Purple Ball by Frank Packard (24 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition First Printing. Another of this prolific author's mysteries set in the South Seas, in 310 pages with story summary to the marvelously decorated purple front endpapers. Part of Doubleday & Doran's Crime Club editions, this is a First Edition, First Printing, from 1933. Hardcover octavo has matte black cloth-covered boards stamped with a bright purple title box lettered in black with black skull design to spine. Condition is Near Fine: extremely clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages moderately tanned, commensurate with age, but supple & unmarked save for former owner's name to verso of ffep in neat pen. Very mild rubbing to extremities. No DJ (missing). Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends, & holidays ship very next business day. …

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this stand-alone novel. Has an A.L. Burt reprint dustjacket A 6-inch closed tear on the front cover. A 2-inch piece of paper loss to the spine. Light edgewear. Slight spine slant. In very good / poor condition.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Reading Copy. Vol. 242, No. 4. [Edited by Albert J. Gibner.] Cover art by Paul Stahr for "The Iron Adjutant" (complete novelette) by Georges Surdez. Includes "'Border Justice" (complete novelette) by Earle Stanley Gardner; "The Fadeout" by William Merriam Rouse; "The Intelligence Test" by John H. Thompson; "What Price Hate?" by H. M. Sutherland; "Men of Daring: Lieut. Commander Edward Ellsburg; Submarine Rescue Hero" (True Story in Pictures) by Stookie Allen; "The White Eagle" (pt. 1 of 2) by Jack Allman; "Men of Power" (pt. 2 of 6) by Arthur Hawthorne Carhart; "The Purple Ball" (pt. 4 of 6) by Frank L. Packard. Features: "Hitch Hikers of the Sea" by John H. Spicer; "South American 'Cow-Trees" by Paul Gibson; "Fighting Giraffes" by Armand Brigaud; "What Clock-Ticks Mean in a Big City" by Kenneth P. Wood; "Argonotes"; "Looking Ahead!" Dampstained and wavy. Solid Reading Copy. Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 242, No. 5. [Edited by Albert J. Gibner.] Cover art by C. Calvert for "Last Minute" (complete novel) by Theodore Roscoe. Includes "The Affair of the Gun" (novelette) by Henry LaCossitt; "The Open Door" by J. Allan Dunn; "Wise Old Owl" by A. Leslie; "Men of Daring: Frederick Wensley, the ace of Scotland Yard" (True Story in Pictures) by Stookie Allen; "The White Eagle" (pt. 2 of 2) by Jack Allman; "Men of Power" (pt. 3 of 6) by Arthur Hawthorne Carhart; "The Purple Ball" (pt. 5 of 6) by Frank L. Packard. Other Features: "Novel Air Mail" by Clarence M. Fink; "The Hugest Harem in History" by Lim Sian Tek; "Argonotes"; "Looking Ahead!" Tanned; front cover hinge partially glue-repaired; dusty; mild damp stain to lower edge and spine heel; some hinge separation. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good+. Jacket Condition: No Jacket. Crime Club / Doubleday, Doran, 1933. First Edition. 310 pages. 1st Printing. Moderate general wear. Cloth worn through at board tips. Size: 12mo 6.75 - 7.75'' tall. Fiction Modern::Crime/Mystery/Suspense 7469.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 242, No. 2. [Edited by Albert J. Gibner.] Cover by Paul Stahr for "60 degrees Above and Below" (complete novelette) by J. Allen Dunn. Includes "'Coon Hunt" by H. M. Sutherland; "The Gate of Doom" (complete novelette) by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; "Cross-Eyed Luck" by William Merriam Rouse; "Salvage of the Storm" by Frank H. Shaw; "Men of Daring: Lincoln Ellsworth, 'Born for the Quest" (True Story in Pictures) by Stookie Allen; "Forgotten Man" by Edmond du Perrier; "The Purple Ball" (pt. 2 of 6) by Frank L. Packard; "Sons of Gun Fighters" (pt. 3 of 3) by Walt Coburn; "Captain Redspurs" (pt. 5 of 6) by F. V. W. Mason. Features: "President's Election Due to a Pig" by Kenneth P. Wood; "Why the rhinocerous Is Nasty" by Armand Brigaud; "A South Sea Mirage" by john G. Walker; "A Use for Mud Pies" by Brunson Martin; "Argonotes"; "Looking Ahead!" Spine has been bug-nibbled with about 20% loss; light soil; 1-2" closed tear at lower hinge edge. Book. …

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. very nice book purple spine with skull 1st ed.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued. First Thus. Philadelphia , Pa.: Philadelphia Record. Publication: Book of the Week Club Supplement of Philadelphia Record Sunday, March 3, 1935 Author: Frank L. Packard Title: The Purple Ball Publisher: Philadelphia Record Pages: 16 Size: 11. 5 x 16.5 inches Format: Newspaper Supplement The Philadelphia Record was a daily newspaper published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1877 until 1947. It became among the most circulated papers in the city and was at some points the circulation leader. Condition: Very good with toning, and dust soiling. Creasing to lower corners. A few edge tears. See photos. purple/This Week Bx 2E.…

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. early reprint, Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good condition. Moderate wear. Binding fairly tight, pages age toned. Picture available upon request. Book has been inscribed by previous owner.

