Published by Grand Central Publishing, 1985
ISBN 10: 0445201088 ISBN 13: 9780445201088
Language: English
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Condition: Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.3.
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.3.
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.3.
Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.35.
Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.35.
Published by Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, N.Y., 1978
ISBN 10: 069810921X ISBN 13: 9780698109216
Language: English
Seller: MURDER BY THE BOOK, Warwick, RI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st American Edition. 1st American edition, so stated. Revised and expanded from the original first published in Great Britain under the title A RUNNING DUCK. Author's first book. 1978 NEW BLOOD DAGGER AWARD WINNER. This classic thriller was the basis of the 1986 film "Cobra " starring Sylvester Stallone. Former library copy with remains at rear end paper, spine slant, jacket in protective cover that was taped to book so the jacket remained in excellent condition. Book.
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Some pages are falling out. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.
Published by Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, New York, 1978
Language: English
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth-backed Paper Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Very Good, plus some - Fine, but for spine lean. See scans and description. New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1978. First Edition and Review Copy. With glossy photograph of the author [matching jacket back panel photo] laid in, along with review new release from the publisher and a presentation / permission slip which identifies the copy as a Review Copy and which carries with it permission to quote up to 750 words from the novel. Author's first novel. Octavo, 253 pp. Black cloth-backed pale yellow boards, gilt device on cover, gilt lettering on spine. Pictorial dustjacket. Some spine lean, would otherwise be Fine in a very near fine, unclipped jacket. Photo and review material are Fine. See all scans. Paula Gosling's 1978 novel was the basis for two movies - Cobra, with Sylvester Stallone and Brigitte Nielsen, and Fair Game, with William Baldwin and Cindy Crawford. Both took some artistic liberties, but closely followed the plot established by this little-known [at the time] copywriter from the south of England. L11n.
Seller: Scene of the Crime, ABAC, IOBA, St. Catharines, ON, Canada
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of the novel used as the basis for the 1986 Sylvester Stallone and Brian Thompson movie "Cobra". First published in England under the title "A Running Duck". Later revised and released in the US under the title "Fair Game". Further revisions led to the filming of "Cobra". SIGNED by Brian Thompson who played "The Night Slasher" in the movie. Review copy label is loosely inserted into the book. Signed by Brian at the 2022 Frightmare in the Falls festival in Niagara Falls. Will include a program from the show and a copy of my ticket. Light sun-fading to the spine of the dustjacket. Slight edge wear. In near fine / very good condition. Signed by Author.
Published by Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc, New York, 1978
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First American edition, and first "revised and expanded" edition. Front cover art by Alun Hood. Edges a bit bumped and soiled, near fine in a lightly rubbed, near fine dust jacket with a touch of soiling. The basis for the 1986 film *Cobra*, starring Sylvester Stallone, as well as for the 1995 film of the same title as the book, *Fair Game*, starring Stephen Baldwin.
Published by Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, New York, 1978
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
First U.S. edition. Octavo, Hardcover. Author's first book (published in the U.K. as A RUNNING DUCK). According to the copyright page this is an expanded and revised edition from that which was published in Great Britain. Published to critical acclaim and winner of the 1978 John Creasey award. Filmed in 1986 as COBRA. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (5504).