Runyon James (72 results)
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Seller: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.BooksRun
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.
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Seller: Once Upon A Time Books, Siloam Springs, AR, U.S.A.Once Upon A Time Books
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Paperback. Condition: Good. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .
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Published by Pennant Books, New York, 1954
- Softcover
- First Edition
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing # P64 of this collection of short stories. All the stories were published earlier in various magazines and collections. Featured are Blood Money by David Karp, Taste by Ronald Dahl, Everything Is Wild by James Thurber, The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Conn…ell, The Wager by Anton Chekhov, translated by A.E. Chamot, Two Days Wasted in Kanas City by William Saroyan, Swindler's Luck by Ben Hecht, Katz by Nelson Algren, A Piece of the Pie by Damon Runyon, Elementals by Stephen Vincent Benet, The Rocking-Horse Winner by D.H. Lawrence, The Resourceful Miss Railey by Irvin S. Cobb, A Watcher by the Dead by Ambrose Bierce, A Fowl Disaster by John Taintor Foote, Gambler's Luck by Albert Richard Wetjen. Slight spine slant. Light edge wear. Light age toning to the pages. In good condition.
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Published by Mercury Press, CT
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- First Edition
- Magazine / Periodical
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of a novella, a novelet and five short stories. Featured are The Anvil of Jove by Gregory Benford and Gordon Eklund (novella), The Ice Cream Golem by Mel Gilden (novelet), Waiting for You, Maude-Ellen by JP Dixon (short story), Mirand…a-Escobedo by James Sallis (short story), The Massahattan Snap Tube by D Thomas Bear (short story), BKA The Master by George Alec Effinger (short story) and The Sitter by Charles W Runyon (short story). Slight edgewear. Age toning to cover and pages. In Near Fine Condition.
The Magazine of FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION (F&SF): July 1976
F&SF (Gregory Benford & Gordon Eklund; Mel Gilden; J. P. Dixon; James Sallis; D. Thomas Bear; George Alec Effinger; Charles W. Runyon)
Published by Mercury Press, NY, 1976
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- Magazine / Periodical
Seller: Books from the Crypt, N. Potomac, MD, U.S.A.Books from the Crypt
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Wraps. Condition: Reading Copy. Vol. 51, No. 1. Edited by Edward L. Ferman. Cover art by Rick Sternbach for "The Anvil of Jove" (novella) by Gregory Benford & Gordon Eklund. Includes "The Ice Cream Golem" (novelet) by Mel Gilden; "Waiting for You, Maude-Ellen" by J. P. Dixon; "Miranda-Escobedo" by James Sallis; "The Massahattan…Snap Tube" by D. Thomas Bear; "B. K. A. The Master" by George Alec Effinger; "The Sitter" by Charles W. Runyon. Departments: "Books" by Alexei & Cory Panshin; "Cartoon" by Gahan Wilson; "Films: The Greenwood at Sunset" by Baird Searles; "Science: Making It!" by Isaac Asimov; "F&SF Competition". Tanned with edge and corner nicks and wear; label bits and circular sticker on rear. Reading copy. Magazine.
Miami Noir: The Classics (Akashic Noir)
Standiford, Les [Editor]; Stoneman Douglas, Marjory [Contributor]; Leonard, Elmore [Contributor]; Dent, Lester [Contributor]; Neale Hurston, Zora [Contributor]; Halliday, Brett [Contributor]; Runyon, Damon [Contributor]; Buchanan, Edna [Contributor]; Blake, James Carlos [Contributor]; Fairbairn, Douglas [Contributor]; Willeford, Charles [Contributor]; MacGregor, T.J. [Contributor]; Barrett, Lynne [Contributor]; Allen, Preston L. [Contributor]; Dufresne, John [Contributor]; Hendricks, Vicki [Contributor]; Kling, Christine [Contributor]; Garcia-Aguilera, Carolina [Contributor]; Beaty, David [Contributor];
- Softcover
Seller: Your Online Bookstore, Houston, TX, U.S.A.Your Online Bookstore
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MURDER ON THE MENU
Haining, Peter (editor) (Georges Simenon; Rex Stout; Roald Dahl; Agatha Christie; Stanley Ellin; Ruth Rendell; Paul Gallico; Damon Runyon; Patricia Highsmith; P. D. James; August Derleth; Robert Bloch; Roger Zelazny; Nicholas Blake)
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club Edition. 415 pp. Quarter-bound in black on black boards; lettered in gilt on the spine. Edge and corner wear on the dustjacket with some rubbing on the lower left of the front panel; no interior markings. Dj art by Wilma Ervin. This anthology contains:…Under the Hammer by Georges Simenon; Poison a la Carte by Rex Stout; Lambs to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl; Four-and-Twenty Blackbirds by Agatha Christie; The Specialty of the House by Stanley Ellin; Bribery and Corruption by Ruth Rendell; Chef d'Oeuvre by Paul Gallico; La Specialite de M Duclos by Oliver La Farge; Three or Four for Dinner by L. P. Hartley; A Terrible Tale by Gaston Leroux; So You Won't Talk by Damon Runyon; Sauce for the Goose by Patricia Highsmith; A Very Commonplace Murder by P. D. James; A Dinner at Imola by August Derleth; The Feast in the Abbey by Robert Bloch; The Three Low Masses by Alphonse Daudet; The Coffin-Maker by Alexander Pushkin; Guests from Gibbet Island by Washington Irving; The Compleat Housewife by Richard Dehan; The Case of Mr Lucraft by Walter Besant and James Rice; The Man who Couldn't Taste Pepper by G. B. Stern; Final Dining by Roger Zelazny; The Long Dinner by H. C. Bailey; The Assassins' Club by Nicholas Blake; Dinner for Two by Roy Vickers; A Case for Gourmets by Michael Gilbert; and Rum for Dinner by Lawrence G. Blochman. Size: 8vo. Wilma Ervin; (illustrator). Book.