Cloth. Condition: Very good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. A Crime Club Mystery Story. viii, [2], 310 p. 20 cm. Illustrated endpapers. Black cloth hardcover in mylar-covered illustrated dustjacket. Jacket has chip in spine tail, hole in spine, hole in rear cover affecting text, besides small tears and chips to edges. …

Cloth. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. Crime Novel. A cruise Ship and a Murder on a lonely island. Maroon cloth cover with Gilt Lettering to spine. Inner flaps of the jacket have been fixed to endpapers (rest of jacket missing). 320 Pages, 420g, 7 1/2" Tall. Old library pockey fixed to endpaper an "Dicontinued Book) Perforates top of first 2 pages. Old penciled price on endpaper, no other inscriptions. Slight edge wear and spine colour slightly faded. Hinges sound & Binding firm. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. 242, No. 2. [Edited by Albert J. Gibner.] Cover by Paul Stahr for "60 degrees Above and Below" (complete novelette) by J. Allen Dunn. Includes "'Coon Hunt" by H. M. Sutherland; "The Gate of Doom" (complete novelette) by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; "Cross-Eyed Luck" by William Merriam Rouse; "Salvage of the Storm" by Frank H. Shaw; "Men of Daring: Lincoln Ellsworth, 'Born for the Quest" (True Story in Pictures) by Stookie Allen; "Forgotten Man" by Edmond du Perrier; "The Purple Ball" (pt. 2 of 6) by Frank L. Packard; "Sons of Gun Fighters" (pt. 3 of 3) by Walt Coburn; "Captain Redspurs" (pt. 5 of 6) by F. V. W. Mason. Features: "President's Election Due to a Pig" by Kenneth P. Wood; "Why the rhinocerous Is Nasty" by Armand Brigaud; "A South Sea Mirage" by john G. Walker; "A Use for Mud Pies" by Brunson Martin; "Argonotes"; "Looking Ahead!". Book.…

Jean Bernard PARIS, Librairie des Champs-Élysées [2 bis, rue de Marignan /// Imprimerie Charaire, Sceaux] - Copyright 1938 - 1938 [16.892-9-38 (in-fine) / 8-38 (jaquette)] - Br.17,5x11,5x1,8cm - Couverture jaune titrée et ornée du masque à la plume emblématique de la collection en vert entre 2 bandeaux verts; jaquette au premier plat illustré en couleurs par Jean Bernard entre 2 bandeaux verts et titré en rouge, masque à la plume emblématique en vert sur triangle noir; dos blanc titré, numéroté et orné en vert et noir; catalogue intérieur in-fine des 7 titres parus (1 à 7) et le 9 à paraître + catalogue du 'Masque policier'.; 242 et (14) pages. (Le Masque, Collection de Romans d'Aventures, Série Émeraude, crée et dirigée par Albert Pigasse - N° 8 - 7 Fr). Ouvrage de bibliothèque: jaquette défraîchie avec petits manques de papier, dos roussi. Numéros manuscrits et tampon au titre. Bon état par ailleurs. LA PHOTO AUGMENTE LES DÉFAUTS DE LA JAQUETTE, surtout les rousseurs. COMPLET DE SA JAQUETTE illustrée. Première édition dans la collection. Cette série aura 32 titres. Français Livres.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Original boards are bright and fresh, black and purple spine is slightly faded. Internally near fine.

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Early Reprint. The Purple Ball by Frank L Packard Dust Jacket Only Early Reprint Hodder & Stoughton c 1935. Dust jacket only. Unfolded and unmarked. Appears as new.

No Binding. Condition: Not Specified. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. The Purple Ball by Frank L. Packard Dust Jacket Only First Edition Hodder & Stoughton 1934. A bright VG+ example. Publisher's printed price of 7/6 to spine.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Aboard the luxury yacht Nepenthe, boredom and alcohol fuel the simmering tensions among a wealthy owner and his guests. When a radio broadcast hints at a brutal murder, their interest is piqued. Then a desperate castaway is rescued from the sea with a chilling tale: four men, a mysterious purple ball, and a voyage that descended into betrayal and cold-blooded killing. As the castaway recounts the horrors he witnessed-a storm, a murder on a deserted island, and a paranoia that turned comrades into killers-the parallels to their own cruise become impossible to ignore.Trapped together under a tropic moon, the passengers listen as the grim story mirrors their own secrets. The purple ball, an object of unimaginable value, has left a trail of death from Singapore to the islands. Now, with the story closing in, the question becomes: how far will they go to possess it? This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Aboard the luxury yacht Nepenthe, boredom and alcohol fuel the simmering tensions among a wealthy owner and his guests. When a radio broadcast hints at a brutal murder, their interest is piqued. Then a desperate castaway is rescued from the sea with a chilling tale: four men, a mysterious purple ball, and a voyage that descended into betrayal and cold-blooded killing. As the castaway recounts the horrors he witnessed-a storm, a murder on a deserted island, and a paranoia that turned comrades into killers-the parallels to their own cruise become impossible to ignore.Trapped together under a tropic moon, the passengers listen as the grim story mirrors their own secrets. The purple ball, an object of unimaginable value, has left a trail of death from Singapore to the islands. Now, with the story closing in, the question becomes: how far will they go to possess it? This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. The Purple Ball | Frank L. Packard | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2026 | Wildside Press | EAN 9781667669359 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.