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In 16° br. fig. col. pp. 314, come nuovo
191 pages, edges browned, cover design by Michael Peters, previous owner names on prelims, (Penguin Book C2524). eng
1988693New York: Random House 1988. Book club edition. A riveting look at the case of Edward Lee Howard who worked for the CIA and defected to the Soviet Union in 1985. Two years later Howard secretly met in Budapest with the author David Wise to tell his version of events. Octavo 288 pages. Good only with foxing of page edges bumped corners some rubbing to the boards and a previous owner's embossed seal on the front end paper. The dust jacket is rubbed on both panels and on the spine. <br/><br/>If anyone can unravel a spy case it's journalist David Wise who is one of the most authoritative writers about the world of espionage. As for Howard he died under mysterious circumstances at his Russian dacha in 2002. He was 50 years old. Random House hardcover books
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very minor creasing to upper edge. 383pp. In the summer of 1932, Maisie Dobbs accepts an undercover assignment. First British Edition.
20201135742020 Editions Harper Collins, collection "Noir" - 2020 - In-8, broché couverture illustrée - 537 pages
In 16° br. fig. col. pp. 250, come nuovo
2020500114354HARPERCOLLINS 2020 544 pages 14 1x20 4x3 4cm. 2020. Broché. 544 pages.
2020500114755HARPERCOLLINS 2020 544 pages 14 1x20 4x3 4cm. 2020. Broché. 544 pages.
2020500114967HARPERCOLLINS 2020 544 pages 14 1x20 4x3 4cm. 2020. Broché. 544 pages.
2020500115292HARPERCOLLINS 2020 544 pages 14 1x20 4x3 4cm. 2020. Broché. 544 pages.
2020500115788HARPERCOLLINS 2020 544 pages 14 1x20 4x3 4cm. 2020. Broché. 544 pages.
2020500139214HARPERCOLLINS 2020 320 pages 10 6x18x1 8cm. 2020. pocket_book. 320 pages.
1987012505London: Collins 1987. 607 pages with some illustrations. DJ has light wear to edge and price is clipped. Previous owner name/address sticker in front endpaper. This book began as a casual conversation on the campus of Yale University. It ended as the fullest and best investigative account by an accredited historian into hwo the OSS was established by whom and what it achieved. Clean . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collins Hardcover
1938012180London: William Hodge 1938 slight foxing closed edges slightly dulled cloth xix 317pp plates the histroy and technology of fingerprints and their use in crime detection and identification includes a section on Mark Twain's interest in them. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. William Hodge hardcover
pp. 148, 52-123. 12mo. 17.5 cm. Original printed paper boards. Chicago seems to have always had a great reputation as the center of a national 'White Slave Traffic' in prostitutes. These small books were probably meant as guide books for potential 'Johns'. SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W148
256 pages, illustrated, page edges browned. eng
in-16 broché Bel exemplaire. [LP-8]
Pages 169-252 plus 28 pages of ads. Features: Chink-Running - an account of the illegal smuggling of Chinese over the U.S. border from Canada via the Detroit River; Slippery Wiley's Luck - Mr. Wiley returns to the scene of his prior crime to con money from more victims in Australia; The Mysterious M'Zab - A description of a little-known country in the heart of the Sahara where, although the French are the nominal rulers, the people actually obey the edicts of a secret Government of their own - great photos; "Ning We Pulls the Strings" - A story of Colonel Mackenzie's inimitable Chinese detective; Our Gatta - a most amusing tale of a native regatta from West Africa; The Longest Canoe Voyage on Record, by John H.E. Nolan (Part 3 of 3) - with several photos; Murder Paul Jaworski is permitted to read advance copy of a magazine serial before being executed for his crime; Feather's Folly - a stirring sea yarn from Newfoundland; Seeing America on Thirteen Dollars - Carl N. Taylor describes his four year adventure which began when he was sixteen; At the Eleventh Hour - Racing A Dying Prospector in the Belgian Congo to British Territory for the sake of his life insurance policy; The Human Tiger - a man planning murder in Perth Australia sees his plan go wrong; A Break in Routine - a true story from a Commissioner of Police in Uganda. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Small tape reinforcements to each end of backstrip. A sound copy of this engaging vintage issue. Book
Front cover portrait of Lieutenant-Commander Norman D. Holbrook, V.C. The Development of Submarine Warfare. Przemysl and the battles of the Mountains and Rivers. Centerfold illustration of the Lusitania going down - Germany's 'Grand Coup' in crime. Photos and Illustrations: simulation of the hole blasted in the side of the Lusitania; Destruction of the Dresden off Juan Fernandez; The March of Millions - Russian troops on the way to Crakow; and more. Covers secured by tape. Above-average wear. Book
in-8°, 369 pages, broche, couverture illustree Bel exemplaire [CA-30vf][CA31-7]
20001096012000 Editions Manitoba / Les belles lettres, Collection "Le grand cabinet noir" - 2000 - In-8, broché, couverture illustrée - 222 p.
"... a definitive study of the changing patterns of murder from Elizabethan and Victorian times to our contemporary age" 288-p. bibliography, index. Shadows of old tape marks on end papers, else fine. Book
1998500140388Editions du Masque 1998 188 pages 11x2x17 8cm. 1998. mass_market. 188 pages.
2008500124234Yearling 2008 368 pages 13 1x19 5x2 7cm. 2008. Broché. 368 pages.
in-16, 214 pp., broché, couverture illustrée. bel exemplaire. [MB-5]