Dick Ball (23 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. [Boston]: Ploughshares / Emerson College. Fine. 2004. First Edition. Softcover. 0933277407 . First edition. Magazine. Pictorial [Pat de Groot] wrappers [about 5.5" x 8.5"], 189 pages plus ads. Fine copy. clph(plough).

Wraps. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 49, no. 6. Edited by Charles E. Fritch. Cover art by Pecorar for "The Sting of Death" (short novel) by Brett Halliday. Includes "Missing" by Dick Stodghill; "Special Delivery" by Terry Black & J. B. Allen; "A Study in Green" by R. Tuttle; "The Last to Know" by John Lutz; "The Mislaid Treasure of Dancing Bare' by Steve Lindley; "The Children" by P. S. Ahnen; "My Lawyers Are Smith and Wesson" by Dan J. Marlowe; "The Man in the Trunk" by Mel Washburn; "The Great Little Train Robbery" by Michael Bracken; "The Queen's Necklace" byCharles Land;; "Stiff Competition" (book reviews) by John Ball. A little stress and minor creasing. tanning; minor soiling. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 47, no. 8. Edited by Charles E. Fritch. Cover art is uncredited. Includes "Graven Image" (short novel) by Brett Halliday; "Stage Mother" by Patrick Scaffetti; "Playing for Keeps" by Hal Charles; "Something Nice for Julia" by Jerry Jacobson; "The Slasher" by Mel Washburn; "The Time of Her Life" by Dan J. Marlowe; "Second Chance" by Dick Stodghill; "Murder Most Simple" by Charles Peterson; "Line of Succession" by Edward D. Hoch; "The Perfect World of Leota Skaggs" by Veronica Zich. Features: "Sherlock Holmes Quiz"; "Stiff Competition" (book reviews) by John Ball. Creasing; tanning,. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 44, no. 3. Edited by Charles E. Fritch. Cover art by Bill Edwards. Includes "Payoff in Blood" (short novel) by Brett Halliday; "Death and the Dancing Shadows" (novelet) by James Reasoner; "A Fear of Spiders" (novelet) by Patrick Scaffetti; "Vulcan's Wiidow" by Edward D. Hoch; "Voices in the Wind" by Gary Brandner; "Stiff Intruders" by Richard Laymon; "Changes" by Pauline Smith; "Tickets for the Game" by Dick Stodghill; Special Features: "Mike Shayne Mystery Makers"; "Stiff Competition" (book reviews) by John Ball. Creasing; tanning; stress; edge and corner wear. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 47, no. 11. Edited by Charles E. Fritch. Cover art is uncredited. Includes "Death on Skull Mountain" (short novel) by Brett Halliday; "The People's Defender" (novelet) by Ben Satterfield; "Dead Giveaway" by Dan J. Marlowe; "Smuggler" by Buzz Dixon; "The Fourth Friday" by Dick Stodghill; "Nothing New Under the Sun" by Jerry Jacobson; "Axefall" by Peter A. Hough; "The Matador Murder" by A. M. Lightner. Features: "Stiff Competition" (book reviews) by John Ball. A little creasing; minor stress; tanning; top end date-stamped. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 47, no. 11. Edited by Charles E. Fritch. Cover art is uncredited. Includes "Death on Skull Mountain" (short novel) by Brett Halliday; "The People's Defender" (novelet) by Ben Satterfield; "Dead Giveaway" by Dan J. Marlowe; "Smuggler" by Buzz Dixon; "The Fourth Friday" by Dick Stodghill; "Nothing New Under the Sun" by Jerry Jacobson; "Axefall" by Peter A. Hough; "The Matador Murder" by A. M. Lightner. Features: "Stiff Competition" (book reviews) by John Ball. Small creased bump-tear at lower front edge. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 46, no. 6. Edited by Charles E. Fritch. Cover art is uncredited. Includes "The Assassination of Michael Shayne" (novelet) by Brett Halliday; "To Mom, Without Love" (novelet) by Mel. D. Ames; "The Movie House Murders" (novelet) by Patrick Scaffetti; "Sunken Carr" by Edward D. Hoch; "Mama's Darling" by Dick Stodghill; "The Five Sides of Murder" by Hal Charles; "The Samaritan" by Paul Bishop. Features: "Stiff Competition" (book reviews) by John Ball; "Mike's Mail". Tanning; minor creasing and soiling. Book.

dvd. Condition: Used - Good.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. (Mystery, fiction, Detectives) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

DVD. Condition: Used - Very Good. Sunning to spine, minor wear otherwise.

Broschur / Taschenbuch. Condition: Befriedigend. Dies ist ein Artikel aus dem Katalog "Fundgrube", es sind daher hier keine weiteren Angaben zu Auflage/Jahr/Ort/Verlag/Paginierung/Einband etc. Ich weise ausdrücklich darauf hin, dass bei den Fundgruben-Artikel jegliche Gebrauchsspuren vorhanden sein können, das sind Stempel, Besitzeinträge, Anstreichungen, Notizen, Eselsohren, Flecken, Bibliothekskennzeichnungen, Folienkaschierung etc.etc. Weitere Details bitte meinem Artikelphoto entnehmen, oder abwarten bis der Artikel mit genauer Beschreibung in den "richtigen" Katalog kommt. /// Standort Wimregal . Hafu-J63 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 600.

