Avenging Ray by Seamark (28 results)
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Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1952
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Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United KingdomWorld of Rare Books
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Add to basketCondition: Good. 1952. Reprint. 191 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking an…d tanning.
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Published by Hodder & Stoughton Limited, London, 1930
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Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.biblioboy
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Later Printing. London: Hodder & Stoughton Limited . 1930. Later Printing. Hardcover Orange cloth with black lettering, 314 pages plus 4 pages of ads. Locke [A Spectrum of Fantasy page 191 "Science fiction mystery thriller revolving around a disintegration ray"]. Bleiler [1978 Checklist page 177]…. Reginald 13296. Hubin [1984 Crime Fiction, page 359].Foxing to endpapers, owner's name and date [in pencil] to the front free endpaper, edge wear, spine and corners lightly bumped. Dust soiling to page edges, slightly spine cocked. Soiling to covers lacking the jacket. clph.
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Language: English
Published by Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London, 1952
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, United KingdomRaymond Tait
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Add to basketMass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Paperback Edition. First UK paperback edition. 2/- Yellow jacket. Originally published in hard covers by Hodder in 1930. Small piece missing from the top right corner of the front cover. Two heavy vertical creases down the length of the back cover. Small tear at the base of the spine… but otherwise only light surface and edge wear to the covers. Page edges browned with light wear to the corners. Brown spotting to the insides of the covers and the pages are a little browned but otherwise unmarked. First printing. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.
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Published by H&S YJ 1952 : A paperback book. Reduced postage on multiple orders., 1952
Seller: Mr.G.D.Price, Mansfield, United KingdomMr.G.D.Price
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Published by H&S YJ 1952 : Paperback. Postage is reduced on multiple orders., 1952
Seller: Mr.G.D.Price, Mansfield, United KingdomMr.G.D.Price
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Language: English
Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1952
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Seller: Planet Books, Signal Hill, CA, U.S.A.Planet Books
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Hodder & Stoughton No. C106. Early science fiction title from Austin Small writing as Seamark. Pages are lightly toned by clean without creases, marks, stains or wrinkles. There is no reading crease in the spine and the book does not lean. Outer covers and spine are very clean. There…are a couple of very light creases in the front cover and a few light creases in the back cover. Slight wear to edges of covers and spine. (Note: Photos may show a flash reflection.) PayPal always welcome. We pack all our books with care and ship in cardboard boxes. Shipment outside of the United States may require extra funds. Additional photos emailed upon request.
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Language: English
Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1952
Seller: Mainly Fiction, Auckland, New ZealandMainly Fiction
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Add to basketNo Binding. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Yellow Jacket. Very tidy, foxing in the edges. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1952
- Softcover
Seller: Babushka Books & Framers, Isle of Wight, United KingdomBabushka Books & Framers
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Add to basketSoft Cover. Condition: Fair. Reprint. Hodder & Stoughton yellow vintage jacket paperback. In fair to poor condition. A good reading copy.
Language: English
Published by Hodder & Stoughton
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Yare Books, Great Yarmouth, United KingdomYare Books
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Add to basketHard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Published by Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB
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Octavo, pp. [1-7] 8-314 [315-320: ads], original blue cloth, front panel stamped in black and ruled in blind, spine panel stamped in black. First edition, first printing. Science fiction thriller about a scientist who intends to destroy the world with a disintegration ray. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 700. L…ocke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 191. Bleiler (1978), p. 181. Reginald 13296. Slight spine lean, a tight, clean, very good copy. (#95687).
Published by London: Hodder & Stoughton (H&S Yellow Jacket C106) 1952 First H&S Trade Paperback Printing, 1952
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Seller: N & A Smiles, Kellerberrin, WA, AustraliaN & A Smiles
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Fair. Fair reading copy only.
