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.
#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 SOLD
#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 SOLD
#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. Wow, almost mint! Super bright, clean, fresh covers and spine with
barely a trace of shelf wear. Pages tight and clean, they look and feel unread, you
just don't find Marchesi's in this condition! $18.00 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 - 9th print. Harder To Find, contains the original Harry Kane internal illustrations!
Bright, clean, covers and spine with light wear to the spine and some soft creasing
to the rear cover. Pages tight and clean except a former owner wrote the book
numbers next to each title on the title list on the first page. $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
#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 SOLD
#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
#10 Moaning Cave - 9th print. SCARCE, Contains the Original Harry Kane Internal Illustrations! Bright,
clean covers and spine with just a trace of wear from very gentle reading & handling.
Pages tight and clean throughout. $32.00 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 - 1st print. Bright, clean covers & spine with very light wear from reading and two soft
creases on rear cover. Contains the Mystery Quiz Page with ATTACHED bookmark!
Pages tight and clean throughout. $25.00 SOLD
#17 Singing Serpent - 2nd print. Bright, clean covers and spine with some light wear from reading. Pages
tight and clean throughout. $12.00 SOLD
#19 Phantom Lake - 6th print. Bright, clean covers with barely a trace of shelf wear. Books looks like new
and appears unread. Nice! $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 SOLD
#23 Invisible Dog - 2nd 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 except for a name neatly penned on the first page.
$18.00
#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 barely a trace of wear from shelf wear and gentle
reading. Pages tanning but tight and clean. Contains the MYSTERY QUIZ page but the book-
mark portion has been detached and is missing. Name neatly penned on the first page. $25.00
#27 Magic Circle - 3rd print. Bright, clean covers and spine with light wear to the covers from reading and handling.
Contains the Mystery Quiz page but the bookmark portion has been removed and is missing.
Name neatly penciled inside front cover, pages tanning but tight and clean. $18.00
#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
#30 Shark Reef - 7th print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a touch of wear from gentle reading. Pages tight and
clean throughout except for a name neatly penned inside front cover. $18.00
UPDATED - December 1, 2025
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3 Investigators FIND-YOUR-FATE Books (Illustrated):
Learn more about the Find-Your-Fate books.
NONE AVAILABLE.
SCHOLASTIC and WEEKLY READER Books:
Learn more about the SBS and Weekly Reader books.
#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
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.
#1 Terror Castle - Nice and clean, faint spine crease, tight and clean inside. $8.00
#4 Green Ghost - Nice and clean throughout, faint crease on front cover along spine. $6.00 SOLD
#6 Skeleton Island - Nice, clean covers & spine with a touch of wear from gentle reading, tight & clean inside. $8.00
#10 Moaning Cave - Clean covers and spine with light wear at bottom of spine. No creasing. Tiny stain and a piece
of clear tape on first page. $8.00
Random House 3 Investigators CRIMEBUSTERS Books:
Learn more about the 3 Investigators Crimebusters spin-off series.
#2 Murder To Go - 2nd print pb. Excellent. Just a touch of shelf wear to the covers. $8.00
#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 through-
out. $8.00
#8 Shoot the Works - 1st print pb. Very light wear to covers from reading, pages tight and clean. $15.00
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 $3.00 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(16) - Bright, clean covers and spine with a touch of rubbing to the boards. Spine ends gently
bumped with rubbing, tiny tear at top center of spine. All four corners facing rear of shelf
gently bumped and rubbed but no exposed cardboard. Text block is tight and clean through-
out with a sliver of cheesecloth visible along inside front hinge. Last page of book, the rear
free endpaper, is missing. $18.00
#1 Terror Castle(18) - Nice, bright, clean covers and spine, spine ends bumped and rubbed. Three corners facing
rear of shelf are nice and pointy, one is gently bumped/rubbed. Text block is tight, crisp, and
clean throughout. $25.00
#2 Stuttering Parrot(0) - FIRST PRINT! No author listed, Ed Vebell incorrectly credited. Super nice, bright,
clean covers and spine with just a trace of rubbing to the very gently bumped
spine ends. All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy. A name
neatly penned on first blank page, else text block is tight, crisp, and clean
throughout. A nice one! $55.00 Sold
#2 Stuttering Parrot(6) - Bright, clean covers and spine with a hint of light wear and rubbing to covers and edges,
spine ends very gently bumped. All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy
with a touch of rubbing. Text block is tight, crisp, and clean throughout. Front and rear
endpapers are UNCUT at the hinges (one, solid 2-page sheet)! Nice! $28.00
#2 Stuttering Parrot(12) - Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine, spine ends very gently bumped with a trace of
rubbing at the corners. One corner facing rear of shelf is nice and pointy, three are gently
bumped with a touch of rubbing. Text block is tight, crisp, and clean throughout. Front
endpapers are UNCUT (one solid 2-page sheet) at the hinge! $22.00
#3 Whispering Mummy(0) - FIRST PRINT! Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine. Nice spine ends with just a
hint of rubbing, all four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy with a trace of
rubbing. Text block is nice, tight, and clean throughout. Top edge of text block has
darkened. Don't miss out on this one! $58.00
#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(16a) - Bright, clean covers and spine with just a touch of rubbing to the gently bumped spine ends.
