORIES. Number 5. September 1952. British Edition of the Magazine At 1/-.

Contributions From Carroll John Daly; Sim Albert; David MacGregor; Hunt Collins; Walter Kanitz; William F. Schwartz; Harold Gluck and J. J. Mathews. (Editor: Robert W. Lowndes)

Published by Columbia Productions, Inc. ,, U. S. A., 1952

About this Item

In the original publisher's pictorial paper covers. Cover art is uncredited. A little light edge wear and the red titling to the spine has faded to pink but overall the covers are complete and VG Minus. States '100 Pages. All Stories New. No Reprints'. (NB: The 100 pages includes the covers! ). Internally the paper/text block/page fore-edges is/are tanning - as usual with this type of pulp paper - but the tanning is relatively uniform - no spots or similar. Very clean inside with NO Inscriptions or Marks. Contents include: - "Two Suspenseful Feature Novels" = This Corpse is Free (featuring Race Williams) by Carroll John Daly; - & - Murder Island by Sim Albert. "Short Stories" = Perfect Suicide (featuring Archie McCann) by David Macgregor; A-Hanging We Will Go (Special Off-Trail Mystery by Hunt Collins; The Inspector took a Bride by Walter Kanitz; and - Run from the Killer by William F. Swartz. Plus "Special Features". Quite Scarce. See Images. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall.

Seller Inventory # 114943

Bibliographic Details

• Title: SMASHING DETECTIVE STORIES. Number 5. September 1952. British Edition of the Magazine At 1/-.
• Publisher: Columbia Productions, Inc. ,, U. S. A.
• Publication Date: 1952
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Presumed First UK Edition.
• Condition: Very Good-
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
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