haining peter 1940 2007 (9 resultados)

paperback. Condición: Near Fine. DETAILS: PAPERBACK, cover price $9.95, fresh attractive copy, near fine, probably unused, lamination a bit uneven across covers. HAINING, PETER, ed. . Pulp fictions : hardboiled stories. Edited and introduced by Peter Haining. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 2004, 1st printing of this edition with number line ending in 1, 331pp., . Nice introductions by Haining to each section, with 20 stories by classic pulp fiction authors, many known for the film-noir adapatations of their work. - CONTENTS: Torch Number, by James Ellroy - The Egyptian Lure, by Carroll John Daly - Arson Plus, by Dashiell Hammett - The Man Who Liked Dogs, by Raymond Chandler - Dead Man's Head, by Robert Leslie Bellem - The Singing Pigeon, by Ross Macdonald - The Hunting of Hemingway, by MacKinlay Kantor - Dead on Her Feet, by Cornell Woolrich - Nice Work, by Peter Cheyney - The Lady Says Die!, by Mickey Spillane - Accident Report, by Ed McBain - Freaky Deaky, by Elmore Leonard - Travelling Light, by W. R. Burnett - Pastorale, by James M. Cain - The Deadly Circle, by Samuel Fuller - Get a Load of This, by James Hadley Chase - It's a Wise Cadaver, by David Goodis - The Frightening Frammis, by Jim Thompson - The Fifth Quarter, by Stephen King - The Watch, by Quentin Tarantino. 9780760757246 ISBN 0760757240 13.50.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original jade paper covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 4to 10½'' x 8¼'' 208 pp ISBN 1852270365. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Fine condition book, in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. WORLD WAR II (Second).

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo 9½'' x 6¼'' 192 pp ISBN 1861055617. Archive monochrome illustrations throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper and can easily be removed should you so wish. Member of the P.B.F.A. WORLD WAR II (Second).

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, silver lettering to the spine. Quarto 11'' x 9'' 128 pp ISBN 0285623672. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Fine condition book in Very Good condition price clipped dust wrapper with small crinkle of the paper to spine tip. Dust wrapper without any tears or chips. Member of the P.B.F.A. ILLUSTRATED (Picture Book).

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[14];172; [6]. Publisher's green cloth, gilt titles to spine. Dust-jacket designed by Hedgehog Design, with printed price of £4.95 net. Illustrated throughout. Some marking to edges, wrapper lightly handled. Scarce. Fine.

[James Bond reference] FIRST EDITION. Quarto (29 x 22cm), pp.200. Illustrated with colour photographs throughout. Publisher's blue cloth hardback, royal blue endpapers, with the illustrated dust-jacket priced at £12.95 via publisher's label. No inscriptions, some light handling. Near fine. Author and anthologist Peter Haining explores the making of the 007 legend both in print and on-screen. This book was also issued as a softcover quarto; the hardback appears to be far less common.

First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated laminated card covers. Folio 12'' x 8¼'' 144 pages. Archive and up to date monochrome illustrations throughout. Two, two page articles by Winston Churchill, written in 1924 and 1934, and one four page article by Arthur Conan Doyle, written in 1913, on the Channel Tunnel and consequences for the defence of Great Britain. In Very Good condition with small rubs to the corners and spine tips, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. BRIDGES & TUNNELS.

[James Bond reference] FIRST EDITION. Quarto (29 x 22cm), pp.200. Illustrated with colour photographs throughout. Publisher's blue cloth hardback, royal blue endpapers, with the illustrated dust-jacket priced at £12.95 via publisher's label. No inscriptions. A clean, fine copy. Author and anthologist Peter Haining explores the making of the 007 legend both in print and on-screen. This book was also issued as a softcover quarto; the hardback appears to be far less common. From the Jon Gilbert collection (bookplate within).

[Horror/strange tales] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.256. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine. With the typographic dust-jacket. Lightly toned throughout. Bookplate of Trevor Hickman to front pastedown. Textblock edges marked and spotted. Light soiling to dust-jacket. Very good. 'A remarkable collection of offbeat tales, representing detours into the macabre by celebrated authors whose reputation comes from more orthodox writing.' (blurb) Contributors include Winston Churchill, Agatha Christie, Lawrence Durrell, Somerset Maugham, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck, and more.