Random House WINDWARD Paperbacks (Illustrated):
Learn more about the silver or white Windward books.
NONE AVAILABLE.
Random House MARCHESI COVER Paperbacks (Illustrated):
Learn more about the Marchesi Cover books and the two Marchesi boxed sets.
#2 Stuttering Parrot - 4th print. Nice, clean covers with a touch of shelf wear, faint crease on spine. Pages
nice, tight, and clean throughout but lightly tanned. $12.00 SOLD
#3 Whispering Mummy - 1st print. Bright, clean covers with a touch of wear from gentle reading. Soft
crease on front cover along spine. Pages tight and clean but tanning, name
penned inside front cover. $12.00 SOLD
#7 Fiery Eye - 1st print. Excellent, looks almost brand new and unread! Barely a trace of shelf wear, and
pages are just starting to tan. Marchesi's in this condition are almost impossible to find!
$20.00 SOLD
#8 Silver Spider - 2nd print. Bright, clean covers with a touch of wear from gentle reading. Faint crease
down center of spine. Pages tight and clean. Nice! $12.00
#8 Silver Spider - 8th print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a hint of wear from gentle reading. Tiny
corner crease on front cover. Pages starting to tan but tight and clean. $10.00
#10 Moaning Cave - 1st print. Super nice, bright, clean covers, faint spine crease. Pages just starting to
tan. Really nice copy! $15.00
#10 Moaning Cave - 2nd print. Clean covers with hint of light wear from gentle reading, old price neatly
marked on first page. Pages tight and clean. $10.00
#10 Moaning Cave - 8th print. Clean covers with a hint of light wear from gentle reading. Touch of rubbing
to spine. Pages tight, clean, and WHITE. $10.00
#12 Laughing Shadow - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a hard crease on front cover along
with a small corner crease. Pages tight and clean. $10.00 SOLD
#15 Flaming Footprints - 1st print. Nice, bright, clean covers with just a hint of wear from gentle reading.
Pages tight and clean, starting to tan. Nice! $15.00
#15 Flaming Footprints - 3rd print. Nice, bright, clean covers with two soft creases down the spine. Pages
are tanning but nice, tight, and clean throughout. $12.00 SOLD
#18 Shrinking House - 1st print. Nice, bright, clean covers with just a touch of wear from gentle reading.
Pages tight and clean but starting to tan. Nice! $15.00 SOLD
Random House HITCHCOCK COVER Paperbacks (Adragna cover art):
Learn more about the Hitchcock Cover books.
#1 Terror Castle - 12th print. Harder To Find, contains the original Harry Kane internal illustrations! Bright,
clean covers and spine with a trace of rubbing to the edges from shelving. Pages
tight and clean. $20.00 SOLD
#2 Stuttering Parrot - 7th print. Harder To Find, contains the original Harry Kane internal illustrations!
Bright, clean, covers and spine with a touch of wear to some edges and some
soft creasing. Pages tight and clean. $18.00 SOLD
#3 Whispering Mummy - 11th print. SCARCE, contains the original Harry Kane internal illustrations! Book
is in excellent to almost near mint condition, perhaps unread, but several titles
on the title list page at back of book have a small black dot next to them. Pages
tight and clean throughout. $28.00 SOLD
#4 Green Ghost - 6th print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a touch of light wear from gentle reading.
Faint crease on spine. Pages tight and clean throughout except for a neatly penned
name on first page. Nice! $12.00 SOLD
#5 Vanishing Treasure - 3rd print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a hint of wear from gentle reading.
Pages tight and clean throughout. 15.00
#6 Skeleton Island - 11th print. SCARCE. Contains the Original Harry Kane internal illustrations! Bright,
clean covers and spine with a touch of wear from gentle reading, very soft crease
on front cover. Pages white, tight and clean. $25.00 SOLD
#11 Talking Skull - 9th print. SCARCE, Contains the Original Harry Kane Internal Illustrations! Bright,
clean covers and spine with just a small area of wear at top edge of front cover. Pages
tight and clean throughout. $25.00 SOLD
#12 Laughing Shadow - 9th print. SCARCE, Contains the Original Harry Kane Internal Illustrations!
Bright, clean covers and spine with a touch of wear from light reading use. Pages
are white, tight, and clean. $25.00 SOLD
#14 Coughing Dragon - 1st print. Bright, clean covers with just a hint of wear from gentle reading. "Thrift
books" tag on spine. Contains the Mystery Quiz Page with ATTACHED bookmark!
Pages tanning but tight and clean. Help yourself! $12.00 SOLD
#16 Nervous Lion - 2nd print. Bright, clean covers & spine with just a touch of wear from gentle reading.
