Top Of The Heap by Fair, A. A. (Erle Stanley Gardner) - 1959

USA: New Dell Pub., 1959. Book. Illus. by Robert McGinnis (GGA) Painted Cover.. Fair / Good, This is a Reading. Soft cover. First Edition By This Publisher. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 224 pages. Goodread notes = "When the beautiful girlfriend of a notorious gangster vanishes, the last man to be seen with her needs an alibi - and fast. Enter Donald Lam of the Cool & Lam detective agency. Donald tracks down the two women with whom his client claims to have spent the night and the client declares the case closed. But it's not. Something about his client's story doesn't add up, and Donald can't resist the temptation to keep digging. Before he knows it, he's dug up connections to a mining scam, an illegal casino, and a double homicide - plus an opportunity for an enterprising private eye to make a small fortune, if he can just stay alive long enough to cash in on it!. " >> This is a reading copy. Cover creasing; spine slant;; pen to… Read More

New York: Hard Case, 2004. Light creases to the spine. Foxing to the inside of the cover. Water staining to the side of a few pages.. Paperback. Fair.

Dell D Series. New York: Dell Publishing Co. , 1959 . D-309 , very good, creases, Cover by Robert McGinnis. , paperback,

Dell Books. New York: Dell Publishing Co. , 1954 first edition . 772 , very good , creases, Cover by Griffith Foxley. , paperback,

Dell Books. New York: Dell Publishing Co. , reprint 1966. 8960, very good - fine, crease, , paperback,

New York: Morrow / Walter Black, 1952. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Notable for its condition. Slight spine lean, slight page edge foxing.

Walter J. Black, 1952. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Walter J. Black, 1952. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good/Missing. 0x0x0. Thank you for supporting Earthlight Books and independent bookstores. Hard cover. No DJ. Very Good Condition. First edition. First printing. Full number line and/or stated 1st edition. A.A. Fair is a pseudonym of Erle Stanley Gardner

Walter J Black, 1952. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover without Dust Jacket. Bound in tan boards with title information to spine in brown. 178 pages. FINE. All corners pointed. Binding tight and square with very slight roll. Without tears, creases, bumps or chips. Not marked in any way and very clean and bright. All items carefully wrapped and sent boxed.

USA: New Dell Pub., 1954. Book. Illus. by Griffith Foxley (GGA) Painted Cover.. Near Fine.. Soft cover. First Edition By This Publisher. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 224 pages. Goodread notes = "When the beautiful girlfriend of a notorious gangster vanishes, the last man to be seen with her needs an alibi - and fast. Enter Donald Lam of the Cool & Lam detective agency. Donald tracks down the two women with whom his client claims to have spent the night and the client declares the case closed. But it's not. Something about his client's story doesn't add up, and Donald can't resist the temptation to keep digging. Before he knows it, he's dug up connections to a mining scam, an illegal casino, and a double homicide - plus an opportunity for an enterprising private eye to make a small fortune, if he can just stay alive long enough to cash in on it!. " >> Back Cover creasing;.