Three Investigators Books For Sale or Trade

Random House WINDWARD Paperbacks (Illustrated):

Learn more about the silver or white Windward books.

None Available.

Random House MARCHESI COVER Paperbacks (Illustrated):

Learn more about the Marchesi Cover books and the two Marchesi boxed sets.

MARCHESI BOXED SET #1! Click on the link directly above to learn more about this boxed set. Box, of

course, contains books #1, 7, 8, and 10. They are all 7th, 8th, or 9th prints

and each book is in very nice, gently read condition (if sold individually

they would price at $8 to $10 each). #1 has a soft crease on the spine, #8

has a hard crease on the spine. The box is a beauty with bright, clean,

bold Marchesi artwork and has just a trace of rubbing here and there. The

boxes often have considerable wear and damage, this one is NICE! $40.00 ON HOLD

#1 Terror Castle - 1st print. Excellent condition, almost like new and unread! Bright, bold, clean covers

and spine with just a hint of rubbing to top of spine. Pages tight and clean. $15.00sold

#1 Terror Castle - 9th print. Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with barely a trace of rubbing to

the extremities. Thin, faint crease on left edge of front cover along the spine. Pages

tight and clean except for an ownership stamp inside front cover. Book looks fresh

and crisp, owner took great care with it! $8.00sold

#2 Stuttering Parrot - 5th print. Light wear and rubbing to covers and edges. Pages tight and clean

but tanning with a neatly penned name on first page. $8.00sold

#3 Whispering Mummy - 1st print. Light soiling to covers and spine with light wear from reading.

Pages tight and clean throughout except for a name penned inside the front

cover. $6.00Sold

#6 Skeleton Island - 7th print. Bright, clean covers with some very gentle wear from reading. Light

rubbing to spine edges, soft crease on front cover along the spine. Pages tight

and clean with an ownership plate inside front cover. $6.00

#6 Skeleton Island - 8th print. Bright, bold, clean covers and spine with just a touch of shelfwear to the

front cover. Pages tight, clean and unread. Nice! $12.00

#7 Fiery Eye - 6th print. Soft rubbing and light wear to covers from reading but no creasing. Pages

tight and clean. $5.00

#7 Fiery Eye - 7th print. Clean covers with a touch of rubbing/wear to the spine and rear cover. Name

penned inside front cover, pages tanning but tight and clean. $7.00

#7 Fiery Eye - 7th print. Super nice, bright covers with barely a trace of shelfwear. Hint of rubbing to

spine ends. Pages tight, crisp and clean, possibly unread. Nice! $10.00

#8 Silver Spider - 3rd print. Clean covers with a touch of wear from gentle reading, touch of rubbing to

spine edges, light crease down center of spine. Pages tight and clean. $7.00

#8 Silver Spider - 7th print. Bright, clean covers and spine with just a trace of rubbing from shelfwear,

faint crease on rear cover. Pages tight and clean. Nice! $8.00

#9 Screaming Clock - 7th print. Nice, bright, clean covers with just a touch of rubbing to spine ends,

a trace of shelfwear to covers. Pages tight and clean. $10.00

#9 Screaming Clock - 8th print. Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a trace of shelf-

wear. Faint, soft corner crease on rear cover. Pages tight and clean. $12.00

#10 Moaning Cave - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine. Faint, soft crease on spine and a thin,

faint crease on front cover along the spine. Pages tight and clean. $10.00sold

#10 Moaning Cave - 1st print. Bright covers with some soft creasing and light wear from reading. "10"

penned on the creased spine. Pages tight and clean. $6.00 SOLD

#10 Moaning Cave - 8th print. Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with barely a trace of rubbing

to spine edges. Thin, faint crease on front cover along spine. Pages are tight,

crisp and clean. Nice! $8.00

#11 Talking Skull - 1st print. Bright, clean covers with some soft corner creasing. Crease down center

of spine and rubbing to spine edges. Pages tight and clean but tanning. $6.00sold

#11 Talking Skull - 6th print. Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with a faint, soft crease on

front cover along the spine. Pages are tight, crisp, and clean. Nice! $8.00

#12 Laughing Shadow - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine with just a trace of wear from gentle

reading. Soft, faint crease down center of spine. Pages tanning but tight and

clean. $10.00

#12 Laughing Shadow - 1st print. Bright, clean covers with some light creasing and wear from reading.

Spine is cocked with a light crease. Pages tight and clean. $5.00

#15 Flaming Footprints - 1st print. Bright, clean covers with just a hint of shelfwear. Pages tight and

clean but tanning. Nice! $12.00Sold

#15 Flaming Footprints - 7th print. Bright, clean covers with a touch of rubbing to the spine and a faint

scuff on front cover where a store price tag was removed. Pages tight and

clean. $7.00

#18 Shrinking House - 3rd print. Nice, bright, clean covers with just a hint of shelfwear and an

extremely faint spine crease. Pages are tight and clean throughout. $8.00

#18 Shrinking House - 8th print. Super nice, bright, clean covers with a thin faint crease on both the

front and rear covers along the spine. Pages tight, crisp, clean. Nice! $8.00sold

Random House HITCHCOCK COVER Paperbacks (Adragna cover art):

Learn more about the Hitchcock Cover books.

#12 Laughing Shadow - 10th print. HTF! Contains the Kane internal illustrations! Super nice, bright,

clean covers and spine with just a touch of shelfwear. Pages tight and clean.

Nice! $18.00SOLD

#13 Crooked Cat - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a hint of rubbing to spine ends and a

faint, thin crease on front cover along the spine. Pages tight and clean, contains the

Mystery Quiz page with ATTACHED bookmark! $15.00SOLD

#13 Crooked Cat - 1st print. Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a touch of rubbing to

the spine ends. Pages tight and clean throughout, there is an ownership tag

pasted inside the front cover. Contains the Mystery Quiz page but bookmark

portion is missing. $10.00on hold

#13 Crooked Cat - 3rd print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a touch of rubbing to most corners

and edges. Two long, hard corner creases on front cover. Pages tight and clean

but tanning, corner creasing to the first 15 pages or so. $5.00

#14 Coughing Dragon - 4th print. Heavy rubbing to front and rear covers, hard corner creasing to front

cover. Nice spine. Pages tight and clean except for a couple of names penned

and stamped inside front cover. $3.00

#16 Nervous Lion - 1st print. Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with barely a trace of rubbing

to spine edges. Pages tight and clean. Contains the Mystery Quiz page with

ATTACHED bookmark! $18.00 SOLD

#16 Nervous Lion - 1st print. Nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a trace of rubbing to spine

top and rear edge. Pages tight and clean. Contains the Mystery Quiz page but the

bookmark portion has been detached and is missing. $12.00

#17 Singing Serpent - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine, a touch of light rubbing to spine ends

and edges, soft corner crease on rear cover. Pages tight and clean. Contains

the Mystery Quiz page the bookmark portion is detached and missing. $12.00 SOLD

#17 Singing Serpent - 3rd print. Super nice, bright, clean covers with just a touch of wear from reading.

