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.
#1 Terror Castle - 2nd print. Nice, bright, clean covers with a hint of shelf wear, soft crease on front cover
along spine. Pages tight and clean. $10.00
#1 Terror Castle - 6th print. Bright, clean covers with a trace of shelf wear. Crease down center of spine.
Pages are white, tight, and clean. $10.00
#3 Whispering Mummy - 1st print. Super bright, clean covers with a trace of wear from gentle reading.
Soft, faint crease down center of spine, faint "3" penned on spine. Pages tight
and clean except for a book store stamp on first page. $10.00Sold
#6 Skeleton Island - 3rd print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a hint of rubbing to some edges and
the spine ends. Pages tight and clean but tanning. $10.00
#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. $6.00sold
#7 Fiery Eye - 7th print. Bright, clean covers with light wear to the covers from gentle reading, creasing to
spine. Pages tanning but 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 shelf wear. 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 - 4th print. Bright, clean covers and spine with just a trace of rubbing from shelf wear,
light wear to top of spine. Pages tight and clean. $8.00
#9 Screaming Clock - 1st print. Nice, bright, clean covers with just a trace of shelf wear to covers. Pages
tight and clean but tanning. $10.00sold
#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. $8.00
#10 Moaning Cave - 1st print. Nice, bright, clean covers and spine with a trace of shelf wear. Pages
tanning but tight, crisp, and clean. $12.00
#10 Moaning Cave - 2nd print. Clean covers with a touch of light shelf wear. Creasing to spine, faint "10"
penned on spine. Pages tight and clean. $7.00
#11 Talking Skull - 7th print. Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with barely a trace of rubbing to
the bottom edge of front cover. Pages tight and clean. Nice! $10.00sold
#11 Talking Skull - 8th print. Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with a faint, soft crease down
center of spine. Pages are tight, crisp, and clean. Nice! $8.00
#12 Laughing Shadow - 3rd print. Bright, clean covers and spine with just a trace of wear from gentle
reading. Pages tanning but tight and clean. $10.00
#12 Laughing Shadow - 3rd print. Bright, clean covers with some gentle wear from reading. Partial, faint
crease on spine, touch of rubbing to spine edges. Pages tight & clean. $8.00
#15 Flaming Footprints - 1st print. Bright, clean covers with just a touch of shelf wear. Faint crease on
front cover along spine. Pages tight and clean but tanning. Nice! $8.00
#15 Flaming Footprints - 7th print. Super bright, clean covers with a trace of rubbing from shelf wear, a
horizontal crease on the spine. Pages tight and clean. $10.00sold
#18 Shrinking House - 2nd print. Bright, tight, clean covers with a trace of shelf wear. Some faint, soft
creasing on spine (from manufacturing?). Pages tight, crisp, clean. $8.00
#18 Shrinking House - 4th print. Super nice, bright, clean covers with just a hint of shelf wear and an
extremely faint, soft crease at bottom right corner of front cover. Pages are tight
and clean throughout. Nice. $10.00sold
Random House HITCHCOCK COVER Paperbacks (Adragna cover art):
Learn more about the Hitchcock Cover books.
#4 Green Ghost - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a 1" closed tear on front cover and three
soft corner creases. Pages tanning but tight and clean. $4.00SOLD
#4 Green Ghost - 1st print. Nice, clean covers with a hint of rubbing from shelf wear and gentle reading.
Pages tight and clean. Comes with previous owner's homemade T3I business card that
was used as a bookmark. $8.00SOLD
#5 Vanishing Treasure - 3rd print. Bright & clean throughout with just a hint of gentle wear from reading.
Pages tight and clean. Nice! $10.00
#12 Laughing Shadow - 10th print. HTF! Contains the Kane internal illustrations! Light rubbing and wear
to covers, spine is nice with a hint of rubbing to the ends. Pages tight and clean
except for two small used book store stampings inside. $10.00SOLD
#13 Crooked Cat - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine with light rubbing to spine edges. Faint crease
on front cover along spine, Soft, faint corner creases on front and rear covers. Pages
tanning but tight and clean throughout. Contains the Mystery Quiz page but
bookmark portion is missing. $8.00 On Hold
#13 Crooked Cat - 2nd print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a touch of rubbing to spine ends and a
small area at top center of front cover. Pages tight, crisp, and clean, contains the
Mystery Quiz page with ATTACHED bookmark! $15.00SOLD
#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 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. $12.00SOLD
#17 Singing Serpent - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine with just a touch of wear from reading.
