John ball jr (45 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. NF / VG. Numbering sequence denotes 3rd Printing edited by John Ball, with preface by UCSD Chancellor William D. McElroy and introduction by Dean Martin N. Chamberlain. Very gentle bumping to Cover headcap and tail the only visible flaw, Book is straight, square, tightly and evenly bound and free of markings and blemishes; Cover is clean and bright, with sharp corners and joints, straight spine, hinges and edges, boldly legible lettering and crisply distinct design and artwork. Dust Jacket is unclipped (reflecting original USD $10.95 price), with gentle rubbing ot panels and along wraps and hinges, light chipping at the corners and along edges (1.5" triangular loss at bottom edge of front panel near joint), chipping at head and tail involving 1" loss at the head, none of which interfere with integrity and clarity of lettering and design. (Please see Seller images). ISBN 0891630198. ShiroBooks, independent bookseller, takes pride in accurate descriptions, careful wrapping and safe shipping. ADDITIONAL CHARGE (DUE TO APPROX 2.25# SHIPPING WEIGHT) MAY APPLY IF SHIPPED OUTSIDE CONTINENTAL US; CONTACT SHIROBOOKS PRIOR TO ORDERING or for more information, details or photos.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Meets the good condition guidelines. Has wear. Five star seller - Buy with confidence.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No DJ. 1st Edition. Green marker on insider cover and bottom page edges. Some pages pulled out a the back of the book. Rubbing on covers, normal shelf wear.

SingleIssueMagazine. Zustand: Good. Vol. 67, no. 2 (Whole No. 387). Cover art is uncredited. Includes "One for Virgil Tibbs" by John Ball; "Funeral Music" by Francis M. Nevins, Jr.; "Halfway Tragedy" by Claudia E. Ruster; "The Dark Plan" by Hugh Pentecost; "Under the Surface" by Babette Rosmond; "The Photographer: Lisbon Assignment" by James Holding; "On Little Cat Feet" by Nedra Tyre; "The Georgia Resurrection" by S. S. Rafferty; "The Climber" by Jerrold Phaon; "On the North Sea Night Ferry" by Mark Townley; "A Good Cigar Is a Smoke" by Richard Layman; "A Story for Which the World Is Now Prepared" by Jacob Hay; "The Palindrome Syndrome" by Charlene Weir; "Interpol: Case of the Flying graveyard" by Edward D. Hoch; ; "Mystery Newsletter" by Otto Penzler & Chris Steinbrunner; "The Jury Box" by John Dickson carr. Label bits remain on front; tanning; a little soiling. Reading copy. Book. …

Paperback. Zustand: very good. Very Good Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

mass_market. Zustand: Very Good. March 1973 second printing mass market trade paperback in very good condition. All inside pages are in great shape. Minor shelf wear to the white cover and spine. 435 pages.

SingleIssueMagazine. Zustand: Very Good. Vol. 46, no. 1. Edited by Charles E. Fritch. Cover art is uncredited. Includes "Beautiful But Dead" (novelet) by Brett Halliday; "Holiday Homicide" (novelet) by Patrick Scaffetti; "The Garrulous Garrity Grand Scam" (novelet) by Francis M. Nevins, Jr.; "A Singular Fascination" (novelet) by Phillip Sterling; "The Adventure of the Mocking Devil" by Charles Peterson; "All Summer Long" by Peter Notier; "Learn Murder By Mail" by Yuri Prizel; "The Movement" by Jay Fox; Features: "Mike Shayne Mystery makers"; "Mike Shamus" (cartoon strip) by Fred Fredericks; "Stiff Competition" (book reviews) by John Ball. Creasing; minor tears and edge chips.tanning. Book.…

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. This copy is in good condition with minor shelf wear. The text pages are tight in the binding. There are no ownership marks or other markings. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. HARDCOVER; in fine condition. Book.

No Binding. Zustand: G/VG. A VG or better original release 11 x 14 lobby card. Size: 11" X 14". Poster.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. No dust jacket otherwise VG condition.

mass_market. Zustand: Very Good. March, 1973 mass market paperback; clean text; no marks; tight binding; light wear at spine; A2S16.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: As New.

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. VG- condition book with library bookplate on front endpaper in Good condition dustjacket. Book and DJ have NO library marks, not price-clipped. [0204].

