Collins Max Allan Introduction (29 results)

Condition: As New. Unread copy in mint condition.

Condition: New. Brand New.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. Approx. 10" wide by 12". 14 pin-ups. ; Artist Archives; 32 pages.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. Approx. 10" wide by 12". 14 pin-ups. ; Artist Archives; 32 pages.

First edition, first printing Dedicated to the art of action and exploitation. It's all here. The guide and illustrated throughout with portraits of actors and detailed accounts of hundreds and hundreds of film with film stills. Fine and bright glossy wraps with strong spine and clean text.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of short stories. SIGNED by Collins on the title page. Light edgewear. Slight rubbing to the dustjacket. In near fine / near fine condition. Signed by Author.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Edition. Publisher: Boulevard/Berkley, New York, 1997.FINE- in illustrated/pictorial wraps, as issued. Tiny scrape on rear cover, otherwise as new. First Softcover Edition, First Printing.

Softcover. Condition: New. First American Edition. Cover is heavy wraps with flaps. Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. Has 14 full color illustrations. "The calendar girls of the period between the two world wars were not girls-next-door.rather, the exotic settings of history and mythology provided purveyors of pulchritude.especially exotic covey of calendar girls, draped in the exotic trappings of two bizarre subcultures--pirates and gypsies--as filtered through the romantic realism of some of the top illustrators of the time. Artists: Gene Pressler; Edward Eggleston; F. H. Clough; Arthur L. Muscon; L. Goddard. Oversized, 3#. ; Color Illustrations; 10 x 12; 16 pages; Very light rubbing and slight bumping.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 448 pages. 7.75x5.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Pictorial Cover. Condition: Very Good. 64 pages. "Includes 17 weeks of Sunday continuities written by Spillane (described here as one of the only two short stories he ever wrote about Mike Hammer), plus about 28 weeks of the daily strip written by Gill and Robbins." >>> weight = 190 grams. >> Minor cover scuffing.Back cover slightly soiled. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall TRUE FIRST Edition MAGAZINE Format Thus. Denis McFarling/ Terry Beatty Cover. (illustrator). Book.…

Condition: Good. Paperback, illustrated with full page colour drawings, unpaged, 4to. Artist Archives.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 448 pages. 7.75x5.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 544 pages. 8.00x5.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Paperback, xii + 312 pages [+10], b&w photos in text, NOT ex-library. Interior is clean and bright throughout with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps. Faint marks on page edges externally. Handling marks on the cover, sunned spine. -- The cult of Asian action/exploitation/ martial arts movies has exploded into a phenomenon. Here's the one-of-a-kind guide for its millions of fans which includes: - Starred reviews of more than 1,000 films; - Cast, credits, and release date; - The roots of martial arts movies; - Extensive director filmography; - The major players.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 256 pages. 10.25x7.25x1.10 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None as issued. Signed by author on Title page in blue pen, signature only. First printing, June 2001 stated with 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 to number line. 5 1/4 x 8 Book; binding tight, subtle bumping to front corners else wrappers straight and clean; minor toning to edges else text free of marks, appears barely read. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box. Signed by Author(s). …

Pictorial Laminated Card. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A very good copies of the first edition (1st Printing) of this volume in the Artist Archives Series, covering the pin-up art of various American 20th Century artists, including Gillette Elvgren. I No Dust Jacket (as issued). Cover: matt laminated card with flaps and with colour images of pin-ups to front and rear; red and black lettering on white ground to all faces; very bright and clean; few, if any, visible signs of shelf wear. Internally: very clean and tightly perfect bound; no markings inscriptions or book plates; overall in excellent condition. Illustrated throughout in colour. Unpaginated. 2 pp text followed by 14 full colour plates. …

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

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 223 pages. 10.00x7.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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

Pictorial Laminated Card. Condition: Very Good. No Jackets. 1st Edition. Very good copies of the presumed first editions (2nd Printings) of these 2 volumes in the Artist Archives Series, covering the pin-up art of the American 20th Century artist, Gillette Elvgren. ISBN in heading is for Volume 1, ISBN for Volume 2 is 1888054344. No Dust Jackets (as issued). Covers: both matt laminated card with flaps and with colour images of pin-ups to front and rear; Volume 1 has red and black lettering on white ground to all faces, Volume 2 has red and white lettering, on black ground to all faces; both very bright and clean; few, if any, visible signs of shelf wear. Internally: very clean and tightly perfect bound; no markings inscriptions or book plates; overall in excellent condition. Illustrated throughout in colour. Unpaginated. 2 pp text followed by 14 full colour plates in each volume. Gil Elvgren (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Second Printing. Stiff unmarked book in crisp dust jacket; about new. 660 strips; 7.1 X 1.4 X 9.5 inches; 352 pages.