Published by Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London
- Hardcover
Seller: Fahrenheit's Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.Fahrenheit's Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. Bleiler title, hardcover in yellow-orange cloth, the publication date/edition are not listed, the book has a slight lean to the binding, shallow bowing to the covers, light bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, sun toning to the spine, foxing to the end pages with age toning to the pa…ge edges, some soiling to the edges of the text block, faint rubbing with a touch of smudging to the covers, and a previous owner's name to the first free end page, otherwise a solid, tight Good+ copy.
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Published by Hodder, 1936
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United KingdomCotswold Internet Books
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Add to basketReprint. Red cloth faded with small stains and marks. Spine slightly browned as well, with slight creases. Corners bumped. Endpapers and page edges slightly browned, but generally bright and tidy internally. Binding tight. Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket).
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Published by Hodder & Stoughton [1930], 1930
- Hardcover
Seller: Hadwebutknown, Birnam, PERTH, United KingdomHadwebutknown
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Add to basketFantasy thriller revolving around a 'disintegrating ray'. Early edition, undated but 1930s. 314pp plus adverts. Yellow cloth with black titles. VG.
Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Very light foxing to the endpapers and foredge, else a fine copy lacking the dustwrapper. *Bleiler Checklist* title.
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Language: English
Published by Hodder and Stoughton, london
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Seller: BRITOBOOKS, isle of man, United KingdomBRITOBOOKS
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Seamark. The avenging ray. Hodder and Stoughton . No publishing info but think 1930's reprint. Good jacket priced 3/6 net. Essentially complete but worn in general. Closed edge tears and rubbing. Good boards with some staining and rubbing. Vg contents with nea…t pencil description of the book and previous price of £50. Quite a rare sci fi title with period jacket.
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Seller: Biblios, frankfurt am main, HESSE, GermanyBiblios
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Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London
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- First Edition
Seller: Any Amount of Books, London, United KingdomAny Amount of Books
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Add to basketHardcover. 8vo. pp 314. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered black on spine and front cover. No date, [1930]. Neat name on rear pastedown with slight foxing to endpapers, otherwise sound, very good.
Language: English
Published by Hodder and Stoughton
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The Book Bin, Salem, OR, U.S.A.The Book Bin
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Previously part of an officers' mess library. Blue cloth with black titling, with light edgewear, sunned spine, heavy soil. Slight forward tilt to spine. Binding sound. Dust jacket scuffed, toned, and edgeworn, with tape repairs to the back of spine ends. Light soil to textblock edges.…Prior ownership statement penned to front paste down with small notation at FFEP. Interior else clean, text unmarked.
Published by Hodder and Stoughton
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Condition: Used - Near fine
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Add to basketCouverture souple. Condition: bon. RO60001931: sans date. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 128 pages. 1920s-1930s. Cover in colour. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.
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Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.Grand Eagle Retail
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "The Avenging Ray" is a high-octane thriller that merges elements of mystery and early science fiction. Centered on the creation of a devastating scientific invention, the story explores the chaos that ensues when a powerful new weapon falls into the wrong hands. The narrative follows a sequ…ence of startling events as the titular "ray" becomes a tool for vengeance, leaving a trail of destruction that baffles the authorities and heightens the sense of impending doom.Written by Seamark, a master of the early 20th-century pulp style, the work delivers a masterful display of suspense, capturing the anxieties and excitement of the era regarding technological advancement. The plot moves with relentless speed, drawing readers into a world of secret laboratories, hidden motives, and desperate pursuits. "The Avenging Ray" stands as a classic example of vintage adventure fiction, highlighting a unique blend of scientific wonder and dark intrigue. This work is essential for enthusiasts of classic crime fiction and those fascinated by the origins of the techno-thriller genre.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London
Seller: My Book Heaven, Alameda, CA, U.S.A.My Book Heaven
Contact seller5-star sellerno date (1930). Good condition. Some foxing.
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Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 1936
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Seller: Juniper Books, Petersfield, United KingdomJuniper Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 5th or later Edition. This is the 8th reprint of this book and is in excellent condition. The colourfully illustrated DJ is in a protective covering and only the slightest edge wear to the spine. The red hardcover has an embossed design to the front board and bla…ck lettering to the spine.Slight edge wear but consistent with age. Internally in excellent condition.