Broschur / Taschenbuch. Condition: Befriedigend. Dies ist ein Artikel aus dem Katalog "Fundgrube", es sind daher hier keine weiteren Angaben zu Auflage/Jahr/Ort/Verlag/Paginierung/Einband etc. Ich weise ausdrücklich darauf hin, dass bei den Fundgruben-Artikel jegliche Gebrauchsspuren vorhanden sein können, das sind Stempel, Besitzeinträge, Anstreichungen, Notizen, Eselsohren, Flecken, Bibliothekskennzeichnungen, Folienkaschierung etc.etc. Weitere Details bitte meinem Artikelphoto entnehmen, oder abwarten bis der Artikel mit genauer Beschreibung in den "richtigen" Katalog kommt. /// Standort Wimregal . Hafu-J63 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 600.

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.

No Binding. Condition: VGF. A VG or better original release 8 x 10 English FOH lobby card. Photographic Image.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG+. 12mo, 256pp, printed wrappers. Another excellent book-length issue of this sixties/seventies cultural magazine, featuring a cover by and of Carolee Schneeman and contributions by some of the finest writers and artists of the period, including Robert Duncan (Bertholf C212ÐC213). A little rubbing to covers (as usual with this issue), contents clean and unmarked, subscription envelope laid in. Not Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG. 4to, 8pp, stapled. Scarce and enigmatic poetry magazine from Paris, includes drawings by Michael Brownstein and writing by Dick Gallup and Christine Grodzicki. Light spotting to covers and wear. Not Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG. 8vo, 80pp, printed wrappers. Robert Duncan's copy, with a handwritten cover note to Duncan from co-editor Gordon Ball, soliciting submissions, laid in. Issue includes Bukowski, an interview with Jonas Mekas, the beginning of a memoir of Something Else Press by Dick Higgins, other interesting work. Unmarked copy, a little staining/toning at spine. Not Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine dj. Illustrated by (dj design) Dick Adelson (illustrator). First Edition. [nice clean book, virtually as-new with no discernible wear to the book; ditto for the jacket, although the book's previous owner thought it appropriate to internally reinforce the top and bottom edges of the jacket with a long strip of clear tape (absolutely no bleed-through or external visibility)]. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the title page: "For / _______ / Most Sincerely / John Ball / 5 October 1974 / Boucher X." Novel about a successful author of a series of suspense novels starring a James Bond-ian secret agent, who mysterious finds himself transformed into a real-life version of his fictional hero. Signed by Author.

Soft Bound Flex Cover. Condition: Good Clean Cond. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Cover Illlustrated (illustrator). Paperback : soft cover edition in good plus condition, a typical used book with slight wear to edges and spine. Some minor bumping or creases. Overall good / nice copy of this scarce title. Excellent reading on the subject. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand for yourself. Or would make an ideal gift for the fan / reader in your life. Reading is one of the great pleasures in life. Book.

Broschiert. Condition: Gut. Ullstein - 1. Auf. 1984 : John Ball - tb LH-DDSU-HZ1I Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 500.

First edition of this collection of one hundred actors and actresses that transformed cinema into a defining form of twentieth-century mass entertainment. Imperial octavo, custom bound half-cloth with green boards, illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. Boldly signed or inscribed "To Tony" in felt tip on the actors and actresses respective entry pages, including Steve McQueen, Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Lucille Ball, Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty, Joan Crawford and thirty others. In very good condition. Warren Goldsmithâs Film Fame is an early critical exploration of Hollywoodâs rise, examining how cinema rapidly elevated performers into icons who embodied the glamour and aspirations of twentieth-century popular culture. By tracing the emergence of the star system, Goldsmith highlights how actors and actresses became central to both the artistry and the marketing of film, a process that later extended to widely recognized figures such as Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dykeâ"whose wholesome screen personae in Mary Poppins epitomized family entertainmentâ"as well as Lucille Ball, who parlayed her comedic brilliance into enduring cultural influence through television. Similarly, the screen charisma of Steve McQueen, with his anti-heroic cool, and the versatility of Natalie Wood, moving between child stardom and adult roles, illustrate the diverse ways in which performers came to embody shifting ideals of modern identity.

Vintage reference photograph of director Alan Parker standing with the members of the band on the set of the beloved 1991 film. Based on the 1987 novel, about a young man from Dublin who assembles a soul band composed of a group of working-class music fans. Set and shot on location in Dublin. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Carlson and Connolly, Destroy All Movies.

Two vintage publicity photographs from the 1944 film, both showing Spike Jones and his City Slickers, a comedy musical group that featured prominently in the film. Mimeo snipes on the versos. Based on the 1940 Broadway play by Sol and Ben Barzman and Louis Lant, a wartime comedy about a shipyard worker who wins a date with a Broadway star. 10 x 8 inches. About Fine.