MURDER ON THE MENU
Haining, Peter (editor) (Stanley Ellin; Ruth Rendell; Paul Gallico; Damon Runyon; Patricia Highsmith; P. D. James; August Derleth; Robert Bloch; Roger Zelazny; Agatha Christie; Nicholas Blake; Georges Simenon; Rex Stout; Roald Dahl)
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- First Edition
Seller: WF Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, CanadaWF Sandercombe
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. 415 pp. Black boards lettered in gilt on the spine. Light edge and corner wear on the dustjacket; previous owner's name inked out on the front free endpaper. This anthology contains: The Specialty of the House by Stanley Ellin; Bribery and… Corruption by Ruth Rendell; Chef d'Oeuvre by Paul Gallico; La Specialite de M Duclos by Oliver La Farge; Three or Four for Dinner by L. P. Hartley; A Terrible Tale by Gaston Leroux; So You Won't Talk by Damon Runyon; Sauce for the Goose by Patricia Highsmith; A Very Commonplace Murder by P. D. James; A Dinner at Imola by August Derleth; The Feast in the Abbey by Robert Bloch; The Three Low Masses by Alphonse Daudet; The Coffin-Maker by Alexander Pushkin; Guests from Gibbet Island by Washington Irving; The Compleat Housewife by Richard Dehan; The Case of Mr Lucraft by Walter Besant and James Rice; The Man who Couldn't Taste Pepper by G. B. Stern; Final Dining by Roger Zelazny; Four-and-Twenty Blackbirds by Agatha Christie; The Long Dinner by H. C. Bailey; The Assassins' Club by Nicholas Blake; Dinner for Two by Roy Vickers; A Case for Gourmets by Michael Gilbert; Rum for Dinner by Lawrence G. Blochman; Under the Hammer by Georges Simenon; Poison a la Carte by Rex Stout; and Lambs to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl. Size: 8vo. Wilma Ervin; (illustrator). Book.
More imagesCelebrated Stories Made Into Movies
James Street, Damon Runyon, Stephen Vincent Benet, Katharine Haviland-Taylor
Language: English
Published by Royce, Chicago, 1944
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Seller: Randall's Books, Cathedral City, CA, U.S.A.Randall's Books
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. Royce Publishers, Chicago, 1944. Softcover, 125 pp. A small book, measuring 3.125 x 4.75 inches (about 7.9 x 12 cm.). It was a movie theatre handout. With a fool-the-eye design resembling a wider hardcover. Four short stories with illustrations. Very good with edge wear, creases and an old stain… on rear panel of wraps. See third photo for scale.
- Softcover
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.GreatBookPrices
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- Softcover
Seller: BargainBookStores, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.BargainBookStores
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CELEBRATED STORIES MADE INTO MOVIES
Anonymous Editor (James Street; Damon Runyon; Stephen Vincent Benet; Katharine Haviland-Taylor)
Published by Royce Publishers - Quick Reader, Chicago, 1944
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Books from the Crypt, N. Potomac, MD, U.S.A.Books from the Crypt
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. [1st printing](1944) #127. Small paperback, 4.5" x 3", abridged. Cover art by Axlerod; interiors are uncredited. Includes "Nothing Sacred" by James Street; "Madame La Gimp" by Damon Runyon; "The Devil and Daniel Webster" by Stephen Vincent Benet; "The Failure" by Katharine Haviland-Ta…ylor. Tanning; edge and corner wear; dusty; creasing; bumps to front; code in pencil on last page. Book.
- Softcover
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.GreatBookPrices
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
- Softcover
Seller: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.California Books
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Published by Esquire Inc., New York, 1947
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- First Edition
- Magazine / Periodical
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of short stories. Only one of the Esquire gallery pictures remain. "Ballet of the Spoondrift" by Harry Bishoff. In very good condition.
Language: English
Published by New York, 1951
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Clayton Fine Books, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.Clayton Fine Books
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good in original wrappers with edgewear and several tiny check marks on the contents page.
