A red-headed woman in fur-trimmed dress cringes fearfully back. In one hand she clasps the handle of a blooded dagger.
On front cover: With an introduction by Ellery Queen.
On front cover: Complete and unabridged.
Green background with 6 small insets: Maps of San Francisco and the Mediterranean area, line drawings of row houses, an apartment building exterior, a room interior, a town square, and an addressed envelope.
Dell Mystery keyhole and eye logo on front.
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Was the world's last coward mankind's final champion?
A glittering galaxy of science fiction gems
Chandler, A. Bertram (Arthur Bertram), 1912-1984
Beyond Pluto they faced a challenge no man could overcome
Stories by: Isaac Asimov, Eando Binder, Lester Del Rey, Clifford D. Simak, F. Orlin Tremaine, John Wyndham, Harl Vincent, Michael Fischer, Peter Phillips, Raymond Z. Gallun
The gripping tale of a young boy who challenged the ownership of the stars
A dark-haired woman in pink negligee and a mink leans against a porch railing, smoking and watching a man. The man stands crouching beside the porch. In the background are a green shingled house with red shutters and a barren landscape featuring one bare tree, several puddles, and a cloudy sky.
At head of title on front cover: A novel of a strange new horror.
On back cover: "Terrifying" New York Times
"Strikingly effective" New York Herald Tribune.
Black background with two yellow text boxes, text in black and red. Baroque design elements in white, blue and red.
Blue background with text in black and author name in red.
An abandoned satellite holds two worlds at bay
Beyond the realms of tomorrow and out of the obscurities of today unfolds
An original science fiction anthology by Robert Bloch, Michael Bishop, Robert Thurston, R.A. Lafferty, Elizabeth A. Lynn and many more!
A breathtaking novel about the future evolution of man
Clarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008
An unknow enemy was gambling for high stakes against all mankind…and somehow the dice were loaded!
Death stalked the Dominion Knight from the Emperor's palace to a world on the brink of its prophesied age of destruction…
Celestial Blueprint and Other Stories, The
They challenged the standards of many worlds
A thrilling blend of science fiction and murder mystery
A dark-haired woman clad in a white slip reclines on a bed, open magazine by her side. Across the room, a tee-shirted man stands beside a window, looking back over his shoulder at the woman.
At head of title on cover: She wanted him--to fight with, to drink with, and to love.
On front cover: An original novel--not a reprint.
Yellow background with white text box and black text. No graphics.
Gold Medal tri-color ribbon graphic on front, back and spine.
Novel originally copyright 1933. Pocket Book edition published January 1941.
A blonde wearing a hat appears to be in shock as she holds a handgun.
On front cover: A charming hell-cat fights her way smack into the middle of murder.
Yellow frame with white text box with black and blue type. Publisher's logo at base.
Red spine with author, title, publisher and publisher's number in yellow, white and black.
A red headed woman is applying lipstick while looking in a compact mirror. In the background is an older man in a suit and hat smoking a pipe.
Yellow frame with white text boxes with black print. Publisher's logo at base.
Black spine with author, title, publisher and publisher's number in white and yellow.
A seductive blonde in a dress is standing in a doorway. Grey sidebar features the author's signature.
Yellow background with text in red and black. Publisher's logo at base.
Grey spine with title, author, publisher and publisher's number in black.
A person is sleepwalking under the moon. In the forefront is a bloody knife.
Purple spine with title, author, publisher's number and logo in black, yellow and white.
Yellow frame with single white text box with black print. Publisher's logo at base.
Purple spine with title, author, publisher and publisher's number in red, white, and black.
A red head woman is covering her left eye with a purple glove.
At head of title on front cover: Perry Mason.
White background with gold sidebar featuring the author's signature. Two orange boxes with text in black. At base of cover, is a pink box with an illustration of a couple embracing.
Gold spine with title, author, publisher's name and number in black.
A black-haired woman in pink lingerie lies in the snow. Her head is wounded and bleeding.
At head of title on front cover: A dirty, rotten trail to murder!
On front cover and spine: She was very lovely--and very dead!
On back cover: "… a solidly satisfactory story--fast, believable, well-characterized, a nice balance of restraint and overt violence." N.Y. Times.
Line drawing outline of a dark haired naked woman.
Yellow background with text in red and black.
A surprised brunette is peering through a moth-eaten mink coat.
