Language: English
Published by Roy Publishers, 1950
Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover with dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelving wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows light edge wear. Previous owner's name on end paper.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Roy Publishers, New York
Seller: Antiquarius Booksellers, Falkland, BC, Canada
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. First American Edition. True accounts of crime and criminals as seen through the eyes of Scotland Yark. Undated, 1950s. 206pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean, unmarked interior. Tight, square binding, only minor wear to black cloth. No dustjacket. Weight, 380g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Paperback. Condition: Fine.
Published by Werner Laurie, 1949
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. 1949. No Edition Remarks. 288 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. More pronounced to endpapers, pastedowns and text block edges. Binding remains firm. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is bright. Mild crushing to spine ends. Clipped dust jacket. Panels to dust jacket have noticeable edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Tape markings to reverse of jacket.
Published by T.Werner Laurie Ltd, 1947
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. 1947. Second Impression. 192 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Contains black and white photographs. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Heavier tanning and foxing to front and rear. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Dust marking to sunned head and tail of spine and edges. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing.
Published by Hutchinson, 1940
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1940. No Edition Stated. 232 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.
Published by T. Werner Laurie Ltd., London, 1946
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. First Edition. First printing. 192 pp. including index, plus illustrations. The boards are bowed and a bit mottled. The spine is slanted and sunned. Previous owner's name, dated Nov 1946, is written on the front free endpaper. Another PO's bookplate is on the front pastedown. Otherwise unmarked and in a sound binding. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Published by T. Werner Laurie Ltd, 1947
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1947. Second Impression. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Clean pages with faint tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with mild thumb-marking throughout. Pencil inscription to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Notable sunning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Mild warping to boards.
US$ 33.07
Quantity: 15 available
Add to basketPAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Language: English
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head, 1926
Seller: Neo Books, Sidcup, KENT, United Kingdom
US$ 16.56
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition, wear to covers and spine, mainly edges and corners, corners bumped and worn, boards showing, top and bottom of spine chipped and worn, spine ripped entire length of join with back cover, rip at base of front cover join with spine 10 cm, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear.
Published by Werner Laurie Ltd, London, 1949
Seller: Treehorn Books, Santa Rosa, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. DJ has seen better days! Mainly, top and bottom of spine have been Scotch taped. Small tears at corners and on back of DJ. Back has some dust. ; B and w photos; Oblong Small 4to 9" - Oblong 11" tall; 288 pages.
Published by Werner Laurie Ltd, United Kingdom, 1949
Seller: RIVERLEE BOOKS, Waltham Cross, HERTS, United Kingdom
US$ 13.71
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Good for year, hardcover. Some fading to boards. Dustjacket chipped, torn and damaged on spine. 288 pages.
US$ 30.09
Quantity: Over 20 available
Add to basketCondition: New. In.
Published by Robert Hale Limited, 1945
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Good. 1945. First Edition. 304 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Mild scuffing to front endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Moderate sunning to spine, which has mild crushing and wear to ends. Mild scratching and marking to boards. Boards are mildly warped.
Published by Laurie
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
US$ 42.78
Quantity: 15 available
Add to basketHRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Language: English
Published by T Werner Laurie Ltd, 1946
Seller: Repton and Clover, Norwich, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 13.85
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. 1946 first edition hardback in good condition. Previous owner's inscription on inside cover, slight marking to page edges. No other marks, tight binding. The red cloth boards have some mottling to main faces and knocked corners. With a dust jacket in poor condition. Sellotape repairs to front, the lower half of the spine has been lost, the rear is intact but rather soiled. Items are dispatched the same or the following working day. Please note our excellent customer feedback.
Language: English
Published by John Long Limited, London, New York, Melbourne, Sydney, Cape Town, 1111
Seller: Stirling Books, Stirling, United Kingdom
US$ 12.94
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Book Is In Good Condition For Age Spine Worn At Top And Tail, Board Corners Bumped Jacket Worn Along Top And Tail Edges, Small Tears Around Edges And At Spine, Binding Tight And Secure Pages Clean And Bright Throughout Previous Owner Has Left An Ink Stamp In The Front Of The Book.
Language: English
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head, 1927
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Reprint . Complete with all plates. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. Reprint, May 1927. Frontispiece. The boards are a little shelf rubbed and edge worn. There is foxing around the block of the book and on the first and last pages, little within the body of the book. The text is legible. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by George Newnes, London, UK
Seller: BookAddiction (IOBA, IBooknet), Canterbury, United Kingdom
Association Member: IOBA
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Undated (circa 1940s), 212pp. Grey cloth-covered boards; red titles on front and spine. 8vo. Lightly rubbed and rounded spine ends, spine cover and board edges moderately stained and soiled. Corners rubbed and rounded. Text block edges lightly foxed, a handful of pages at fore edge untrimmed, prelims lightly foxed. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight barring the occasional spotting at the page margins. Dust jacket has moderate shelf wear with tears and chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, not price clipped. Based on the secret German police dossier "L'Affaire Cavell" discovered after the Great War, the author describes in vivid and moving words the story of Nurse Cavell, culminating in her execution along with Belgian architect Phillippe Bancq at the Tir National shooting ground in Brussels.
Published by Robert Hale, 1944
Seller: The Guru Bookshop, Hereford, United Kingdom
US$ 33.25
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketpaperback. Condition: Very Good. 1945 Robert Hale Hardback edition on red cloth.
Published by George Newnes, London, 1940, 1940
Seller: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Very Good with some spine slant in a Good jacket. 1st Printing. WW 1.
Published by Werner Laurie, London, 1949
Seller: M. & A. Simper Bookbinders & Booksellers, WARRNAMBOOL, VIC, Australia
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. With colour frontispiece and other black/white photographic illustrations, newspaper clippings pasted to front endpapers, a publishers note loosely inserted at pg 169 giving apologies to Mr. Godfrey White for publishing an untrue story that refers to him (Godfrey White was sporting editor of the West Australian newspaper). Dustjacket has chipping at spine ends and edge wear along bottom edge otherwise a very good copy in very good dustjacket. ; 220 x 140mm; 288 pages.
A colourful history of horse-racing, focusing on the first half of the twentieth century. Includes illustrations from Vanity Fair. First edition. 8vo. 288pp. No dust-wrapper. A fair copy, good for reading.
Condition: New.
Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United Kingdom
US$ 22.05
Quantity: Over 20 available
Add to basketPaperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Step into the shadows of 1920s London and delve into the hidden world of its underworld. This book unveils a society teeming with con men, card sharps, pickpockets, and those who prey on the city's vices. The author paints a vivid picture of London's nightlife, contrasting its once boisterous, almost innocent energy with the rise of insidious pleasures orchestrated by those who pro t from human failings. From the opulence of high-class nightclubs to the seedy underbelly of gambling dens and illicit drug trade, the narrative exposes the changing face of London's social landscape. Through captivating anecdotes and observations, this book offers a glimpse into the lives of those inhabiting this shadowy realm. It explores the motivations, methods, and the complex interplay of humour and sorrow that define their existence. While acknowledging the detrimental impact of these individuals on society, the author also invites readers to consider the societal and legal factors that contribute to their circumstances. Ultimately, this book serves as a poignant reflection on the evolving nature of crime, vice, and the intricate relationship between society and its underbelly in early 20th-century London. It leaves us contemplating the enduring question of whether true reform is possible and what responsibility society bears for those who fall into the shadows. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.