KILL THE CLOWN - First Printing, 1962 - Near Very Good        JOKER IN THE DECK - First Printing, 1964 - About Very Good  by Richard S. Prather - published by Gold Medal Books                                                                                                                     Shell Scott was a jocular private eye and the subject of Richard Prather's best-selling series for Gold Medal books. CLOWN  has some edge/corner/spine end wear, light front cover creasing and a slight spine slant; the interior is nice with light toning.  JOKER has some light general wear, including a light edge bump which affects a few pages, and a straight spine; there is a book store stamp and small initials written inside, else nice interior.  Both books are tightly bound.