Irish Hunter (6 results)

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1953. (Mystery, Periodicals) 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.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 418 pages. 8.00x5.25x1.05 inches. In Stock.

Magazine. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Very good first issue of the great hardboiled digest. Includes the first installment of the four-part Spillane story "Everyone's Watching Me" plus work by William Irish (Cornell Woolrich), Kenneth Millar (Ross McDonald), Evan Hunter (Ed McBain) and other big names in the genre at the time. Binding square and tight. Pages clean with some age toning. Wear to spine ends and extremities. Reading crease to cover. The letters ON in pen to the cleavage of the woman in the cover illustration, which copies the now classic artwork on the first paperback editions of Spillane's I, the Jury.

On one side of 8 x 18.5 cm piece of paper, torn from the end of a letter. In fair condition, aged and worn, with traces of brown paper from mount adhering to the blank reverse. The item would appear to be entirely in the hand of the Earl, but the matter is not quite certain, and it may be in a secretarial hand, with only Cork's signature in autograph. It reads: '[.] | Sir | Your Royal Highness's | very obedient | and very humble Servant | Cork | Col | [Som.?] Reg.] Addressed to 'His R. H. | The Duke of York | &c &c &c'. Annotated, in two separate contemporary hands: 'Novr. 1795' and 'Nov. 1795.'.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HC/ Yellow Spiral Comb Binding; Bright Color Illustrated Boards. Gentle bumping to corners. Prev. owners name FEP o/w Clean, bright, w/ no markings. Illust. end-boards and throughout. Unpaginated. RARE in GORGEOUS, COLLECTIBLE condition. 4to. --B.R. Box 122.

1p., landscape 12mo. In fair condition, on lightly aged and worn paper, with cropped margins. He begins by explaining that O'Donnell's letter has been sent to him 'from Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, on the staff of which I am and whose whose [sic] historian I am too'. He continues: 'I fear a night vigil would be of little use so far as the Ghost is concerned. He is a day time visitant. Never yet has he been seen before 9 a.m. or after six p.m. Between those hours - frequently.' He refers O'Donnell to the 'full account' in his book 'Theatre Royal'. He has also written 'many articles' about the ghost, whose 'visitations are quite frequent although irregular.' His identity is unknown. 'All sorts of psychich [sic] societies have visited the theatre with me.' He concludes by stating that he will be happy to see O'Donnell when he is next in town.