Pages tight and clean. Nice! $10.00sold

#19 Phantom Lake - 6th print. Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with a soft horizont surface

crease across the spine. Pages tight and clean. Nice! $10.00sold

#19 Phantom Lake - 6th print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a hard crease on front cover along

the spine and two tiny corner creases. Two soft corner creases on rear cover.

Name penned inside front cover with a piece of tape over it. Pages clean. $4.00

#20 Monster Mountain - 4th print. Nice, bright, clean covers and spine with gentle wear from reading,

barely visible soft creasing to covers. Pages tight and clean. $7.00SOLD

#20 Monster Mountain - 6th print. Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with barely a trace of

shelfwear. Pages tight and clean. $10.00

#22 Dead Man's Riddle - 6th print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a touch of rubbing from shelf-

wear. Soft crease down center of spine and a nick of wear at spine bottom.

Pages tight and clean. $8.00Sold

#23 Invisible Dog - 1st print. Clean covers with light creasing and rubbing from reading. Spine is

cocked and creased. Pages are tanning but tight and clean with a faint, odorless

moisture stain around some edges. Contains the Mystery Quiz page but the

bookmark portion is detached and missing from the book. $5.00

#23 Invisible Dog - 1st print. Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a trace of wear along

front cover's spine edge. Pages tight and clean. Contains the Mystery Quiz page

with ATTACHED bookmark! $15.00

#23 Invisible Dog - 3rd print. Bright, clean covers with a touch of shelfwear. Short, faint crease on

front cover corner. Pages tight and clean. Contains the Mystery Quiz page but the

bookmark portion is detached and missing. $10.00sold

#24 Death Trap Mine - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine with some very light wear from reading,

Soft corner creasing on front cover. Pages tight and clean. $12.00sold

#24 Death Trap Mine - 3rd print. Bright, clean covers and spine with barely a trace of rubbing to some

edges. Several soft, faint creases to one corner on the rear cover. Pages are

tanning but tight and clean throughout. $10.00

#25 Dancing Devil - 2nd print. Bright, clean covers & spine with just a touch of wear from light reading.

Pages tight and clean. Contains the Mystery Quiz page but the bookmard portion is

detached and missing $12.00sold

#26 Headless Horse - 1st print. Nice, bright, clean covers and spine with a couple of barely visible, soft,

faint creases on front cover. Pages tight and clean. Contains the Mystery Quiz

page with ATTACHED bookmark! $15.00

#26 Headless Horse - 4th print. Wow! Near mint, unsold, and unread store stock with barely a trace of

shelfwear. Store price tag on front cover. Don't hesitate! $12.00SOLD

#26 Headless Horse - 4th print. Bright, clean covers with light wear from reading, rubbing to most

edges, spine ends and edges. Soft creasing to corners. Pages tight and clean

throughout. $7.00

#27 Magic Circle - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a touch of wear from gentle reading

to the spine. Pages tight and clean. Contains the Mystery Quiz page with ATTACHED

bookmark! $15.00

#27 Magic Circle - 3rd print. Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a trace of shelfwear.

Practically invisible, faint, soft crease near bottom, center of front cover. Pages

tight and clean. Nice! $12.00

#27 Magic Circle - 3rd print. Bright, clean covers with some minor, soft creasing and very light wear.

Pages tight and clean. $8.00sold

#28 Deadly Double - 1st print. Excellent to almost near mint covers with barely a trace of shelfwear.

Pages tanning but tight and clean. Contains the Mystery Quiz page but the book-

mark portion is detached and missing. Nice! $18.00

#28 Deadly Double - 1st print. Nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a touch of wear from light

reading. Pages tight and clean. Contains the Mystery Quiz page but the bookmark

portion has been detached and is missing. $15.00

#29 Sinister Scarecrow - 1st print. Clean covers and spine, spine color has faded perhaps a shade. Just

a touch of shelfwear and some soft, faint creases to front cover. Pages tight

and clean except for some check marks next to a dozen titles on the inner

list. $6.00sold

#29 Sinister Scarecrow - 4th print. Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a trace of wear

from gentle reading to the rear cover. Pages tight and clean. $10.00sold

#30 Shark Reef - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine with just a touch of shelfwear to the edges.

Very faint, soft corner crease to upper right corner of front cover. Pages tight and

clean. $12.00sold

#30 Shark Reef - 6th print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a hard corner crease on rear cover.

Tiny vertical crease on spine. Pages tight and clean throughout. $8.00

UPDATED - November 6, 2018

THREE INVESTIGATORS

BOOKS FOR SALE!

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Click HERE for the brand-new original German titles in English! Limited Availability.

Click HERE for a list of United Kingdom HB and pb T3I Editions in English & other FOREIGN editions!

Just in: A nice selection of excellent German hardbacks with dust jackets!

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BARGAIN LOT: You get 14 paperbacks. All are complete and good for reading but should be considered as 'reading copies' only. Some are ex-library, some have light rubbing and wear, some have heavy rubbing and wear. You get: Marchesi #7, 8, 10, 11; Hitchcock #17, 20, 26; Keyhole #5, 14, 19, 21, 30, 32; & Dodge #2. FREE shipping to any U.S. destination, take 'em and run for just $32.00!on hold

Random House Original Hardbound Trade Edition #'s 1 - 28

The number in parenthesis indicates the number of titles listed on the back of the book. These are the originals with illustrations! (Learn more about the Hardbound Trade Ed.) Also, please see the new "The T3I Guide" - A comprehensive guide to the various printings of each of the 28 titles found in the Random House trade edition.

#1 Terror

#1 Terror Castle(16) - Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with a touch of rubbing to the gently

bumped spine ends and to the four pointy corners facing the rear of the shelf.

Textblock was nicely reglued to the covers by a former owner, nice job, with a

sliver of cheesecloth visible along inside-rear hinge and a partial sliver visible

along inside-front hinge. Nice and clean throughout. $15.00Sold

#1 Terror Castle(22) - Bright, clean covers but overall rough condition with rubbing to most edges and

wear to most corners. The textblock is tight and clean but was nicely reglued and

taped by a former owner to the covers. Great reading copy, have fun with it, help

yourself! $5.00sold

#2 Stuttering Parrot(0c) - Second Printing. Illustrations correctly credited to Harry Kane. Super nice,

bright, clean covers and spine with just a hint of rubbing from shelfwear.

Light rubbing to the spine ends and to the four fairly pointy corners facing the

rear of shelf. Textblock is super nice, tight, crisp and clean throughout.

Quite nice! $32.00Sold

#2 Stuttering Parrot(14b) - Nice, bright, clean covers with a hint of rubbing, spine is nice and bright, not

soiled as commonly found. Just a trace of rubbing to the very gently bumped

spine ends. All four corners are nice and pointy with a touch of rubbing but

no expoxed cardboard. Textblock is tight, crisp and clean. Nice! $25.00SOLD

#2 Stuttering Parrot(23) - Nice, bright, clean covers, touch of soiling (darkening) to spine. Just a trace

of rubbing to the very gently bumped spine ends, all four corners facing rear

of shelf are nice and pointy. Textblock tight and clean except for a name/date

on the first blank page. $15.00Sold

#3 Whispering Mummy(4) - Early printing. Bright, clean covers with some light rubbing to the edges

and to the gently bumped corners and spine ends, no exposed cardboard.

