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The Quick and the Dead: Available Copies

, , very good - fine, slightly darker spine, couple colored spots on the rear, jacket only, NO BOOK

, , very good - fine, darker spine, jacket only, NO BOOK

This copy has some light rubbing of the covers, very little corner bumping or edge wear. It appears that the front and back endpapers were glued together {?}. Hinges and gutters remain solid, interior text has yellowed with age. Appears clean and tight in binding, some light surface 'dirt' early leaves. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

First printing. 145pp. Blind stamp and ink date on half title page, else very good plus, clean & sound condition / tanned and lightly chipped dust jacket

2047 copies printed. Jaffrey; The Arkham House Companion, #91. Attractive bookplate on the front paste-down endpaper, mostly hidden under the dust jacket flap. Fine in fine dust jacket with mild toning to the edges.

G1-As new regular size hardcover in a near fine, spine toned jacket. blue w/black & white lettering Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Arkham House., Sauk City, WI, 1965. First Edition black cloth Hardcover with bright gold gilt lettering on spine and original DJ, 145 pp. Only 2047 copies printed. Fine Utpatel drawing on front of unclipped DJ $3.50 price). Ten stories in this, Starrett's only collectiion of macabre tales. DJ has mild toning on spine, tiny wrinkle at base back of spine, otherwise near perfect. Book has my name-stamp on ffep and on bottom of text block; otherwise fine. Purchased new from Arkham House, read once; still looks new.

F/F dj - Now in archival Brodart. Slightly rubbing front cover tips, small spot to ffep (publishers fault). Collects ten tales of the macabre.

Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($3.50), toned at the spine and back panel. Black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. The first collection of Starrett's work to focus on his macabre tales.

The Quick and The Dead by Vincent Starrett (First Edition) A tight copy with a slight bumping to the top-corner of the back-board. A bright dust jacket slightly. Tanning to the back-cover. Jacket in clear protective cover. Not price-clipped.

Collection of macabre stories. 2000 copies published. Near fine in jacket.

1st ed. Fine in Near Fine dj with a light touch of edgeware

Collection of 10 stories. 2000 copies printed. Near fine in VG jacket; edges show minor browning.

First edition. One of 2000 copies bound in black cloth with gold spine lettering. A Fine copy in a Near Fine dust jacket. Dust soiling to the jacket's rear wrapper, mainly along the spine seam. Jacket art by Frank Utpatel.

HC in dust jacket. 1st Printing. 2047 copies printed. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.

145 pages: 5.25 x 7.75 in.: KB#011160: Bookjacket/dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Dustjacket is complete but has very light wrinkling along top edge. Boards and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Jacket design is by Frank Utpatel. Includes ten stories: The Fugitive * The Man in the Cask * The Quick and the Dead * The Sinless Village * The Head of Cromwell * Penelope * The Elixer of Death * Coffins for Two * The Tattooed Man * Footsteps of Fear.

[Strange Tales] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.146. Publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt to spine, light grey endpapers, illustrated dust-jacket by Frank Utpatel with the printed price of $3.50 to front flap. No ink names, contents clean, some gentle toning to spine, rear panel a little dusty. Near fine. Limited to 2000 copies, this is the first Arkham House collection of macabre short stories from the famous Sherlockian writer and authority.