Laughing Policeman by Maj Sjowall, First Edition (22 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Vintage Books edition first printing # V-341 of the fourth novel in the Martin Beck series. In near fine condition.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Vintage Printing. Ex-library with usual stamps, labels, and markings. The library has rebound this paperback in black cloth with the front cover pasted on the front board. A used but solid reading copy. ; Translated from the Swedish by Alan Blair. ; Ex-Library; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 220 pages; "On a dismal rainy night in November, while Stockholm police are battling a mob of antiwar protesters, nine people are brutally murdered in a double-decker bus. The clues suggest a motiveless crime of violence. But the unexplained presence on the bus of Officer Ake Stenstrom, friend and colleague of Superintendent Martin Beck of the Stockholm Homicide Squad, points to more complicated motives of revenge or concealment.".

Condition: Good. 1972. First Edition Thus. 240 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. 1st Paperback Edition. fine in softcover; a solid copy; TEXT IN CHINESE; Size: 6 x 8".

Hard Cover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First American Edition. Pantheon Books, 1970, First American Edition, 8vo, 211 pages. Glue remains on front endpage, tape remains on cloth boards, else book+ and jacket in very good+ condition. Possible Ex-Library but no stickers or other marks on jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First U.K. Edition. Hardbound in dust jacket. 1st UK edition. Minor foxing to end pages. Wear to dust jacket & board edges, otherwise very good.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Published February 1972 appears unread.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Orange board covers with dark brown cloth spine. Dark illustrated Dj in Brodart cover. Spotting on top page edge. Stated First American Edition with no additional printings. Price clipped Dj. Back flap of dj has 2/70 in corner. 8.5 x 5.75 with 211 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Pantheon Books, New York, 1970. 211 pgs. A Martin Beck Police Mystery. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The incredible fourth novel in the Martin Beck mystery series by the internationally renowned crime writing duo Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, finds Martin Beck heading a major manhunt in pursuit of a mass-murderer. With a new introduction by Jonathan Franzen: "I've read The Laughing Policeman six or eight times. Each time I reach the final twist on the final page, I shiver afresh." On a cold and rainy Stockholm night, nine bus riders are gunned down by a mysterious assassin. The press portrays it as a freak attack and dubs the killer a madman. But Superintendent Martin Beck thinks otherwiseone of his most ambitious young detectives was among those killedand he suspects it was more than coincidence. Working on a hunch, Beck seeks out the girlfriend of the murdered detective, and with her help Beck reconstructs the steps that led to his murder. The police comb the country for the killer, only to find that this attack may be connected to a case that has been unsolved for years. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First American Edition. First American edition, first printing, hardcover. 211 pages. Translated from the Swedish by Alan Blair. Very good with head/tail of spine bumped and foxing to edges of text block, in a near fine dust jacket with light wear to edges. Mylar cover on jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American edition. Jacket illustration by James Barkley. Translated by Alan Blair. Faint foxing on topedge, binding slightly cocked, near fine in a very good dust jacket with modest edgewear, light soiling on the rear panel, and a small dampstain at the foot of the spine. The basis for the 1973 American film of the same name, directed by Stuart Rosenberg and starring Walter Matthau as Detective Jake Martin. Winner of the 1971 Edgar Award for Best Novel.

First American Edition (and first edition in English), Winner of the Edgar Award, and basis for the gritty, realistic 1973 police procedural film directed by Stuart Rosenberg and starring Walter Matthau, Bruce Dern and a young Louis Gossett, Jr. Near Fine in a Near Fine, price-clipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. 1971. 211pp. The fourth Martin Beck novel. "On a cold and rainy Stockholm night, nine bus riders are gunned down by an unknown assassin. The press, anxious for an explanation for the seemingly random crime, quickly dubs him a madman. But Superintendent Martin Beck of the Stockholm Homicide Squad suspects otherwise." Both book and unclipped dust jacket are in excellent condition. All contents are tight and clean. There are no inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. The Laughing Policeman by Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo (First Edition) A firm square copy. Very minor rubbing to corners. Bright gilt to spine. Bright dust jacket. Light edgewear. One inch tear on top center of back cover. In clear, protective cover. Stated First American Edition. EDGAR AWARD WINNER. BOOK.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. The Laughing Policeman by Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo (First Edition) A sharp clean copy. A touch of foxing to top text edge. Bright gilt to spine. Bright pictorial dust jacket. Very minor edgewear. In clear, protective cover. Stated First American Edition. EDGAR AWARD WINNER. Basis of the Film starring Walter Matthau. BOOK.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. The Laughing Policeman by Maj Sjowall Per Wahloo, (First Edition). Bright sharp copy Firm jacket; very mild scuffing on back cover First Edition. EDGAR AWARD WINNER. Filmed starring Walter Matthau. BOOK.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The Edgar Award winner for Best Mystery translated from Swedish and basis for the movie starring Walter Matthau and Bruce Dern. Book had slight spine slant and DJ is price clipped. Otherwise a very nice copy. Photos on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Stated First American Edition. Unclipped DJ in archival cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First English edition. Translated by Alan Blair. Owner signature on front fly, binding just a bit cocked with a tiny abrasion on rear pastedown, near fine in a fine dust jacket. The basis for the 1973 American film of the same name, directed by Stuart Rosenberg and starring Walter Matthau as Detective Jake Martin. Winner of the 1971 Edgar Award for Best Novel. A nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. The Laughing Policeman by Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo (First UK Edition) File Copy A tight bright unread copy with sharp corners. A bright dust jacket with a half-inch closed tear and minor crease to back edge. Not price-clipped. Publisher's File Copy. First UK Edition. The fourth Martin Beck detective novel. First published in Sweden. Winner of the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award for Best Novel. Basis for the 1973 film of the same name starring Walter Matthau and Bruce Dern. BOOK.

