Vahey John Haslette Loder Vernon (4 results)
Language: English
Published by Collins for The Crime Club, 1939
- Softcover
Seller: Nigel Smith Books, Gunnislake, United KingdomNigel Smith Books
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Good. Light page tanning, else internally in very good condition; cover has some wear and light tanning, and some small loss to spine extremities.
More imagesPublished by Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United KingdomJames M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
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Add to basketHard Cover. Dust Jacket. First Edition. First UK Edition. Publisher's dark pink cloth lettered in black to the spine. A VG++ bright and clean copy with no inscriptions. The VG dustwrapper has a long closed tear to the fold of the front flap (neatly repaired on the verso with a strip of filmoplast archival repair tape). The spine… shows evidence of the removal of a price reduction sticker. Golden age detective fiction title by John George Haslette Vahey a prolific writer who wrote under various pseudonyms, most famously perhaps 'Vernon Loder' and 'Henrietta Clandon'. Scarce title, particularly in the striking blue, black and grey dustwrapper by WAKE. "The hero combines the unusual professions of a famous concert-hall pianist and counter-espionage in the storm centres of Europe, a job for which his unquestioned entry into all European capitals and circles makes him exceptionally well fitted. His companion at arms is a young woman violinist, and from the time when the hero is unwittingly involved in a murder in Brussels down to the unexpected end there is not a slack moment in the story. Photographs/scans available upon request.
More imagesPublished by Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1935
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United KingdomJames M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used
US$ 659.99
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Add to basketHard Cover. Dust Jacket. First Edition. First UK Edition. Publisher's dark pink cloth lettered in black to the spine. A former owner's neat name and address details to the front and rear pastedowns otherwise a solid VG copy with bright and clean boards. The VG dustwrapper is priced 7s 6d net to the inside flap (as called for) an…d is slightly toned with some small nicks and chips. Golden age detective fiction title by John George Haslette Vahey a prolific writer who wrote under various pseudonyms, most famously perhaps 'Vernon Loder' and 'Henrietta Clandon'. Scarce title, particularly in the striking dustwrapper. "A lot of action, a little propaganda and everybody gets their dues, it's an old fashioned thriller, good enough to read (Good Reads)". !Photographs/scans available upon request.
More imagesPublished by Eveleigh Nash, 1916
- First Edition
Seller: Hadwebutknown, Birnam, PERTH, United KingdomHadwebutknown
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Add to basketFirst Edition. Early detective/ thriller work by this Northern Irish detective novelist. Vasey was perhaps most famous in his pseudonym Vernon Loder, as under this name he had several works published in the Collins Crime Club imprint. This is the sixth of the seven novel he published under this pseudonym. before enlisting in WW1…. VG. Scarce.