Spine is very gently cocked, most sellers wouldn't even bother to note it.

Textblock is tight and clean except for a name in pencil and a small red

squiggle on the first blank page. Help yourself! $10.00Sold

#3 Whispering Mummy(14) - Clean covers and spine with a touch of rubbing to rear cover and to many

edges. Spine is cocked with rubbing to the gently bumped ends. All four

corners facing rear of shelf are gently bumped and rubbed, two have a

smidgen of cardboard just barely visible. There is a little wear/chipping

to the blue endpapers, else the textblock is tight and clean throughout

a name neatly penned on the first title page. $10.00sold

#3 Whispering Mummy(20) - Bright, clean covers and spine with a touch of rubbing to the lightly

bumped spine ends. All four corners facing rear of shelf are fairly pointy

with a hint rubbing, one has a smidgen of cardboard exposed. Textblock

is tight and clean. $15.00Sold

#4 Green Ghost(4) - Early printing, not a first. Light rubbing and soft scratching to the covers. A touch

of rubbing to most edges, heaviest at the bumped spine ends where there's a tiny

bit of cardboard exposed. All four corners facing rear of shelf are lightly rubbed

with just a smidgen of cardboard peeking out at each one. Except for a neatly

penned name on the first blank page, textblock is tight and clean throughout. It

was reglued to the covers by a former owner with cheesecloth visible along the

inside-front and rear hinges. Help yourself! $8.00SOLD

#4 Green Ghost(16b) - Nice, bright, clean covers and spine. Nice book but there was some damage to

top of the spine that a former owner nicely repaired with clear packing tape.

Textblock is nice, tight and clean, the former owner very nicely reattached the

textblock to the covers with clear packing tape. Name and date neatly penned

on second title page. Help yourself! $6.00sold

#4 Green Ghost(16b) - Nice, clean covers and spine with just a touch of rubbing to the gently bumped

spine ends and four corners facing the rear of the shelf, no exposed cardboard.

Pages tight and clean throughout. Nice! $15.00sold

#5 Vanishing Treasure(6) - FIRST PRINT! Clean covers and spine with some light rubbing to the covers,

edges, and to the gently bumped corners and spine ends with just a smidgen

of cardboard peeking out from one of the corners facing the rear of shelf.

Textblock is nice, tight, and clean throughout except for a small stamping

that was inked out on the first title page. $18.00 Sold

#5 Vanishing Treasure(12) - Clean covers and spine with a touch of shelfwear to the front and rear

covers, light rubbing to almost all of the edges and to the bumped spine

ends. Four corners facing rear of shelf are bumped and rubbed, three have

a small bit of cardboard visible. Textblock is tight and clean, a former

owner adequately reglued it to the covers with just a little cheesecloth

visible along inside-front hinge. $8.00SOLD

#5 Vanishing Treasure(12) - Bright, clean covers & spine with a touch of rubbing to the gently bumped

corners and spine ends. Spine is cocked. Textblock tight and clean. $10.00Sold

#5 Vanishing Treasure(22) - Super bright, clean covers and spine. Spine bottom gently bumped, top of

spine is bumped and rubbed. All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice

pointy with a hint of rubbing. Textblock is tight and clean throughout with

a couple of creased page corners and a name/date neatly penned on the

first title page. Blue eps. Quite nice! $18.00

#6 Skeleton Island(6) - FIRST PRINT! Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a touch of

rubbing to the gently bumped spine ends. Two of the four corners facing the

rear of the shelf are nice and pointy, two are gently bumped with a touch of

rubbing, no exposed cardboard. Textblock is super nice, tight and clean except

for a small name that was scribbled out with pen on the first blank page. $25.00Sold

#6 Skeleton Island(12) - Bright, clean covers and spine with just a touch of rubbing. Spine ends and all

four corners facing rear of shelf are gently bumped and rubbed but no exposed

cardboard. Textblock is tight and clean throughout. $15.00Sold

#6 Skeleton Island(20) - Nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a hint of rubbing to the gently

bumped spine ends and to one of the four pointy corners facing the rear of the

shelf. Textblock nicely reglued by a former owner with just a sliver of cheese-

cloth visible along inside-front hinge. Nice! $15.00Sold

#7 Fiery Eye(8) - FIRST PRINT! Clean covers and spine, touch of shelfwear to the covers, touch of rub-

bing to the gently bumped corners and spine ends, no exposed cardboard. Has the

blue eps in the front of the book but plain white eps in the rear with a name penned

inside the rear cover. Sliver of cheesecloth visible along inside-rear hinge. $10.00Sold

#7 Fiery Eye(12) - Just a trace of soiling/darkening to the covers and spine with some light rubbing to

the edges and corners. One corner facing rear of shelf is bumped with a tiny bit of

cardboard exposed. There is a split on the bottom, rear edge of the spine about

1-1/2" in length. Textblock was adequately reglued to the covers by a former owner,

It is tight and clean throughout. Help yourself! $7.00Sold

#7 Fiery Eye(22) - Nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a hint of rubbing to the very gently

bumped spine ends. The four corners facing the rear of the shelf are nice and pointy.

Textblock is super nice, crisp and clean throughout except for a couple of tiny ink

drops/stains on the outside edges of the textblock. The textblock was nicely reglued

to the covers by a former owner. White eps. Nice! $15.00Sold

#8 Silver Spider(8) - FIRST PRINT! Bright, clean covers and spine, spine is cocked, with a touch of

rubbing to the gentlly bumped corners and spine ends. Pages tight and clean

except for a name neatly penned on the first blank page. Help yourself! $12.00SOLD

#8 Silver Spider(20) - Super nice, bright, clean covers with just a trace of age darkening to the spine.

Barely a hint of rubbing to the oh-so-gently bumped spine ends and to the four

pointy corners facing the rear of the shelf. Textblock is nice, tight and clean

throughout. Nice! $20.00Sold

#8 Silver Spider(20) - Bright, clean covers and spine with a touch of rubbing to the gently bumped

spine ends and to the four corners facing the rear of the shelf. Spine is almost

imperceptibly cocked, more so at top of spine than the bottom which is nice and

square. Textblock is tight and clean throughout. $15.00

#9 Screaming CLock(12) - Rubbing and light scratching to covers and spine, spine ends bumped and

gently rubbed. Light rubbing to all four gently bumped corners facing the

rear of the shelf. Textblock is tight and clean except for a "Heavy Reader"

sticker on first title page. Help yourself! $8.0000Sold

#10 Moaning Cave(10) - FIRST PRINT! Wow! Super nice, bright, bold covers and spine with just a hint

of rubbing to the very gently bumped spine ends. Three of the four corners

facing the rear of the shelf are nice and pointy, one is bumped and has a

smidgen of cardboard peeking out. Textblock is tight, crisp and clean except

for a name penned on the first title page. Nice! $25.00sold

#10 Moaning Cave(10) - FIRST PRINT! Bright, clean covers and spine with a touch of rubbing to the

corners and gently bumped spine ends, no exposed cardboard. Small 1" scuff

gouge at bottom right corner of front cover. Textblock is tight and clean, first

several pages are slightly rumpled from exposure to moisture but no stains or

odor. The blue ep that was glued to the inside of the rear cover has been

removed for reasons unknown. Help yourself! $10.00SOLD

#10 Moaning Cave(20) - Bright, clean covers and spine with a touch of rubbing to the gently bumped

spine ends. Faint, small scuff on front cover where an old price tag was

removed. The four corners facing the rear of shelf are nice and pointy. Text-

block is nice, tight and clean with barely a sliver of cheesecloth visible along

inside-front hinge. Spine is gently cocked. $12.00

#11 Talking Skull(12) - FIRST PRINT! Super nice, bright, bold covers. Just a hint of bumping/rubbing to

spine ends. All 4 corners facing the rear of the shelf are nice and pointy. Textblock

is tight, crisp and clean throughout except for a name/date penned on the first title

page. Original owner read once then shelved for 48 years! $35.00

#11 Talking Skull(16) - Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a touch of rubbing to the

gently bumped spine ends and to the four pointy corners facing the rear of shelf.

