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, Boston, 1956.
Price: US$2250.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Nice copy in its first printing. Scarce. His first three hardcover books were all Westerns and have yet to be surpassed. Unmarked, tight and square. Signed neatly by author on bookplate laid in. Reddish brown boards clean with pretty sharp tips and darker brown lettering and illustration on front board of lit dynamite. Crimped spine ends. Price intact jacket is bright and clean with only light wear. Many of Leonards books have been used in film notably Hombre, 3:10 to Yuma, Out of Sight, Jackie Brown, Get Shorty and Valdez is Coming. After his Westerns he turned to crime fiction and was without equal in that field as well. We were lucky to have him. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, 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.