Hoadley John Editor (3 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Contains 'The Bird in the Hand' by Gardner; 'More Than Satisfied' by Maxwell; 'The Big Boob' by Van de Water; 'Arrest on Sight' by Weadock; 'Oil Doom' by Hawkins; 'Old Calamity Lays a Ghost' by Fishman; 'Man of Prey' (Part 2 of 5) by MacIsaac; 'The Twenty-Six Heads' by Sneddon; 'Illustrated Crimes' by Allen; 'Murder on the Yukon Trail' by Wyville; a narrative crossword puzzle by Tingley and 'Solving Cipher Secrets' by Ohaver. Light chipping around the edges of the front and rear covers. The spine is worn with quite a bit of surface and edge wear, a three inch tear along the edge next to the front cover at the top with an inch missing from the surface at the bottom and two inches missing at the top. Browning to the pages but they are generally otherwise unmarked. Illustrations at the beginning of each story. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 240 pages. 9.21x6.14x0.60 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Second Edition. Presentation copy: "Col. T. T. S. Laidley, with the Compliments of the Editor, - Sept. 26, 1882." (Signed in pencil on the front fly-leaf). (Col. Laidley was in the ordnance corps and is in their hall-of-fame. He was also an inventor of weaponry, etc. ) This is the Second edition published in 1882 with an additional preface by the subject's sister not in the orignal 1875 edition. (The title page states 1875). Bound in original three-quarter leather with all edges gilt. Illustrated with an engraved portrait frontispiece and photogravure plates. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation. Privately printed. The leather is rubbed at the corners and along the edges of the spine panel but the binding is tight. There are some stains on a couple of the contents pages. Very good - condition. Selling Used and Rare books on line since April 1998 and from our bookstore in the heart of the Bluegrass since 1984. ; Black-and-white illustrations; 8vo.; 335 pages; Signed by Editor.