Textblock is nice, tight, crisp, and clean. Nice! $20.00

#11 Talking Skull(20) - Nice, bright, clean covers, the spine has faded in color just a shade. A hint of

rubbing to the gently bumped spine ends. Three of the four corners facing the

rear of the shelf are very gently bumped with barely a trace of rubbing, one is

nice and pointy. Textblock is tight, crisp and clean throughout. $12.00

#12 Laughing Shadow(12) - FIRST PRINT! Super nice, bright, bold covers. Spine is a beauty with

barely a trace of rubbing to the unbumped spine ends! All four corners

facing the rear of shelf are nice and pointy. Textblock is tight, crisp and

clean throughout except for a name/date penned on the first title page.

Original owner read once and then shelved for nearly 48 years! $35.00

Sold

#12 Laughing Shadow(22) - Clean covers and spine with light shelfwear to front cover. There is a

surface split along the inside of the front cover spine gutter which isn't

easily visible. Corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy. Textblock

is tight, crisp, and clean. It was adequately reglued to the covers by a

former owner with cheesecloth visible along the inside-front hinge and a

name neatly penned inside the front cover. Help yourself! $8.00

#13 Crooked Cat(14a) - FIRST PRINT! A beauty! Original owner read once and shelved for 45 years!

Bold, bright, clean covers and spine, barely a hint of rubbing to the sharp spine

ends. All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy. Textblock is tight,

crisp, and clean throughout. Even smells new! Don't hesitate or you'll curse up

a storm when it's sold. $35.00Sold

#13 Crooked Cat(14a) - FIRST PRINT! Bright, clean covers and spine with a hint of shelfwear. Light

rubbing and wear to the gently bumped spine ends, heaviest at spine top. Three

of the four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy one is gently bumped

with a touch of rubbing. No exposed cardboard. Textblock is tight, crisp and

clean except for a hard to see name and old price neatly penned on the first

free endpaper. $25.00SOLD

#13 Crooked Cat(16a) - Light rubbing and soiling(darkening) to covers, spine ends gently bumped and

rubbed. All four corners facing rear of shelf are lightly bumped with rubbing,

three have a tiny bit of cardboard exposed. Textblock is tight and clean

throughout. Help yourself! $8.00sold

#13 Crooked Cat(16a) - Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with barely a hint of rubbing to the

gently bumped spine ends, all four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and

pointy. Textblock is nice, tight, crisp and clean throughout except for a small

red "74" marked on the first blank page. Nice! $18.00SOLD

#13 Crooked Cat (18) - Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with a touch of rubbing to the gently

bumped spine ends. All four corners facing the rear of shelf are gently bumped

with a hint of rubbing, no exposed cardboard. Textblock is nice, tight, and

clean throughout with sliver of cheesecloth visible at inside-rear hinge. $15.00Sold

#14 Coughing Dragon(14b) - Second print. Bright, clean covers and spine, spine is slightly cocked. Just

a touch of rubbing to the gently bumped spine ends and to the four pointy

corners facing the rear of the shelf. 1" scuff with cardboard visible on the

rear cover edge facing the back of the bookshelf. Pages tight, crisp and

clean throughout except for a small red "70" marked on the first blank

page. $12.00Sold

#14 Coughing Dragon(20) - Nice, bright, clean covers and spine with some light rubbing to the gently

bumped spine ends and corners facing the rear of the shelf. Textblock is

nice and clean but there is a gap with cheesecloth visible along inside-front

hinge. $15.00sold

#14 Coughing Dragon(22) - Super bright, clean front and rear covers but the spine colors have faded

several shades. Spine ends gently bumped and rubbed, all four corners

facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy. Pages are tight and crisp but the

front hinge was very nicely repaired with a bright yellow paper tape. Name

and date on first blank page. Help yourself! $8.00

#15 Flaming Footprints(20) - Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a hint of rubbing to the

barely bumped spine ends. Two of the corners facing rear of shelf are

like new pointy, two are barely bumped. Textblock is nice, tight and clean

with a touch of soiling to the outside edges, ownership tag inside front

cover. Nice! $15.00Sold

#15 Flaming Footprints(22) - Just a hint of darkening to the covers & spine. Spine ends gently bumped

with a touch of rubbing. All four corners facing rear of shelf have a touch

of rubbing. Slight gap along both inside-front and rear covers, else text-

block is tight and clean. Blue eps. $10.00SOLD

#16 Nervous Lion(16b) - A beauty! Covers look almost brand new, bright, crisp and clean with barely a

touch of rubbing to the sharp spine ends. All four corners facing rear of shelf

are nice and pointy. Textblock is tight, crisp and clean throughout, probably

unread. Nice! Don't hesitate. $28.00SOLD

#16 Nervous Lion(16d) - Nice, bright, clean covers and spine, spine is just barely cocked towards the

top, nice and square at the bottom, most sellers wouldn't bother to note it. Just

a trace of rubbing to the gently bumped corners and spine ends. Textblock is

nice, tight, and clean throughout except for a small red "75" marked on the first

blank page. Nice! $15.00

#17 Singing Serpent(16) - FIRST PRINT! A beauty! Original owner read once and shelved for 45 years!

Bright, bold, clean covers and spine with barely a trace of rubbing to the

sharp spine ends. All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy.

Looks like new but there are four pencil-point size white spots on rear cover.

Textblock is tight, crisp and clean throughout with a name neatly penned on

first title page. Don't hesitate or you'll kick yourself! $35.00Sold

#17 Singing Serpent(16) - FIRST PRINT! A hint of darkening to the covers and spine, moderate rubbing

to the spine and the gently bumped spine ends. A touch of rubbing to the

gently bumped corners with a smidgen of cardboard just peeking out at one.

