Browne Howard as John Evans (15 results)

Paperback. first PB. 709, reading copy, damaged cover hardboiled mystery, paperback.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Stated first Quill edition with the full number line present. Near Fine condition. Some rubbing to the covers' edges. Tanning to the wrappers' versos. Light tanning to rear cover.

Paperback. first PB. 709, very good , creases hardboiled mystery, paperback.

Pictorial Wrappers. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition Thus. First Quill Mysterious Classic Edition, so stated, with complete number line beginning with 1. Paperback. Light reading crease else a fine tight copy with paper age toned as is usuall with these Quill Classics. Series editor Otto Penzler. "Another razor-sharp, cynical, Chandleresque detective novel by author Browne, in which by now legendary Chicago detective Paul Pine is summoned by a Bishop McManus to his chambers and tasked with locating a man named Raymond Wirtz. It seems Wirtz, a paleographer from California, had approached the Bishop with the offer of a manuscript that he claimed to possess that was written by "Our Lord, Jesus Christ." The asking price is twenty-five million dollars. But now Wirtz has up and disappeared, and the Bishop hires detective Pine to find him. This leads on a sort of wild goose chase through the streets of Chicago. Beautiful dames abound, murders and bodies pile up, and at least two of the major characters are not who they appear to be. Browne keeps his detective protagonist cynical, weatherworn and tough, and keeps the dialogue and action sharp, right down to the startling denouement that will shock and surprise the unsuspecting reader. A solid read." -- Ron2BSure on Amazon. Macanga, Steve (illustrator). Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Steve Macanga. Steve Macanga; (illustrator). Book.

Paperback. first PB. 709, very good -fine, reading crease hardboiled mystery, paperback.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Inscribed and signed 'Howard "John Evans" Browne.' A Quill Mysterious Classic, Series Editor: Otto Penzler. Reprint [1984] of title originally published in 1948. Condition is "Good only." Significant handling wear, with covers badly rubbed, with a scratch to the title on the front cover, and a faint crease on lower corner. **Spine is creased and shaky.** Reading crease front cover. Spine leans a bit as well. Pages toned. First printing of the Quill edition with number line.…

Paperback. first PB. 709, almost near fine, hardboiled mystery, paperback.

Paperback. First Edition. First editions from this publisher. Halo in Blood is near fine with two faint creases to front cover. Halo for Satan is fine. Both feature private eye Paul Pine. ; Small octavo.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. First Edition. A VG copy with light bumps and wear to front corners in a Good Dust Jacket missing shallow chips at spine extremities. A Paul Pine mystery. Uncommon first edition.

First edition. Octavo, cloth. Inscribed and signed by Browne (signed as Howard "John Evan" Browne) on the front free end paper. The fourth Paul Pine novel. ".feature[s] Chicago private detective Paul Pine, one of the best of the plethora of tough-guy heroes from that era. Although the Pine novels are solidly in the tradition of Raynond Chandler, they have a complexity and character all their own and are too well crafted to be imitations." - Pronzini and Muller: 1001 Midnights: The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 96-97. [Reference: Hubin, p. 270]. Light damp stain to upper edges of early leaves, cloth is a bit grubby and gold lettering to front and spine dulled and tarnished, a good copy in a bright, nearly fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear to the corner tips. (30814).…

First edition. Octavo, cloth. Signed inscription by Browne; "For---/ widely known and admired/ by someone!/ Howard Browne/ 4/16/88." Signed again by Browne on the title page. An uncommon book to find, more so signed by the author. [Reference: Hubin, p. 270]. A very good minus copy, some light spots to covers, some rubbing to spine edges, some fading and discoloration to spine in a very good minus dust jacket, rubbing to folds, some loss to spine ends and corners. (9842).…

First edition. Octavo, cloth. Inscribed and signed by Browne (signed as Howard "John Evan" Browne) on the front free end paper. The fourth Paul Pine novel. ".feature[s] Chicago private detective Paul Pine, one of the best of the plethora of tough-guy heroes from that era. Although the Pine novels are solidly in the tradition of Raynond Chandler, they have a complexity and character all their own and are too well crafted to be imitations." - Pronzini and Muller: 1001 Midnights: The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 96-97. [Reference: Hubin, p. 270]. Small circular stain to lower front cover, light wear to cloth at lower corner tips, a very good or better copy in a very good dust jacket with wear at the corner tips with minor loss to upper tips and a closed tear to the lower front tip, tiny closed tear to lower front panel, light wear to spine ends with a tiny chip at the upper left front corner at spine, the verso of the corners and spine ends have tape stains. (25258).…

First edition. Octavo, cloth. Inscribed and signed by Browne on the front free end paper, signed again on the title page. The third Paul Pine novel. ".feature[s] Chicago private detective Paul Pine, one of the best of the plethora of tough-guy heroes from that era. Although the Pine novels are solidly in the tradition of Raymond Chandler, they have a complexity and character all their own and are too well crafted to be imitations." - Pronzini and Muller: 1001 Midnights: The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, p. 96-97. [Reference: Hubin, p. 270]. Inked name and date below authorial inscription on front free end paper, some black stain to edge of free end papers and to lower edges of covers, likely from an older jacket protector, otherwise a nearly fine copy in a bright, nearly fine dust jacket with a tiny closed tear to the upper front panel and stress creases to the spine panel. (25259).…