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good. See scans and description. New York: Renown Publications, Inc., 1979. The July, 1979 issue of Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, that being Volume 43, Number 7. 12mo, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 130 pp. Very Good - and better than the typical VG of the series, with stiffer, brighter covers and somewhat less age toning to the pages. Small penciled "x" on front cover, and another on the contents page; touch edge wear. Zoom on scans. Sharp example of this inexpensively-produced series (see all scans). Superior spine. Firmly bound, and very readable, should you choose to do that; also collectible, in several categories. Lead story, "The Guadeloupe Caper", is by Brett Halliday, the creator of the great fictional detective after which this series is named. Other contributors include Dick Stodghill; Jerry Jacobson; Charles E. Fritch; Robert Turner; Morgan Powell; Mike Taylor; M.J. Shimmel; John Ball; and Larry T. Shaw. See scan of contents for story list. L202.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Duell, Sloan and Pearce, NY. An overview of Edwards Air Force Base in the early 1960s. Edwards is the home of Air Force Test Center. Ball, an aviation editor highlights the X-1B, the X-15, the U-2 among other critical test operations. Very good copy of the stated first edition in a good+ dust jacket. The dust jacket's spine is slightly sun faded. 166 pages.…

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Image shows actual book for sale. Book Condition: Good; firm binding; contents very good; owner's inscription; a little spine-cocked; no dust jacket. Hard Cover Hutchinson 1960 Fiction.

Zustand: Good. Duell, Sloan And Pearce, , 1958. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. from a library, clean, normal library wear and markings, old style library Brodart ,The jacket is shelf rubbed and edgeworn.Some library markings and scarring.Some tape residue marks. slightly weak binding- young boy works with rocket scientist on a special project. Chester Pawling, keenly interested in space travel, is invited to work at a base in the South Pacific where the great scientist, Dr. Havensson, is conducting highly secret experiments. That is just the beginning of a grand adventure that fulfills Chester s dream of traveling into space. But it is not simple or safe. A rival national group has launched a rocket ship and a dangerous space race has begun. Chester, who is physically handicapped, gets more than one chance to prove that he is as capable as any other member of the crew. Good reading copy. 168 pp. …

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. First paperback edition, first printing. "PaperJacks edition published February 1987" statement to the copyright page, $3.50 to the front cover. Very warmly inscribed, SIGNED and dated "20 February 1987" to the half-title page by the Edgar Award winning author of the five Oscar Awards winning film adapted from his novel IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT. This well-plotted mystery takes detective Virgil Tibbs from Pasadena to Singapore. A scarce SIGNED paperback, dated in the year and month of publication. Very tight and probably unread, surface nicks to the cover corner tips, a very short tear to the lower edge of the rear cover, minor rubbed crimp to the upper spine edge, else very good in glossy stiff-card wraps with fabulous front cover art depicting a cool looking Tibbs in suit and shades leaning on a grimy cracked and peeling wall. Mass-market paperback. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Good. Scarce. 1st printing. Moderate wear, tanning. Clean.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Fair. First Paperback Printing. Pages are tight and unmarked. Moderate wear to wraps. An inch of the top right corners of pgs. 49-58 are torn and missing, omitting some of the text.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. soft cover in very good+ condition,stated-first printing 1966.

Softcover. Zustand: Near fine. First Edition. vii, [1], 9-144 p. 18 cm. Illustrated paperback. All edges green. Paper lightly browned. John Ball, Jr. is best known for mystery novels involving the black police detective Virgil Tibbs, introduced in the 1965 novel In The Heat of the Night. That novel won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel from the Mystery Writers of America. Here he presents one of the few fiction books about Judo. Aimed at the level of a Junior High School or High School student, the book tells the story of a teenager who takes up Judo to defend himself from the school bully and his gang. The setting for the story is the San Fernando Judo Club, still operating in California.…

Hardback. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. A wellillustrated history of Edwards Air Force Base the legendary Californian test centre that has stood at the forefront of American aeronautical and aerospace development since the Second World War This volume chronicles the remarkable achievements of the US Air Force Flight Test Center from the pioneering years of jet aviation through to the Space Age The book explores the development and testing of some of the most significant military and experimental aircraft ever built including the Xplanes early supersonic research programmes advanced jet fighters bombers and spacerelated projects Attention is also given to the pilots engineers and scientists whose work at Edwards pushed the boundaries of flight and established new aviation records Profusely illustrated with photographs throughout the work provides a fascinating account of the technological innovation risktaking and engineering excellence that made Edwards synonymous with cuttingedge flight research 166 pp with United States Airforce Stampnbsp. book.…

paperback. Zustand: Good. Spine and cover repaired with clear tape.

Zustand: acceptable.

8vo Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Printing. 214p. Text is mostly unmarked except for some check marks in pencil on outer margins. Binding is tight, hinges are secure. Grey boards are pointed with light edge wear on extremities. Illustrated jacket is unclipped with minor tears on edges, mild foxing and a 1" inch chip on back panel. Bookplate present on front fly.…