Contains not just one but TWO Mystery Quiz Pages! One of these is intact with the
ATTACHED bookmark, the other page has the bookmark detached and missing. The
book's pages are tanning but tight and clean with a neatly penned birthday inscription
inside the front cover. Help yourself to this oddity for just $28.00 SOLD
#17 Singing Serpent - 3rd print. Bright, clean covers and spine with just a touch of wear from gentle
reading. Pages starting to tan but tight and clean. $12.00 SOLD
#19 Phantom Lake - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine with just a trace of rubbing from shelf wear.
A former owner neatly affixed a printed "19" to the spine. Pages tight and clean
throughout. Help yourself! $8.00 SOLD
#19 Phantom Lake - 1st print. Bright, clean covers with a hint of shelf wear, soft crease on spine. Pages
tight and clean. $15.00 SOLD
#20 Monster Mountain - 6th print. Bright, clean covers and spine with barely a trace of wear. Pages tight
and clean throughout. Nice! $15.00
#20 Monster Mountain - 7th print. Nice, bright, clean covers and spine, very soft crease down center of
spine. 1985 Christmas inscription inside front cover, else pages tight and clean
throughout. $12,00 SOLD
#23 Invisible Dog - 3rd print. Bright, clean covers and spine with just a hint of gentle wear from reading.
Book contains the MYSTERY QUIZ page but the BOOKMARK portion has been
detached and is missing. Pages tanning but tight and clean. $18.00 SOLD
#24 Death Trap Mine - 1st print. Clean covers and spine with a touch of rubbing to the edges from reading
and shelving. Pages tanning but tight and clean throughout. $15.00 SOLD
#25 Dancing Devil - 2nd print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a soft corner crease on rear cover.
Pages tanning but tight and clean throughout. Contains the MYSTERY QUIZ page
with ATTACHED bookmark! Nice! $28.00 SOLD
#28 Deadly Double - 2nd print. Bright, clean covers and spine with just a touch of wear from shelf wear
and gentle reading. Pages tanning but tight and clean. Contains the MYSTERY QUIZ
page but the bookmark portion has been detached and is missing. $22.00 SOLD
#29 Sinister Scarecrow - 7th print. Bright, clean covers and spine with just a trace of wear from gentle
reading. Pages tight and clean throughout. Quite nice! $18.00 SOLD
UPDATED - May 5, 2025
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Click HERE for a list of United Kingdom HB and pb T3I Editions in English & other FOREIGN editions!
Just in: A nice selection of excellent German hardbacks with dust jackets!
- A fun way to practice your German language skills.
Click HERE for my list of Other U.S. Series Books for sale. Inexpensive!
Click HERE to visit Huganay's Corner of the Salvage Yard for original artwork and other scarce T3I ephemera!
3 Investigators FIND-YOUR-FATE Paperback Books (Illustrated):
Learn more about the Find-Your-Fate books.
#8 Savage Statue - 1st print. Some soft rubbing to the covers, a couple of hard corner creases to front
cover along with remnants of a price tag. Pages tanning but tight and clean. $40.00
SOLD
SCHOLASTIC and WEEKLY READER Books:
Learn more about the SBS and Weekly Reader books.
#7 Fiery Eye - 1st print, a great reading copy! Heavy wear and tear from reading and use. $3.00 SOLD
#21 Haunted Mirror - 2nd print, a hint of wear from gentle reading, pages tight and clean. $5.00 SOLD
#21 Haunted Mirror - 3rd print, just a hint of wear from very gentle reading, pages tight and clean, name
neatly penned inside front cover. $7.00 SOLD
WEEKLY READER hardback books:
NONE AVAILABLE.
Random House BULLSEYE/KNOPF Paperbacks (early 1990's):
Learn more about the Bullseye/Knopf books.
NONE AVAILABLE.
Random House DODGE COVER Paperbacks (late 1990's):
Learn more about the Dodge Cover books.
#4 Green Ghost - Nice and clean throughout, faint crease on front cover along spine. $6.00
Random House 3 Investigators CRIMEBUSTERS Books:
Learn more about the 3 Investigators Crimebusters spin-off series.
#1 Hot Wheels - Weekly Reader Hardback. Excellent to near mint book, pages crisp, tight, & clean. $10.00
SOLD
#2 Murder To Go - 2nd print pb. Excellent. Just a touch of shelf wear to the covers. $8.00 SOLD
#2 Murder To Go - 2nd print pb. Gentle wear from reading, a touch of rubbing to the edges and soft
wear from reading. $6.00
#2 Murder To Go - Larger-sized Bullseye paperback edition. Just a hint of shelf wear, else almost like
new throughout. $8.00
#8 Shoot the Works - 1st print pb. Very light wear to covers from reading, pages tight and clean. $15.00
#11 Fatal Error - 1st print pb. Bright, clean covers and spine, just a trace of wear from gentle reading,
pages tight and clean except for a neatly penned inscription on first page. $15.00 SOLD
OTHER:
Yellowback Library - Three Investigators Issues (highly desired by serious collectors!):
