Sterling Stewart Prentice Winchell (23 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fair to Good, Reading Copy. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing.. 192 pages, PLUS crime map on back cover. >>> Complete & Unabridged edition. " Mystery featuring Fire Marshall Ben Pedley who goes after a murderous arsonist. ">> This is a reading copy. Cover creasing; Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Bill Fleming Painted Cover Art (illustrator). Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: GOOD, Decent Reading Copy. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing.. 125 pages; Complete and Unabridged edition; Gil Vine detective mystery >> This is a reading copy.Cover creasing; staining to front cover; spine slant. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mort Engel - GGA {Good Girl Art} Painted Cover (illustrator). Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good to Very Good. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing.. 192 pages, "An incendiary mystery story of violence and murder, punctuated with the raging flames of arson." >>> Minor pen on front cover. Spine on slight slant; 1" piece missing from bottom of spine, but story is not effected. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Griffith Foxley GGA {Good Girl Art} Painted Cover! (illustrator). Book.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Fire Marshal Ben Pedley investigates an arson in a candle factory that involves murder. Bumped with a bit of wear at the extremeties, spine slightly cocked. Upper corner of the front end paper clipped, bookplated dated December 28, 1959 on the front pastedown. Jacket rubbed and crimped, lower corners of the flaps creased, in mylar. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Fire Marshal Ben Pedley tracks a serial arsonist and murderer. Gently bumped with a touch of wear at the edges, a couple of spots of foxing to the edges of the text block. Upper 1 1/2" of the front free end paper removed, pencil marks and notations next to the list of Sterling's previous books. Jacket lightly rubbed and crimped with short tears, rear panel a bit darkened and foxed with two red pen markings, in mylar. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing.. 237 pages, PLUS Dell Crime MAP on back cover. " A firefighter mystery featuring Ben Pedley, New York City Fire Marshall, on the search for an arsonist who torched a radio personality's dressing room. Author's third book, and second of over twenty Ben Pedley mysteries. Sterling wrote extensively for radio, movies and television." >>> CLASSIC Skeleton & Fire Hat COVER! >> Pealing to laminated covers; cover creasing. Size: 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Painted Cover Art! (illustrator). Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: VERY GOOD Minus. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing.. 129 pages, >>> Complete & Unabridged edition. "Murder in the private suite of a luxury hotel!" >> Creaisng to cover; indents & scuffing to covers;; wear to bottom of spine. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. GGA - Good Girl Art Painted Cover (illustrator). Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing.. This is #23 in the Handi-Book Mystery book series.>> 143 pages, "An incendiary mystery story of violence and murder, punctuated with the raging flames of arson." >>> Minor wear along spine;Wear along edges of covers. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Painted Cover (illustrator). Book.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good Condition. Has some wear. Five star seller - Buy with confidence.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. A switchboard operator relates what happens in a small southeastern coastal community when one of the townspeople starts killing people. Who is the killer, and who is next? Ex-library with internal markings and stamps to the edges of the text block. Well worn, rear hinge cracked. Jacket in an old edged protector with the flaps glued to the pastedowns. 2" chip to the spine, wrapping around on the front and rear, taking the last half of Sterling. Laminate torn and peeling. Reading copy. Ex-Library.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. In his second appearance, hotel detective Gil Vine investigates the messy murder of a wealthy confectionary magnate. First British edition. Bumped and rubbed with light foxing to the end papers and edges of the text block. Jacket rubbed and tanned with chips and tears, including 1/4" loss to the spine head. Beverage ring on the front, in Brodart. …

