Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Hubbard, L. Ron. Death's Deputy. Fantasy Publishing Co, Los Angeles, 1948.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near Fine in a Good jacket, unclipped ($2.50), generally toned, paper loss at the flap folds. Black boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, science fiction author Chad Oliver's copy with his stamp on the front endpaper, some foxing at the top edge, clean otherwise. Hubbard's science fiction novel about a cursed man who brings destruction to humanity.
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, Woodstock, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$149.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, First Printing, 1948. Clean and tightly bound with extremely slight edge wear only. The contents are unmarked. Slight pull at the front inner hinge, otherwise near fine. The dust jacket shows rubbing, soiling and a large chip on the front, remains Good only.
Seller: Bookworks, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
L. Ron Hubbard. Death's Deputy. Fantasy Publishing, 1948.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition; A Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket. A handsome copy of this title by the future author of "Battlefield Earth". This copy is in very good condition showing only some minor rubbing at the edges and some light age-toning to the spine and edges, else near fine or better; housed in a crisp and clean very good jacket that shows some mild rubbing and chipping to the ends and edges and one larger chip top edge at the flap fold. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.
Seller: Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA, Tomball, TX, U.S.A.
Hubbard, L. Ron. Death's Deputy. Fantasy Publishing, Los Angeles, CA, 1948.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: An accident prone man brings misery and death to those around him while he seems be immune to harm. Black boards with gold spine print. Spine heel bumped with a chip and tears to the head. Faint damp stain to the upper edge of the front board. Binding square and solid. Jacket rubbed with chips and tears, light foxing to the edges of the flaps. Price intact, in Brodart.
Seller: MLC Books, Northfield, MN, U.S.A.
Hubbard, L. Ron. DEATH'S DEPUTY. F. P. C. I. Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc., 1948.
Price: US$226.20 + shipping
Description: DEATH'S DEPUTY, F.P.C.I., 1948, first edition, fine in near fine dust-wrapper with some light shallow chipping to the head of the dust-wrapper spine and light rubbing with a short closed tear to the rear dust-wrapper panel.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
L. Ron Hubbard. Death's Deputy. Fantasy Publishing Co., 1948.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition. First edition. Lacking dust jacket. Cover shows minor wear and rubbing to the extremities. Torn front hinge. Pages are lightly tanned and clean.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Hubbard, L. Ron. Death's Deputy. Fantasy Publishing Co., Inc. (FPCI), Los Angeles, CA, USA, 1948.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Original Price $2.50, bound in black cloth with printing in gilt and F.P.C.I. on the base of the spine (Curry binding A); Prior owner book plate, small, neatly placed on the inside front cover; Dust jacket art by Lou Goldstone; Now protected with an added clear mylar dust jacket wrap.
Seller: Stuart W. Wells III, Norwalk, CT, U.S.A.
L. Ron Hubbard. Death's Deputy. Fantasy Publishing [FPCI], New York, 1948.
Price: US$256.17 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: New York, Fantasy Publishing [FPCI], 1948. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A near fine copy. A few short tears, and one longer one (~35mm) to the rear. Spine tips a little chipped and bumped. From the collection of George Price, with his usual Hamlet quote to the front endpaper, and his name and address to the pastedown. Cover art by Lou Goldstone [9366, Hyraxia Books].
Seller: Hyraxia Books. ABA, ILAB, Hutton Cranswick, United Kingdom
Hubbard, L. Ron; Illustrated by Lou Goldstone. Death's Deputy. Fantasy Publishing Co., E-016, 1948.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover. 8vo. F. P. C. I. /Fantasy Publishing Co. , Inc. , Los Angeles, CA, 1948. 167 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (rear panel lightly soiled). Bound in original black finely pebbled cloth with lettering on spine stamped in gilt. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's name stamped to the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. When people start to mysteriously die around him, fighter pilot Clayton McClean knows the deaths are somehow inexplicably linked to him in this unforgettable tour de force of action, suspense, mystery and the fobidding unknown. E-016; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Seller: Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
Hubbard, L. Ron. Death's Deputy. Fantasy, 1948.
Price: US$6000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing. A beautiful copy SIGNED and inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "To Frances Farmer with my very best wishes at a very pleasant meeting L. Ron Hubbard Nov 48." This ORIGINAL dustjacket has NO chips or pieces missing and the $2.50 printed price is present on the front flap of the dustjacket. The book is bound in the publisher's black cloth and is in excellent shape. The binding is tight, and boards are crisp. A superb copy SIGNED by the author.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.