#79 January 1991 - Contains the first article ever published on T3I. $25.00
#138 December 1995 - Contains the Morley interview with Dennis Lynds. $25.00
#149 November 1996 - Contains the Morley interview with Gayle Lynds. $25.00
**Purchase all three for $65 and free shipping.
Alfred Hitchcock's Solve-Them-Yourself Mysteries - Large 1963 hardbound picture cover book with DJ,
illustrated by Fred Banbery. Five classic mysteries penned by Robert Arthur! This is also the
same book referred to by Jupiter in "Silver Spider". This is a MUST HAVE for any 3 Investigators
collection. Bright, clean covers with some light bumping/rubbing to the corners. Nice, intact
dust jacket with light wear to edges and a couple of very short tears. Text block is tight, crisp
and clean throughout. Nice! $12.00 SOLD
Alfred Hitchcock's Daring Detectives - Large 1969 hardbound picture cover book illustrated by Arthur
Shilstone. Eleven exciting stories of great feats of detection including one of the scariest I ever read
as a kid, Cornell Woolrich's "Through a Dead Man's Eye". A touch of wear to one corner of the spine
else covers are bright and clean. Text block is crisp and clean throughout. $8.00 SOLD
Juvenile Hitchcock Anthologies in Paperback - I've got quite a few of these, sometimes multiple
copies. Titles include: Haunted Houseful, Solve-Them-Yourself, Spellbinders in Suspense,
Monster Museum, Sinister Spies, Ghostly Gallery, Witch's Brew and Supernatural Tales of Terror
and Suspense. Priced at $3 each, let me know what you need!
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Random House Original Hardbound Trade Edition #'s 1 - 28
The number in parenthesis indicates the number of titles listed on the back of the book. These are the originals
with illustrations! (Learn more about the Hardbound Trade Ed.) Also, please see the new "The T3I Guide" - A comprehensive guide to the various printings of each of the 28 titles found in the Random House trade edition.
#1 Terror Castle(0) - FIRST PRINT with Text Error on page 47! Clean covers and spine with a touch of
rubbing. Spine ends bumped with rubbing and a bit of cardboard exposed at top
left corner. All four corners facing rear of shelf are gently bumped and rubbed, a
tiny bit of cardboard visible at bottom corners. Spine is slightly cocked. Text block is
tight and clean throughout except for some notes penned in a young hand on the
first blank page. Help yourself! $55.00
#1 Terror Castle(0) - FIRST PRINT with Text Error on page 47! Very nice, clean covers and spine, just a
hint of rubbing to the very gently bumped spine ends. All four corners facing rear of
shelf are nice and pointy with barely a trace of rubbing. Text block is tight and clean
throughout with a former owner's bookplate on the first free end paper. $75.00 Sold
#2 Stuttering Parrot(0) - FIRST PRINT! No author listed, incorrect illustrator credit. Bright, clean covers
and spine. Spine ends very gently bumped with barely a trace of rubbing. Three
of the corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy, top front corner is gently
bumped with rubbing, also about a 2" length of the right edge of front cover is
moderately rubbed. Text block is nice, tight and clean throughout, top edge is a
little dusty. $45.00 SOLD
#2 Stuttering Parrot(6) - Clean covers with some light wear and rubbing to covers and edges, clean spine
but has darkened with age and ends gently bumped. All four corners facing rear
of shelf are bumped, three have a tiny bit of cardboard exposed. Text block is
tight and clean, it was nicely reinforced with clear packing tape by a former
owner. Help yourself! $18.00
#3 Whispering Mummy(0) - FIRST PRINT! Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine. Spine top has a hint
of rubbing, spine bottom is gently bumped, all four corners facing rear of
shelf are nice and pointy with a trace of rubbing. Text block is nice, tight, and
clean except for a name and address penned on the first title page. Top edge
of text block has darkened. Nice! $55.00 ON HOLD
#3 Whispering Mummy(6) - Early Printing! Clean covers with a touch of shelf wear. Tiny chip at spine top,
bottom is gently bumped with a hint of rubbing, light rubbing to rear edge of
spine. Text block is tight, crisp, and clean. $20.00
#3 Whispering Mummy(16a) - Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine, spine ends very gently bumped
with just a trace of rubbing. Three of the four corners facing rear of shelf
are pointy, one is gently bumped with a smidgen of cardboard peeking out.
Text block is tight, crisp, and clean. Nice! $25.00
#4 Green Ghost(0) - FIRST PRINT! Bright, clean covers and spine, white letters on spine have slightly
darkened a shade with age, spine ends gently bumped with a touch of rubbing. All
four corners facing rear of shelf are gently bumped with a touch of rubbing. First title
page has a couple of creases and a name neatly penciled on it, a sliver of cheese-
cloth is visible along inside-front hinge, else text block is nice, tight, and clean
throughout. $55.00 SOLD
#5 Vanishing Treasure(6)- FIRST PRINT! Nice clean covers and spine with barely a hint of rubbing to the
nice, square spine ends. All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice & pointy.
