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The Detective Book Club produced volumes of three crime novels from 1942 to 1999. Originally monthly, near the end they dwindled down to just a few per year. Many famous detective and crime novelists had their early works featured in DBC editions. Often, books were published in DBC editions before, or at the same time as they were published in mass market form. A little about our authors:Owen Sela:
Born in Ceylon, currently living in Canada, Sela has been acclaimed for his writng of spy fiction. Sela published 12 novels between 1972 and 1995, and appears to be retired from writing. Hildegrade Dolson:

Along with being a magazine and advertising writer for 50 years, Dolson wrote 15 books of mystery, humor and nonfiction history. Dolson died in 1981. Beauty Sleep is Dolson's penultimate book.John Ball:

Ball was best known for writing a series featuring Virgil Tibbs, beginning with In the Heat of the Night. There were seven novels in that series, plus three more… Read More

Walter J. Black, 1977. . HARDCOVER. FINE/. . "Hardcover, no dust jacket issued. Printed cloth cover with a separate banner for each title, has minor crushing to top and bottom of the spine, hard, straight boards and minor soiling. The pages are clean, unmarked and firmly bound, front hinge pulling away on bottom slightly but still attached. Date handwritten on to of front flysheet. This book is in fine condition."

Wlater J. Black, Inc for Detective Book Club. Used - Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket 3 books in 1 Volume. (Mystery, Fiction, Detectives) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Detective Book Club. Used - Good. Good condition. Detective Book Club edition. (detective stories) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Walter J. Black, Inc.. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. (Mystery, fiction, Detectives) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

3 in 1 Hardback. Fine Condition.

paperjacks, 1985 first edition , canadian. , very good - fine, spine crack, , paperback,

Roslyn, NY: Detective Book Club / Walter J. Black, 1977. Three great mysteries in one volume, including the first Mici Anhalt and Jack Tallon novels and a collection of nine Lew Archer short stories. Lightly bumped, spine slightly darkened, binding square and solid.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Detective Book Club, 1977. Hardcover. Near Fine. Three titles in one book. Illustrated covers, minor wear, clean and tightly bound; an unmarked copy with clean pages. No dust jacket, if issued. A very nice copy.

Paperjacks, 1985. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Signed and inscribed by author on title page.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

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

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