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Published by Hodder and Stoughton, London., 1932
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Seller: Colophon Books (UK), Leek, STAFF, United KingdomColophon Books (UK)
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 4th Edition. 314 pages with dustwrapper, wrapper complete and in protective loose archival clear cover, 4th edition with 2/- price on spine, adverts on the wrapper flaps, two holes in wrapper on back, but spine and cover only minor rubbing top and bottom edges, p…ages clean and hardly handled, boards near fine. Very Good+. *A World destroyer, mad scientist and love, a pitiless ray and trails and secrets. My goodness, it's an all round spiffing tale of intrigues and sci-fi machinery. Rare too.
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Published by Doubleday Doran, Garden City, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerdj. First American Edition, preceded by the First UK Edition published by Hodder and Stoughton the same year. Published posthumously, after the author's death by suicide in 1929. A couple corners lightly bumped, front hinge slightly tender, overall Very Good plus in a Very Good plus, price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket spine and r…ear panel moderately toned, with some rubbing to the extremities. Lacking the rare wraparound band.
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Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.Grand Eagle Retail
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. "The Avenging Ray" is a high-octane thriller that merges elements of mystery and early science fiction. Centered on the creation of a devastating scientific invention, the story explores the chaos that ensues when a powerful new weapon falls into the wrong hands. The narrative follows a sequ…ence of startling events as the titular "ray" becomes a tool for vengeance, leaving a trail of destruction that baffles the authorities and heightens the sense of impending doom.Written by Seamark, a master of the early 20th-century pulp style, the work delivers a masterful display of suspense, capturing the anxieties and excitement of the era regarding technological advancement. The plot moves with relentless speed, drawing readers into a world of secret laboratories, hidden motives, and desperate pursuits. "The Avenging Ray" stands as a classic example of vintage adventure fiction, highlighting a unique blend of scientific wonder and dark intrigue. This work is essential for enthusiasts of classic crime fiction and those fascinated by the origins of the techno-thriller genre.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Seller: CitiRetail, Stevenage, United KingdomCitiRetail
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "The Avenging Ray" is a high-octane thriller that merges elements of mystery and early science fiction. Centered on the creation of a devastating scientific invention, the story explores the chaos that ensues when a powerful new weapon falls into the wrong hands. The narrative follows a sequ…ence of startling events as the titular "ray" becomes a tool for vengeance, leaving a trail of destruction that baffles the authorities and heightens the sense of impending doom.Written by Seamark, a master of the early 20th-century pulp style, the work delivers a masterful display of suspense, capturing the anxieties and excitement of the era regarding technological advancement. The plot moves with relentless speed, drawing readers into a world of secret laboratories, hidden motives, and desperate pursuits. "The Avenging Ray" stands as a classic example of vintage adventure fiction, highlighting a unique blend of scientific wonder and dark intrigue. This work is essential for enthusiasts of classic crime fiction and those fascinated by the origins of the techno-thriller genre.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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Seller: CitiRetail, Stevenage, United KingdomCitiRetail
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. "The Avenging Ray" is a high-octane thriller that merges elements of mystery and early science fiction. Centered on the creation of a devastating scientific invention, the story explores the chaos that ensues when a powerful new weapon falls into the wrong hands. The narrative follows a sequ…ence of startling events as the titular "ray" becomes a tool for vengeance, leaving a trail of destruction that baffles the authorities and heightens the sense of impending doom.Written by Seamark, a master of the early 20th-century pulp style, the work delivers a masterful display of suspense, capturing the anxieties and excitement of the era regarding technological advancement. The plot moves with relentless speed, drawing readers into a world of secret laboratories, hidden motives, and desperate pursuits. "The Avenging Ray" stands as a classic example of vintage adventure fiction, highlighting a unique blend of scientific wonder and dark intrigue. This work is essential for enthusiasts of classic crime fiction and those fascinated by the origins of the techno-thriller genre.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

















