Sheldon Lord Lawrence Block (76 results)

softcover. Condition: nf.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. VG+ to Near Fine in pictorial wraps with red & black lettering & cover art picturing a blonde chippie in bra & panties sitting on the edge of a table. Mystery, Vintage Paperback.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Beacon B603F Book heavily worn at spine and starting to split. Heavy crease the length of the back cover,and a multitude of smaller creases on the front cover. There is a black permanent marker "X" at the bottom of the front cover, as well as the remains of a stamp and some scribbling. However, the pages are solidly attached and clean.

paperback. Cover illustration by Paul Rader (illustrator). Vintage sleaze. Good, tanned, creased, cocked spine, spine split.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The story centers around four women in a seemingly idyllic suburb who find themselves unfulfilled in their marriages and seeking extramarital affairs. Roz feels unfulfilled by her husband. Maggie looks for comfort in other men's beds due to her frustration with her own marriage. Elly waits expectantly for a deliveryman to arrive at her doorstep. Nan arranges scandalous trysts over the phone. The book explores themes of desire and boredom within this suburban setting.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VG- to VG in pictorial wraps with Yellow & blue lettering & cover art by Frace picturing a naked redhead sitting in a bed. Mystery, Vintage Paperback.

mass market paperback. Condition: Good. wear any yellowing from age. Binding still intact / difficult title to find Sheldon Lord (pseudonym) / Block, Lawrence.

paperback. Vintage sleaze paperback. 2nd printing. Very good+, tanned, appears unread, ink mark to cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Softcover Library S75168. Erotic novel by the mystery writer Lawrence Block, writing as Sheldon Lord. The paperback does not have a crease in the spine and does not lean. Pages are lightly toned. Many pages have a small water stain along the bottom edge or the lower part of the fore-edge. Pages are otherwise clean. There is also a very faint water stain in the lower right corner of the front cover--barely visible. Just a trace of soiling to the back cover. (Note: Photos may show a flash reflection.) PayPal always welcome. We pack all our books with care and ship in cardboard boxes. Shipment outside of the United States may require extra funds. Additional photos emailed upon request.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Rader, Paul (illustrator). First Edition. Paperback Original. Midwood No. 35. UK price in pen to the right side of the front cover which has some surface wear and small creases to the top and bottom right corners. The rear cover has some surface wear and a little discolouration. Reading creasing and edge rubbing to the spine with two small cracks across the centre. Whitening to the corners of the pages. Browning to the insides of the covers and the pages are browned with a trace of a price in pencil to the first page and small creases to the bottom corners of the final two pages but are otherwise unmarked. Cover illustration by Paul Rader. First printing. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Second Edition. Second edition published by Softcover Library in 1970. Originally published as a paperback original by Beacon in 1964. The back cover has a two and a half-inch crease to the bottom left corner. There is a little wrinkling to the spine but otherwise the covers have some light surface and edge wear and a little browning. The pages are lightly browned but otherwise unmarked. First printing of this edition. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. GGA {Good Girl Art} Painted Cover. (illustrator). PBO (Paperback Original) True First Ed. 156 page "This divorcee's bedroom was her trophy room. Stephanie hunted a new husband whenever she pleased. Then she left Walter Sellers to make her play for handsome Jim Holloway . and . too late she learned she had uncontrollable urges! Husband Chaser tells truths both hard and shocking about the divorcee and her desperate search for love."; House Pseudonym used here by Peter Hochstein (confirmed by author) Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Photo (illustrator). Midwood 34193. Vintage erotic paperback. Voyeurism themes. Frequent pseudonym of Lawrence Block but unknown if he authored this one. Some reading-wear and long cover creases. Dampstain near head of spine (visible on back cover) First paragraph(s): It's a long way between the Army, Harvard and Bowmansville. It takes a lot of years to cover those distances. Three years in the army, six years at Har-vard-nine years, no matter how you look at it. And there're lots of ways of looking at things. A whole helluva lot of ways. That's what I was thinking about, mostly, when I was hightailing it from Boston to Bowmansville, Vir-ginia. I was thinking I'd covered a lot of worlds, and the world I was coming back to probably wasn't the greatest idea ever devised by Jim Brace: yours truly. Size: 4.25" x 6.75". 194 pages. Text unmarked. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Some age-toning to page edges. Some reading-wear, cover creasing and bumping to corners. Illustrator: Photo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 12 oz. Category: Vintage Paperbacks::Kink & Fetish; Inventory No: 034864.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st thus. Near fine first edition. Paperback original. Clean, square, binding tight. No tears or creases. Only flaw is the number 10 in marker on the front cover. Written under the Sheldon Lord pseudonym by crime fiction great Lawrence Block.

Paperback. 156p., lightly-worn first edition PBO in original pictorial wraps. Trash pulp fiction. Grier T. Beacon Signal Sixty B704X. Block has stated that he never wrote as Lord or Dexter or any of the other pseudonyms attributed to him. But as another researcher notes, this is the man who wrote the book "Telling Lies for Fun and Profit!".

