Complete collection of 71 books (66 paperbacks and 5 hardbacks) published by Black Lizard (a Creative Arts Book Company imprint). Unless noted otherwise these are 4" x 7" paperbacks and 6" x 8.5" hardbacks in very good condition:
$1,500 cash only.
Please e-mail me with any questions. I live in SW Portland Raleigh Hills area.
1978 - Straight Man by Kent Nelson;
1982 - 6" x 7.5" hardback with dust jacket The Blood on the Dining-Room Floor by Gertrude Stein book in very good condition, dust jacket in good condition;
paperback edition of same in good condition;
1984 - The Getaway by Jim Thompson;
Pop. 1280 by Jim Thompson;
A Hell of a Woman by Jim Thompson;
1985 - Nothing More Than Murder by Jim Thompson;
Recoil by Jim Thompson in good-very good condition;
The Grifters by Jim Thompson;
Violent Saturday by W.L. Heath;
Ill Wind by W.L. Heath;
1986 - A Swell-Looking Babe by Jim Thompson, there is a stamp of a lizard on title page;
Wild Town by Jim Thompson;
Savage Night by Jim Thompson;
After Dark, My Sweet by Jim Thompson;
Carny Kill by Robert Edmond Alter;
Swamp Sister by Robert Edmond Alter;
You Play the Black and the Red Comes Up by Eric Knight (Richard Hallas);
Port Tropique by Barry Gifford (editor of Black Lizard books);
The Damned Don't Die by Jim Nisbet SIGNED/INSCRIBED by Nisbet good condition;
1987 - 5.5" x 8" paperback The Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction edited with an introduction by Edward Gorman;
Nightfall by David Goodis;
Shoot the Piano Player by David Goodis good condition;
Black Friday by David Goodis;
Perversity by Francis Carco translated by Jean Rhys good-very good condition;
Web of Murder by Harry Whittington;
Forgive Me, Killer by Harry Whittington good-very good condition;
The Burnt Orange Heresy by Charles Willeford good-very good condition;
Pick-Up by Charles Willeford good-very good condition;
Cockfighter by Charles Willeford good-very good condition;
Far Cry by Fredric Brown;
His Name was Death by Fredric Brown;
Fast One by Paul Cain;
Seven Slayers by Paul Cain;
A Ticket to Hell by Harry Whittington;
The Devil Wears Wings by Harry Whittington;
Cropper's Cabin by Jim Thompson;
The Criminal by Jim Thompson good condition;
The Alcoholics by Jim Thompson;
Cassidy's Girl by David Goodis;
Street of No Return by David Goodis;
Coffin & Co. by Njami Simon;
1988 - The Truth of the Matter by John Lutz;
Masques by Bill Pronzini;
The Running of Beasts by Bill Pronzini and Barry Malzberg;
I Wake Up Screaming by Steve Fisher;
The Killing by Lionel White;
Dead Meet by Roger L. Simon;
Detour by Helen Nielsen;
Sing Me a Murder by Helen Nielsen;
hardback Goodbye L.A. by Murray Sinclair SIGNED;
Only in L.A. by Murray Sinclair;
Tough Luck L.A. by Murray Sinclair SIGNED good condition (slit in back cover);
Strongarm by Dan J. Marlowe;
The Vengeance Man by Dan J. Marlowe;
Never Live Twice by Dan J. Marlowe;
The Name of the Game is Death by Dan J. Marlowe good condition;
Fires That Destroy by Harry Whittington;
A Moment to Prey by Harry Whittington good condition;
Kill the Boss Good-By by Peter Rabe;
The Out is Death by Peter Rabe;
Dig My Grave Deep by Peter Rabe;
hardback Lethal Injection by Jim Nisbet book is very good condition dust jacket is good condition;
The Black Mass of Brother Springer by Charles Willeford;
5.5" x 8" paperback Silk Stalkings: When Women Write of Murder by Victoria Nichols and Susan Thompson SIGNED/INSCRIBED by both authors good condition;
5.5" x 8" paperback The Second Black Lizard Anthology of Crime fiction edited with an introduction by Ed Gorman good-very good condition;
1989 - Jealous Woman by James M. Cain;
The Root of His Evil by James M. Cain;
Sinful Woman by James M. Cain;
hardback Death Puppet by Jim Nisbet;
hardback Low Bite by Sin Soracco book in very good condition dust jacket in good condition.