high speed de stagg clinton (9 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Thus. Not dated but 1918. 1st UK edition, preceded by publication in the US in 1916. 246pp. Red cloth boards (a little rubbed at edges, faded, but strong and clean). Occasional faint spotting. Stagg created the fictional sleuth Thornley Colton, known as Problemist, the genre's first blind detective, in New York City in the early 20th century. Independently wealthy, Colton relies on his intelligence and superb senses, honed due to his blindness, and takes only the most difficult cases for the sheer pleasure of solving mysteries. High Speed is the only Stagg novel not to feature Colton. High Speed was made into a film of the same name in 1920.

Condición: Fair. Acceptable condition. (Adventure, Fiction) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Reprint. This is a Good Only Copy of this in Publisher's brown cloth with black title lettering to spine and upper cover.No Dust-Jacket.This copy has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.The contents remain clean internally.The book is lacking it's front endpaper.This copy was acquired from the Private Library of Paul Adorian a keen Motor Racing Enthusiast,and well respected businessman and entrepreneur who held senior roles with many large companies and was a serious collector of Old and working Fire Engines.8vo 297pp Reprint [1929].

Hardcover. Condición: Good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. 246 p. 19 cm. No publication or copyright date. Sound and square binding in blue, cloth-covered boards. Upper board slightly bowed. Some wear to corners and spine ends, and edges lightly rubbed. Top edge of text block is dusty. Small stain to front of block. Previous ownership stamp on front pastedown endpaper. Dustwrapper has edge and fold wear, including creases, chips, and tears. The spine is stained. Back white panel soiled. Priced 7s 6d on spine. An adventure tale that features a motor car race, pre 1920. The author himself, an American more known for writing mystery novels, died in a car accident shortly after writing this book.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Good-VG No d/w 5x7.5 No date Fiction. Pre-war racing/adventure in the States. Some spotting and age darkening of spine. No inscriptions, stamps or book plates. Light foxing to page cut edges and prelims, pretty clear within. Protected with clear plastic cover. 0.

Hardback. Condición: VG. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good DW. Not dated but about 1930. Red cloth lettered in black. Book is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age. Fairly clean DW (priced 7s 6d) in centre of spine has inch or more loss across base of spine with some loss to base of front cover but main image of car is unaffected. In loose polythene protector. Spine has WHS sticker "offered at 1/-" in centre. (below original price).

Tapa dura. Condición: Bien, con señales de uso. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Bien, con señales de uso. Grant Richards Ltd. 1921. Tiene una anotación del antiguo propietario en la portadilla. Libro en Inglés. 297p. Libro.

Early edition (the first John Hamilton edition), previously published in the UK by Grant Richards in 1920. Original red cloth with black titles to the spine and upper board, in dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding square and firm, with some fading to the spine and extremities. The contents, with spotting to the text block edges and prelims, are otherwise clean and without stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the near fine lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that is a little dustmarked and has a couple of very short closed tears. The author died shortly after writing this motor racing thriller when the car he was driving lost a front tyre and crashed near his home in Los Angeles. (Hubin). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Leatherbound. Condición: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 330. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1916 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Volume --- Language: English Pages: 330 Volume ---.