Two of the corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy, the top two corners are very
gently bumped. Text block is tight and clean throughout except for a name lightly penned in
yellow on the first blank page. $22.00
#4 Green Ghost(16b) - Clean covers and spine with a hint of shelf wear, spine ends gently bumped with a touch of
rubbing. Three of the four corners facing rear of shelf are pointy with a trace of rubbing, one
is gently bumped. Text block was adequately reglued by a former owner, a partial sliver of
cheesecloth is visible along inside-front hinge, otherwise tight and clean throughout. $18.00
#5 Vanishing Treasure(12) - Super nice, solid copy! Bright, clean covers and spine with a trace of rubbing
to the very gently bumped spine ends. All four corners facing rear of shelf
are nice and pointy with a smidgen of rubbing. Text block is tight, crisp, and
clean except for a tiny bit of foxing to outside edges of text block. $25.00 SOLD
#5 Vanishing Treasure(20) - Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine, spine ends gently bumped with a wear to
top edge. All four corners facing rear of shelf are barely bumped with a hint of rubbing,
one has a smidgen of cardboard just peeking out. Text block is tight, crisp, and clean
throughout. $22.00
#5 Vanishing Treasure(22) - Nice, clean covers and spine, spine ends gently bumped. Spine gutter at bottom of
front cover has a barely visible 1" split. Original Hudson's price tag on front cover. The
two bottom corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy, top two corners are lightly
bumped, no exposed cardboard. Text block is tight and clean, it was nicely reglued by a
former owner with a sliver of cheesecloth visible along inside-rear hinge. $15.00
#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(14a) - Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine, spine ends gently bumped with a touch of
rubbing. All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy. Text block is tight, crisp,
and clean throughout with a sliver of cheesecloth visible along inside-front hinge. $20.00
#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 SOLD
#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 is 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(14b) - A beauty! 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. Nice and solid! $28.00
#8 Silver Spider(14b) - Bright, clean covers, spine is lightly soiled (darkened), spine ends gently bumped with a hint
of rubbing. All four corners facing rear of shelf are pointy with a trace of rubbing. Text block
is tight and clean throughout. $20.00
#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(18) - Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine, spine ends are really nice, just a trace of
rubbing on top edge. All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy, one has a
smidgen of cardboard exposed. Text block is tight, crisp, and clean throughout. Another
really nice, solid book! $28.00
#10 Moaning Cave(16a) - Bright, clean covers but the spine has faded a shade, spine ends gently bumped with a
a touch of rubbing. All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy with a trace of
rubbing. Text block is tight, crisp, and clean throughout. $20.00
#10 Moaning Cave(20) - A beauty! Read once and shelved for nearly 50 years by the original owner!
Bright, clean covers and spine, barely a trace of rubbing to the nice, square spine
ends and to the four pointy corners facing rear of shelf. Still has the original
Hudson's store price tag on the front cover. Text block is tight, crisp, and clean
throughout. Don't hesitate or you'll kick yourself later! $32.00 SOLD
#11 Talking Skull(14b) - Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine, spine ends gently bumped with a touch of
rubbing to bottom edge. All four corners are nice and pointy with a trace of rubbing to the
lower corners. A small name neatly penned on first blank page, else text block is tight,
crisp, and clean throughout. Nice! $25.00
#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 the inside-rear
hinge. Ugh, unfortunately this description makes the book sound MUCH worse than it is.
Help yourself! $15.00
#11 Talking Skull(22) - Super nice, bright, and clean front and rear covers, spine has faded a shade or so. Spine
ends gently bumped. All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy. Text block was
nicely but obviously reglued by a former owner. Help yourself! $12.00
#12 Laughing Shadow(12a) - FIRST PRINT! Nice, clean covers and spine. Light rubbing to the 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 through-
out. $25.00
#12 Laughing Shadow(16b) - Nice, clean covers and spine with some light rubbing to the gently bumped spine
ends. A touch of rubbing to some of the other outside edges. The four corners facing
rear of shelf are gently bumped with a touch of rubbing. Text block is tight and clean
with a name neatly penned on first title page. $15.00
#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 SOLD
#13 Crooked Cat(16a) - Clean covers and spine with a touch of shelf wear, bright spine has gently bumped ends
with a touch of rubbing. Top two corners facing rear of shelf are pointy with a hint of
rubbing, bottom corners are bumped with rubbing. Text block is super nice, tight, crisp, and
clean throughout. $20.00
#13 Crooked Cat(22) - Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine, spine ends gently bumped with a trace of rubbing.
