Avenging Ray by Small Austin (28 results)

Hardcover. 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. no jacket. NOT an ex library book. Book with black cloth binding, print in red. Some wear on spine ends. 287 pages.

Mass 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.

Hardcover. hardcover. 1930, very good -fine, name inside, no dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Later. Foxing, cocked binding, soiled cloth, sunned spine, good or better.

Hardcover. hardcover. 1930, very good -fine, no dust jacket.

Octavo, pp. [1-2: blank] [3-10] [1] 2-287 [288: blank] [289: ad] [290-294: blank], publisher's decorated black cloth, front and spine panels stamped in red, top edge stained red, decorated endpapers. First U.S. edition. Published earlier the same year in Britain by Hodder and Stoughton under the pseudonym "Seamark." Science fiction thriller about a scientist who intends to destroy the world with a disintegration ray. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 700. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 191. