Richards Clay (28 results)

Richards, Clay, Death of an Angel, Bobbs Merrill, New York, 1963, first edition / first printing, A gripping postwar crime novel introducing Grant Kirby in a taut, atmospheric mystery. Clay Richards crafts a sharp narrative of murder, betrayal, and suspense as Kirby unravels a case wrapped in deception and danger. With a flair for noirish dialogue and intricate plotting, this early title stands out among mid-century American detective fiction. Very good in a good unclipped dust jacket, showing moderate edge wear and rubbing with a few small chips; bright red and yellow jacket design remains vivid. A scarce first edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. hardcover, with dust jacket, in Very Good + condition, a new Grant Kirby adventure, there are no stamps, writing or marks, paper is tanning with age, dust jacket has some scuffing and discoloration from sunlight, no tears, book itself looks close to new,

Condition: Very Good. First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. (Mystery, Fiction, Adventure).

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. The Detective Book Club. Boards have minor shelfwear, faint old stain. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Softcover, 72 pages; as new condition; clean and crisp; no internal marks.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (Grant Kirby, adventure) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Vol. 11, no. 6. December 1975. 39 pages. Wraps lightly bumped, scuffed. Stain to back bottom corner. Interior clean and unmarked.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Vol. 11, no. 7. February 1976. Wraps lightly bumped, scuffed. Rubbed to hinges. Interior clean and unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. PICK UP IN SHERMAN OAKS OKAY First edition Very good condition hard cover nice dust jacket nick to edge gently read clean pages.

First printing. Mystery set in the Gay 90's in New York City and featuring Postal Inspector Grant Kirby. NF/VG (some edge wear, discoloration to white background of dj.).

hard cover with dustjacket. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. 20 cm. American Bloodhound Mystery No 511. Originally published, Bobbs-Merrill, 1964. 173 pages VG/G. Very good book in good price-clipped dust jacket with shelf wear and edge tears.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. PRICE NOT CLIPPED. Dj a little chipped at extremities.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing (so stated). 8vo. Dust jacket designed by Ben Feder, Inc. (unclipped; few nicks). Very good. 154 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Hagen, p. 102; not located in Catalogue of Crime.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. America Bloodhound Mystery No. 511. Tidy but for damp stain to the bottom edges of the boards Dust jacket is price unclipped, bottom edges of each panel have come away, spine intact, protected in a clear plastic sleeve. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Hardcover; Hardcover in dust jacket. Clean two tone cloth board with title on spine in green. Light edge wear. Minor foredge soil. Text pages are clean. Illustrated dust jacket is price clipped. Lightly chipped at corners and spine ends. A few short tears. Rear of jacket noticeably soiled. Looks good when placed in new protective mylar. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase. ; 8VO; 181 pages.

hardcover. Condition: vg++. 1st edition vg++ Boardman 1965 hardcover In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Very good or better in very good dustwrapper.

Burt Goldblatt (illustrator). By Clay Richards, pen name of Kendall Foster Crossen. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., (1964). First edition, first printing. "First printing 1964" statement to the copyright page, $3.50 to the jacket's flap. The third of four Colonel Kim Locke mysteries by Crossen under pseudonym. Crossen launched the CIA operative Locke series under his own name with THE TORTURED PATH and THE BIG DIVE. In this entry the secret CIA attached man goes to Cuba where a Castro executioner is called The Gentle Assassin. A nicely presentable vintage collectible. Some age-toning to the upper and lower shelf-edges, else tight and near fine in brick-red linen over blue-threaded white boards with silver titles to the spine; in a very good dust jacket with art by Burt Goldblatt, with short shelf-edge tears, slight rubbing to the front spine fold, a chip to the upper edge of the rear panel, and small creases to the upper edge of the front panel; original printed $3.50 price still intact to the front inner flap. The jacket will be placed in a clear, removable protective sleeve, after photographing for this entry.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First UK edition which is in very good condition for its age. Bumped at head and tail of book spine. Presentation label on FFEP. Price clipped dustjacket which is complete but is rather scruffy. Small internal repairs to dustjacket. Foxing to leading edges of pages not affecting text. A novel of the CIA in Cuba. American Bloodhound Mystery #511. "When Kim Lock of teh CIA was flown to Washington from Los Angeles in a special army plane, he knew that his next assignment would be both important and urgent. But how big or vital he didn't know until he met his contact man in an old brick house far from the CIA headquarters." IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DESPATCH.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, a clean unmarked copy in dust wrapper, a bit rubbed at the edges. Not inscribed or price clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First UK edition, first printing (previously published in the USA, 1964). 176pp. Orange cloth-covered boards with black bloodhound logo and lettering front and spine. 12mo. Cloth very slightly rounded at spine base. Top text block edge dust darkened and spotted. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original dust jacket, not price clipped, a tad toned, sunned spine, rubbed at spine head. Dust jacket protected in an old protective sleeve, fitted without the use of tape or adhesives, which itself has a short closed tear on the lower edge.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. GIFT QUALITY PICK UP IN SHERMAN OAKS OKAY First edition Very good condition hard cover nice dust jacket gently read clean pages.

Paperback. Condition: VG. Owner's name on front page. 250 x 180 mm. 16 pages including covers. WORDS AND SHEET MUSIC. Book is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age.

Condition: Used - Good. Author AKA Kendell Foster Crossen. 1st UK edition. Text clean; binding tight. Dust jacket not price-clipped, but with tears in back panel, repaired with old & yellowed sellotape.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. One page has some discolouration, likely caused by bookmark or newspaper clipping. [Loc. J3-2].

Hardcover. Condition: New.

First edition. [8], 135pp, [1]. Text within printed red line border. With half-title, a photographic portrait frontispiece, and seven further photographic plates depicting key people and places essential to Nottingham's procession. Original publisher's gilt-stamped green cloth, top edge gilt. Very lightly rubbed. Endpapers browned, occasional marginal loss. The sole edition, locally published, of a commemorative record cataloguing the regional celebrations in Nottingham for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria, compiled by Chief Constable Philip S. Clay (1859-1912) and Deputy Town Clerk J. H.Richards. The photographic frontispiece displays portraits of the city's upper management, among them the Mayor Alderman E. H. Fraser (1851-1921) and town Sheriff F. R. Radford. Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No. first. First Edition. Hardback No Dust Jacket. Good condition, foxing to end pages, inscriptions to inside front cover, tanned edge paper. Rubbing to covers. Published by James Bell& Son. Inv U5A8.