Top two corners facing rear of shelf are very gently bumped, bottom corners are nice and
pointy. Text block was reglued by a former owner, it's tight, crisp, and clean throughout.
White endpapers. $18.00
#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 on the shelf, help yourself! $8.00
#14 Coughing Dragon(14a) - FIRST PRINT! Clean covers and spine with some occasional soft rubbing to
some of the edges, particularly the left edge of the spine. Spine ends gently
bumped and rubbed. 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
nice, tight, and clean. $20.00 SOLD
#14 Coughing Dragon(16a) - Clean covers and spine with rubbing and shelf wear to the edges and corners. Spine
ends bumped and rubbed, no exposed cardboard. All four corners facing rear of shelf
are gently bumped with a touch of rubbing, one has a smidgen of cardboard exposed.
Text block is tight and clean throughout. $15.00
#14 Coughing Dragon(22) - Bright, clean covers, spine has faded barely a shade, spine ends gently bumped with a
trace of rubbing. Three of the corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy with a hint
of rubbing, one is gently bumped. Text block was nicely reglued by a former owner, a
partial sliver of cheesecloth is visible along inside-front hinge, else it is tight, crisp, and
clean throughout. Blue eps. $18.00
#15 Flaming Footprints(16a) - FIRST PRINT! No summary on copyright page. Covers exhibit light soiling and shelf
wear. There is a scuff on the spine where a tag or something was peeled off (book is
NOT ex-library), spine ends are bumped and lightly rubbed. All four corners facing
rear of shelf are bumped, three of them have a tiny bit of cardboard peeking out. Text
block is tight and clean throughout. $12.00 (or just $10 with additional purchase)
#15 Flaming Footprints(22) - Super nice, bright, clean covers, spine has faded just a shade, spine ends gently
bumped with a hint of rubbing. All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy,
two of them have just a smidgen of cardboard barely visible. Text block is tight, crisp,
and clean throughout. Nice! $20.00
#16 Nervous Lion(16b) - Beautiful, bright, bold, clean covers and spine, spine ends gently bumped with just a touch
of rubbing. All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy. Slight indentation on
bottom edge of rear cover where something struck the book. Text block is tight, crisp, and
clean throughout. Quite nice looking! $25.00
#16 Nervous Lion(20) - Nice, bright, clean covers, spine is slightly soiled (darkened), spine ends very gently
bumped with a trace of rubbing. All four corners are nice and pointy. Text block is tight,
crisp, and clean throughout, it was reglued by a former owner, there's a slight gap between
the first free endpaper and the first title page with cheesecloth visible. $15.00
#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! Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine, just a hint of darkening to the
spine but not obvious. 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. NICE! $$35.00
#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! Covers have darkened a shade with age and exhibit light shelf wear with
light rubbing to the edges and corners. Spine is very slightly cocked, spine ends bumped
and rubbed but no exposed cardboard. Corners facing rear of shelf have a touch of
rubbing. Text block appears to have been nicely reglued by a former owner, it's tight and
clean throughout. $20.00
#18 Shrinking House(22) - Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine, spine ends gently bumped with a touch of
rubbing. All four corners facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy. Text block is super nice,
tight, crisp, and clean throughout. $25.00
#18 Shrinking House(22) - A beauty! Super nice, bright, clean covers and spine with the original Random House
price tag still intact on front cover! Spine ends are nice and square with virtually no
rubbing! All four corners facing of shelf are nice and pointy with virtually no rubbing!
Text block is tight, crisp and clean throughout. Don't miss out on this one! $35.00
#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 ON HOLD
#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
#20 Monster Mountain(20) - FIRST PRINT! Bright, clean front cover, just a touch of shelf wear and soiling to spine
and rear cover. Spine ends gently bumped with a touch of rubbing. All four corners
facing rear of shelf are nice and pointy with a trace of rubbing. Text block is tight, crisp,
and clean throughout. Nice! $30.00
#21 Haunted Mirror(22) - FIRST PRINTING! Bright, clean front cover, spine and rear cover have slightly darkened
with age. 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, crisp, and clean throughout. $48.00
#21 Haunted Mirror(23) - 3rd printing. Nice, clean covers and spine with 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 and
clean throughout. Nice! $42.00
#22 Dead Man's Riddle(22) - FIRST PRINT! Bright, clean covers, spine has slightly darkened with age as is typical
for this book. Spine ends very gently bumped. All four corners facing rear of shelf are
nice and pointy. Text block is tight, crisp and clean throughout. Nice! $48.00
#24 Death Trap Mine(25) - FIRST PRINT! Near mint, like new! One owner, read once and shelved for nearly
50 years! Bright, clean covers with a beautiful spine. Spine ends are straight
and sharp! All four corners are nice and pointy. Text block is tight, crisp, and
clean. Don't hesitate! $85.00 SOLD
#25 Dancing Devil(25) - FIRST PRINT! Near mint, like new! One owner, read once, and shelved for nearly 50 years!
