William Shoyer (13 results)
The Mystery of the Empty Room (Comet Books, No. 19)
Augusta H. Seaman; Richard Powers [Illustrator]; William Shoyer [Illustrator];
Published by COMET BOOKS 1949
- Softcover
Seller: Stories & Sequels, Ashland, U.S.A.Stories & Sequels
Contact seller4-star sellerPaperback. Condition: Fair. Copyright 1953.

Published by Pocket Books, New York 1951
- Softcover
Seller: Orielis' Books, CHAPEL HILL, U.S.A.Orielis' Books
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Add to basketMass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Pocket Book No. 771, 264 pp. Ex-library with 'Discard' stamp on front end paper and library stamp on back end paper and top edge. Slight spine slant, minor edge wear, a little scuffing. Pages a little tanned but text is clean and unmarked. An attractive copy. Novel about Luis Bello, t…he greatest bullfighter in Mexico who loses his nerve after his brother is gored to death in a bullfight, but fights through violence, betrayal and death to find himself as a man.; Ex-Library; 5¾" - 6¾" Tall. Illustrated by Shoyer, William (cover) (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Comet Books, New York 1949
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Matthew's Books, Chattanooga, U.S.A.Matthew's Books
Contact seller5-star sellersoftcover. first thus. 12mo. 210pp. Comet Books 19. first Comet Book printing June 1949. see pictures. #04820. Good: Book G small closed tear in front wrap, shelf wear and creasing, text clean, binding intact. William Shoyer (illustrator).
Published by Bantam, New York 1948
- Softcover
Seller: Steve Kilby, Guelph, CanadaSteve Kilby
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Good. First Bantam printing. Foxing to the inside of the cover. A little wear to the edges. William Shoyer (illustrator).
Published by Pocket Books, New York, NY 1950
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: LONG BEACH BOOKS, INC., Long Beach, U.S.A.LONG BEACH BOOKS, INC.
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Add to basketSoft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Edition. Pocket Book #768. When the big ranchers decided to build a dam, only Ria Eaton came forward to protect the water rights of the small cattlemen. Wear at edges, reading creases, interior browning, lightly rubbed. Size: 4 1/4" x 6/3/8". Cover Illustrated By William Shoyer (…illustrator). PAPERBACK.
Published by Pocket, Montreal 1951
- Softcover
Seller: Steve Kilby, Guelph, CanadaSteve Kilby
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Good. 2nd Pocket printing. Owner's name on the first page. Price stamp on the back cover. A little wear to the edges. William Shoyer (illustrator).
Published by Comet Books, New York, NY 1949
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Lazy S Books, Austin, U.S.A.Lazy S Books
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Thus. A 1st print (stated) of a late 1940s edition of an early 1930s juvenile mystery - Comet Books 19. Light edge wear. A small, faint damp stain to the lower corner of the first few pages. Light browning to the pages. A very good copy. William Shoyer (illustrator).
Published by COMET BOOKS, NY 1949
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, albany, U.S.A.Gian Luigi Fine Books
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Add to basketPAPERBACK. Condition: VG. FIRST PRINTING. USUAL TANNING TO PAGES. WILLIAM SHOYER (illustrator).
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Published by Bantam Books, Inc., New York 1948
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, United KingdomRaymond Tait
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Add to basketMass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Paperback Edition. Bantam Book No.407. Originally published in hard covers in the US by Appleton in 1947. The front cover has three inch creases across the corners, edge wear and some surface damage down the left side. The rear cover is browned with some light surface and edge wear.…The spine has a lean to it with some reading creasing and edge rubbing. There is some discolouration to the bottom edges and at the bottom of the fore edges. Browning to the pages with light staining around the bottoms. The pages are otherwise unmarked. Cover illustration by William Shoyer. First printing. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. Shoyer, William (illustrator).
Published by bantam 407 1948
- First Edition
Seller: forest primeval, cherry tree, U.S.A.forest primeval
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Published by Pocket Books of Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1951
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: The Mortuary Korps, Winnipeg, CanadaThe Mortuary Korps
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Add to basketMass Market Paperback n. Condition: Very Good-. n Second printing, stated. 243 p. Spine cocked, creased, and general wear to covers, with small pencil marks to rear, but internally clear, bright, and tightly bound. Pink foredge.See listing images for synopsis on rear. William Shoyer (cover) (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Bantam #407 1948
- Softcover
Seller: Powdersmoke Pulps, Camillus, U.S.A.Powdersmoke Pulps
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Add to basketSoftcover. Condition: Very Good. Bantam #40) Cover Art by William Shoyer. An overall attractive copy. There is a light crease on the leaned spine where some laminate has bubbled. Laminate peels from the lower corner of both covers, and the front cover corner has chipped. William Shoyer (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Webster Publishing Company, St. Louis - Dallas - Atlanta - Los Angeles 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, U.S.A.The BiblioFile
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Add to basketHard Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Original 1947 edition. Scarce first and only printing of these illustrated classics. Black full cloth boards, gilt cover and spine titles, moderate shelf wear. Pages very good. Antiquarian name inside cover: "Carmella V. De Matteo, Eng. Dept."; few stamps. Title features full spread of… a skull spiked to tree. Dynamic red patterned endpapers with four scarabs. String-bind good; hinges intact. Richly illustrated with full-page designs throughout by P. W. Shroyer throughout. Also several vignettes. Charming illustations are in a rich chiaroscuro-like motif. Shroyer's imagery for these tales adds a unique and simple flair to these stories of the macabre and romantic. An engrossing venture into the field of metaphysical fiction. Contents: "Murders in the Rue Morgue; The Stolen Letter; The Gold Bug; and, Secret Messages." Printed in the United States of America. 119 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Shoyer, P. W. (illustrator). Book.