White background with grey sidebar featuring the author's signature
Grey spine with author, title, publisher and publisher's number in black.
A seductive brunette is looking at a man who appears to be relaxing or asleep in a chair.
At head of title on front cover: Perry Mason solves
White background with text in black and red.
Gold with title, author, publisher and publisher number in black.
A woman is dressing in front of a window and a birdcage. Meanwhile, a man in glasses is watching her dress.
At head of title on front cover: A Perry Mason Mystery.
Yellow background with title, author, publisher and publisher's number in black and red.
An older woman is peering out of a window.
Yellow framed white text boxes with black print. Publisher's logo on back cover.
Black and yellow spine with yellow and black type.
Letters d yellpb spine in a circle. Kangaroo reading a book on back cover.
Novel originally copyright 1941. Cardinal edition published November 1958.
A man appears very depressed while a woman dressed in mourning attire and a fur-lined coat appears self-confident and is drinking.
White background with black text. Gold sidebar featuring the author's signature. At base of cover, is a blue box with an illustration of a man walking.
Gold spine with author, title, publisher and publisher's number in black.
Image of a woman holding a note and a handgun over a dead man's body.
At head of title on front cover: A Lieutenant Valcour Mystery
Yellow cover with text in red and black.
Yellow and red spine with title, author, publisher and series number in black.
A man in a suit is digging a hole in the ground with a shovel.
Yellow background with author, title, publisher and publisher's number in black, red, and green.
A middle aged man in a grey suit and purple bow-tie punches a blonde in the face.
Front cover: Killer or not, she had it coming!
White background with author, title, publisher and publisher's number in black and green.
A boxer in shorts and gloves sits on a stool in the corner of a boxing ring, looking stunned. Behind him looms the image of a newspaper clipping featuring the photograph of a woman's partially disrobed and apparently lifeless body and the partly-obscured headline: Model found slain.
At head of title on front cover: Ringside violence--and a brutal bedroom murder.
On back cover: My name is Max. I'm a worried man.
Stylized graphic of an overhead hanging lamp against yellow background. Red text. Black textbox with blue text inset.
Black background with yellow and white text.
A man in a suit is strangling a blond woman.
On front cover: She brought him a package of mystery and murder!
Yellow frame with black and red text in white box. Publisher's logo at base.
Grey spine with title, author and publisher's name and number in green and black.
Hughes, Dorothy B. (Dorothy Belle), 1904-
Cover features four pictorial vignettes: two women smoking and drinking
At foot of cover: The best mystery produced by Ellery Queen.--The New York Times.
Black and grey with yellow and white text.
Grey title, author, publisher and number in black.
The secret of civilization was buried in that spaceship
A blonde woman in tight sweater and skirt slouches in a doorway, drink in hand. Beside her is a table with a toolbox and small tools. In the background sits a man cleaning a drill.
In banner at head of title on cover: His code: honor--his destiny: evil.
On front cover: A Lion original--not a reprint.
Blue background with white chevron text box. No graphics.
Roaring lion face in profile on front, back, and spine.
A man in a suit and hat is trying to abduct a blonde in a white evening gown. In the background, is a cityscape of Reno, Nevada.
At head of title on front cover: Murder interrupts a wedding night. At foot of cover: Whit Whitney plays tag with blondes, blackjacks and sudden death in Reno.
Yellow background with text in black and red.
Yellow spine with author, title, publisher's number and logo in black and red.
Publisher's name in yellow within a red box.
13 stories of dripping, creeping, gurgling, purling, trilling, oozing, seeping, gushing deadly monsters
Could even the spirit of a saint prevail against the soulless evil of the demon-machines?
A young redheaded woman in shorts and turtleneck sweater stands in the doorway of a rough-hewn shack, looking out with an expression of sadness and desire.
On front cover: She wanted out, and she had the price--a lovely body and the will to use it.
Orange background with white and yellow text. No graphics.
Red, white, blue ribbon with a gold medal medallion on front cover.
What he'd forgotten could change the world!
Odd Jobs, Inc. takes on the case of the android heiress
The provocative novel of the future when intelligence begins at an I.Q. of 150!
A blonde in diaphanous lingerie draws a window shade on a window looking out on a nighttime cityscape. She is glaring at a dizzy man in the same room. He spills his drink, grabs his head and a nearby table as he appears to faint. His suit is concealing a handgun.