Text block is tight, clean, and solid. $32.00 Sold
#5 Vanishing Treasure(16c) - Bright, clean covers and spine with just a touch of rubbing around bottom
of spine. All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy with a
hint of rubbing. Text block is nice, tight, and clean with a sliver of cheese-
cloth visible along inside-front hinge. Nice! $20.00
#6 Skeleton Island(6) - FIRST PRINT! Nice, clean covers and spine with a touch of rubbing to the gently
bumped spine ends, a little rubbing to rear edge of spine, and a light scratch on
rear cover. Pages are tight, crisp, and clean throughout. There's a small ownership
tag inside the front cover. Help yourself! $22.00
#6 Skeleton Island(16b) - Nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a hint of rubbing to the spine ends
and all four of the nice, pointy corners facing rear of shelf. Text block is tight,
crisp and clean throughout. Nice! $18.00
#7 Fiery Eye(8) - FIRST PRINT! Clean covers and spine with a touch of shelf wear. Spine ends gently
bumped with a touch of rubbing, all four corners facing rear of shelf are pointy with a
hint of rubbing. Text block is tight, crisp, and clean throughout except for a barely visible
name neatly penned on the first free blue endpaper. $28.00 ON HOLD
#7 Fiery Eye (10) - Nice, bright, clean covers and spine with a touch of rubbing to the gently bumped
spine ends. Top two corners facing rear of shelf are very gently bumped with a touch
of rubbing, the two corners at the bottom are pointy with a hint of rubbing. Text block
nice, tight, and clean throughout. $22.00
#7 Fiery Eye(23) - Bright, bold, clean covers and spine with a touch of rubbing to the gently bumped
spine ends. There is a thin 3" split in the cover material inside the rear cover's spine
gutter. Top two corners facing the rear of the shelf are gently bumped with a smidgen of
cardboard peeking out, bottom two corners are nice and pointy. Text block is tight,
crisp, and clean throughout. White eps. BONUS: If you are looking for a copy with the
red Random House Remainder stamping, this copy has one on the bottom edge of the
text block. Help yourself! $15.00
#8 Silver Spider(8) - FIRST PRINT! Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine, spine ends gently bumped
with a hint of rubbing. All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy. Text
block is tight, crisp and clean throughout but the first free blue endpaper is coming
loose. Nice! $28.00 SOLD
#8 Silver Spider(12) - Bright, clean covers and spine, spine has darkened just a hint with age. Spine ends
gently bumped with just a trace of rubbing. All four corners facing rear of shelf are
pointy with just a smidgen of rubbing. Text block is tight, crisp, and clean, tiny scar
on first free endpaper, perhaps where an old price tag was removed. Nice, solid
book! $20.00 SOLD
#8 Silver Spider(22) - Nice, bright, clean covers and spine, spine ends gently bumped with just a trace of
rubbing. Two top corners facing rear of shelf are gently bumped with just a tiny bit
of cardboard peeking out, bottom two corners are nice and pointy with a touch of
rubbing. Text block is tight, crisp, and clean. $18.00 SOLD
#9 Screaming Clock(10) - FIRST PRINT! Clean front cover and spine that has darkened just a shade with
age, spine ends gently bumped with a hint of rubbing. Rear cover exhibits a
bit of light rubbing and some darkening/soiling. All four corners facing rear of
shelf are nice and pointy with a hint of rubbing. Text block is tight and clean
but there are two small, penned scribbles on the first title page. $20.00 SOLD
#9 Screaming Clock(12) - A beauty! Bright, clean covers and spine. Spine ends are oh-so-gently bumped
with just a trace of rubbing. All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and
pointy with just a hint of rubbing. Text block is tight, crisp, and clean through-
out. A nice, solid book! $28.00 SOLD
#9 Screaming Clock(22) - Bright, bold, clean covers and spine, spine ends barely bumped with trace of
rubbing. Spine is just mildly cocked, it's so slight that most sellers wouldn't
bother to note it. All four corners are nice and pointy, one has a smidgen of
cardboard visible. Text block is tight and clean, a former owner very neatly
repaired the inside-front hinge with tape, a nice job. Help yourself! $12.00 SOLD
#10 Moaning Cave(10) - FIRST PRINT! Nice, bright, clean covers, spine color has faded just a smidge.
Spine ends gently bumped with a trace of rubbing. All four corners facing rear
of shelf are nice and pointy. Text block is tight, crisp, and clean. $25.00 SOLD
#10 Moaning Cave(12) - A beauty! Bright, clean covers and spine, just a touch of rubbing to the very
gently bumped spine ends and to the four pointy corners facing rear of shelf.
