J John Halliday (57 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing # 5642 of this collection of short stories. The best of Mike Shayne's mystery magazine. Light edgewear. A 1-inch semi-closed split to the corner of the spine. In good condition.

Wraps. Condition: Good. Vol. 46, no. 5. Edited by Charles E. Fritch. Cover art is uncredited. Includes "The Medici Casket" (novelet) by Brett Halliday; "Murder Behind the Bar" (novelet) by W. L. Fieldhouse; "A Matter of Memories" (novelet) by L. J. Washburn; "Midnight Jogger" by Gene DeWeese; "Homer's Odyssey" by Jean Darling; "Scavenger's Daughter" by Alan J. Warren; "Where There's a Will" by Willi M. Stevens; "The Survivor" by Betty Ren Wright; "The Ten Code Caper" by Wade Mosby. Features: "Stiff Competition" (book reviews) by John Ball.Mild cover stains (see scan); creasing; stress; tanning. Magazine.

paperback. Condition: New.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 45, no. 3. Edited by Charles E. Fritch. Cover art is uncredited. Includes "Three Strikes - You're Dead!" (short novel) by Brett Halliday; "Run, Rabbit Run" (novelet) by Clayton Matthews & Leo Whitaker; "Operation Good Samaritan" (novelet) by Dan J. Marlowe; "The Hands That Feeds" by Steve Schlich; "Guilt Trip" by Paul Powlesland; "The Long ball" by Robert Chesmore; "Neatness Doesn't Count" by Michael Stephenson; "The Mummy Buyer" by Joe R. Lansdale. Features: "Mike Shayne Mystery Makers"; "Mike's Mail"; "The Shadow; A Golden Age Pulp hero as seen through teh eyes of. . ." Michael Avallone & Frank Hamilton; "Mike Shamus" (cartoon strip) by Fred Fredericks; "Stiff Competition" (book reviews) by John Ball. Stress; creasing; lean. Magazine.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 46, no. 5. Edited by Charles E. Fritch. Cover art is uncredited. Includes "The Medici Casket" (novelet) by Brett Halliday; "Murder Behind the Bar" (novelet) by W. L. Fieldhouse; "A Matter of Memories" (novelet) by L. J. Washburn; "Midnight Jogger" by Gene DeWeese; "Homer's Odyssey" by Jean Darling; "Scavenger's Daughter" by Alan J. Warren; "Where There's a Will" by Willi M. Stevens; "The Survivor" by Betty Ren Wright; "The Ten Code Caper" by Wade Mosby. Features: "Stiff Competition" (book reviews) by John Ball. Tanning; creasing; edge and corner wear. Magazine.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Printing. paper magazine Condition is fine, has light crease on spine, faint hinge crease front cover, no writing, stamps or labels, light toning, cover bright and glossy, a beautiful looking magazine.WRAPPED IN A PLASTIC BAG TO PROTECT CONDITION OF BOOK.We have other titles in this genre in stock and give discounts in shipping on additional books sent in the same package, .Summary - Renown Publications, Reseda, California, 1980. Magazine."Mayhem In The Magic City" (Brett Halliday), "Death Of A Pulpster" (Mike Taylor), "Sweet Violets" (Michael Avallone), "Time Out For Murder" (Larry Sternig), "Sweet Alice" (Clayton Matthews). Feature: Carroll John Daly, Pulp Pioneer Of The Private Eye (William F. Nolan).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of one novella, seven short stories and two articles. Featured are Novella - Mayhem in the Magic City. Short stories - Edward D. Hoch The Daltonic Fireman (2099), James M. Reasoner & L.J. Washburn The Singer at Dawn (45 A.D.) Mike Taylor Death of a Pulpster (1935), Michael Avallone Sweet Violets (1888) Larry Sternig Time Out For Murder (1944) Clayton Matthews Sweet Alice (1932) Paul Gleeson Don't Touch that Dial (1949). The feature articles are William F. Nolan Pulp Pioneer of the Private Eye (1927-1940) John Ball Stiff Competition (350 B.C. - 1980 A.D.). SIGNED by James M. Reasoner and L.J. Washburn above their stories. Light edge wear. In very good condition. Signed by Author.

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. 47, no. 5. Edited by Charles E. Fritch. Cover art is uncredited. Includes "The Hunting of Mike Shayne" (short novel) by Brett Halliday; "Ghost Writer" (novelet) by J. W. Sternquist; "Dead Easy" by Paul Bishop; "See Jack Run" by Robert Chesmore; "The Tinker's Legs" by Jean Darling; "A Fine Figure" by Richard B. Givan; "Death Affair" by Percy Spurlark Parker; "Such a Neighborhood" by Gerry Maddren; "Reef Diver" by William M. Stephens. Features: "Stiff Competition" (book reviews) by John Ball; "Mike Shayne Mystery Makers"; "From the Crime Fighter's Catalog". Creasing and a little edgewear; tanning; minor soiling. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Robert McGinnis (cover) (illustrator). PBO - Paperback Original. A 1st print (stated) of a PBO of a Dell edition from the mid 1960s of a collection of the best stories from Mike Shayne's Mystery Magazine. Contents include Death of a Dead Man by Brett Halliday (Davis Dresser - probably ghostwritten), Partners of the Dark by Alson J Smith, Truck Drivers Like Girls by Dorothy Madle, Murder Slick as a Whistle by Arthur Porges, The Marrow of Justice by Hal Ellson, Man on the Run by Dennis Lynds, Death, My Love by John Douglas, Mink is for a Minx by Tighe Jerratt, Murder of an Unknown Man by James Holding, and Corpus Delicti by Talmage Powell. Dell Book 5642. GGA cover. Light edge wear with some small chips to the fore edge and bottom corner of the front cover. Book store stamp (Libby's Used Book Store .) on the FFEP. The lightly browned pages are clean and crisp. A very good copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. PHOTO Cover! (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. 206 pages. "The first thing Gordon Craigie did was to hide the body. As head of Bridain's Department Z, Craigie knew that the cold-blooded murder of the Ambassador from the small nation of Shovia might well lead to war. So while the government and the police screamed for news of the missing diplomat, leading agent James Burke was assigned to track down his killer. Meanwhile tension was building between Britain and Shovia. Burke couldn't understand why Shovia was so hundry for war, but as he came closer to finding the answer, he would also find his life in danger and - his country's survival in peril ." Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 44, no. 7. Edited by Charles E. Fritch. Cover art is uncredited. Includes "Encore for Death" (short novel) by Brett Halliday; "The Turning Point" by Hal Charles; "Girl in the Dark" by Chester H. Carlfi; "In the Cards" by Alan J. Warren; "A Company Man" by Patrick Scaffetti; "Man With the Cigarette" by Robert Edmond Alter; "A Passing Stranger" by Edward D. Hoch; "The Enigma of Andrew Marler" by Mel D. Ames; "Bells" by Gary Arpin; "Obituary" by Thomas Dwyer. Special Features: "Mike Shayne Mystery Makers"; "Who's Who in the Pulps" (quiz); "Strange, But True"; "Mike Shamus" (cartoon strip) by Fred Fredericks; "Ed Noon's Minute Mysteries" by Mike Avallone; "Mike's Mail"; "Stiff Competition" (book reviews) by John Ball. Creasing; light roll. 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. 44, no. 10. Edited by Charles E. Fritch. Cover art is uncredited. Includes "Mayhem in the Magic City" (short novel) by Brett Halliday; "The Daltonic Fireman (2099)" by Edward D. Hoch; "The Singer at Dawn (45 A.D.)" by James M. Reasoner & L. J. Washburn; "Death of a Pulpster (1935)" by Mike Taylor; "Sweet Violets (1888)" by Michael Avallone; "Time Out for Murder (1944)" by Larry Sternig; "Sweet Alice (1932)" by Clayton Matthews; "Don't Touch That Dial (1949)" by Paul Gleeson. Features: "Pulp Pioneer of the Private Eye (1927-1940)" by William F. Nolan; "Stiff Competition (350B.C.