Pictorial Laminated Card. Condition: Very Good. No Jackets. 1st Edition. Very good copies of the first editions (1st Printings) of these 2 volumes in the Artist Archives Series, covering the pin-up art of the American 20th Century artist, Alberto Vargas. ISBN in heading is for Volume 1, ISBN for Volume 2 is 1888054328. No Dust Jackets (as issued). Covers: both matt laminated card with flaps and with colour images of pin-ups to front and rear; Volume 1 has red and white lettering on black ground to all faces, Volume 2 has yellow and white lettering, on black ground, to all faces; both very bright and clean; few, if any, visible signs of shelf wear. Internally: very clean and tightly perfect bound; no markings inscriptions or book plates; overall in excellent condition. Illustrated throughout in colour. Unpaginated. 2 pp text followed by 14 full colour plates in each volume.…

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

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Hardcover - 1st. Print - NEW/NEW - Now for the first time in over sixty years read the original comic books that introduced Zorro to young readers all over the world. Starting with Four Color #228, Dell Comics introduced Zorro with a book based on the original Johnston McCully story. Featured in this deluxe full color reprint of all of Dell's Pre-Code Zorro comics are issues 228, 425, 497, 538, 574, 617, and 732. These stories feature artwork by Everett Raymond Kinstler (497, 538, and 574), Bob Fujitani, Bob Correa and Alberto Giolitti. Collects seven complete issues. KINSTLER, EVERETT RAYMOND : FUJITANI, BOB : CORREA, BOB : GIOLITTI, ALBERTO (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Good. light wear on cover. clean pages. Tulsa's largest used bookstore. Located on South Mingo Road since 1991. No-hassle return policy if not completely satisfied.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Three-Corpse Parlay by Fredric Brown (First Edition) LTD Numbered & Signed A firm, square copy. Beautifully bound in red cloth boards wif gilt stamped gun design and lettering. Light foxing present on text blocks, title page, front flyleaf, and limitation page, and a previous owner's stamp on back of front flyleaf, but otherwise in fine condition. A bright multicolored jacket. A First, Limited Signed Edition of the 13th volume of Fredric Brown's detective pulp stories. dis is signed copy #292 of 450. Signed and numbered on limitation page by Max Allan Collins, author of the introduction. Max Allan Collins(Introduction) (illustrator). Signed by Author(s). BOOK.…

Hardcover. First Edition, Limited Edition. Octavo. In Near Fine condition with Near Fine condition dust jacket, encased in publisher's shrink wrapping. Multicolored spine with white and black lettering. Signed flat by Max Allan Collins on publisher's limitation page, limited edition out of 450 copies. Shelved . Fredric Brown began selling short stories to American mystery magazines in the mid-1930s; despite the typically short form of his work, Brown quickly became a popular name in the pulp scene. His first novel, The Fabulous Clipjoint (1947) was an Edgar award recipient. His stories have been praised as the catalyst for modern mystery and science fiction tropes by the likes of Philip K. Dick, Stephen King, and Alfred Hitchcock. In 1984, Dennis McMillan Publications began to collect and republish Fredric Brown's short stories, poems, and miscellaneous fiction into a 19 volume series. This book is Volume ? of those unique compilations of Brown's writings, the source materials for much of modern mystery, sci-fi, and horror. 1386036. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.…

First edition with these illustrations. Limited edition. Signed by the authors of the introduction and the artist. Publisher's original quarter black and red cloth with titles in silver to the spine, in the Ron Lesser illustrated dustwrapper. Red silk ribbon page marker. Illustrated with colour plates of the cover art, and black and white line drawings by Ron Lesser. Includes a gallery of colour facsimiles of previous hardback and paperback editions of 'Fast One' and 'Seven Slayers', in addition to colour facsimiles of previous Black Mask Magazine front covers. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, with a very light band of toning to the bottom edge of the upper board. The contents are clean throughout, and without previous owners' inscriptions and stamps. Complete with the original pictorial dustwrapper, which is bright and fresh, with one small crease to the front panel, and otherwise without fading, loss, or tears. Issued in an edition of 500 copies, from which this example is numbered 440 and signed by the illustrator Ron Lesser and contributors Max Allan Collins and Lynn F. Myers Jr. in black ink on the colophon. The complete fiction of Paul Cain, including the 13 stories in the "slayers" saga, brilliant works of noir fiction, and the novel 'Fast One' (1933). With his debut publication of 'Fast One', Cain joined an elite group of classic hard-boiled pulp crime writers introduced to the literary world via The Black Mask Magazine, with other key members including Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, and Erle Stanley Gardner. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. Signed by Author(s).…