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good to Fine. GGA {Good Girl Art} Painted Cover. (illustrator). PBO (Paperback Original) True First Ed. 156 page "This divorcee's bedroom was her trophy room. Stephanie hunted a new husband whenever she pleased. Then she left Walter Sellers to make her play for handsome Jim Holloway . and . too late she learned she had uncontrollable urges! Husband Chaser tells truths both hard and shocking about the divorcee and her desperate search for love." House Pseudonym used here by Peter Hochstein (confirmed by author) Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Paperback. first edition. 82-114 very good -fine, reading crease paperback,

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. [1st printing](1960) No. 48. Cover art is uncredited. Paperback original. Edge and corner wear, nicks and chips; creasing; large S on front; lean; tanning; rear cover stains. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Painted Cover Art (illustrator). TRUE FIRST EDITION. 150 pages. "An unconventional story about an unconventional girl! In this unique novel, the author ventures into territory usually taboo. He writes with taste and sensitivity. But he also tels the truth exactly as he sees it and boldly comes to grips with the problem of deviation among women. The result is a geniune contribution to understanding - and at the same time a story so frank, so gripping, that the sophisticated reader will find it eminently entertaining and satisfying." >>> Store stamps on inside covers & 7 pages inside. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Paperback Original. Midwood No. 40. The front cover has been blind stamped at the bottom right corner. Reading creasing and edge rubbing to the spine with a one inch tear and some chipping at the bottom. Light surface creasing to the back cover and the covers have some edge wear. The pages are browned but otherwise unmarked. First printing.

paperback. Barbara was young, blonde and beautiful. There was the man who wanted to marry her and there was the man who wanted to beat her to a pulp. And there was a woman. Vintage sleaze. Very good, cocked spine, tanning.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. Beacon Books B456F. Original novel. Romance/sleaze novel. Very good condition. Minor edge-wear on front cover. Reader's crease on front cover. Faint reader's crease on spine. Minor wear on top and bottom of spine. Minor rubbing wear on back cover. Some stain marks on upper left corner of back cover (see photo).

Paperback. first edition. 82-114 almost near fine paperback,

Paperback. ORIGINAL first edition. 757, very good, reading crease (HARDBOILED NOVEL), paperback,

Softcover. Condition: Fair. Paul Rader (illustrator). Midwood 33-885. Vintage erotic paperback by Lawrence Block. Second printing but first with Rader cover. Glue had released leaving numerous pages loose but present. 2" split to foot of front hinge. Cover copy: GIRL IN A FRENZY Men envied Dan because of Allison. Even by Hollywood standards, Dan seemed to have everything-and he had Allison, too! As a sex symbol, the beautiful movie star was a dream of soft, willing sensuality. How was Dan to know that the promises her pliant body seemed to offer were promises never to be fulfilled? Allison wanted to love Dan, but she Couldn't. She was frigid: it was as cruel and simple as that. Frustrated, whiskey-soaked, sick of the substitute women he used, Dan hit bottom. He might. have stayed there for good if Marcia hadn't come along. With Marcia there were other problems, and always the thought of Allsion out there, waiting. First paragraph(s): I got off the subway at 86th and Broadway and clawed my way through the usual mob of people, hauling myself up the stairwell to the street. The air smelled good-even the soot and sweat and all the stinks of New York were good all of a sudden. I felt at home, and I hadn't felt like that since I left New York. It's a funny thing and it's a thing that never fails. If you start in New York you'll never have another home, no matter how long you're away or how many other burgs you hit. The subway was crowded and the air outside was stale and musty, but that didn't make a hell of a lot of difference. Second Printing. Size: 4.25" x 6.75". 174 pages. Text unmarked. Binding is delicate with some loose pages. Some age-toning to page and cover edges. Some reading-wear and bumping to corners. Illustrator: Paul Rader. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 12 oz. Category: Vintage Paperbacks::Sleaze 1960s; Inventory No: 034862.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Beacon B456F. 1st edition. 154 pp. + ads. Illustrated wraps.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Rader, Paul (illustrator). First Edition. Paperback Original. Midwood No. 33. The front and back covers have some light surface and edge wear. Reading creasing and edge rubbing to the spine with a little chipping at the top and bottom and a spine lean. The text block is cracked at page 110 and the section after this point protrudes a little and although there is no sign of page loosening the book needs careful handling. The pages are browned but otherwise unmarked. Cover illustration by Paul Rader. First printing.

paperback. Cover art by Paul Rader (illustrator). Vintage sleaze paperback. Very good+, small dings to edge, tanned, minor edge chipping.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fine. Beacon B456F. GGA with Al Rossi cover art.

paperback. Cover illustration by Paul Rader (illustrator). Vintage sleaze. Very good, tanned, unread copy with corner creasing to back cover, and spotting to spine.