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New York : Leisure Library, (1952). First edition. “When dames get tough anything can happen” – a Shaun O’Malley mystery. Although there was presumably an English edition, perhaps under a different title, this has not been traced.
Foolscap 4to (18cm). 128pp. Original pictorial stapled wrappers – a green-eyed redhead with a gun from Reginald Heade; a touch of wear to tips; a hint of rusting to staples, but a very good copy. Only a single copy (Bowling Green State University) located in major libraries worldwide.

£40

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New York : Leisure Library, (1953). First American edition of “Lady, Throw Me a Curve”, originally published by Archer in 1950. The beautiful Carole comes calling on private-eye Shaun O’Malley. The Reginald Heade cover was not used on the UK edition.
Foolscap 4to (19cm). 128pp. Original pictorial stapled wrappers – a supercilious blonde from Reginald Heade; light wear to tips; some light creasing, slightly more pronounced on lower wrapper, but overall a very good copy. No copy of this edition traced in any major library worldwide.

£40

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New York : Leisure Library, (1952). First American edition. Three women from the Mid West head for the big city (Chicago) in search of husbands – they find the price is steep. “Nightclubs, cars, bedrooms, undressings, confrontations, beatings, shootings, leerings. An America of the mind” (John Fraser). Originally published by Archer in the UK in 1950.
Foolscap 4to (19cm). 128pp. Original pictorial stapled wrappers – an iconic design by Reginald Heade; just a touch of rubbing and wear; a few faint marks and creases; text lightly tanned, but a very good copy. Just a single copy of this edition (Bowling Green State) located in major libraries worldwide.

£40

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New York : Leisure Library, (1952). First edition. Juvenile delinquency, good time girls, “the first false step which places her virtue in jeopardy”. Subsequently published by Archer in the UK in 1953.
Foolscap 4to (19cm). 128pp. Original pictorial stapled wrappers – a roadside redhead from Reginald Heade; just a hint of wear; staples rusting, but overall a very good copy. No copy of this edition traced in any major library worldwide.

£40

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New York : Leisure Library, (1952). First edition. A dancing school is the perfect blind for enticing and entrapping young women. Subsequently published by Archer in the UK in 1953.
Foolscap 4to (19cm). 128pp. Original pictorial stapled wrappers – a tortured blonde from Reginald Heade; just a touch of wear at tips; some faint creasing, but a very good copy. Just three copies of this edition (Hofstra, Bowling Green State and Pittsburg) located in major libraries worldwide – none in the UK.

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