Textblock was adequately reglued to the covers by former owner with some

gaps and a sliver of cheesecloth visible along inside-front hinge. Name, date,

inscription neatly penned on first blank page, else textblock is tight and clean

throughout. Help yourself! $10.00SOLD

#18 Shrinking House(16) - FIRST PRINT! Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a touch of

rubbing to the spine ends, heaviest at top. All four corners facing the rear of

the shelf are nice and pointy with the tiniest trace of rubbing. One edge

facing rear of shelf does have a trace of rubbing. Textblock is super nice,

tight, clean, and crisp throughout. $22.00SOLD

#19 Phantom Lake(20a) - FIRST PRINT! Lists only titles #17 - #20 inside. Bright, clean covers and spine

with just a hint of rubbing to the barely bumped spine ends and to the very

gently bumped four corners facing rear of shelf. Pages tight and clean

throughout except for a name inked out with pen on the first title page. $25.00SOLD

#21 Haunted Mirror(22a) - FIRST PRINT! Nice, bright, clean covers with the faintest trace of fading to

the spine. Touch of rubbing to the gently bumped spine ends. All four

corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy. Textblock is tight, crisp and

clean throughout. Nice! $32.00Sold

#21 Haunted Mirror(22a) - FIRST PRINT! Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine BUT the spine has a

papercut thin surface knife slice along the right edge of the spine, perhaps

about 50% - 60% of the length of the spine. It's not glaringly obvious but it's

there. Spine ends gently bumped with just a trace of rubbing, three of the

four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy, one is gently bumped.

Textblock is tight and clean throughout. Nice book, too bad about the faint

knife slice. Help yourself! $15.00Sold

#22 Dead Man's RIddle(22a) - FIRST PRINT! Abnormally clean covers and spine (the covers of this

title tend to easily soil/darken) with just a hint of darkening to the spine

and rear cover. spine ends gently bumped. All four corners facing rear of

shelf are nice and pointy. Textblock is nice, tight, crisp and clean

throughout. Nice! $32.00SOLD

#22 Dead Man's Riddle(23b) - 4th print. Bright, clean front cover, lightly soiled(darkened) rear cover,

and a spine which exhibits the usual light soiling and red title letters

which have faded a shade or two. A touch of rubbing to the gently

bumped spine ends and a 3" surface split in the front cover's spine gutter.

Two of the corners facing the rear of the shelf are nice and pointy, two

are bumped with a tiny bit of cardboard exposed. Textblock is tight and

clean, a couple of creased page corners, and a neatly penned name/date

on the first blank page. Help yourself! $15.00

#23 Invisible Dog - 1st print. Nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a touch of rubbing to the

gently bumped spine ends. The four corners facing the rear of the shelf are nice

and pointy. Textblock was very nicely reglued by a former owner with just a sliver

of cheesecloth visible along inside-rear hinge, else it is super tight, crisp and clean

throughout. Nice! $45.00sold

#23 Invisible Dog - 1st print. Nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a touch of rubbing to the

gently bumped spine ends. Three of the four corners facing the rear of the shelf are

nice and pointy, one has a short tear with a little bit of cardboard exposed. Text-

block is tight, crisp, and clean throughout. Nice! $38.00sold

#23 Invisible Dog - 1st print. Nice, clean covers. Spine ends are bumped with a little rubbing and

wear to the ends and corners. Two corners facing the rear of the shelf are nice and

pointy with just a hint of rubbing, two are gently bumped with a little cardboard

peeking out. Textblock is nice, tight and clean throughout. $30.00SOLD

#24 Death Trap Mine - 1st print. A beauty! Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just the

slightest trace of gentle bumping to the top of spine. All four of the corners

facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy. Original Random House price tag still

on front cover - always a nice bonus! Textblock is super nice, tight, crisp and

clean throughout, probably unread. Don't hesitate! $60.00sold

#24 Death Trap Mine - 1st print. Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a hint of rubbing

to the spine corners. Corners facing rear of shelf are all sharp and pointy. Very

thin, practically not noticeable, 1-1/2" surface crack in the front cover's spine

gutter. Name, address, phone number neatly penned inside front cover. Pages

tight and clean with a sliver of cheesecloth visible along inside-front hinge.

Help yourself! $45.00SOLD

#25 Dancing Devil - 1st print. Nice, bright, clean covers and spine with barely a trace of wear to the oh-

so-gently bumped spine ends. All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and

pointy, one has barely a trace of rubbing. The glossy surface coating is cracked

in a couple of places along the front cover's spine gutter and this won't be visible

in a photo. Textblock is tight and clean throughout, it was probably reglued

(nicely done!) by a former owner as there is a partial sliver of cheesecloth visible

at both the inside-front and inside-rear hinges. Nice! $48.00sold

#26 Headless Horse - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine with old price tag residue on front cover

and a couple of faint surface scratches on rear cover. Spine ends gently bumped

with a touch of rubbing, all four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy.

Textblock is super nice, tight and clean throughout. $28.00sold

#26 Headless Horse - 4th print. Excellent to almost near mint! Old store stock, book is unread, the

hinges are tight as the covers have never been fully opened. Bottom edge of

spine is very gently bumped, all four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and

pointy. The book was remaindered (returned to warehouse) as there is a 1" red

marker slash on the top edge of the textblock. No other seller would bother to

mention it because it is so tiny and inconsequential but there is a pencil-point dot

of rubbing to the top edge of the rear cover. Rare opportunity to purchase an

unread T3I book! $45.00

#27 Magic Circle - 1st print. Bright, clean covers & spine with a touch of rubbing to the gently bumped

spine ends. There is a thin surface crack in the front cover's spine gutter, about 3" in

length. Neatly penned name/date on first page. Pages tight and clean. $45.00sold

#27 Magic Circle - 1st print. Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a hint of rubbing to the

gently bumped spine ends. Two of the four corners facing the rear of the shelf are

nice and pointy, two are gently bumped with no exposed cardboard. Textblock is

nice, tight and clean throughout. Nice! $60.00SOLD

#28 Deadly Double - 1st print. Bright, clean covers, the green color on spine has fades just a shade.

Spine is nice and square at top, slightly cocked at the bottom. A touch of rubbing

to the gently bumped spine ends. Name and date neatly penned on the first blank

page. Pages tight and clean. Help yourself! $48.00sold

GLB's - True Random House GIBRALTAR LIBRARY BINDING Books:

These books are just like the Random House Trade Edition books listed above except that they were designed to withstand the rigors of library use. The covers sometimes exhibit heavy wear but the books are sturdy and will last for generations. They are ideal for kids or for those who just want to enjoy reading a book without having to worry about possibly damaging a collectible book. (Learn more about GLB's.)

