Measures 4-3/16" X 6-3/4", 154+ pp & 160 pp -- both written by Robert Bloch -- cover art for SHOOTING STAR by Arthur Suydam & cover art for SPIDERWEB by Larry Schwinger -- stated "April 2008" -- published by Dorchester Publishing Co. (NY), Hard Case Crime paperback #HCC-042.

Group 1- 432

Light wear/chipping to edges/corners, w/light scratches/indentation/rub-wear/soiling, +  following - FRONT COVER:  NO vertical reader crease right of spine; 3/16" corner crease lower right corner; faint 3/4" crease mid-lower right edge; 15/16" indentation right top edge to upper right edge; 3/16" corner crease top right corner; 1/2" crease right top edge, w/faint 2-1/4" depression continuing; 1-1/4" indentation across woman's head. - SPINE:  NO lean; 1 faint partial crease from the lower edge; 2 faint partial creases from the upper edge. - BACK COVER:  NO vertical reader crease right of spine; 3/8" lift mark left lower edge, w/faint 3/8" crease above; 9/16" indentation right lower edge, causes lower right corner to curl upwards; 5/8" lift mark mid-lower right edge, w/ 3/16" crease; top right corner curls upwards 1-1/8" ; 1/2" crease left top corner; 9/16" indentation mid-lower left edge. - INTERIOR:  Browning pages/inside covers. - OVERALL CONDITION = Good Plus to Very Good Minus


Those of us old enough to remember the 1950s & 1960s Ace Books "two-for-one" paperback editions will sigh reminiscently for this copy of Hard Case Crime #42, which features SHOOTING STAR on one side, & SPIDERWEB on the flip side, both reprints written by Robert Bloch.


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