At head of title on front cover: A gang killer meets his match in a TNT blonde. At foot of front cover: "A tender and terrible tale of New York's Hell's Kitchen."-- Nelson Algren.
Green background with the image of a black smoking gun, a Harry Hansen blurb in a white text box, and the publisher's logo scrolled at the bottom.
Green spine with author, title, publisher, logo and publisher's numbering in white and yellow.
Tan Lion graphic on front, back, and spine.
Technology will not end war. It will perfect it.
A man's body is sprawled face down on a fringed rug, blood spots surrounding him. A red-haired woman in trousers, belt, and low cut sweater stands stiffly beside.
At head of title on front cover: A sharp, tough mystery of violence.
On front cover: Author of "Don’t Cry for Me."
On back cover: Among the "best mysteries of the year" as selected by the New York Times.
Advertisement for New York Times Best Mysteries of the year with book information arranged as classified ads, novel description for The Bloody Bokhara enlarged and inset.
Yellow background with red and black text.
Line drawing of an apparently dead man lying on his back, one arm raised defensively, spot light by his side. In the background is a blue film strip repeating the image of a sultry woman looking over her shoulder.
At head of title on front cover: Murder took a curtain call…
On back cover: "Realistic and convincing." St. Louis Post Dispatch.
One frame from front cover film strip partially repeated, serving as text box. Black background with red and yellow text.
A blonde woman in tight sweater, skirt, beret, and neckerchief stands provocatively against a street light, applying lipstick. She exchanges a look with a man who stands nearby, part of a group of four men lounging and smoking in front of a pool hall window.
On front cover: The story of men and women on the skids.
The woman's figure from front cover is replicated in green wash with thick red outline. Green banners.
Roaring lion face in profile on front and spine.
Novel's original date of publication 1953.
Brown (alley, buildings, trousers, skirt)
In a darkened alley, a woman supports a disheveled man, his clothing in tatters. She looks back over her shoulder in fear toward a lighted doorway, over which hangs a purple neon "BAR" sign.
At head of title on front cover: A hunted criminal -- his racket and his women.
On back cover: A Pyramid Book, Complete and Unabridged.
On back cover: Hounded and beaten … on both sides of the law.
On spine: A hunted criminal -- his racket and his women.
The front cover illustration of a tattered man is partially repeated (head and torso only) in grayscale. Red and black text on white background.
White background with title and publisher name in red, blurb and series number in black.
Red and Black Pyramid graphic logo on front and back covers.
Is this the destiny of the Dark Continent?
A lifeless man is in the claw of a large, supernatural bird.
Crime scene map in light blue, green and orange.
Yellow spine with author, title, publisher's name and number in black.
Publisher's name in black box. A Dell Mystery keyhole logo.
Could Earth withstand the forces of this unseen sun?
Could the Old Technology match the might of the New Demonology?
A disheveled dark-haired man, tie undone, sits slumped at a kitchen table, clutching the side of the table with one hand and a glass in the other. Before him on the table are a bottle, a shot glass, a pack of cigarettes, a book of matches, and an ashtray. The red checked table cloth is askew. In the background stands a blonde woman in evening dress, looking at the man as she pulls a pistol from her red evening bag.
At head of title on front cover: He plunged into crime to flee the terrible secret of his past.
Line drawing of two men standing beneath a streetlight. Image framed by a purple hatched semi-circle border.
A red-haired woman in peasant blouse and pearls leans seductively against a wall, arms crossed, holding a smoking cigarette. She is illuminated by the circle of light from a flashlight, held by a gloved hand visible in the right foreground.
At head of title on front cover: A hard-boiled detective novel.
On front cover: Complete and Unabridged.
On spine: A hard-boiled detective novel.
White background with red and black text. No graphics.
White background with title and blurb in red and series number, author name, and publisher name in black.
Adams, Cleve F. (Cleve Franklin), 1895-1949.
The body of a dark-haired young woman, clad in sweater and skirt, lies in the grass.
Blue on left and white on right background with black-bordered white text box inset
Cover illustration wraps on spine. White text.
A dark figure stands silhouetted before a split rail fence at the end of a green swath between two rows of red row houses, illuminated by a full moon. His shadow looms large behind him. A black curtain hangs in the foreground.
On front cover: With crime map on back cover.
