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New York: Dutton, 1947. First Edition of the First Mickey Spillane novel. Signed by the author, Mickey Spillane, on the title page. Near fine in a bright dust jacket with a few tiny mends at extremities by an expert paper conservationist. Attractive copy of a mystery and detective fiction classic.

New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1947., 1947. First edition. First edition. Author's first book. Presentation inscription by the author on the front free fly leaf, "Hi Banjo - / You have a real gold mine here ! / I hope the story is worth it ! / Great to see you ! / Mickey Spillane." Light foxing to top edges else a fine, tight copy in dust jacket with some minor professional restoration to spine ends, corners and extremities. A handsome copy of an important book. Introduces Mike Hammer.

New York: Dutton, 1947. First Edition of the author's first book. Very good plus in a dust jacket with considerable tape reinforcement along the interior top and bottom edges, else very good. Nicely inscribed by the author, “To...It’s been a long time since Mike Hammer was born in this book, but he’s still as big as ever. I hope you still enjoy him. Sincerely - Mickey Spillane.”

New York: Dutton, 1947. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Bumping at the corners else fine in near fine price-clipped dustwrapper with typical sunning to the spine and very light wear at the edges. Spillane's first book, the first Mike Hammer mystery, and the progenitor to a whole generation of books featuring ultra-violent detective heroes. Desirable and scarce in such nice condition.

DUTTON, 1947. Hardcover. Good. A FAIR FIRST EDITION IN VERY GOOD DJ. INSCRIBED :DEAR MOM AND DAD FOR SUCH A SKINNY BOOK THEY TOOK A LONG TIME PUTTING IT OUT... BUT I HOPE IT'S THE BEGINNING OF LUCK FOR ALL OF US...BETTER NOT LET ANY OF YOUR CHILDREN READ IT! LOVE YOUR SON MICKEY

NY: Dutton. Very Good. 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth stated first edition. Inscribed to ffep in a lengthy inscription by Spillane. Spine ends/corners rubbed/frayed, slight reading ridge to spine, small stain/slight foxing to textblock edge. Protected by a facsimile DJ in mylar. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .

A FAIR FIRST EDITION IN VERY GOOD DJ. part of spine missing INSCRIBED :DEAR MOM AND DAD FOR SUCH A SKINNY BOOK THEY TOOK A LONG TIME PUTTING IT OUT... BUT I HOPE IT'S THE BEGINNING OF LUCK FOR ALL OF US...BETTER NOT LET ANY OF YOUR CHILDREN READ IT! LOVE YOUR SON MICKEY

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Black boards with red lettered spine and front board. A small white scuff at the spine, corners very lightly bumped, binding slightly cocked. Ownership signature to front endpaper. Unclipped dust jacket with rubbed edges, chipped at head and heel of spine, otherwise a clean and very good dust jacket. Includes a photograph of Spillane, inscribed, "This is really a golden oldie! Best Mickey Spillane

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc, 1947. First edition. 218 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Black boards stamped in red, near fine with soiling to the edges, occasional finger marks in text block; dust-jacket with tape repairs and splitting to hinges. First edition. 218 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The First Mike Hammer Novel. The book that launched Spillane's career and introduced Mike Hammer, the archetype for the harder detective of the fifties who would stop at nothing to enact justice.

New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1947 First edition, first printing. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered in red, dust jacket. Near fine; in an unclipped dust jacket with small chips and slight loss to the spine ends, some moderate wear and small creases to the extremities, and a few small closed tears, else very good. A bright and attractive example.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

NY: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1947. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition, first printing of the author's first book, near fine in a very good dust jacket. The front endpaper has a little minor soiling, and there is just a hint of a spine slant to the book. The unrestored jacket has a chip at the top of the spine (not affecting any lettering), and a much smaller chip at the heel of the spine. The red lettering on the spine is slightly sunned, as compared to the bright red on the front panel. No names or other marking in or on the book, $2.50 price is present at the bottom of the front flap. A tight and clean copy of the first Mike Hammer novel.

Dutton, 1947. US First Edition, First Printing Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A little aging and discoloration on text block including 2 spots and a pushed top corner to the boards. Internal repairs to the spine of the dust jacket and some light discoloring in the gutters . Protected in clear Mylar cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped in a box. We do not stock or sell ex-library or Book Club editions. We are always looking to buy hardcover Mysteries and Thrillers.

NY: Simon & Schuster, 1947. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1947 Simon & Schuster Stated & TRUE FIRST EDITION of Spillane's First mystery. A VG+/NF copy with a **SIGNED** CARD tipped in. The HB is very clean and tight with the only real wear being some small chips at the spine ends and tiny bumps at the corners. It is wrapped in a Facsimile DJ also in VG+ condition with almost no wear or marks as well. A VERY RARE COLLECTIBLE! **BONUS** Also receive a SIgnet paperback of another early book, The Long Wait in Good condition. **Brenbooks specializes in first edition mysteries, many signed.

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1947. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. BOOK VERY GOOD/No Dustjacket. 8vo - over 7¾"" - 9¾"" tall. Signed by Author. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a decorative bookplate. Black boards with red lettering. 218 Pages. A VERY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. Stated first edition. Spillane's first book and the first Mike Hammer mystery. Handsome, collectible copy.

New York: Dutton, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. A short tear at the crown, some modest bumps, and a little fading to the spine lettering, very good lacking the dustwrapper. Spillane's first book, the first Mike Hammer mystery, and the progenitor to a whole generation of books featuring ultra-violent detective heroes. Harry Essex wrote and directed the largely forgotten 1953 film version, the first of several films based on Spillane's works.

New York: Dutton, 1947. First Edition; advance copy of the author's first book in publisher’s wrappers. Aside from a small chip at the bottom of the spine and the front wrapper, very good. Before the book made the trip from the printer to the bindery, the publisher bound the sheets in the dust jacket, without the flaps. These were certainly issued in small numbers for limited distribution to booksellers, reviewers and salespeople. The latter decades of the 20th century brought a deluge of advance copies as these became inexpensive to produce and release in huge numbers, but those from an earlier period, uncommon to begin with, often perished due to their ephemeral nature.

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. 218p. Author's first book

Paris, France: Les Presses De La Cite, 1948. Good in a Good dustjacket. Bound in cream-colored wraps (pb); both the spine and the front panel are stamped in red. 220pps. There is a bit of wear to the edges of the wraps, particularly at the spine-ends. The pages are browning, though quite clean and, though the binding is brittle, all pages are intact. No previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve and utilizing the same front panel artwork as the American first edition, is chipped along the spine-ends and is rubbed and torn along the folds; the rear white panel is somewhat toned and soiled. This edition preceeds even the British debut by four years: a rare and interesting item for collectors of noir and hardboiled fiction. Translated into the French by Gilles-Maurice Dumoulin. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded.… Read More

E.P. Dutton and Co, 1996. Fine/Fine. Signed by Author(s). An exact facsimile edition of the 1947 first edition. First edition, thus. Book and dust jacket show very little wear. SIGNED by the author. A nice copy. ***PROMPT, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE!***

London: Arthur Barker, 1952. First Edition - British. Signed and inscribed by the author, Mickey Spillane, on the title page. Inscribed: “To Richard Clark, a big hello from Mike Hammer and me! This is where it all got started - now enjoy the action - again! Mickey Spillane, June 8, 1999.” A used and lightly worn copy with some minor spotting to the cloth and rubbing to the lettering at the spine in an excellent facsimile dust jacket. The first Mike Hammer novel, a hardboiled detective fiction classic.