Hardcover. First American Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 10 Volumes. In Good to Very Good condition with Good to Very Good condition dust jackets. Dust jackets of all Volumes are wrapped in mylar coverings and mild shelving wear. Dust jacket of Volume 1 has moderate wear along the head and tail edges, chipping along the front joint corner, and mild wear along the spine head and tail. Dust jacket of Volume 2 has a numbered sticker on the front mylar covering, mild wear along the head edge, staining on the front and rear covers, moderate wear along the fore head corners, and mild wear along the spine head and tail edges. Dust jacket of Volume 3 has chipping along the front head and tail edges, a small tear along the rear cover tail, moderate wear along the spine head and tail edges, and mild age-toning. Dust jacket of Volume 4 has mild wear along the head edges, mild wear along the fore corners, and mild wear along the spine head and tail edges. Dust jacket of Volume 5 has mild wear along the fore corners, mild wear along the rear fore edge, mild wear along the spine head and tail edges, and mild age-toning. Dust jacket of Volume 6 has mild wear along the head edges, staining along the rear fore edge, mild wear along the fore corners, and mild wear along the spine head and tail. Dust jacket of Volume 7 has mild wear along the head edges, mild wear along the fore corners, and mild wear along the spine head and tail. Dust jacket of Volume 8 has mild wear along the head and tail edges, staining on the rear cover, mild wear along the fore corners, moderate wear along the front cover flap, and mild wear along the spine head and tail edges. Dust jacket of Volume 9 has mild wear along the fore corners and spine head and tail. Dust jacket of Volume 10 has mild wear along the rear head edge, staining on the front tail corner, mild wear along the fore corners, and mild wear along the spine head and tail edges. Boards of Volume 1 have mild age-toning on the edges, bending on the tail edge, and mild wear along the spine head and tail edges. Boards of Volume 2 have moderate age-toning along the edges, mild wear along the fore corners, and mild wear along the spine head and tail. Boards of Volume 3 have moderate age-toning along the edges and mild wear along the spine head and tail. Boards of Volume 4 have mild wear along the rear tail edge, mild wear along the fore corners, and mild wear along the spine head and tail. Boards of Volume 5 have mild age-toning along the edges, mild wear along the head and tail edges, and mild wear along the spine head and tail edges. Boards of Volume 6 are bound in a dark navy blue cloth, have mild age-toning along the edges, staining on the front tail, and mild wear along the spine head and tail edges. Boards of Volume 7 are wrapped in publisher's burgundy cloth, have mild staining, mild age-toning along the head and tail edges, and mild wear along the spine head and tail edges. Boards of Volume 8 have mild wear along the head and tail edges and along the spine head and tail. Boards of Volume 9 have mild wear along the edges and mild wear and bending along the spine head and tail edges. Boards of Volume 10 have staining along the front and rear boards, bending along the fore head corner, and mild wear along the spine head and tail edges. Textblock of Volume 1 has faded pencil markings on the front end-page and pastedown, moderate age-toning along the edges, purple staining on the head edge, and spotted staining on the head edge. Textblock of Volume 2 has moderate age-toning, mild wear along the tail edge, staining along the tail edge, and heavily age-toned blue staining on the head edge. Textblock of Volume 3 has mild adhesive staining on the front and rear end-pages and pastedowns, moderate age-toning along the edges, and black staining on the head edge. Textblock of Volume 4 has pencil markings on the front pastedown, moderate age-toning along the edges, and mild foxing on the head edge. Textblock of Volume 5 has staining on the rear end-page and mild age-.