Text block is tight, crisp, and clean throughout. Quite nice! $28.00 SOLD
#11 Talking Skull(12) - FIRST PRINT! Bright, clean covers, spine has faded barely a shade. Spine ends
very gently bumped with a touch of rubbing, all four corners facing rear of shelf
are pointy with a touch of rubbing. Text block is nice, tight, and clean throughout.
$28.00 SOLD
#11 Talking Skull(14b) - Light rubbing to the edges of covers and spine which have slightly darkened with
age. Spine ends gently bumped and rubbed. All four corners facing rear of shelf
are gently bumped with a touch of rubbing, one has a bit of cardboard peeking
out. Sliver of cheesecloth visible along inside rear hinge, else text block is tight
and clean. $15.00
#11 Talking Skull(18) - Bright, clean covers and spine, spine ends gently bumped with barely a touch of
rubbing. All four corners facing rear of shelf are very gently bumped with a hint of
rubbing, two have a smidgen of cardboard peeking out and one corner has been
reinforced with a tiny piece of clear tape that I never even noticed until I held the
book to the light just right. Text block is super nice, tight and clean with a partial
sliver of cheesecloth visible along inside-rear hinge. Ugh, unfortunately this
description makes the book sound much worse than it is. Help yourself! $20.00
#12 Laughing Shadow(12a) - FIRST PRINT! Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine. Light rubbing to
gently bumped spine ends. Two of the four corners facing rear of shelf are
pointy with a touch of rubbing, two are gently bumped with a touch of
rubbing. Text block is tight and clean throughout. $25.00 SOLD
#12 Laughing Shadow(14b) - Clean covers and spine with a touch of rubbing. Spine ends gently bumped
with light rubbing. Light rubbing and wear along the spine gutter of the front
cover. All four corners facing rear of shelf are pointy with a hint of rubbing.
Text block is tight and clean throughout. $12.00 SOLD
#12 Laughing Shadow(16b) - Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with barely a touch of rubbing to
the spine ends, all four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy.
Text block is tight, crisp, and clean throughout except for a neatly penned
name/address on the first blank page. Nice! $22.00
#13 Crooked Cat(14) - FIRST PRINT! Bright, clean covers and spine with just a touch of rubbing to the
gently bumped spine ends. All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy.
Text block is tight, crisp, and clean throughout. Nice! $32.00
#13 Crooked Cat(16a) - Clean covers and spine with some light shelf wear. Spine ends bumped with
rubbing, no exposed cardboard. All four corners facing rear of shelf are gently
bumped and rubbed, one has a little bit of cardboard exposed. Text block is tight
and clean except for a tiny name neatly stamped on the first free ep and first title
page. The end papers in this book are of the unusual one-piece style and not cut
at the hinge. Help yourself! $18.00 SOLD
#13 Crooked Cat(26) - GLOSSY COVERS! Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine, spine ends gently
bumped but no rubbing. Spine is slightly cocked. All four corners facing rear of
shelf are nice and pointy. Text block glue has dried out and the binding is fragile,
page 31/32 is loose. Nice looking book, help yourself! $8.00
#14 Coughing Dragon(14b) - Bright, clean covers with a spine that has slightly darkened with age. Spine
ends are bumped with a touch of rubbing. All four corners facing rear of
shelf are nice and pointy. Text block is tight, crisp, and clean but there is a
name in pink marker on the first title page. $22.00 SOLD
#14 Coughing Dragon(16a) - Super nice, bold, bright, clean covers and spine, spine ends oh-so-gently
bumped with barely a trace of rubbing. Three of the four corners facing rear
of shelf are pointy with a hint of rubbing, the fourth is gently bumped. Text
block is tight, crisp and clean throughout. Nice! $25.00 SOLD
#15 Flaming Footprints(16a) - FIRST PRINT! No summary on copyright page. Super nice, bright, clean
covers and spine, spine ends gently bumped with barely a trace of rubbing.
All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy. Text block is tight
& clean throughout with a hint of foxing (soiling) to top edge. $28.00 SOLD
#15 Flaming Footprints(16b) - Second Print, summary on copyright page. Nice, bright, clean covers and
spine with barely a trace of rubbing to the oh-so-gently bumped spine
ends. All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy, one has a
touch of rubbing. Text block is tight, crisp, and clean throughout except for
"Reames" neatly penned on first title page. $22.00
#15 Flaming Footprints(20) - Nice, bright, clean front cover and spine, just a bit of soiling/darkening to
rear cover. Spine ends very gently bumped with barely a trace of rubbing.
