MARK ONE: THE DUMMY by Ball, John - 1974

Little Brown, 1974. First Edition. Near Fine book in a Very Good dust jacket.

Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1974. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. From the Edgar Award-winning author of "In The Heat Of The Night" comes a mystery-thriller that is also a satirical take on James Bond type of super-agent. It features Ed Nesbitt, an author who is mistaken for his super-agent creation and then suddenly is transformed into a younger, taller, stronger man with awesome fighting skills. Boards and text are clean, tight, square; dustjacket shows some wear at edges and corners with small tear on lower edge of back panel and small chip missing from front panel near top of spine.

Little, Brown & Company, 1974. Stated first edition.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Not Price Clipped.

Canada: Little Brown & Company, 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Near fine and fine condition. No visible defects. Dust jacket in very good condition with light wear. Pictures available upon request.

Paperback / softback. New.

Boston, Little, Brown and Company [1974]., 1974. First edition (so stated). 8vo. Dust jacket designed by Dick Adelson (unclipped; few nicks). Very good. 239 pages. Enclosed in a later black board slipcase. No other signatures or bookplates. Signed and inscribed by John Ball on the title page: "For Howard Taylor with warm regards, John Ball, 22 October 1985.". Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Boston:: Little, Brown,, [1974].. First edition.. publisher's cloth-backed boards in dust jacket.. Fine in an unchipped jacket with some light rubbing.. 8vo,. Inscribed by John Ball on the title page.

Paperback / softback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Boston, Little, Brown and Company [1974]., 1974. First edition (so stated). 8vo. Dust jacket designed by Dick Adelson (unclipped; few small nicks). Very good. 239 pages. Signed (in English and Oriental characters) and inscribed by Ball (with his red chop mark) opposite title page: "For my valued . . . & . . . from a grateful client, sincerely, John Ball 13 August, 1974, Encino, California". Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.