FAST ACTION DETECTIVE AND MYSTERY STORIES VOL. 6 NO. 1 AUGUST 1957: Scum Town
by Harlan Ellison
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- Paperback
- first
- Condition
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About This Item
[HARLAN ELLISON]. ROBERT A.W. LOWNDES (EDITOR). SCUM TOWN. FAST ACTION DETECTIVE AND MYSTERY STORIES. #2 OF THE JERRY KILLIAN SERIES.Columbia Publications, Inc., Holyoke, MA, August, 1957. Vol. 6, #1. First Edition, First printing. True First Edition with the original 35 cents cover price. Condition: Near Fine / Very Good +. Appears unread, creases, micro-chips to extremities, faint soiling to covers, rubbing to the middle left of rear panel edge, previous owner ink-pen inscription to upper left corner typical of vintage pulp magazines of this age, pages are clean and binding tight. One of Harlan Ellison's earliest crime detective pulp fiction novels which he started writing about this time in the mid-1950s. This is the first appearance ever of the second novel of the trilogy (the other two novels are the The Golden Virgin and They Killed My Kid!) featuring protagonist insurance investigator Jerry Killian, Ellison's only series character in the genre. As of this writing, there are only about two known copies on the market of this true first edition of Harlan Ellision's original pulp fiction novel. The three novels including this were republished in the 1960's glamour magazine Adam Bedside Reader under the name Paul Merchant. Features stories by authors Robert Silverberg, Edward D. Hoch, B.W. Scott, Elton Webster, H.C. Early and many more. B&W illustrated through out. Scarce first edition pulp fiction collectible. 130 pgs. 12 mo. digest size.
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- Seller
- Astro Trader Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1000-151
- Title
- FAST ACTION DETECTIVE AND MYSTERY STORIES VOL. 6 NO. 1 AUGUST 1957
- Author
- Harlan Ellison
- Format/Binding
- Softcover / Magazine
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Columbia Publications, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Holyoke, MA
- Date Published
- 1957
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Harlan Ellison, Paul Merchant
- Bookseller catalogs
- Pulp Fiction;
- Size
- 12mo , digest size
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
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- Fine
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- Pulp magazines
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.