Pages tanning but tight and clean. No Mystery Quiz page and doesn't appear to
have been issued with one. $10.00SOLD
#17 Singing Serpent - 2nd print. Bright, clean covers with a touch of rubbing to most edges. Small, soft
corner crease on front cover. Pages tight and clean. $8.00SOLD
#19 Phantom Lake - 6th print. Clean covers & spine with a touch of light wear, soft creasing from gentle
reading.
#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 - 1st print. Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with barely a trace of shelf
wear. Pages tight and clean. $12.00 Sold
#20 Monster Mountain - 6th print. Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with barely a trace of shelf
wear. Pages tight and clean. $10.00SOLD
#21 Haunted Mirror - 5th print. Super nice, bright clean covers and spine with just a hint of shelf wear.
Barely visible name and address in yellow highlighter on first page. Pages tanning
but tight and clean. $10.00
#22 Dead Man's Riddle - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a touch of wear from light reading/
shelf wear. Pages tanning but tight and clean. $10.00
#22 Dead Man's Riddle - 6th print. Bright, clean covers with a touch of light wear and soft creasing from
reading. Pages tight and clean. $6.00
#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 Sold
#23 Invisible Dog - 2nd print. Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a trace of wear from
gentle reading. Pages tight and clean. Contains the Mystery Quiz page with
ATTACHED bookmark! $15.00
#23 Invisible Dog - 4th print. Bright, clean covers with barely a trace of shelf wear. Looks almost like
new and unread, pages tight and clean. $10.00SOLD
#24 Death Trap Mine - 1st print. Bright, clean covers. Crease down center of spine and edges lightly
rubbed. Pages tanning but tight and clean. $4.00
#24 Death Trap Mine - 1st print. A touch of rubbing to the covers and spine edges. Pages tight and
clean throughout. $7.00 Sold
#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
#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. 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 - 3rd print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a touch of wear from gentle reading.
Pages tight and clean. Contains the Mystery Quiz page but the bookmark has been
detached and is missing from the book. $8.00
#27 Magic Circle - 3rd print. Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a trace of shelf wear.
Practically invisible, faint, soft crease near bottom, center of front cover. Pages
tight and clean. Nice! $12.00
#28 Deadly Double - 1st print. Excellent to almost near mint covers with barely a trace of shelf wear.
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. $15.00SOLD
#29 Sinister Scarecrow - 1st print. Light rubbing and wear to the covers and spine. Pages tanning but
tight and clean. $5.00
#29 Sinister Scarecrow - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine with barely a hint of rubbing on one
spine edge. Pages tight and clean. Nice! $10.00SOLD
#29 Sinister Scarecrow - 4th print. Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a touch of wear
from gentle reading. Pages tanning but tight and clean. $10.00
#30 Shark Reef - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine with just a trace of shelf wear to the edges.
Pages tanning but tight and clean. $10.00
#30 Shark Reef - 2nd print. Clean covers with just a hint of darkening to the spine. Tiny bit of wear to
edge of front cover. Pages tight and clean. $8.00
#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. $7.00
UPDATED - July 21, 2019
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BARGAIN LOT: You get 10 hardbacks! All are complete and good for reading but should be considered as 'reading copies' only. Some are ex-library, some have loose pages or textblocks, some have heavy rubbing and wear. All feature Alfred Hitchcock and contain the original internal illustrations. You get: #1 (missing covers), 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, and 19. FREE shipping to any U.S. destination, take 'em and run for just $28.00! SOLD
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. Horizontal crease on spine about 1" down from
top. Pages tight and clean throughout. 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! $165.00SOLD
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 - 1st print, bright, clean covers with a hint of shelf wear. TIght, clean. $5.00
#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 hint of wear from reading. Pages tanning but
tight and clean except for name pencilled inside front cover. $5.00
#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.