Two of the four corners facing rear of shelf are pointy, two are very gently
bumped and one of them has a smidgen of cardboard just peeking out. Text
block is tight and clean throughout. $18.00
#16 Nervous Lion(16a) - FIRST PRINT! No summary on copyright page. Bright, clean covers and spine
with just a trace of rubbing to the corners of the gently bumped spine ends. All
four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy. Text block is tight, crisp,
clean. Nice! $32.00 Sold
#16 Nervous Lion(20) - Nice, bright, clean covers and spine, just a touch of rubbing to the gently bumped
spine ends. All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy with virtually
no rubbing. Text block is tight, crisp, and clean. Nice! $28.00 SOLD
#16 Nervous Lion(20) - Clean covers and spine, spine ends gently bumped with a hint of rubbing. All four
four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy. The text block was exposed
to some dampness or very high humidity at some point. There is no odor but the
text block is slightly wavy and there is a faint moisture stain around the outside
edge of just the first and last blank pages, else text block is tight and clean. $8.00
#17 Singing Serpent(16) - FIRST PRINT! Gorgeous, bright, clean covers and spine that look new! Spine
ends are nice and square with pointy corners, all four corners facing rear of
shelf are nice and pointy, no rubbing. Text block is tight and clean throughout
BUT a couple sections of the block have slightly wavy or creased pages. There
are no moisture stains or odors, maybe a production issue? Either way, it's a
beauty of a book on the outside if you can deal with the minor problem inside.
Help yourself! Would price it at $45+ but steal it from me for $28.00 SOLD
#17 Singing Serpent(20) - Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine, no fading to spine as is common
with this title. Spine ends gently bumped with a hint of rubbing to corners. All
four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy. Text block is tight, crisp,
and clean throughout. White eps. NICE! $28.00
#17 Singing Serpent(26) - GLOSSY COVERS! Bright, clean covers and spine, spine ends very gently bumped with no rubbing. All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and
pointy. Text block is split at pages 46/47. The second title page is loose as is
page 45/46. Nice looking book on the outside. Help yourself! $8.00
#18 Shrinking House(16) - FIRST PRINT! Bright, clean covers & spine, super nice spine ends with barely
a trace of rubbing. All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy. Text
block is tight, crisp and clean throughout but the outside edges have darkened
just a shade with age. Nice! $35.00 SOLD
#18 Shrinking House(16) - FIRST PRINT! Super nice, bright, clean covers & spine with a touch of rubbing
to the gently bumped top of spine. All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice
and pointy with a hint of rubbing. Text block is tight, crisp, and clean through-
out with a neatly penned gift inscription on the first title page. $32.00 SOLD
#18 Shrinking House(22) - Clean covers and spine. The title colors on spine have faded a shade. Spine
ends bumped and lightly rubbed. Two corners facing rear of shelf are pointy,
two are gently bumped. Text block was very nicely reglued by a former owner,
tight and clean throughout. Blue cemetery eps. $15.00 SOLD
#19 Phantom Lake(20) - First Print! Lists only titles #17-20 inside rear. Bright, clean covers and spine with
spine ends being very gently bumped with a hint of rubbing. All 4 corners facing
rear of shelf are nice and pointy. Text block is tight, crisp, & clean. $42.00 SOLD
#20 Monster Mountain(20) - FIRST PRINT! Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with a beautiful,
sharp spine! All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy. Text
block is tight, crisp, and clean. Nice! $38.00 SOLD
GLB's - True Random House GIBRALTAR LIBRARY BINDING Books:
These books are just like the Random House Trade Edition books listed above except that they were designed to withstand the rigors of library use. The covers sometimes exhibit heavy wear but the books are sturdy and will last for generations. (Learn more about GLB's)
#5 Vanishing Treasure - Bright, clean covers and spine with small spine tag, all corners and spine ends
gently bumped but no exposed cardboard. Card pocket on first free page,
minimal stampings throughout. Text block is tight and clean BUT page 127/128 is
missing. I can provide a copy of that page. Book is withdrawn from the Hudson
Elementary Library, Hudson, Iowa. White eps$15.00
#9 Screaming Clock - Nice, bright, clean covers, crease on spine, spine ends and all corners gently
bumped but no exposed cardboard. "j art" in light black at spine bottom, no other
spine tags. Nice, tight, clean text block with minimal library markings/stampings.
Card pocket on first page. Book is from the Salem and Dorr Township Library, Dorr,
Michigan. Acquisition date, 6-6-80. White eps. Nice! $30.00 SOLD
#19 Phantom Lake - Spine covered in clear tape with the usual spine tags. Spine ends chipped, all four
corners facing rear of shelf are bumped with exposed cardboard. Text block is tight
and clean with usual library markings/stampings throughout. Card pocket inside
front cover. Book was first acquired by the Herrick Public Library in Holland, Michi-
gan in February 1974. Later owned by the Zeeland PL of Zeeland, Michigan. First
free blue ep is missing. $15.00 SOLD
#22 Dead Man's Riddle - SCARCE ADRAGNA COVER! SOLD
#29 Sinister Scarecrow - 1st print. Bright, clean covers. Front cover has a hint of rubbing and there are
two dime-size scars. Nice rear cover. Orange spine color has faded just a shade
except at the very bottom where a library tag was nicely removed with no
scarring. Spine ends are gently bumped with barely a trace of rubbing. Three of
the four corners facing rear of shelf are pointy, one is gently bumped with a tiny
bit of cardboard peeking out. All external library tags were cleanly removed.