Top edge of spine is oh-so-gently bumped but bottom edge is straight and sharp, else
covers are bright and clean with a beautiful spine. All four corners facing rear of shelf are
nice and pointy. Text block is tight, crisp, and clean. Don't hesitate or you'll kick yourself!
$75.00
#26 Headless Horse(26) - FIRST PRINT! A beauty, near mint, almost like new! One owner, read once, and
shelved for nearly 50 years! Super bright, clean covers and spine, just a trace
of price tag sticker residue on front cover. Spine ends are barely bumped but
still look bookstore fresh and new, with no rubbing. All four corners are nice and
pointy. Text block is tight, crisp, and clean throughout. Don't blink or this one
will be gone. $60.00 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 are 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
endpapers. $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
#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
#33 Purple Pirate - 1st print. Coming soon.
#34 Wandering Cave Man - 1st print. Uncirculated. SOLD
#35 Kidnapped Whale - 1st print. 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 first page. $12.00 SOLD
#1 Terror Castle - 4th print. Bright, clean covers and spine, tiny surface scuff at middle of spine. Page tanning but
tight and clean. Nice! $15.00 SOLD
#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 SOLD
#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 SOLD
#4 Green Ghost - 3rd print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a touch of wear from gentle reading. Pages tight
and clean throughout. $15.00 SOLD
#6 Skeleton Island - 2nd 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 SOLD
#6 Skeleton Island - 3rd print. Bright, clean covers and spine with some soft surface rubbing to the front cover and
spine. Page tight and clean. $12.00
#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 SOLD
#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 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 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 SOLD
#14 Coughing Dragon - 2nd print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a touch of wear from gentle reading. Faint
crease on front cover along the spine. Name neatly penned on first page, else pages are
tight and clean throughout. $15.00
#15 Flaming Footprints - 2nd print. Bright, clean covers and spine with a trace of shelf wear, a crease on bottom
front corner. Original store price tag in upper right corner. Pages tight, crisp, and clean
throughout. Nice! $15.00
#17 Singing Serpent - 4th print. Bright, clean covers and spine with barely a trace of shelf wear to the outside
edges. Pages tight and clean throughout. Nice! $18.00
#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
#21 Haunted Mirror - 2nd print. Super bright, clean covers and spine with just a hint of wear from gentle reading.
Pages tight and clean throughout. $15.00
#22 Dead Man's Riddle - 2nd print. Bright, clean covers with a touch of wear from reading, faint crease along spine
on front cover. Soft corner crease and a small surface scuff on rear cover. Pages tight and
clean throughout. $15.00
#23 Invisible Dog - 3rd print. A beauty except for a tiny piece of the top corner missing on rear cover. Covers and
spine are bright and clean. Pages are tight and clean throughout. Nice! $15.00
#27 Magic Circle - Excellent! Super bright, clean covers and spine with no shelf wear and a barely visible very light
spine crease. Pages look, feel, and smell unread! Nice! $20.00 SOLD
#29 Sinister Scarecrow - 2nd print. Nice, tight, crisp and clean! Just a tiny scuff at top of spine but feels like it was
never read. $18.00
#30 Shark Reef - 2nd print. Nice, bright, tight, and clean throughout with a trace of shelf wear. Name neatly penned
on first page. $18.00
#31 Scar-Faced Beggar - 5th print. Super bright, clean covers and spine with two barely visible soft creases on
front cover. Name neatly penned on first page, else pages tight and clean. $22.00
#33 Purple Pirate - 5th print. Super bright clean covers and spine with barely a trace of shelf wear. Pages are tight
and clean throughout. Nice! $25.00
#35 Kidnapped Whale - 4th print. Bright, clean coves and spine with just a touch of wear from gentle reading.
Original store price tag on rear cover. Pages tight and clean throughout. $25.00
#36 Missing Mermaid - 3rd print. Nice, bright, clean covers and spine with a partial soft crease on front cover and
just a trace of shelf wear. Pages crisp and clean. $25.00 SOLD
#39 Trail of Terror - 1st print. Near mint! A beauty with barely a trace of shelf wear. Pages tight and clean, they look,
feel, and smell unread! Don't miss this one! $32.00 SOLD