#10 Moaning Cave - Nice, bright, clean covers with just a trace of wear from gentle reading. Tight and
clean inside. $5.00
#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
#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
#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
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. $65.00
#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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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 Castle(6) - Early printing! Super nice, bright, clean, bold covers with just a hint of rubbing to the
gently bumped spine ends. Two of the four corners facing the rear of shelf are gently
bumped, two are pointy, all have a trace of rubbing. Text block is tight, crisp, and
clean with that "new book" smell. Quite nice! $30.00Sold
#1 Terror Castle(18) - Bright, clean covers with a touch of rubbing to the gently bumped spine ends. Two
corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy, two are very gently bumped with a
hint of rubbing. Text block is tight, crisp, and clean. Nice! $22.00Sold
#2 Stuttering Parrot(0) - Second Print! Bright, clean covers with some faint scratching to the surface of
the rear cover. Spine ends very gently bumped with barely a trace of rubbing,
same with the four corners facing rear of shelf. Text block is super nice, tight,
crisp, and clean throughout. Quite nice! $25.00Sold
#2 Stuttering Parrot(6) - Bright, clean covers with a faint trace of surface scratching. Bright, clean yellow
spine with gently bumped ends exhibiting a trace of rubbing. Two of the corners
facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy, two are gently bumped with a smidgen of
cardboard peeking out. Text block is tight, crisp, and clean. $15.00
#2 Stuttering Parrot(22) - Super nice, bright, clean covers. Bright, clean yellow spine with barely a trace of
rubbing to the gently bumped ends. All four corners facing rear of shelf are
nice and pointy. Text block is tight, crisp, and clean. $20.00SOLD
#3 Whispering Mummy(4) - Early Printing! Bright, clean covers and spine with some faint rubbing and
scratches to the surfaces. Spine ends gently bumped/rubbed, no exposed
cardboard. All four corners facing rear of shelf are gently bumped with a
touch of rubbing, no cardboard exposed. Text block is nice, tight, and clean
throughout, name penned on first title page. $22.00 Sold
#3 Whispering Mummy(23b) - Clean covers and spine with just a touch of rubbing to the gently bumped
spine ends. All four corners facing rear of shelf are pointy with a trace of
rubbing. Small tear, barely visible, about 1" in length along the front cover/
spine edge. Text block is tight and clean with a sliver of cheesecloth visible
along inside-front hinge. $12.00SOLD
#4 Green Ghost(6) - Bright, clean covers and spine with some faint surface scratching to rear cover.
Spine ends gently bumped and rubbed, same with the four corners facing rear of
shelf, no exposed cardboard. Text block is tight and clean. $12.00SOLD
#4 Green Ghost(14) - Excellent condition! Original owner read once and then shelved it for 48 years!
Bright, bold covers with just a trace of shelf wear. Still has the original Random
House price tag, always a nice bonus! Crisp and clean. Don't hesitate. $28.00sold
#4 Green Ghost(26) - GLOSSY COVERS! Nice, bright, clean covers. Two of the four corners facing rear of
shelf bumped, no rubbing anywhere. Text block is nice and tight with an occasional
smudge. Outside edges of text block are a little dusty. Nice! $22.00
#5 Vanishing Treasure(6) - FIRST PRINT! A near mint beauty! Bright, bold, clean covers and spine. Spine
bottom is very gently bumped, all other corners are nice and pointy. Text block
is tight, crisp, and clean throughout. Never read? Don't hesitate. $45.00Sold
#5 Vanishing Treasure(14) - Excellent! Original owner read once and shelved it for 48 years! Bright, bold,
crisp covers with virtually no shelf wear, almost like new. Still has the original
Random House price tag, a nice bonus! Don't hesitate. $30.00sold
#5 Vanishing Treasure(20) - Nice bright, clean covers. Spine ends gently bumped. Corners facing rear of
shelf are nice and pointy, text block is tight and clean. Nice book but it is
slightly warped and doesn't lay perfectly flat. Help yourself! $10.00
#6 Skeleton Island(12) - Bright, clean covers and spine, trace of rubbing to rear cover. Spine ends gently
bumped with a touch of rubbing. All four corners facing rear of shelf are pointy
with a trace of rubbing. Text block is nice, tight, and clean. $15.00SOLD
#6 Skeleton Island(14a) - Excellent! Original owner read once and shelved it for 48 years! Bright, bold
covers with just a touch of shelf wear. Still has the original Random House
