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Vintage Paperback Night Walker by Donald Hamilton 1954 First Edition Cover Painting by Carl Boberetz Dell Book Number 27

This is a 1954 Dell first edition paperback of Night Walker by Donald Hamilton, a spy novel with a cover painting by Carl Boberetz. It is Dell Book Number 27.

The book is in Good condition with no rips or tears.

Navy Lieutenant David Young wakes up in a hospital bed with his face covered in bandages, and the nurses call him by a stranger's name. His nightmare is only beginning, because the man they believe him to be was suspected of treason and had driven his wife to murder.

Details

  • Item: Single paperback book
  • Title: Night Walker
  • Author: Donald Hamilton
  • Illustrator: Cover painting by Carl Boberetz
  • Publisher: Dell (Book Number 27)
  • Publication Year: 1954
  • Edition and Printing: First edition
  • Format and Binding: Mass market paperback
  • Dust Jacket: None, paperback
  • Genre: Spy thriller
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: Not confirmed from photos
  • Dimensions: Approximately 6 1/2 x 4 x 1/2 inches

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

  • No rips or tears.
  • 1954 Dell first edition with the Carl Boberetz cover painting.

Issues / Wear

  • No specific flaws were noted for this copy. Check the photos for overall cover and page wear.

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This 1954 Dell first edition has a Carl Boberetz cover painting, and it suits a reader who keeps a shelf of midcentury spy fiction. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.

  • Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
  • Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
  • Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
  • Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.

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