Hal Ellson Ray Johnson (5 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition THUS. 1st printing of this mass market paperback edition, 1963, Monarch Books, Inc. Very good mass market paperback copy, from a private home collection. Cover design by Ray Johnson. 154 pages plus ads for other Monarch titles. Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy; text also very good. Exterior looks very nice, shelfwear is very minor. Copyright page has "published in December, 1963" statement, no additional printings listed, and cover declares "first publication anywhere", though author's copyright goes back to 1959, so presumably a first edition THUS. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Paperback original - first printing. "Shocking Story of Teen-Age Harlem Hoods. . Dusty was a vicious teen-ager who lived by the ruthless laws of Harlem's dead-end streets. He took girls by force & went mugging for a fast buck. His weapons were sheer guts, fists, switchblades & pistols." Popular Books # 776, cover price 25c, GGA cover art by Ray Johnson. 143 pp plus 1 pp publishers ad. Good only - usual rather severe toning to the pages, some rubbing and wear to covers, but straight uncreased spine.

softcover. Condition: vg. Ray Johnson (illustrator). pop lib 776.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Johnson, Ray (illustrator). First Edition. Second printing from 1963. Monarch 399. Originally published by Monarch as a paperback Original, number 137, in 1959. Light trace of label residue at the top right corner of the front cover and there is a small crease across the bottom right corner. The spine has light edge wear but the covers are otherwise clean and unmarked. Slight discolouration to the page edges. Book store stamp to the first page and there is a little yellow spotting to the insides of the covers and to the first and last pages. The pages are a little browned but are otherwise clean and unmarked. Cover illustration by Ray Johnson. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.

First Edition. No. 776. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good plus in wrappers, moderately creased, with a lightly toned spine. Holroyd, p. 460.