#1 Terror Castle - FIRST PRINT with Text Error on Page 47! For those attempting to build a "master set"

here is a scarce opportunity to acquire this First Print in GLB, one with a musty odor

sold on eBay on 7/29/17 for nearly $250.00. This copy would also enhance the value,

prestige, and overall interest factor of a more modest collection. This copy is ex-

library but is in quite nice condition, ask for the pics. Covers and spine are nice and

bright with a touch of light rubbing, spine ends are bumped with a small amount of

cardboard exposed, partial library tag remains on spine. Four corners facing rear of

shelf are bumped with a tiny bit of cardboard exposed. Library address stamped on

outside edge of textblock, same stamp on second title page, no other libary stamping

or tags noted. Last free endpage was removed from the book, it no doubt had the

library pocket. Some numbers written in crayon on last blank page of book. Else,

textblock is tight, clean and square throughout. Quite nice for ex-library. $125.00

#29 Sinister Scarecrow - 3rd print. Generally bright and clean covers and spine with a hint of soiling to

rear cover and some very minor, faint scratching on front cover. Book is ex-

library. A former owner successfully removed all of the spine tags with no

scarring, small scar on rear cover. Former owner put clear Scotch tape for

reasons unknown over the scar and also on the spine ends and on the four

corners facing rear of shelf, all of which appear to be lightly bumped and

rubbed. New owner will want to remove this tape, should be an easy job, and

this will be a nice-looking book when cleaned up! Textblock is tight and clean

with no missing pages. There is some faint scarring and a few stray scribbles

to the first free endpaper where the library slip was attached. Name of library

is stamped on the outside edges of the textblock. Please shop and compare

elsewhere online. $95.00Sold

#30 Shark Reef - 4th print. Generally bright and clean covers and spine with a touch of soiling and

rubbing to rear cover. Book is ex-library. A former owner very successfully removed

all exterior tags with no scarring but then covered the spine and the four corners

facing rear of shelf with Scotch tape which should be removed. Bottom of spine is

gently bumped and rubbed, top of spine has some heavier wear with some cardboard

exposed. All four corners facing rear of shelf are bumped and rubbed, two seem to

have a small amount of cardboard exposed. Textblock is tight and clean with no

missing pages. Small scribble noted on second title page, faint glue residue on rear

endpaper where the cardpocket was successfully removed. No other library markings

noted. New owner will be quite happy with this book once they get the taped

cleaned off! Please shop and compare elsewhere online. $95.00SOLD

#35 Kidnapped Whale - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine with just a touch of rubbing to the

gently bumped spine ends. All library markings were successfully and beauti-

fully removed from the spine! Little bit of scarring to rear cover where a tag

was removed, piece of Scotch tape on that scar. Three of the four corners

facing rear of shelf are gently bumped and rubbed, one of them has a tiny bit

of cardboard peeking out, one corner is nice and pointy. Tiny, hard to see, ink

mark at bottom left corner of front cover. Textblock is super nice and tight, no

missing pages. Quite crisp and clean as well except for a marked out library

stamping or two on the first free ep and on the copyright page. Also library

stamp scribbled out inside rear cover, some faint surface scarring there from

where the cardpocket was removed. Library stamp on top edge of textblock

has been scribbled out. This book looks fantastic on the shelf! Don't hesitate

or you'll kick yourself! $185.00

#39 Trail of Terror - 4th print. Bright, clean covers and spine although spine has faded just a shade or

so in color when compared to back cover. Book is ex-library. Spine tags were

removed by former owner with minimal scarring to spine, a quarter-sized scar on

rear cover on GLB logo, and just a touch of scarring to front cover. Former owner

then covered these scars with clear Scotch tape which new owner will want to

remove. Spine ends gently bumped with a touch of rubbing. All four corners

facing rear of shelf gently bumped & rubbed, no exposed cardboard. Textblock is

super tight, crisp, & clean except for some library stampings which were scribbled

over with a pen, these are located inside the front cover and on first free ep and

inside rear cover and the last free ep. Tiny bit of surface scarring inside front cover

where cardpocket was removed. Nice, solid book which you'll be mighty pleased

with. Don't hesitate! $95.00Sold

#41 Creep-Show Crooks - 1st print. A tough one to find and this one has some typical library wear.

Rubbing to edges of front cover and a minor surface split in the front cover's

spine gutter at approximately the top third of the book. Spine is slightly

cocked, the color has faded perhaps a shade and is very slightly soiled. A

small piece of Scotch tape at top of spine put there by former owner. Tags

were successfully removed from the spine by former owner with no scarring.

Very light soiling to rear cover and a couple of small surface scars from tag

removal. All four corners facing rear of shelf are bumped with cardboard

exposed. The former owner put clear Scotch tape on each of these corners.

Textblock is tight, no missing pages, and generally clean with an occasional

light smudge or creased page from library use. The three small internal

library stampings that I noted were scribbled out with pen. There is faint

scarring and glue residue on the last free ep where the cardpocket was

removed. $95.00Sold

#42 Wreckers' Rock - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine with just a hint of rubbing. Spine ends

gently bumped and rubbed. Former owner removed spine tags with a minimum

of scarring and then covered the scar with a piece of clear Scotch tape which

you'll wante to remove. Rectangular scar on rear cover covered by a piece of

Scotch tape. Three of of the four corners facing rear of shelf are lightly bumped

and rubbed with a tiny bit of cardboard peeking out, fourth corner is pointy with a

touch of rubbing. Textblock is super nice, tight and clean throughout with no

missing pages. I noted only one small library stamping inside the book on the

copyright page and scribbled out with ink and the same thing on the top edge of

the textblock. There is just a trace of glue residue on the final free ep where the

cardpocket was nicely removed. Nice book, looks great on the shelf! $175.00 on hold

#43 Cranky Collector - 1st print. Nice, bright, clean covers and spine, all external library tags were

nicely removed with no scarring. Spine ends gently bumped and rubbed, no

exposed cardboard. All four corners facing rear of shelf are gently bumped and

rubbed, two have a tiny bit of cardboard peeking out. Textblock is nice, tight

and quite clean. First ep with the cardpocket was removed. Small library stamp

inked out inside front cover and on second title page, also on two edges of the

textblock. Nice, square, solid book which looks handsome on the shelf! $165.00

SOLD

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Random House KEYHOLE COVER Paperbacks (Adragna cover art):

Learn more about the Keyhole Cover books.

#1 Terror Castle - 2nd print. Bright, clean covers with a touch of wear. Creasing to spine with a touch

of rubbing to spine edges. Pages tight and clean. $7.00

#1 Terror Castle - 9th print. Light rubbing to front and rear covers with some soft creasing to rear cover

and a couple of pen markings on front cover. Pages tight and clean. $5.00

#2 Stuttering Parrot - 4th print. Bright, clean covers with a trace of rubbing. Pages tight and clean.

Nice! $10.00

#5 Vanishing Treasure - 2nd print. Bright, clean covers with some very light wear from shelfwear and

gentle reading. Touch of rubbing to spine, pages tight and clean. $10.00 sold

#6 Skeleton Island - 4th print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a trace of rubbing to covers and

light wear/creasing to spine. Pages tight and clean. $6.00

#10 Moaning Cave - 1st print. Recently upgraded out of my personal collection. Bright, clean covers

with a touch of soft rubbing/wear to rear cover. Pages tight and crisp, book is most

likely unread. $15.00SOLD

#12 Laughing Shadow - 3rd print. Bright, clean covers in almost excellent condition! Just a gently

bumped and rubbed spine corner. Pages white and crisp. Nice! $10.00

#14 Coughing Dragon - 3rd print. Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a trace of shelf-

wear. Pages tight, crisp and clean. $10.00

#17 Singing Serpent - 6th print. Bright, clean covers with a touch of rubbing from shelfwear. Pages

tight and clean throughout. $10.00 sold

#19 Phantom Lake - 3rd print. Bright, clean covers and spine with just a trace of shelfwear. Couple of

soft, faint creases to spine. Pages are nice, tight and clean throughout. $8.00

#20 Monster Mountain - 3rd print. Bright, clean covers and spine with just a touch of shelfwear and a

thin, faint crease on front cover along the spine. Pages tight and clean. $10.00

#21 Haunted Mirror - 2nd print. Super nice, bright, clean covers. Pages tight and crisp. Book is in

excellent to near mint condition. Nice! $12.00

#21 Haunted MIrror - 4th print. Excellent to near mint thoughout. Almost like new, unread. $12.00SOLD

#24 Death Trap Mine - No printing indicated on copyright page but probably either a 3rd or 5th printing.