Published by Mercury Press, New York, 1976
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ed Buryn Books, Nevada City, CA, U.S.A.Ed Buryn Books
Contact seller4-star seller1st edition. Selection of the best stories of fantasy and science fiction, new and old. Solid bright tight clean copy. 5-1/2 x 7-3/4, 160 pp, b/w cartoon (Gahan Wilson). Fine w faint datestamp on cover. Pulp magazine in color illus wraps (Rick Sternbach).
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Maynard, Trevor; Lockett, James; Runyon, Christine; Johnston, K L; Evans, Rebecca; King, Brian; Kuna, Zara; Zotalis, Lynne; Others, And Many
- Softcover
Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United KingdomRia Christie Collections
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- Softcover
Seller: Chiron Media, Wallingford, United KingdomChiron Media
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TALES FROM SUPER-SCIENCE FICTION
Silverberg, Robert (editor)(Robert Bloch; A. Bertram Chandler; Daniel F. Galouye; Tom Godwin; James E. Gunn; Alan E. Nourse; Charles W. Runyon; Henry Slesar; Robert Moore Williams; Jack Vance; more)
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- First Edition
Seller: Books from the Crypt, N. Potomac, MD, U.S.A.Books from the Crypt
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. [1st printing.] Dj art by Frank Kelly Freas. Includes "Introduction" by Robert Silverberg; "Catch 'Em All Alive" by Robert Silverberg; "Who Am I?" by Henry Slesar; "Every Day is Christmas" by James E. Gunn; "I'll Take Over" by A.Bertram Chandler; "Song of th…e Axe" by Don Berry; "Broomstick Ride" by Robert Bloch; "Worlds of Origin" by Jack Vance; "The Tool of Creation" by J.F. Bone; "I Want to Go Home" by Robert Moore Williams; "Hostile Life-Form" by Daniel L. Galouye; "The Gift of Numbers" by Alan E. Nourse; "First Man in a Satellite" by Charles W. Runyon; "A Place Beyond the Stars" by Tom Godwin; "The Loathsome Beasts" by Dan Malcolm [Robert Silverberg]. Illustrated by Ed Emshwiller, Frank Kelly Freas, Paul Orban, and William Bowman. Brand new. Frank Kelly Freas (illustrator). Book.
Desert Island Decameron
Smith, H. Allen, Ed.; C. S. Forester, Alexander Woollcott, Ambrose Bierce, Mark Twain, Robert Benchley, O. Henry, Dorothy Parker, Damon Runyon, James Thurber
Published by Doubleday, New York, 1945
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Winding Road Books, Templeton, CA, U.S.A.Winding Road Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, early printing. The book has with square boards, pointed tips and firm spine. Dust jacket is price clipped with some chipping around some edges and at spine ends. No interior markings. Dust jacket has protective removable cover an…d packaging is suitable for wrapping. Hirsch (illustrator).
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Seller: Chiron Media, Wallingford, United KingdomChiron Media
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Paperback. Condition: New.
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Seller: Chiron Media, Wallingford, United KingdomChiron Media
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Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United KingdomRevaluation Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 336 pages. 9.75x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.
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Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United KingdomRia Christie Collections
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Seller: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.California Books
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- Softcover
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United KingdomGreatBookPricesUK
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- Softcover
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United KingdomGreatBookPricesUK
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Celebrated Stories Made Into Movies
STREET, James, Damon Runyon, Stephen Vincent Benét, and Katharine Haviland-Taylor
Published by Royce Publishers, Chicago, 1944
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- First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Add to basketSoftcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Illustrated by Axelrod. 32mo. Measuring 3" x 4½". 125, [1 ad] pp. Stapled pictorial wrappers. A tiny bit of loss at the spine ends, near fine. The abridged stories (and subsequent movies) are: "Nothing Sacred" by James Street (same); "Madame la Gimp" by Damon Runyon (*Lady for a Da…y*); "The Devil and Daniel Webster" by Stephen Vincent Benét (*All that Money Can Buy*); and "The Failure" by Katharine Haviland-Taylor (*A Man to Remember*). A cute little book, issued as Royce Quick Readers No. 127.
Celebrated Stories Made Into Movies. A Quick Reader Book
STREET, JAMES, DAMON RUNYON, STEPHEN VINCENT BENET, & KATHARINE HAVILAND-TAYLOR
Published by Chicago Royce Publishers 1944, 1944
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Paperbound. Small format, 3Ó x 4 1/2Ó. Pictorial wrappers and illustrations by Axelrod. Very good plus copy with some minor edge wear and a hint of dust soiling in colorful printed wrappers. An abridged anthology of four stories which were made into films: ÒNothing SacredÓ by James Street, starring Carole Lombard…and Fredric March, with a screenplay by Ben Hecht, ÒMadame La GimpÓ by Damon Runyon, which was the basis for Lady for a Day, directed by Frank Capra, starring May Robson and Walter Connolly, ÒThe Devil and Daniel WebsterÓ by Stephen Vincent Benet, which became the motion picture All That Money Can Buy, starring Walter Huston, Edward Arnold, and Simone Simon, and ÒThe FailureÓ by Katharine Haviland-Taylor, which appeared in film under the title A Man to Remember, directed by Garson Kanin, starring Edward Ellis.
