Garden City, NY: Nelson Doubleday, nd (ca 1973. c 1956, 1958, 1965) dj. Hardcover first edition - Omnibus edition containing three complete early novels by McBain. "His series of fast-paced, starkly realistic police procedurals set in the world of the 87th Precinct has earned Ed McBain an unassailable reputation as a writer who never fails to please. And nothing could please his fans more than this 3-in-1 volume of novels featuring the tenacious officers Kling and Carella ---- an exclusive hardcover edition available only to mystery Guild members." Two of the novels ( The Mugger and Killer's Choice) were originally published as paperback originals and are difficult to find in any hardcover edition. Gutter code P08. 405 pp.