Bright, clean covers with a touch of rubbing from shelfwear. Black inkspot on

rear cover about the size of a dime. Pages tight and clean. $8.00

#25 Dancing Devil - 4th print. Bright, clean covers and spine with creasing to spine. Media center

stamp inside front cover. Pages tight and clean throughout. $8.00

#27 Magic Circle - 3rd print. Excellent to almost near mint throughout. Barely a hint of shelfwear to

the covers. Book has most likely never been read. Very nice! $12.00

#28 Deadly Double - 2nd print. Bright, clean covers and spine with barely a trace of wear. Pages tight,

crisp and clean throughout. Book is in excellent to almost near mint condition.

Quite nice! $15.00SOLD

#30 Shark Reef - 2nd print. Clean covers and spine with a hint of rubbing from shelfwear. Soft, faint

creasing to lower right corner of front cover. Couple of soft, horizontal creases on

spine. Pages tight and clean. $8.00

#32 Blazing Cliffs - 1st print? Clean covers and spine with a touch of light wear from gentle reading.

Pages tight and clean but tanning, there is a coner of the copyright page cut off and

printing is unknown. Lists to self on inside list, all titles have a tiny penciled check-

mark next to them. No Mystery Quiz page. $5.00sold

#32 Blazing Cliffs - 5th print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a touch of rubbing and shelfwear from

light reading. Pages crisp and clean throughout. $10.00

#32 Blazing Cliffs - 7th print. Bright, clean covers with a touch of rubbing from shelfwear. Pages tight

and clean. $10.00

#33 Purple Pirate - 3rd print. Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with barely a trace of shelf-

wear. Pages tight and clean. Nice! $15.00

#33 Purple Pirate - 5th print. Bright, clean covers and spine with just a trace of shelfwear/rubbing from

gentle reading. Pages are nice, tight and clean throughout. $12.00

#34 Wandering Cave Man - 2nt print. Bright, clean covers and spine with moderate to soft corner

crease on front cover and a touch of rubbing along left edge of spine onto

the rear cover. Faint spine crease. Pages tight and clean. $12.00

#34 Wandering Cave Man - 6th print. Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with barely a trace of

wear. Pages tight and clean. Nice! $15.00

#36 Missing Mermaid - 3rd print. Excellent throughout with nice, bright, clean covers and tight, clean

pages. Just a trace of very gentle wear. Nice! $15.00SOLD

#36 Missing Mermaid - 4th print. Bright, clean covers and spine with just a trace of wear from gentle

reading. Pages tight and clean. $12.00

#37 Two-Toed Pigeon - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine with just a touch of gentle wear from

reading/shelving. Pages tight and clean. $15.00

#37 Two-Toed Pigeon - 1st print. Clean covers with some light wear from reading, rubbing to spine

edges and ends. Price tag remnant on front cover, name penned inside front

cover. Pages tight and clean. $8.00sold

#37 Two-Toed Pigeon - 4th print. Nice, clean covers and spine with barely a trace of wear from very

gentle reading. Original store price tag on front cover. Pages tight and clean

throughout. Nice. $12.00

#38 Smashing Glass - 4th print. Bright, clean covers and spine with just a hint of shelfwear and a trace

of wear from very gentle reading. Pages tight and clean. Nice! $18.00

#40 Rogues' Reunion - 3rd print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a hint of shelfwear, touch of

rubbing to spine edges. Red remainder mark on bottom edge of textblock.

Pages tight and clean throughout. $18.00

#40 Rogues' Reunion - 4th print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a touch of light wear from gentle

reading and shelfwear. Pages tight and clean throughout. $15.00

#43 Cranky Collector - 1st print. Bright, clean covers with a really nice spine, just a trace of very light

shelfwear. Two corner creases on front cover. Occasional page corner crease,

else pages are tight and clean throughout. $35.00Sold

3 Investigators FIND-YOUR-FATE Paperback Books (Illustrated):

Learn more about the Find-Your-Fate books.

Dancing Dinosaur - 1st print paperback. Bright, clean covers that exhibit some light wear and soft

creasing. Hard, horizontal surface crease across spine. "R.I.F." stamp on first page

and inside rear cover. Pages tight and clean, help yourself! $7.00

Dancing Dinosaur - 1st print paperback. Just a hint of gentle shelf-wear to the covers, pages tight and

clean throughout. Quite nice! $12.00

House of Horrors - 1st print paperback. Nice, clean covers with a trace of wear from light use. Soft

crease on front cover along the spine. Pages tight and clean throughout with a

couple of ownership stampings inside front cover. Help yourself! $8.00sold

House of Horrors - 1st print paperback. Bright, clean covers and spine with just a hint of hard-to-see

soft creasing on front cover. Pages tight and clean. $15.00

House of Horrors - 1st print RLB HARDBACK! Difficult to find. Ex-library with all of the usual tags and

markings present. Bright front and rear cover, just a shade of soiling/discoloration

to spine. Light bumping a wear to spine ends, heaviest at spine top. All 4 corners

facing rear of shelf are lightly bumped, three have a little bit of cardboard peeking

out. Pages tanning but tight and clean. All internal tags and stampings are inside

the front cover and on first blank page, one stamp on the title page. $65.00

Savage Statue - 1st print RLB HARDBACK! Quite difficult to find. A bright, beautiful copy with all of the

usual tags and stampings but this one doesn't appear to have actually been in circu-

lation. Spine ends gently bumped and rubbed. Two of the four corners facing rear of

shelf are nice and pointy, two are gently bumped. Pages tight and clean throughout.

Unused cardpocket on first blank page, one stamping on title page. This one will

clean up spectacularly with patience! Please compare to prices elsewhere on-line

but don't waste too much time, you'll kick yourself for missing this one! $165.00

SCHOLASTIC and WEEKLY READER Books:

Learn more about the SBS and Weekly Reader books.

#4 Green Ghost - 1st print. Large-size with original Kane illustrations. Moderate creasing and wear to

the covers. Pages are tight and clean throughout). $3.00

#4 Green Ghost - 1st print, small-size with Liese cover art. Light wear to covers, doodling on first page.

