*Crime, Spies & Sleaze: We’re continuing to introduce the new layout for our books categories, with an image for each book. This week, we return to our Crime, Spies & Sleaze category for three novels on a similar theme. Rockabilly (later retitled Spider Kiss), by Harlan Ellison (more widely known as a science-fiction author), is a cautionary tale about a country boy’s rise to fame as a rock ‘n’ roll star, loosely modelled on Elvis Presley. This 1st UK printing is a rarity, but low grade with faults as described in our catalogue. I’ll Fix You by Hal Ellson (NOT a pseudonym for Harlan Ellison) is ‘a realistic novel of juvenile delinquency’ and, by the same author, Tomboy is ‘a shocking novel of Teen-Age Gang Life in the slums of Manhattan’ featuring a cover by the excellent Robert Maguire and an introduction by the notorious Dr Fredric Wertham.
PICTURED:
HARLAN ELLISON: ROCKABILLY Gold Medal 1963 1st UK PB FA/GD £25
HAL ELLSON: I’LL FIX YOU Pedigree 1958 1st UK PB VG/FN £14
HAL ELLSON: TOMBOY Corgi 1951 1st UK PB GD £8