price tag, always a nice bonus! Crisp and clean. Don't hesitate. $30.00sold
#7 Fiery Eye(14a) - Excellent! Original owner read once and shelved it for 48 years! Bright, crisp, bold
covers with just a hint of shelf wear. Crisp, tight, clean. Don't hesitate. $30.00SOLD
#7 Fiery Eye(20) - Nice, clean covers and spine, spine ends gently bumped with a hint of rubbing. A hint
of rubbing to the four pointy corners facing rear of shelf. Text block is tight and clean, it
reglued to the covers by a former owner. $12.00
#8 Silver Spider(8) - FIRST PRINT! Faint rubbing to rear cover, spine ends gently bumped. Three of four
corners facing rear of shelf are pointy with a little cardboard exposed at the fourth.
Spine is very slightly cocked. Text block is tight and clean throughout. $12.00
#9 Screaming Clock(12) - Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a trace of rubbing to the
spine ends. Barely a trace of rubbing to the four pointy corners facing rear of
shelf. Text block is tight, crisp, and clean. Nice! $20.00ON HOLD
#9 Screaming Clock(14b) - Bright, clean covers, spine ends are gently bumped with a touch of rubbing.
Three of the corners facing rear of shelf are gently bumped, all have a touch of
rubbing, one has a smidgen of cardboard peeking out. Text block is tight and
clean throughout. $15.00SOLD
#10 Moaning Cave(16b) - Nice, bright, clean covers with just a shade of darkening to the spine. Spine
ends barely bumped with a touch of rubbing. All four corners facing rear of
shelf are nice and pointy, one has a tiny bit of cardboard exposed. Text block is
nice, tight, and clean throughout. $18.00
#10 Moaning Cave(20b) - Clean covers and spine with a touch of light wear. Corners facing rear of shelf
are pointy with a hint of rubbing. Text block is tight and clean. Book is very
slightly warped, most sellers wouldn't even note it, may have been exposed to
dampness at some point but there is no unpleasant odor. Text block was
adequately reglued by a former owner. Help yourself! $8.00SOLD
#11 Talking Skull(12) - FIRST PRINT! Covers are a little dull from age, gently bumped spine ends with a
hint of rubbing. Corners facing rear of shelf are gently bumped/rubbed, one has a
smidgen of cardboard visible. Textblock is tight and clean thoughout. $15.00Sold
#11 Talking Skull(23) - GLOSSY COVERS! Bright, clean covers with a touch of wear primarily in the form
of soft indentations on the front cover. Spine ends gently bumped with a tiny nick
at top of spine. One corner facing rear of shelf is nice and pointy, the others are
gently bumped with a hint of rubbing. Text block is tight and clean. $25.00
#12 Laughing Shadow(12) - FIRST PRINT! Bright, clean covers with a touch of rubbing to most edges and
the gently bumped spine ends, two of the four corners facing rear of shelf are
pointy, two have a tiny bit of cardboard exposed. Some staining to one edge
of the text block, else tight and clean. $15.00Sold
#12 Laughing Shadow(14b) - Original owner read once and shelved for nearly 48 years! Bright, clean,
crisp covers with just a trace of shelf wear. Still has the original Random
House price tag, a nice bonus! Almost like new, don't hesitate. $30.00sold
#12 Laughing Shadow(16a) - Clean covers and spine with a hint of darkening to spine. Rubbing to the
gently bumped spine ends and to the four corners facing rear of shelf with a
tiny bit of cardboard peeking out at two of those corners. Text block is nice,
tight, and clean throughout except for some initials penned on the first
title page. $10.00SOLD
#13 Crooked Cat(14a) - FIRST PRINT! Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with a hint of rubbing to
the barely bumped spine ends. A trace of rubbing to the four pointy corners facing
rear of shelf. Text block is nice, tight, and clean. Nice! $32.00
#13 Crooked Cat(20) - Nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a touch of rubbing to the spine
corners and to the four pointy corners facing rear of shelf. Text block is tight, crisp,
and clean, it was nicely reglued to the covers by a former owner. $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(16) - FIRST PRINT! No summary on copyright page. Bright, clean covers and
spine with gently bumped spine ends. Two corners facing rear of shelf are
pointy, two are gently bumped. Name neatly penned inside front cover, else
text block is tight and clean. $18.00SOLD
#16 Nervous Lion(16a) - FIRST PRINT! Excellent. Original owner read once and shelved it for nearly 48
years. Bright, bold, crisp covers with just a touch of shelf wear. Still has the
original Random House price tag, a nice bonus. Almost like new. $40.00SOLD
#16 Nervous Lion(26) - GLOSSY COVERS! Bright, clean covers and spine, spine ends gently bumped, no
cardboard. Corners facing rear of shelf are pointy, two have a smidgen of rubbing.
