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Lasting Words Ltd, Northampton, UK, Reino Unido
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1st Edition 1889. Presentation inscription from the author to the title page. In pencil to the inner page the wording ' Bram Stokers copy' Possibly Stokers signature but not guaranteed and being sold as not. "True Crime" from a Scottish Chief Constable. A retrospect of a quarter of a century?s active work among crime and criminals recalls many curious memories, most of them of a not altogether pleasant or agreeable character. . Book is very good and bright. Boards marked/stained and lightened. Contents good. The wrapper is good++ and bright. Edge rubbed and nicked. Large loss to spine base with paper infill. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 18516. N° de ref. del artículo 029732
Título: Clues or Leaves From A Chief Constable's ...
Editorial: Oliphant, Anderson, & Ferrier, UK
Año de publicación: 1889
Encuadernación: Cloth
Condición: Very Good
Ejemplar firmado: Signed by Author(s)
Edición: 1st Edition
Librería: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, Reino Unido
FIRST EDITION. Half title, 16pp cata., ads on e.ps. Orig. green cloth, blocked in black; extremities sl. rubbed, leading inner hinge repaired. Glover & Greene 238, their copy in red cloth. Henderson was Chief Constable of Edinburgh. The stories included in this volume are: 'How I Tracked the Silk Stealers', 'Spaniard versus Jew', 'A Determined Thief's Career', 'The Wine Samplers', 'An Unmitigated Scoundrel', 'Caught Red-Handed', 'The Story of a Yellow Painted Box', 'An Advertising Jeremy Diddler', and 'A Forger's Game of Billiards'. Nº de ref. del artículo: 95087
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