Spy Ointment (58 results)

mass_market. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good.

Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club Edition. Book Club Ediiton In Very Good Condition With No Names Or Marks, Square Solid Binding, Bright Clean Text, Dj With Light Soiling And Chip At Top Front Corner, About A 1/2" Triangle. no.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The Spy in the Ointment by Donald E. Westlake. Lancer Books, 1967 ? First Lancer Paperback Printing Book Condition / Dust Jacket Condition ? Book: Very Good to Very Good +. Vintage Lancer paperback in very good condition. A solid collectible copy of a Donald E. Westlake comic suspense novel. Tight square binding. Text block is tinted on the edges and pages and clean, unmarked and with uniform light toning. Covers bright with some minor age-related discoloration. 60 cent cover price. (see photos) A comic spy novel from Donald E. Westlake, The Spy in the Ointment follows J. Eugene Raxford, a pacifist organizer who is drawn into espionage far beyond his competence or comfort. Westlake's gift for comic crime plotting gives the story a sharp blend of suspense, satire, antiwar humor, and reluctant amateur-spy adventure. A desirable vintage Lancer paperback for collectors of Donald E. Westlake, comic crime fiction, spy satire, 1960s paperbacks, and mid-century suspense novels.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. Book Club edition. (Pacifists, Terrorists, Mystery, Spy Fiction) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book Club Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket - Good condition.

Paperback. first thus. very good - fine (SPY COMEDY NOVEL), paperback,

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Mylar protected dust jacket. The book has clean text. An erasure on the front flyleaf, otherwise no marks or writing. Solid binding. Sharp corners. Slight nudges to the spine's crown and foot. Some minor shelf wear to the bottom of the boards. The DJ's front and back are age-toned. The flaps are not. Some pieces are missing, chipped and creased in spots. A damp stain to the back side edge. Book Club edition.

Paperback. first edition thus. near fine, store stamp inside paperback,

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Good condition. Moderate wear. Binding fairly tight, pages age toned. Pictures available upon request.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Martin Pickwick (illustrator). Book Club Edition. Book is fine under a jacket whose only flaw is some modest dampstaining on the spine. Another hilarious and suspenseful caper, crisp and clean.

Hardcover_boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: VeryGood. 5.75"x8.5" 207 pp. BCE in Brodart mylar. Granny Smith Apple green boards w/light blue lines and letters on spine. Top Stain. DJ design by Martin Pickwick. Author photo credit: Fred Ainsworth. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, and unmarked. Light soiling & small nicks to DJ. The three-time Edgar Award-winning Grand Master of Mystery serves up a dangerous case of mistaken identity in "the best spy comedy I have ever read" (The New York Times). J. Eugene Raxford is not what anyone would call a debonair man of action. He has no class, no skills, and all the physical prowess of a napping tree sloth. James Bond would think twice before letting him park the Aston Martin. Though he is a devoted pacifist, Raxford is also-thanks to a tragically consequential typo-the supposed leader of a half-baked and violent radical organization. That's why the FBI wants him to go undercover and spy on the consortium of real-life terrorists and deadly assassins. Now, with the help of his girlfriend-who is even more clueless than h. Source: Publisher.

softcover. Condition: vg.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Book Club Edition. Book Club edition. Fine; in a near fine, mildly age-toned dust jacket. A typographical error on an FBI list caused a pacifist to become mixed up with bomb-throwing subversives.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This book is bound in bright decorative blue & black boards with bright gilt letters on the spine. There is light wear on the spine tips, cover edges & corners. There is a "H" stamp in a circle on the front end paper. The bottom edge is lightly speckled. The contents are clean & unmarked, the binding is tight. States: "First Printing". The bright white dust jacket is price clipped with very, very light wear on the edges. No chips or tears.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. An uncommon book. Ink name.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing stated. A near fine copy in a near fine mylar protected DJ with some light surface soiling and light edgewear but it is not price clipped with 9/66 on the inside flap. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. More available upon request. This book is in my possession and will be packed in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #D4.

Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition first printing stated of a very good hardcover with wear to the extremities, and a bit of discolouration to the upper texblock which stained blue by the publisher, in a very good dustjacket with minor wear to the extremities, some minor dampstaining, and is price clipped. Featuring J. Eugene Raxford, unwitting cast into the role of spy trying to stop the end of the world. A very witty spy adventure.