-1980 A.D.) (book reviews) by John Ball; "Mike Shayne Mystery Makers". Tanning; minor edge wear and creasing. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 44, no. 7. Edited by Charles E. Fritch. Cover art is uncredited. Includes "Encore for Death" (short novel) by Brett Halliday; "The Turning Point" by Hal Charles; "Girl in the Dark" by Chester H. Carlfi; "In the Cards" by Alan J. Warren; "A Company Man" by Patrick Scaffetti; "Man With the Cigarette" by Robert Edmond Alter; "A Passing Stranger" by Edward D. Hoch; "The Enigma of Andrew Marler" by Mel D. Ames; "Bells" by Gary Arpin; "Obituary" by Thomas Dwyer. Special Features: "Mike Shayne Mystery Makers"; "Who's Who in the Pulps" (quiz); "Strange, But True"; "Mike Shamus" (cartoon strip) by Fred Fredericks; "Ed Noon's Minute Mysteries" by Mike Avallone; "Mike's Mail"; "Stiff Competition" (book reviews) by John Ball. Tanning; a little creasing; minor edge etars. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Printing. paper magazine Condition is very good plus, has no creases on spine, spine slanted , slight hinge crease front cover, no writing, stamps or labels, light toning, cover bright and glossy, a beautiful looking magazine.**We have other titles by this author in stock and give discounts in shipping on additional books, please contact us for more info.**.WRAPPED IN PLASTIC TO PROTECT MAGAZINE. Renown Publications, Reseda, California, 1979. Magazine."Twice as Deadly." (Brett Halliday), "Tough Cop's Girl" (Edward D. Hoch), "A Drink Before Dying";(William L. Fieldhouse) "Happy Ending" (Ben SatterField); "Going Away Present" (Tom McBride); "Catlady" (Jerry Jacobson); "Shave" (D.J. Pass); " The Hunting Season" (Lee Somerville) "Stiff Competition" (reviews by John Ball).

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. 45, no. 3. Edited by Charles E. Fritch. Cover art is uncredited. Includes "Three Strikes - You're Dead!" (short novel) by Brett Halliday; "Run, Rabbit Run" (novelet) by Clayton Matthews & Leo Whitaker; "Operation Good Samaritan" (novelet) by Dan J. Marlowe; "The Hands That Feeds" by Steve Schlich; "Guilt Trip" by Paul Powlesland; "The Long ball" by Robert Chesmore; "Neatness Doesn't Count" by Michael Stephenson; "The Mummy Buyer" by Joe R. Lansdale. Features: "Mike Shayne Mystery Makers"; "Mike's Mail"; "The Shadow; A Golden Age Pulp hero as seen through teh eyes of. . ." Michael Avallone & Frank Hamilton; "Mike Shamus" (cartoon strip) by Fred Fredericks; "Stiff Competition" (book reviews) by John Ball. A little stress; tanning; bumps and dings. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Pbk, 77 pages : illustrations ; 11 cm. 43rd ed. Covers tanned o/w a clean unmarked copy in good condition.[First aid in illness and injury ; Handbooks, manuals, etc] h2192.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Dell 1964 1st ed. PBO 174pp. Very good with very light wear, toning to inside cover and page margins. See photos sr 3/6.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. GGA - {Good Girl Art) Painted Cover (illustrator). First Collected Edition, PBO thus!. **FEATURE AND NOVELETS (1) The Guadeloupe Caper by Brett Halliday (2) Leave It To The Pro by Dick Stodghill (3) The House In Downey by Jerry Jacobson (4) Stiff Competition by John Ball (5) Methods For Murder by Larry T. Shaw **STORIES (1) Touch by Charles E. Fritch (2) Final Payoff by Robert Turner (3) Ambulance Report by Morgan Powell (4) Ambush in Bangkok by Mike Taylor (5) Cruising by M. J. Shimmel >> minor scuff on cover; indents to covers. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: GOOD, Decent Reading Copy. Interior Artists: Lou Feck; Lou Glanzman; Henry Syverson; John Groth; (illustrator). ARGOSY Men Adventure Magazine Volume 353, #2; (August/1961; Popular Publications;) Photo front cover; Bruce Pendleton; Cougar art by Jonas Bros; 148 pages including covers; Writers: Brett Halliday; Sonny Liston/ Barney Nagler; Don Duffy; Douglas J. Ingells.; Frank Bez & Bill Kobrin of Globe.; Morton Yarmon; Marshall Lang.; Cliff Arquette with Jack Zanger.; James Merriam Moore; Merle Constiner; Kenneth R, Morgan; Marshall Lang; Robert F. Kelley; Howard A. Schneider; Pete Kuhlhoff; James Rikhoff; Hal Butler; Alfred Sheinwold; Thorp McClusky.;; Leo Guild. Interior Artists: Lou Feck; Lou Glanzman; Henry Syverson; John Groth; Contents; BOOK BONUS - ** "The Careless Corpse" by Brett Halliday.; ARTICLES - ** "'Patterson is Scared of Me!'" by Sonny Liston as told to Barney Nagler. For 2 years, the man ring experts have repeatedly called the leading heavyweight contender has stood by and watched the champ take on as flea bitten a collection of pugs as ever hit the canvas. Now, he breaks his long silence and sayings.; ** "King of the Treasure Hunters" by Don Duffy. All it takes to find buried treasure is a little skill and a lot of patience, says Frank Fish. After digging holes for 30 years and never coming up empty-handed, he should know.; ** "The Inboard-Outboard" by Douglas J. Ingells.; ** "Games with Dames in a Pool" photos by Frank Bez & Bill Kobrin of Globe. Are you one of those purists who think that the basic function of a swimming pool is to provide a place for practicing the dog paddle or the Australian crawl? Then you're not in the swim, Jack. Today's pools are built for fun and there are more kicks than a trudge on in these grown-up bathtub toys for modern pool plungers.; ** "The Hidden Costs of Buying a House" by Morton Yarmon. Lawyer's Fee + Title Search + Financing Costs + all those other Little 'Extras' = The hidden costs of buying a house.; ** "The No-Sweat Guide to Eating Pigeon" by Marshall Lang.; ** "Charlie Weaver's Grand Tour of the Civil War Battlefields" by Cliff Arquette with Jack Zanger. Doffing his steel-rimmed specs and battered fedora, the man behind Jack Paar's favorite fool reveals himself as a gold mine of information on what to see, where to stay and how to save when you drive through those historic battlegrounds.; FICTION - ** "Hell Over Laos" by James Merriam Moore, art by Lou Feck. Laos was in flames, and in that bloody, steaming jungle hid a broken and dying pilot guarding a cargo the Reds would give their birthright to get.; ** "Murder Inn" by Merle Constiner, art by Lou Glanzman. Life in Lusty, brawling frontier America was dirt-cheap especially when it could be traded for a fortune in gold.; ** "The No-Sweat Guide to Eating Abroad" by Kenneth R, Morgan, art by Henry Syverson. If you'd like like your next trip to the Continent to be free of such local disorders as gluey gullet (England), scorched stomach (Spain) and that strange affliction known as the Bavarian belch, better digest. ** "The Rise and Fall of a Clay Pigeon" by Marshall Lang. Jack 'legs' Diamond soaked up more lead from his fellow goons than a carnival shooting gallery. But it took a blonde follies filly to spell out the last chapter .; PICTURE STORIES - ** "The Timber Jumpers" by Robert F. Kelley. Thrills and spills abound in American steeplechase races ad it takes a highly trained horse and a fearless rider to run those rugged courses in grand style.; ** "Old Canvas-Back" by Howard A. Schneider.; MAN OF THE HOUSE - ** "Special Report on America's Favorite Guns" by Pete Kuhlhoff.; ** "Grand American" by James Rikhoff, art by John Groth. Late in August, the town of Vandalia, Ohio, resembling a cross between a campers' convention and a Bedouin village, will brace itself against the roar of almost two million exploding shot shells - all parts of the world's top event for shotgun buffs -; FEATURES - ** "Boxing's Bloodiest Battle" by Hal Butler.; ** "It's in the Cards" by Alfred Sheinwold.; ** "Whacky Wagers" by Thorp McClusky.; ** "Vine TRUE FIRST Edition MAGAZINE Format Thus. