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214 p. A vintage work of fiction with that classic scent of old book, red hardcovers are worn with significant edgewear, abrasions, markings. Binding is shaken and cracked but holding at a number of places, and textblock is browned with a few minor stains, but otherwise clean, crisp, and clear, with illustrated endpapers. From the publisher: Today's pioneers find their frontiers in the tremendous achievements of modern science. Rick Brant is no exception and his interest in electronics, as readers of The Rocket's Shadow and The Lost City well know, often leads Rick and his friend Scotty into adventures both amazing and perilous. This summer the boys decide to get jobs at the new sea mine plant where minerals are being extracted from sea water. From the start they encounter inexplicable opposition to their plan - opposition that seems to have a peculiar element of personal malice. In spite of this they manage to land jobs at the plant, but it soon becomes apparent that not only is the sea mine being… Leer más

Possibly a first edition, first printing, unique collectible edition—the copyright page gives no edition or number line, the page count is 296 p., and the dust jacket illustration has the subtitle "A MYSTERY" printed in *red lettering*. 296 p.; ill. map. Illustrated dust jacket has very, very minor edgewear, but otherwise in Fine condition. Black hardcover with gilt lettering to spine, ffep has previous owner's name in pen, otherwise Fine and possibly unread. From the jacket flaps: Julia Larwood's aunt Regina needs help. It seems that she and two friends pooled their modest resources and, on the advice of another friend, invested in equities. The short-term investment in small companies. Big risk. Big return. Now the taxman demands his due. Aunt Regina is flummoxed. They've already spent the money. How can they dig themselves out of the tax hole? But the real question is how on Earth did three amateurs make a thousand-percent profit in record time, triggering a capital gains tax twice the amount of… Leer más

First Edition with dust jacket illustration by Norman Weaver. 317 p. Price-clipped dust jacket shows minor shelfwear, considering its age, with a small (1 cm) tear to bottom of rear and a sticker stain. Hardcover with gilt lettering to spine is slightly bumped at top corners of and at heel of spine, otherwise Fine. From DJ flap: Sir Robert Hellier, millionaire film tycoon, was too busy making money to realize that his only daughter had become a drug addict until he learned she had died from an overdose of heroin. Now Sir Robert wanted action; he wanted blood. Not the blood of the sleazy drug-pushers who had supplied his daughter, but the blood of the big-time international suppliers of the market in Europe and the States. And Sir Robert was prepared to stake a large part of his personal fortune to cut heroin off at source.
Enlisting the help of Dr Nicholas Warren, London drug specialist who knew as much about the problem as any police force, Sir Robert prevailed upon him to select a seemingly… Leer más

New Dell Edition, first printing, stated. 92 p. Spine cocked, creased, and general wear to covers (rubbing/abrasions, edgewear, etc.) and previous owner's name in pen to first leaf, otherwise internally clean, clear, and tightly bound. Blue foredge.See listing images for synopsis on rear.

242 p. Very Good full-colour illustrated dust jacket has mild shelfwear, including a nick to top of spine and small (1cm) tear to top edge of front. Book itself is Near Fine, with only mild bumping to tip and heel of spine. Tightly bound (appears unread).

Vintage with dust jacket. 211 p. Dust jacket worn, including small tears and nicks, and lightly stained on back. Book has slight spine tilt, mildly bumped heel and tip of spine, light stain to top fore-edge and page 95, and previous owner's name in pen to ffep (pictures of these small defects are available upon request). Otherwise, the text is clean and bright, in tooled hardcover with handsome deckle edge paper. From dust jacket flap: 1938. Summer in New York. Hedy Lamarr and Charles Boyer are starring in Algiers at Loew's Sheridan. "Old Man Mose" is a top hit. Damon Bunyon is writing for the Mirror, Ed Sullivan for the News. Furnished rooms are a dime a dozen. And somewhere in the city a psychopathic mass sex murderer is loose⁠—a Jack the Ripper who eludes the police with brilliant finesse. This terrifying novel will hold even the most blasé reader transfixed, gripped to the edge of his seat, and unable to stop reading. At any moment, another telephone will ring, another woman will make a date… Leer más

First Thus. 350 p. Mild shelfwear and creasing. From back: Following a personal tragedy, florist Persimmon 'Simmy' Brown has moved to the beautiful region of the Lake District, content to lose herself in her work. But the peace she has found is shattered when, at the wedding of a millionaire's daughter, the bride's brother is found dead in the lake. As the wedding florist, and one of the last people to talk to Mark Baxter alive, Simmy gradually becomes involved with the grief-ridden and angry relatives. And when events take another sinister turn, Simmy becomes a prime witness, finding herself at the heart of a murder investigation. The chief suspects are all intimidating, volatile and secretive - but which one is a killer? May require small amount of extra shipping due to size of book.