Ball John M Editor (10 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Very good+ paperback copy, NOT ex-library. Text clean. Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy. Exterior looks very nice. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Condition: Good. 5TH EDITION 1ST PRINTING 1982. 0-672-23368-1. NO DJ. COVER HAS LIGHT EDGWE AND SHELF WEAR. 336 PAGE TEXT HAS VERY LIGHT WEAR. CARPENTERY. 5.75'' X 8.5''. WE USE BUBBLE MAILERS.

Condition: Good. 5TH EDITION 1ST PRINTING 1982. 0-672-23366-5. NO DJ. COVER HAS LIGHT SHELF WEAR. 292 PAGE TEXT HAS VERY LIGHT WEAR IF ANY. CARPENTERY. 5.75'' X 8.5''. WE USE BUBBLE MAILERS.

Condition: Good. 5TH EDITION 1ST PRINTING 1982. 0-672-23365-7. NO DJ. COVER HAS A LITTLE EDGE AND SHELF WEAR. 374 PAGE TEXT HAS VERY LIGHT WEAR IF ANY. CARPENTRY. 5.75'' X 8.5''. WE USE BUBBLE MAILERS.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. (xii) 434 pp. Trade paperback format. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. This anthology contains: Birds by Charles de Lint; Water Patterns by Jo Clayton; Water Everywhere by Nina Kiriki Hoffman; The Bloodstone by Lawrence Watt-Evans; The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Dennis L. McKiernan; The Kin of Rig by Diana L. Paxson; Mrs Langdon's Diary by Constance Ash; One Late Night with Jackal by Josepha Sherman; A Wreath of Pale Flowers for Vitri by Teresa Edgerton; Hunters by Susan Shwartz; Seven Guesses of the Heart by M. John Harrison; La Curandera by Margaret Ball; Riddle in Nine Syllables by Karawynn Long; Wicked Cool by Connie Hirsch; The String Game by Barbara A. Denz; Family Ties by Lawrence Schimel; The Voice of God by Kate Daniel; The Drowning Cell by Gregory Feeley; A Time for Heroes by Richard Parks; Dance of the Python by Janet Berliner; Dead and Gone by Kevin Andrew Murphy; The Hanged Man by Lisa Mason; The Silicon Sword by Katherine Lawrence; Tea - a novelette by Esther M. Friesner; Wall Street Wizards by Laura Resnick; Swallow by Simon Ings; The Most Beautiful Girl Alive by Mike Resnick and Nicholas A. DiChario; Dust and Sand by Dave Smeds; Looking into the Heart of Light the Silence by Mark Kreighbaum; A Simple Act of Kindness by Kate Elliott; The Peachwood Flute by Brook West and Julia West; and The Tenth Painting by Thomas Roche. Size: 8vo. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Roland Davies; (illustrator). First Edition. 64 pp. Digest format. General wear; no interior markings. Harbour firefighting-rig cover art by Roland Davies. This issue contains: STORIES: The Long Pull by Showell Styles; Beginner's Luck by C. T. Stoneham; Point of View by Colin Robertson; My Pal Skeet by Zachary Ball; Guardian of Honour - part four of six by John Bancroft. ARTICLES: Flying Jets at Sea by D. A. Gunn; Find Your Own Ancestors by Leslie G. Pine; Do Lizards Like Tea by L. Hugh Newman; Collecting Sporting Programmes by John Bowman; Fighting Harbour Fires Afloat - anonymous; The Totems of Thunderbird Park by C. M. Mitchell; Buying a New Rod by Norman Baker; Below Zero Highway by Frank Illingworth; and Cycling by Lamplight by Ronald English; along with all the usual features; including the monthly Crossword Puzzle - unmarked; and The Boy's Own Bus Spotters' Guide by Trevor Holloway. Size: 12mo. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good. See scans and description. New York: Renown Publications, Inc., 1979. The July, 1979 issue of Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, that being Volume 43, Number 7. 12mo, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 130 pp. Very Good - and better than the typical VG of the series, with stiffer, brighter covers and somewhat less age toning to the pages. Small penciled "x" on front cover, and another on the contents page; touch edge wear. Zoom on scans. Sharp example of this inexpensively-produced series (see all scans). Superior spine. Firmly bound, and very readable, should you choose to do that; also collectible, in several categories. Lead story, "The Guadeloupe Caper", is by Brett Halliday, the creator of the great fictional detective after which this series is named. Other contributors include Dick Stodghill; Jerry Jacobson; Charles E. Fritch; Robert Turner; Morgan Powell; Mike Taylor; M.J. Shimmel; John Ball; and Larry T. Shaw. See scan of contents for story list. L202.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A fascinating overview of the mystery story - its origins, history, categories, authors, characters, and noteworthy titles, 390 pages. Lower corners and spine heel rubbed. Jacket rubbed with light wear at the edges, in Brodart. Inscribed to Marvin Lachman and signed at their contributions by Ball, Gilbert, Hubin, Nevins, Penzler, Waugh, Yates, and Stein (who also signed as his pseudonyms George Bagby and Hampton Stone.). Inscribed By the Author.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 484 pages. 9.25x6.10x1.09 inches. In Stock.