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Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Tragic Pearl - First found off the coast of North-West Australia, a special pearl quickly changes from person-to-person, leaving death in its wake - a famous Australian crime story; The Tiger-Killer - Major Jim Corbett specializes in single-handedly shooting troublesome tigers in the hills of Kumaun, India; Blundering Through the Balkans - Part I - John Gibbons takes his amusing act on the road again; The "White Indians" of North Carolina - A photo-illustrated article about the Croatan Indians, said to be the lineal descendants of Raleigh's ill-fated "Lost Colonists," with whom, in 1587, the friendly Red men abandoned the settlement of Roanoke and went out into the wilds to start life afresh; Left in Charge - A 19-year-old, just six weeks from home, finds himself in charge of a lonely South African sheep farm, only to have alarming things begin to happen, including a skirmish with sheep stealers; The Money-Finder - An amusing story involving a peppery West African Commissioner, a wily native chief who tried to avoid paying his taxes, and a young officer who was a bit of a conjurer; The Boy Who Sought Adventures - Part III - B. Wicksteed continues his amazing young adventures; The Opium-Smugglers - In the ancient walled city of Manila the author met a friend who told him this strange story; My Mystery Job - A queer story told by a builder's foreman concerning a remarkable job he had been called upon to undertake; Whose Hippo? - A nasty legal battle ensues after a Hippo is shot; The Land of Mystery - Part III of III - Col. E. Alexander Powell and his cousin Colonel Gallowhur continue their travels through unexplored Nepal - with many lovely photos; The Djimat - The figurehead of an old sailing ship goes missing during alterations and the superstitious natives of Java are sure trouble is sure to follow; and more. 84 pages plus 28 pages. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book
8vo., First Edition thus, faint tape-marks on endpapers; red cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
Paperback, 189 pages, original illustrated paper wrappers - GOOD CONDITION, No Marks [LP-8]
Paperback, 155 pages, original illustrated paper wrappers - GOOD CONDITION, No Marks [LP-8]
8vo., First Edition, with title-vignette; black cloth, backstrip lettered in red, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, very lightly age-soiled dustwrapper. With striking dustwrapper artwork by Biro. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
VG/G+ dj has tarnish marks to back panel, and is worn to both ends of spine, and to corners. some splits to edges. small section of front panel has worn surface - showing white paper. no inscriptions. 1st edition thus - thriller bookclub edition. .
Broch?. 251 pages. Rousseurs.
Num?ro complet. 28x38cm.
in-12, 234 pp., broché. Exemplaire complet du bandeau pub. [MI-21]
Hardcover Ex-library, Very good condition
Broch?. 373 pages. Format de poche.
8vo., Sixth Edition; handsomely bound in full dark red morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Collects The Innocence of Father Brown, The Wisdom of Father Brown, The Incredulity of Father Brown, The Secret of Father Brown, The Scandal of Father Brown. The complete omnibus edition was first issued in 1947.
8vo., First Edition thus; handsomely bound in full chestnut crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Elegant copy of the first edition of the Father Brown omnibus, collecting all forty stories from the four original volumes 'The Innocence of Father Brown', 'The Wisdom of Father Brown', 'The Incredulity of Father Brown' and 'The Secret of Father Brown'. Sullivan 861.
2 vol. in-8, 325-438 pp., hard cover / dust jacket good / goed GOOD. [HI-10]
Broché. 142 pages. Jaquette.
PARIS, A. CHEVALIER-MARESCQ & Cie - 1898 - Grand In-8 - 1/2 Reliure - dos à ' nerfs - titre doré - Plats & gardes jaspées - 768 pages (complet des procès mentionnés, manque page 129 à 257) - très propre
8vo., First Edition thus, faint tape marks on endpapers; red cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a bright copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
8vo., First Edition thus, prominent tape marks on endpapers; red cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a bright copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
Paperback in-16, 186 pp.- Cover art by SAX. Shelf-worn, some soiling, pages tanned from age [LP-8]
Name to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, sunned spine, tanned, slightly foxed page edges and no bumping to corners. Well rubbed dust jacket not price clipped or marked with small pieces missing from ends of repaired spine.
Paperback, illustrated paper wrappers - GOOD [LP-8]
HB + DW, 192 pp. Hard Cover + dustjacket.- Very good, dustwrapper a little nicked and rubbed at edges. G++/G++ [LP-10]
HB + DW 8vo, 192 pp. Hard Cover + dustjacket.- Very good, dustwrapper a little nicked and rubbed at edges. VG++/VG++ [CA-6]
Cagliari, Fondazione Il Nuraghe, 1952, 16mo brossura, pp. 52