On back cover: The Diedrich place, scene of murder in "The Black Curtain."
Map of wooded estate with house floor plan inset. Map features: side road, house, path, shack, meadow, front door, glassed-in room, garage.
Dell Mystery keyhole and eye logo on front and spine.
Red (background, lipstick), yellowish-pink (woman’s flesh)
A heavily made-up, apparently naked, blonde woman sits in a chair, staring straight ahead. She is framed by the profile of a suited man with one hand raised as if to strike her.
On front cover: Philip Marlowe knew this luscious mantrap had been a witness to murder.
Yellow background with white text box, text in red and black. No graphics.
Black background with text in yellow and white.
Kangaroo reading a book on front and back cover
A woman in an off-the-shoulder dress is pointing a handgun at a man in a coat and hat.
On front cover: The new Mike Hammer mystery thriller by the author of I, the Jury.
White, black and green background with text in black and photograph of the author.
Green spine with author, title and publisher's number in black.
Out of infinite smallness grew a gigantic peril
A woman in an off-the-shoulder red dress and black gloves is smoking with a longing look in her eyes.
At head of title on front cover: She was beautiful and vicious, and she was after five men!
white text box with printing in black and red. Publisher's logo at base.
Yellow spine with author, title, publisher's name and number in black and red.
A yellow and black pyramid (rear cover).
Take up the Black man's burden, send forth --
Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Ninth Series, The
Mills, Robert P. (Robert Park), 1920-1986
"About the cover: After shivering and shuddering through this unusual novel of suspense and passion, artist William Shoyer painted that woman, Clara Ervin, posing luxuriously in her pink satin boudoir. As for the man in the cover who is beholding her at a close and menacing range, you'll find out what happens next when you enjoy Behold This Woman."--P. facing t.p.
A smiling blonde woman stands admiring herself in an ornately framed full-length mirror, fitting a necklace around her neck. In the foreground, a dark-haired, dark-suited man reaches one hand menacingly toward her.
At head of title on front cover: She destroyed four men.
On front cover: A Bantam Book, complete and unabridged.
On back cover: Behold this woman. Could she be anybody you know?
White background with black, red, and blue text. Green banner extends from front cover across spine to back left side. Line drawing of open window with curtains blowing in, with knife stuck into window sill.`
Green background with black text, author name in red.
Bantam rooster in oval on front, back, and spine.
The naoli was not a human…and could not be a man!
A brunette is in a state of undress in front of a couch.
At head of title on front cover: Live bait for a death trap.
Black and orange background with text in black and white.
Black spine with author, title, publisher and publisher's number in yellow and white.
Think galactic -- or your world is lost!
Front cover: yellow (top banner), black (background, shadows): Back cover: black (blind)
A shirtless blond man lies face down on a wooden floor. A blond woman kneels beside him, grasping his shoulder and looking up and out at the viewer.
At head of title on front cover: "Tough … and terrifying!" says Richard S. Prather -- creator of Shell Scott
On front cover: Murder was a pleasure and women were a pain.
A hand pulls down a window blind. The blind forms the backdrop for the back cover text.
Yellow background with series number in black, title in and author name in red.
Gold Medal tri-color ribbon graphic on front and spine.
Refugees, yes, guests, yes but conquerors - never!
Between American and the rest of the world rose a wall of death!
Williams, Nick B. (Nick Boddie), 1906-1992
Astounding: John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology
Sam was a miracle being - and a curse to a dangerously overpopulated planet.
A blonde woman in bikini top, sarong, and flip-flops lounges against a background of red, tan, blue, white and black stripes, one hand raised to her hair, one knee raised provocatively.
At head of title on front cover and on spine: Men who touched her got burned.
On front cover: Author of "My Love Is Violent."
The red, tan, blue, white and black stripes from cover are repeated on back, with illustrations in bottom four stripes: a blonde woman wrapped in a towel chats on the telephone, a brunette in pink lingerie lounges in bed, a blond man in brown suit sits with chin in hand contemplating a bottle and glass, an older blond man in brown suit and dark tie scowls.
White background with text in red and black.
Tree inside oval on front and back covers.
Featuring selections by 1975 John W. Campbell winner, P.J. Plauger and 1975 Hugo Award winner, George R. R. Martin
Did this madman's mistake lie in his effort to destro "Too Many Worlds" Gerald Vance