Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Leonard, Elmore. Escape from Five Shadows. Dell Publishing Company, Inc. New York, 1956.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Signed by author on title page. A paperback in Near Fine condition. No dust jacket. Reprinted by arrangement with Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA. First Dell Printing-March 1957. Binding on inside cover of book comes apart slightly but is intact. Cover of book shows minimal wear. Book is enclosed in plastic envelope. Story about Corey Bowen and his arrest for cattle rustling while on his job on a cattle drive, and his subsequent time in a convict labor camp.
Seller: longhornbooks173@gmail.com, Wildwood, MO, U.S.A.
Leonard, Elmore. Escape from Five Shadows. Houghton Mifflin, 1956.
Price: US$395.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.
Seller: Once Upon A Time Books, Siloam Springs, AR, U.S.A.
Leonard, Elmore. Escape from Five Shadows. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1956.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: AS IS! Rear flap of jacket glued to inside rear board. EX-LIBRARY, stamped withdrawn on library pocket on fep. Library rubber stamp in lower margin of title page. Fading to jacket spine. Unlikely that you can separate jacket from book without causing serious damage. Still, a reasonably attractive example of a notoriously scarce title. For a library book, this example is NOT a heavily read copy.
Seller: Aladdin Books, Fullerton, CA, U.S.A.
Leonard, Elmore. Escape from Five Shadows. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1956.
Price: US$410.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Former library book with usual library stamps, tape stains, markings and shelf wear. Some spots of soiling on pages 10-11. No other markings in book. First Edition indicated b matching publication dates on the title and copyright pages. The jacket is a facsimile of the original.
Seller: Rio Bound Books, San Marcos, TX, U.S.A.
Leonard, Elmore. ESCAPE FROM FIVE SHADOWS. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1956.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of the author's third book, a western. Ex-library with only markings being to fly-title page ("withdrawn" stamped in red over light blindstamp and short black line at base of page). Finely and freshly rebound in brown cloth boards with gilt-stamped leather spine label and inset reproduction from dust jacket to front board.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
Leonard, Elmore. Escape from Five Shadows. Houghton Mifflin, 1956.
Price: US$900.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Published in Boston by Houghton Mifflin in 1956. First Edition indicated by matching publication dates on the title and copyright pages. The third of the author's three Houghton Mifflin hardcover westerns, from early in Leonard's career. He has gone on to become one of the most successful mystery novelists working today, and several of his works have been adapted to film. Ex-Library copy with usual library stamps and remnants. Book very good. DJ very good+. DJ price is $2.75.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Leonard, Elmore. Escape from Five Shadows. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1956.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. (Dated title page with matching date on copyright page.) 213 pp. Very Good in about Very Good dust jacket. Top edge has a number of small ink blots. Former owner's name on half-title. Dust jacket lightly chipped at top edge; some rubbing to front panel; back panel has wear spot, light scratching; price-clipped. A nice copy of the third of Leonard's rare Westerns.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Leonard, Elmore. Escape from Five Shadows. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA, 1956.
Price: US$1775.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 213 pages. First edition, first printing. His third book, all Westerns. Near fine book in a near fine dust jacket with slight rubbing to the folds & corners & the residue of a sticker removal to the top of the spine. A beautiful copy!
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
LEONARD, Elmore. Escape from Five Shadows. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1956.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine with ink owner name on front pastedown in near fine dustwrapper with a little rubbing on the front panel, and two tiny tears barely worthy of mention. The third of the author's three Houghton Mifflin hardcover westerns, from early in Leonard's career. He has gone on to become one of the most successful mystery novelists working today, and several of his works have been adapted to film. Only a small number of hardcover copies of this edition were printed, and most of them went to libraries (when copies surface on the market they usually have replaced endpapers and remnants of library markings). A superior copy of a notable rarity, avidly sought by both western and mystery collectors.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
LEONARD, ELMORE. ESCAPE FROM FIVE SHADOWS. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1956., Boston, 1956.
Price: US$2750.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Signed by the author on a pictorial label and laid-in. Author's third Western novel. Former owner's [Veterans Administration National Library] embossed stamp on the title page else a fine copy in dust jacket lightly sunned on the spine and with a hint of wear to the spine ends. Wrongly convicted and imprisoned in the brutal labor camp at Five Shadows, Corey Bowen is an innocent man. The camp is run by a sadistic tyrant for his own personal gain, it was a place of scorching sun, sweat, sudden and simmering hate. Bowen is determined to break out or die trying. The trackers have already caught him once, dragged him back through the mesquite and rocks, and beat him near death after his last attempt. This time, he?ll have help from a lady with murder on her mind and a debt to pay back. They say that breaking out of Five Shadows is impossible, but Bowen is a different breed?and this time he will go to any extreme to escape.
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.
Leonard, Elmore. Escape from Five Shadows. Houghton Mifflin, 1956.
Price: US$3250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A fine copy in a near fine example (internally strengthened with tape) of the scarce dust jacket. Signed by Leonard on the title page. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Leonard, Elmore. Escape from Five Shadows. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1956.
Price: US$5000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Elmore Leonard on a laid in signature. A beautiful dustjacket that is vibrant in color with light fading to the spine. The book is in nice shape. The binding is tight and the boards are crisp with minor wear to the edges. The pages are exceptionally clean, with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely copy of this true first edition SIGNED by the author. We buy Elmore Leonard First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.