Case Bouncing Betty by Avallone Michael (10 results)

Mass market. Condition: Fair. Paperback. Text unmarked. Covers show edge wear with creases and soiling.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Clean Collectible Condition. Gift Quality. This book shows minimal sign of wear to the cover, binding, or pages. No dust jacket included with this book. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Softcover. Condition: Good. ACE Double Novel Books. D-259. 161; 127 p. 17 cm. Paperback. A little soiling to exterior. Paper browning. Ed Noon novels.

Paperback. D-259 very good -fine, reading crease PBO. paperback.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Publication of Latter Novel. VG+ in pictorial wraps with white & yellow lettering & cover art on latter novel picturing a redhead hiding from two goons wearing fedoras. Latter novel is a mystery featuring Ed Noon who picks up a girl in a bar wanted by the mob. Mystery, Vintage Paperback. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. PBO (Paperback Original) True First Ed. The Case of the Bouncing Betty / WITH / The Case of the Violent Virgin. both by Michael Avallone. (Flip Book = Two Novels in One Book); -- Ace Double #D-259 ; SCARCE >> Minor Creasing to covers; Size: 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. GGA - {Good Girl Art) Painted Cover (illustrator). Book. …

Hardback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 204 page crime novel. Ed Noon Mystery. Fine copy with fresh clean red cloth boards and pages. No previous ownership markings. Lacks dust jacket.

Hardback. Michael Avallone, W. H. Allen. Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThis gripping mystery, The Case Of The Bouncing Betty, plunges readers into a labyrinth of crime and deception. Michael Avallone, a master of the hard-boiled detective genre, chronicles the relentless pursuit of truth by his iconic private investigator, Ed Noon. The narrative uncovers a dangerous web of secrets surrounding a mysterious figure, leading Noon through the shadowy underbelly of the city. Avallone's sharp prose and intricate plotting present a suspenseful journey, detailing every twist and turn as Noon races against time to solve the perplexing case. This thrilling tale illustrates the classic struggle between justice and the forces of corruption, captivating readers with its relentless pace and unexpected revelations. Hardback.…

First edition. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Ace double D-259. Paperback original. Two Ed Noon novels, first book publication for both. [Reference: Jaffery, S., Double Trouble: A Bibliographic Chronicle of Ace Mystery Doubles, pp. 55-57. Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 31-32]. Text paper age tanning, a little edge rubbing, price sticker on cover of TCOT VIOLENT VIRGIN, a fine copy. (16390).…

8vo, pp. 204. Original red boards, lettered in silver to spine. Illustrated dust jacket. A fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket with just a little darkening to (white) rear panel. First UK edition. First published as an Ace paperback original in the US in 1957. An Ed Noon title. The impossibly prolific Michael Avallone [1924-1999] wrote countless short stories, novels and movie and TV tie-ins, under an army of pseudonyms. The Ed Noon series ran to more than thirty titles; this was number six. There is never any danger of mistaking Avallone for Chekhov: the title character of The Case of the Bouncing Betty is a four hundred pound mattress tester who, according to the blurb, 'jumps on one mattress too many, and comes to a sudden and distressing end.' A fine copy. HUBIN, p. 18.…