Card pocket on first blank page was nicely removed leaving only some glue
residue. Small library marking on 2nd title page was blacked out, no other
library markings or tags noted. Text block is otherwise tight, crisp, and clean
throughout. Quite nice! $450.00 SOLD
#30 Shark Reef - 1st print. SOLD
#31 Scar-Faced Beggar - 1st print. SOLD
#32 Blazing Cliffs - 1st print. SOLD
#34 Wandering Cave Man - 1st print. Coming soon.
#35 Kidnapped Whale - 1st print. Coming soon.
#36 Missing Mermaid - 1st print. Super nice, bright, clean covers with no rubbing or scarring. Spine has
barely darkened a shade except for a small area near bottom of spine where a
very small library tag was removed. Spine ends are very gently bumped with
barely a hint of rubbing, all four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy
with just a smidgen of rubbing. There are no library tags or markings anywhere in
this book. Text block is super nice, tight and clean. Some of the pages seem to me
to have been exposed to moisture or very high humidity but there is no odor and
no moisture staining. I believe that a former owner successfully steamed the
card pocket from the first blank page which accounts for this. I'm impressed!
Believe me, no other seller would ever even mention any of this in their
description of this book. A beauty, check it out! $375.00 SOLD
#37 Two-Toed Pigeon - 1st print. Beautiful, bright, clean front and rear covers. Spine has darkened just a
shade with age except at the very bottom where a library tag was nicely removed.
One very small dot scar near bottom of spine, spine ends are very gently bumped
with just a touch of rubbing. All external library tags were successfully removed
with excellent results. All four corners facing rear of shelf are barely bumped with
just a hint of rubbing. First page with the card pocket was removed from book.
Two small "withdrawn" stampings on first title page, name of the library neatly
stamped on the 2nd title page and the top and bottom edges of the text block,
no other stampings noted throughout. Text block is super tight, white, crisp and
clean. Really nice! $355.00 SOLD
#38 Smashing Glass - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine, spine ends gently bumped with a touch of
rubbing. Three of the four corners facing the rear of shelf are bumped with a tiny
bit of cardboard exposed, fourth corner is nice and pointy. External library tag was
expertly removed leaving barely a trace of evidence that it had been there. Text
block is super tight, crisp, and clean. First page was removed, it presumably had
the card pocket. First title page has “surplus” stamped on it, no other markings
throughout. Looks great on the shelf! $335.00 SOLD
#39 Trail of Terror - 1st print. This book saw extremely little use. Bright, clean covers and spine, just a
hint of rubbing to the square top of spine and gently bumped bottom of spine. All
four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy with a trace of rubbing. The spine
tag was removed leaving a small and fairly faint bit of scarring to the spine and rear
edge of spine. The text block is tight, crisp, and clean throughout although a couple
of smudges were observed on a couple of pages, no page creasing. First blank page
has the card pocket and two library stampings, no other markings throughout. Nice!
Please compare to all of the current and sold eBay listings! $375.00 SOLD
#42 Wreckers' Rock - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine, spine ends gently bumped and rubbed. A
touch of very minor rubbing to the outside edges of the book. The spine tag was
nicely and professionally removed leaving no scarring to the spine and just a tiny
trace of surface scarring to rear cover. All four corners facing rear of shelf are
pointy with a touch of rubbing, two have a smidgen of cardboard exposed. Text
block is tight and clean, card pocket and tag on first blank page, one stamping to
the second title page, all three edges of the text block have a library name stamped
on them, else no other tags or markings noted, a few small, pink scribbles on last
blank page. Please compare to the current & sold eBay listings. $360.00 SOLD
#43 Cranky Collector - 1st print. SOLD
GLB Crimebusters - Scroll down to the Crimebusters section.
Random House KEYHOLE COVER Paperbacks (Adragna cover art):
Learn more about the Keyhole Cover books.