First edition. Octavo, cloth. A Fire Marshal Ben Pedley mystery. Very good, tear to cloth at base of front panel at spine in a very good dust jacket with shelf wear, cello-tape re-enforcement to spine ends. (7654).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First UK edition. Orange cloth boards with bloodhound to front, black titles to spine. Binding tight. Boards clean, spine slightly faded. 'Property of the Masterton Masonic Village' stamp to front free endpaper. Content generally clean with occasional mark. 186 pp plus 6 page publishers catalogue at back. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. House detective Gil Vine, in his third appearance, investigates murder. Gently bumped and rubbed. Jacket rubbed with small chips and tears, in Brodart.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. The first mystery featuring hotel detective Gil Vine. Vine investigates the murder of a wealthy widow. Bumped and rubbed, spine heel lightly sunned, hinges slightly loose. Price sticker on the front end paper. Jacket rubbed with chips and tears, including 1" loss to the spine heel extending 3" across the lower front, taking the author's first name. Price clipped, in Brodart.…

Hard Cover. No Jacket. First Edition. Hard Cover. No Jacket. First Edition. HB NODustJacket, stated 1st edition, 1949, VG+/VG, AS-IS, NODJ, Grey illustrated cloth cover light rub, wear & small tear Upper Spine, 255 pgs, Interior nice tight clean light Wear FoXing, Slight Lean Cover.

PARIS, NRF / Gallimard [Brodard et Taupin, Paris-Coulommiers / Laquage Typolaque (pour la jaquette)] - Copyright 1951 / ACHEVÉ D'IMPRIMER LE 20 SEPTEMBRE 1951 / DL 3e trimestre 1951 [N° d'édition: 2601 / N° d'impression: 8338] - C.19x12x1,9 cm - Cartonnage éditeur jaune et noir titré en jaune; jaquette laquée blanche et noire titrée en blanc et jaune, dos blanc et noir titré et numéroté en blanc et jaune, 4e de couverture blanc à l'annonce illustrée en noir et jaune pour la collection 'La Méridienne'; 249 et (5) pages. (Collection Série Noire, sous la direction de Marcel Duhamel - N° 102 - 190 fr.). Petit point au stylo sur le haut du dos de jaquette. Bon état. BIEN COMPLET DE SA JAQUETTE. PREMIÈRE ÉDITION dans la collection: 102 titres au catalogue. Français Livres. …

Condition: Very good. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket. A fine copy in fine jacket. Book.

Hardcover. First Edition. 221pp. Cloth. Fire Marshal Ben Pedley works overtime to capture an elusive arsonist and murderer. Top edge a bit soiled. A fine copy in near fine dustjacket with light foxing to verso and rear panel, and a tiny closed tear to upper edge of rear panel. In Hubin, 2003, p. 1439. ; Octavo. …

Hardcover. First Edition. 218pp. Cloth. A Gil Vine mystery. Toning to pages. A fine copy in very good dustjacket with some fading to spine panel and a couple of small tears to spine and upper edge of front panel. ; Octavo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. First edition (so stated). 8vo. Color pictorial dust jacket (unclipped; few nicks). Very good. Signed and inscribed in black ink ("Winch") with a full-page inscription (21 lines) on the front free endpaper to Milly and Muss: "Most dedications are like those wilted carnations .This is no boquet (sic) which is only meant for opening day." Sterling did the screenplay for the 1945 RKO film "Having A Wonderful Crime.". Signed by Author(s).…

First edition. Octavo, pp. [1-6] [1-2] 3-250, original dark yeallow cloth, spine stamped in dark red, top edge stained dark red, fore edge uncut. The author's first mystery novel which introduces Chief Fire Marshall Ben Pedley. [Reference: Hubin, p. 770]. Small label remnant to upper corner to rear paste down, lower front corner bumped, a nearly fine copy in a bright, very good dust jacket with light wear to edges and a small closed tear at the lower front flap fold with some creases. A nice copy of an uncommon book with no fading of the spine panel. (23556).…

8vo, pp. 251. Original green boards, lettered in gold on green to spine. Illustrated dust jacket. A little offsetting to endpapers, but a near fine copy in a very good dust jacket with a little scuffing to front panel and some light chipping to spine ends. First edition of this Gil Vine novel, subtitled The Affair of the Kentucky Casanova. …