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. GGA - {Good Girl Art) Painted Cover (illustrator). First Collected Edition, PBO thus!. short novels The Sting of Death by Brett Halliday; Missing by Dick Stodghill; Special Delievery 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 Queens Necklace by Charles Land; >> Tanning to exterior & interior front covers;; tanning to interior backcover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Interior Artists: John Hanna; Lou Glanzman; Bill Johnson; Bob Heindel; (illustrator). ARGOSY Men Adventure Magazine Volume 366, #1 (January /1968; Popular Publications;) Photo Front Cover: Pat Caulfield; 132 pages including covers; Writers: Brett Halliday; Cornelius Johns; David Ash; Thomas Harris; Milt Machlin; Patrick Justin; Bill Surface; Pete Kuhlhoff; Bob Marx; Geoff Taylor; Tom Meredith; M. G. Ogan; Pat Caulfield; Ward Kennedy; Harry Steeger; George Laycock; J. Edward Schipper; Martin Deutsch; Gene Lowall; Gil Paust; Milt Machlin; Bruce Cassiday; Dave Morrah; Interior Artists: John Hanna; Lou Glanzman; Bill Johnson; Bob Heindel; *** Book Order # ADV171; Condition= FN = (6.0) FINE; (Above Average Condition) Store stamp on back cover; Price=US$18.00); Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall TRUE FIRST Edition MAGAZINE Format Thus. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Bath ; New York : Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons January 1928 Binding: Hardcover.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 96 pages. R.T. "Lucinda Leads A Fuller Life" / James Halliday "Official Correspondence, Reduction Of" / Cameron Forrest "The Girl From Marib" / Eric Simons "At China's Door" / John Welman "The Baobab" / R J Eden "Georgians In Scotland" / J A Lyall "The Old Men".

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.

Soft cover. Condition: Good to Very Good. Alex Redmond. (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. 16 pages. Star Weekly Complete Novel May 9/1953; The Creepers. by John Creasey. >>> weight = 35 grams >> Folded in Half; Creasing to edges; Front cover with 1" tear on right edge; 2nd page with 3" paper tear, story is not effected; Size: 13" x 10 1/2". Book.

Soft cover. Condition: FINE+, Near New. GGA - {Good Girl Art) Painted Cover (illustrator). First Collected Edition, PBO thus!. **FEATURE AND NOVELETS (1) The Guadeloupe Caper by Brett Halliday (2) Leave It To The Pro by Dick Stodghill (3) The House In Downey by Jerry Jacobson (4) Stiff Competition by John Ball (5) Methods For Murder by Larry T. Shaw **STORIES (1) Touch by Charles E. Fritch (2) Final Payoff by Robert Turner (3) Ambulance Report by Morgan Powell (4) Ambush in Bangkok by Mike Taylor (5) Cruising by M. J. Shimmel Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. GGA {Good Girl Art} PHOTO Cover. (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. 16 pages. Star Weekly Complete Novel February 8/1958. Find Inspector West. by John Creasey. >>> weight = 35 grams >> Creasing to edges; Foxing to front cover; Size: 13" x 10 1/2". Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good to Fine. GGA {Good Girl Art} PHOTO Cover. (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. 16 pages. Star Weekly Complete Novel February 8/1958. Find Inspector West. by John Creasey. >>> weight = 35 grams >> Folded in Half; Creasing to edges; Size: 13" x 10 1/2". Book.