#1 Terror Castle - 3rd print. Bright, clean covers with a touch of wear from gentle reading and a hard
corner crease on front cover. Pages tight and clean throughout with a name penned on
the first page. $12.00
#3 Whispering Mummy - 1st print. Nice, bright, clean covers and spine with a touch of wear from gentle
reading. Pages tight and clean throughout. $15.00
#3 Whispering Mummy - 2nd print. Almost like new throughout except for a small, penned name inside
front cover. Bright, clean covers, and tight, crisp pages. $15.00
#4 Green Ghost - 2nd print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a touch of wear from gentle reading and a
hard corner crease on front cover. Pages tight and clean throughout. $12.00
#6 Skeleton Island - 1st print. Nice, bright, clean covers and spine with a trace of wear. Pages tight and
clean throughout except for a name/date neatly penned, and scribbled out, inside the
front cover. $15.00
#7 Fiery Eye - 1st print. Nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a trace of shelf wear. Pages tight
and clean throughout. Nice! $15.00
#7 Fiery Eye - 3rd print. Super bright, clean covers and spine with just a tiny scuff near bottom of spine.
Pages tight and clean throughout. $12.00
#8 Silver Spider - 1st print. Nice, bright, crisp, clean covers and spine with just a trace of shelf wear. Soft
crease, barely visible, on front cover along spine. Pages tight and clean. Name neatly
penned, and scribbled out, inside front cover. $15.00
#9 Screaming Clock - 1st print. Excellent to almost near mint throughout, just a trace of shelf wear to the
bright, clean covers and spine. Pages tight and clean. Nice! $20.00 SOLD
#9 Screaming Clock - 2nd print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a tiny soft corner crease on front
cover, a touch of wear to rear cover along with a dark spot. Pages tight and clean
throughout with a name neatly penned on first page. $12.00
#10 Moaning Cave - 1st print. Nice, bright, clean covers and spine with a soft crease on front cover along
the spine. Pages tight and clean throughout. Nice! $18.00 SOLD
#11 Talking Skull - 1st print. Almost like new! Bright, clean covers and spine with barely a hint of shelf
wear. Pages tight and clean throughout. Nice! $20.00
#13 Crooked Cat - 2nd print. Nice, bright, clean front cover and a spine that looks minty. Rear cover has
some soft creasing and a tiny piece of the top left corner is missing. Pages are white
fresh. Quite nice except for that back cover, help yourself! $12.00 SOLD
#17 Singing Serpent - 6th print. Nice, bright, clean covers and spine with a touch of shelf wear. Barely
visible soft crease on spine. Pages tight and clean. Name neatly penned, and
scribbled out inside front cover. $15.00
#19 Phantom Lake - 3rd print. Excellent to almost near mint throughout. with just a trace of shelf wear.
Pages tight and clean. Nice! $18.00
#19 Phantom Lake - 4th print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a touch of wear from gentle reading.
and shelf wear. Pages tight and clean. $10.00 SOLD
#22 Dead Man's Riddle - 1st print. Bright, clean covers with a touch of wear from reading, faint crease on
spine. The first 5 or 6 pages had come loose from the book and I seem to have
successfully reglued them. I don't think it's anything anyone would have noticed
had they not been told but it is, or could be, a fragile point of the book. Pages
are tight and clean. Help yourself! $10.00 SOLD
#23 Invisible Dog - 2nd print. Bright, clean covers with a hint of wear from reading, tiny piece of clear
tape on spine. Pages tight and clean throughout. $12.00 SOLD
#24 Death Trap Mine - 4 print. Bright covers and spine with some rubbing and creasing to the rear cover
and a little wear to bottom of spine. Pages tanning but tight & clean. $10.00 SOLD
#25 Dancing Devil - 2nd print. Bright covers and spine with some light wear from reading, two vertical
hard creases on rear cover. Pages tanning but tight and clean. $10.00 SOLD
#26 Headless Horse - 1st print. Bright, clean covers with light wear from reading. Light rubbing to spine
edges, soft crease down center of front cover. Small, round, yellow sticker on
front cover. Pages tight and clean throughout. $12.00 SOLD
#27 Magic Circle - 3rd print. PERMABOUND, ex-library hardback. No idea why, but some folks are paying
insanely high prices for these on eBay the last few years in the $30 - $100+ range. This
one has bright, clean covers with minimal tags and stampings. Pages are tight and
clean but tanning. Nice, help yourself! $20.00 SOLD
#28 Deadly Double - 1st print. Clean covers and spine with some light wear from reading. Pages tight and
with something the size of a quarter blacked out on first page. $15.00 SOLD
#30 Shark Reef - 2nd print. Nice, bright, clean covers and spine with just a hint of shelf wear. Pages are
tight and clean. $20.00 SOLD
#34 Wandering Cave Man - 4th print. Moderate scuffing and wear to covers and spine from reading.
Pages tanning but tight and clean. $10.00 SOLD
#35 Kidnapped Whale - 1st print. Bright, clean covers and spine with light wear to the front cover which
was stabbed numerous times with a pointy but blunt object, small portion of a
rear corner torn off. Pages starting to tan but tight and clean. $10.00 SOLD