Text block is tight, crisp, and clean. $22.00
#17 Singing Serpent(16) - FIRST PRINT! Bright, clean covers and spine, just a touch of darkening to the
"Hitchcock box" at spine top. Spine ends gently bumped with a touch of
rubbing, all four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy with a trace of
rubbing. Text block is tight, crisp , and clean except for a name neatly penned
on last blank page. $18.00 SOLD
#17 Singing Serpent(22) - Light wear to the darkening covers. Corners facing rear of shelf are nice and
pointy. Text block is nice, tight, and clean. Solid book. $7.00Sold
#18 Shrinking House(22) - Bright, clean covers and spine, spine ends gently bumped with a touch of
rubbing to the corners. All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy.
Text block is nice, tight, and clean throughout. $20.00sold
#19 Phantom Lake(20a) - FIRST PRINT! Nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a touch of rubbing
to the gently bumped spine ends. All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice
and pointy with a trace of rubbing. Ownership tag on first page, three titles on
inner list are checked, else text block is tight, crisp and clean. $25.00SOLD
#20 Monster Mountain(20) - FIRST PRINT! Nice, clean covers with just a hint of a bow to them (but doesn't
make the reading experience unpleasant). A touch of rubbing to rear edge of
the spine, spine ends gently bumped with a trace of rubbing. Two of the four
corners facing rear of shelf are pointy, two are gently bumped. Text block is
nice, tight, and clean. Help yourself! $15.00Sold
#20 Monster Mountain(22) - GLOSSY COVERS! Bright, clean covers. Text block is tight and clean. Nice
book but the covers slightly bow (most sellers wouldn't even mention it, it's
really not that bad) and could stand a good pressing under weight. Help
yourself! $15.00sold
#21 Haunted Mirror(22b) - 2nd print. A beautiful, bright, clean example with a hint of darkening to the
spine. Spine ends very gently bumped with a trace of rubbing, all four corners
facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy. Pages crisp, tight, clean. $28.00 SOLD
#22 Dead Man's Riddle(22a) - 1st print. Bright, clean front cover, lightly soiled(darkened) rear cover, and a
spine which exhibits a hint of very light soiling. Top edge of spine is nice
and straight with barely a hint of rubbing, bottom edge is gently bumped.