$3.00

#4 Green Ghost - 1st print, small-size with Liese cover art. Bright, clean covers, clean inside except for

name/price neatly inked inside front cover. $4.00SOLD

#9 Screaming Clock - 4th print, super bright, clean covers with a touch of wear from gentle reading,

soft corner crease on front cover. Pages tight and clean. $4.00sold

#10 Moaning Cave - 1st print. nice, bright, crisp, clean throughout with just a trace of rubbing to some

extremities. Quite nice! $5.00SOLD

#14 Coughing Dragon - 2nd print, light wear to covers, spine creasing. $3.00SOLD

#15 Flaming Footprints - 1st print, nice, bright, crisp, and clean throughout with a thin, faint crease on

front cover along spine. Quite nice! $5.00SOLD

#18 Shrinking House - 1st print, nice, clean covers with light wear from reading. Pages tanning but

tight and clean. $4.00SOLD

#20 Monster Mountain - 3rd print, clean covers with a hint of wear from light reading, name penned

inside front cover, else pages tight and clean. $3.00

#21 Haunted Mirror - 1st print, light rubbing and creasing to covers. Pages tight and tanning. $3.00

#21 Haunted Mirror - 3rd print, bright, clean covers with some light shelf/reading wear. Pages tight,

white and clean. $4.00

WEEKLY READER hardback books:

#3 Whispering Mummy - Bumped corners and spine ends, else nice, tight, and clean throughout. $5.00

Random House BULLSEYE/KNOPF Paperbacks (early 1990's):

Learn more about the Bullseye/Knopf books.

#9 Screaming Clock - Nice, bright, clean covers with just a hint of wear from gentle reading. Tight and

clean inside. $5.00SOLD

#10 Moaning Cave - Nice, bright, clean covers with just a trace of wear from gentle reading. Tight and

clean inside. $5.00

#11 Talking Skull - Nice, bright, clean covers with just a hint of wear from gentle reading. Tight and

clean inside except for an old price in pencil on first page. $5.00SOLD

#26 Headless Horse - Super nice, bright, clean covers with just a trace of wear from gentle reading.

Tight and clean inside. $6.00

#33 Purple Pirate - Nice, bright, clean covers with a touch of wear from gentle reading. Tight and

clean inside except for an old price in pencil on first page. $5.00

#33 Purple Pirate - Bright, clean covers, faint scuff on spine. Hard corner crease on rear cover, two

light creases on front cover. Pages tight and clean. $4.00

#35 Kidnapped Whale - Bright, clean covers with just a trace of wear from gentle reading. Tight and

clean inside. $6.00

#39 Trail of Terror - Nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a touch of light wear from gentle

reading. Nice! $8.00

Random House DODGE COVER Paperbacks (late 1990's):

Learn more about the Dodge Cover books.

#4 Green Ghost - Light rubbing and wear to covers, tight and clean inside. $3.00

#4 Green Ghost - Nice and clean throughout, two small corner creases on front cover. $4.00

#6 Skeleton Island - Nice, tight and clean throughout with just a hint of shelfwear to the covers and a

name crossed out inside front cover. $4.00sold

#7 Fiery Eye - Nice, tight and clean throughout with a touch of wear to spine. $4.00sold

#8 Silver Spider - Nice, tight, and clean throughout with just a trace of shelfwear. $4.00

Random House 3 Investigators CRIMEBUSTERS Books:

Learn more about the 3 Investigators Crimebusters spin-off series.

#2 Murder To Go - 1st print pb. Excellent. Barely a trace of shelfwear to the covers. $5.00

#2 Murder To Go - 1st print pb. Gentle wear from reading, a touch of rubbing to the edges and soft

wear from reading. $4.00

#2 Murder To Go - Larger-sized Bullseye paperback edition. Just a hint of shelfwear, else almost like

new throughout. $4.00

#3 Rough Stuff - 1st print pb, faint creasing on front cover along spine, else excellent throughout. $4.00

#4 Funny Business - 1st print pb, touch of gentle wear to covers, pages tight and clean. $4.00

#4 Funny Business - 1st print pb, barely a trace of shelfwear, nice, tight and clean throughout.

Excellent condition. $6.00

#5 Ear for Danger - 1st print pb, hint of wear to covers from a gentle read or two. Nice! $5.00

#6 Thriller Diller - 1st print pb, touch of light wear to covers/spine, else nice, tight and clean through-

out. $6.00

#7 Reel Trouble - 1st print pb, bright, clean covers and spine with some very light creasing to bottom

right corner. Pages tight and clean. Nice! $8.00sold

#8 Shoot the Works - 1st print pb, bright, clean covers with just a touch of wear from light reading. Old

price penned on first page. Pages tight and clean. Nice! $8.00

#8 Shoot the Works - UNCIRCULATED GLB HARDBACK! 1st print. Excellent to almost near mint through-

out, never used in a library, unread! Bright, clean covers and spine although the

title in red on the spine has barely faded a shade, I'm confident no other seller

would even bother to mention it since it's practically unnoticeable. Spine ends

gently bumped with just a touch of rubbing, all four corners facing the rear of the

shelf are nice and pointy. Textblock is tight, crisp, clean & unread. $55.00sold

#11 Fatal Error - 1st print pb. Light corner creasing on front cover, else quite nice throughout. $8.00

#11 Fatal Error - UNCIRCULATED GLB HARDBACK! Excellent throughout. Spine ends are very gently

bumped with a touch of rubbing. Two of the four corners facing the rear of the shelf

are nice and pointy, the other two are gently bumped with a hint of rubbing. Textblock

is tight, crisp and clean throughout except for "Wells" neatly printed in black marker

inside the front cover - probably unread. $48.00

OTHER:

Alfred Hitchcock's Solve-Them-Yourself Mysteries - Large 1963 hardbound picture cover book with DJ,

illustrated by Fred Banbery. Five classic mysteries penned by Robert Arthur! This is also the

same book referred to by Jupiter in "Silver Spider". This is a MUST HAVE for any 3 Investigators

collection. Bright, clean covers with some light bumping/rubbing to the corners. Nice, intact

dust jacket with light wear to edges and a couple of very short tears. Textblock is tight, crisp

and clean throughout. Nice! $12.00sold

I also have a nice, tight, clean picture cover edition (no DJ) in lightly used condition, a little bit

of wear to the spine ends and corners. Pages tight and clean. Nice! $8.00

Alfred Hitchcock's Haunted Houseful - Large 1961 hardbound picture cover book. Contains nine "cool"

stories about haunted houses and ghosts. Illustrated by Fred Banbery. Book is in very nice

condition throughout with a touch of wear to the covers: corners gently bumped and light

rubbing to the rear cover. Pages are tight and clean. $4.00

**Also have nice copy with rough dust jacket. $6.00

**Also have an excellent to almost near mint 1998 Barnes and Noble hardcover edition. $6.00

Alfred Hitchcock's Ghostly Gallery - Large 1962 hardbound picture cover book. Contains eleven spooky

spooky stories for young people - with three of them penned by Robert Arthur! Illustrated by

Fred Banbery. Bright, clean covers with gently bumped corners and a couple of small gouges

near the top of the spine. Textblock is tight, crisp and clean throughout except for an owner-

ship tag on the first page. $5.00

Juvenile Hitchcock Anthologies in Paperback - I've got quite a few of these, sometimes multiple

copies. Titles include: Haunted Houseful, Solve-Them-Yourself, Spellbinders in Suspense,

Monster Museum, Sinister Spies, Ghostly Gallery, Witch's Brew and Supernatural Tales of Terror

and Suspense. Priced at $2 or $3 each, let me know what you need!

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