All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy. Text block is tight,
crisp, and clean except for a neatly penned inscription on the first blank
page. Quite nice! $38.00SOLD
#23 Invisible Dog - 1st print. Nice, bright, clean covers and spine. Spine ends gently bumped with a touch
of rubbing to the spine ends and edges. The four corners facing rear of shelf are nice
and pointy. Text block is tight, crisp, and clean throughout. $32.00SOLD
#24 Death Trap Mine - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine. Spine ends gently bumped with a touch of
rubbing to the corners. All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy, no
rubbing. Outside edges of text block have age toning, else text block is tight, crisp,
and clean throughout. $52.00 SOLD
#25 Dancing Devil - 1st print. Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with nice spine ends and corners
facing rear of shelf. Text block is tight, crisp, and clean throughout. Nice! $52.00SOLD
#26 Headless Horse - 1st print. Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a trace of rubbing to
some of the corners, all of which are nice and pointy. Text block is crisp and clean
except for a name/date penned on the first blank page. Pages open naturally to
pages 110/111 & the section of pages 111-122 is coming loose. Help yourself! $10.00Sold
#27 Magic Circle - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a touch of rubbing to the gently bumped
spine ends. All 4 corners facing the rear of shelf are nice and pointy with a touch of
rubbing. Rear covers have some light rubbing/scuffing to rear cover. Text block is
tight, crisp, and clean throughout. $45.00SOLD
#28 Deadly Double - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine. Bottom of spine is gently bumped, top is
crisp and straight. All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy. Text
block is tight, crisp, and clean. A beauty! $55.00SOLD
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".
One sold on eBay on 7/29/17 for nearly $250.00. This copy would 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 text block, same stamp on second title page, no other library stamping
or tags noted. Last free end page was removed from the book, it no doubt had the
library pocket. Some numbers written in crayon on last blank page of book. Else,
text block is tight, clean and square throughout. Quite nice for ex-library. $125.00
#18 Shrinking House - Blue eps, library acquisition date of '74 penned inside book. Circulated copy but
covers are bright and clean, all corners gently bumped with barely any trace of
rubbing and no exposed cardboard. One library tag on spine. Old glue marks
inside the front and rear covers where the plastic that protected the covers was
glued, no scarring. Remnants of card pocket on last free end page. Text block is
nice, tight, and square with occasional light soiling a wear from light use. I think
you'll be quite pleased with this for only $20.00 SOLD
#31 Scar-Faced Beggar - 4th print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a less than dime-sized scar at
bottom of spine where a library tag was removed, clear tape remnants on either
side that should be removed. Just a touch of rubbing/wear to the bumped
spine ends. Two of the corners facing rear of shelf are barely bumped and
rubbed, two are bumped with a tiny bit of cardboard peeking out. Text block is
tight, clean and square with three stampings marked out in ink pen. Glue
residue on first free ep where the card pocket was, no scarring. $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. Text block 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 card pocket was removed. Library stamp on top edge of text block
has been scribbled out. This book looks fantastic on the shelf! Don't hesitate
or you'll kick yourself! $125.00SOLD
#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 want 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 sold
GLB Crimebusters - Scroll down to the Crimebusters section.
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 SOLD
#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 SOLD
#4 Green Ghost - 6th print. Bright, clean covers with just a trace of wear, a super nice spine. Pages tight
and clean throughout. $8.00sold
#6 Skeleton Island - 4th print. Bright, clean covers and spine with light wear from gentle reading and light
wear/creasing to spine. Pages tight and clean. $5.00sold
#7 Fiery Eye - 2nd print. Bright, clean covers and spine with barely a hint of wear from gentle reading.
Pages tight and clean. Nice! $10.00SOLD
#9 Screaming Clock - 4th print. Nice, clean covers and spine with just a touch of shelf wear. Pages nice,
tight and clean. $10.00Sold
#10 Moaning Cave - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine with just a hint of shelf wear to front cover
and spine top. Pages tight, crisp, and clean. $10.00Sold
#12 Laughing Shadow - 2nd print. Bright, clean covers and spine with just a hint of rubbing from shelf
wear. Pages tight and clean throughout, there is a very faint, odorless moisture
stain at the very bottom edge of some pages. Nice! $8.00
#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 SOLD
#14 Coughing Dragon - 1st print. Almost like new! Bright, clean covers with barely a trace of shelf wear,
original store price tag on front cover. Pages tight and clean but there is a very
faint, odorless moisture stain at the very bottom edge of some pages. $8.00SOLD
#14 Coughing Dragon - 3rd print. Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a trace of shelf-
wear. Pages tight, crisp and clean. $10.00SOLD
#15 Flaming Footprints - 4th print. Soft rubbing to front and rear covers from shelf wear, nice spine.
Old store price tag on front cover. Pages tight and clean. $8.00
#17 Singing Serpent - 6th print. Clean covers with a touch of light rubbing to covers and edges. Hard
corner crease on rear cover. Pages tight and clean except for a small, orange
pumpkin stamping on first page. $7.00
#19 Phantom Lake - 3rd print. Bright, clean covers and spine with just a trace of shelf wear. 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 shelf wear and a
thin, faint crease on front cover along the spine. Pages tight and clean. $10.00sold
#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 - 2nd print. Bright, clean covers and spine. Faint crease on front cover along the
spine, slight 1/2" tear on rear cover. Pages tight and clean throughout except for a
red "paid" stamping inside front cover. $6.00
#23 Invisible Dog - 5th print. Nice, bright, clean coves and spine except for a little peeling in the bottom
left corner of front cover. Pages tight and clean. $5.00
#24 Death Trap Mine - No printing indicated on copyright page but probably a 3rd printing. Bright, clean
covers with a touch of rubbing from shelf wear. Black ink spot on rear cover
about the size of a dime. Pages tight and clean. $7.00
#24 Death Trap Mine - 5th print. Bright, clean covers and spine. Some very faint creasing to front cover.
Pages tight and clean. $6.00sold
#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. $8.00SOLD
#30 Shark Reef - 2nd print. Clean covers and spine with a hint of rubbing from shelf wear. Soft, faint
creasing to lower right corner of front cover. Couple of soft, horizontal creases on
spine. Pages tight and clean. $8.00SOLD
#31 Scar-Faced Beggar - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine with just a hint of rubbing along spine
edges. Pages tanning but tight and clean. Contains the Mystery Quiz page but
the bookmark portion is missing. $12.00SOLD
#32 Blazing Cliffs - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine with barely a trace of shelf wear. Pages tight
and clean throughout. No Mystery Quiz page, doesn't appear to have ever had one.
$10.00 SOLD
#32 Blazing Cliffs - 5th print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a touch of rubbing and shelf wear from
light reading. Faint crease down center of spine. Pages crisp and clean. $8.00
#32 Blazing Cliffs - 7th print. Bright, clean covers with a touch of rubbing from shelf wear. Pages tight
and clean. $10.00
#33 Purple Pirate - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine with just a trace of shelf wear/rubbing from
gentle reading. Soft crease down center of spine. Pages tight and clean. $15.00
#34 Wandering Cave Man - 5th print. Bright, clean covers and spine with some soft rubbing and faint
creasing to front cover and rear covers. Pages tight and clean. $10.00
#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
#35 Kidnapped Whale - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine with some creasing across spine onto
the front cover. Pages tight and clean. $10.00
#36 Missing Mermaid - 5th print. Clean covers and spine with light rubbing and soft creasing from gentle
reading. Pages tight and clean. $10.00
#37 Two-Toed Pigeon - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine with just a touch of gentle wear to the
spine edges. Pages tight and clean. $12.00sold
#37 Two-Toed Pigeon - 3rd print. Clean covers with a hint of wear from reading, rubbing to top of spine.
Pages tight and clean. $10.00
#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 shelf wear and a trace
of wear from very gentle reading. Pages tight and clean. Nice! $18.00SOLD
#40 Rogues' Reunion - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a hint of shelf wear, a touch of
rubbing to most edges, light wear from gentle reading. Pages tight and clean
throughout. $12.00ssold
#40 Rogues' Reunion - 2nd print. Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with barely a trace of shelf
wear. Pages tight and clean throughout. Nice! $15.00
#42 Wreckers' Rock - 3rd print. Bright, clean covers with a touch of rubbing to the spine edges. Tiny
white spot in center of front cover. There is a 1" closed tear at top left corner of
front cover along the spine, difficult to see. Pages tight and clean except for a tiny
price that was inked out on first title page. $15.00 Sold
#43 Cranky Collector - 1st print. Bright, clean covers with a really nice spine, just a trace of very light
shelf wear. Two corner creases on front cover. Occasional page corner crease,
else pages are tight and clean throughout. $35.00Sold
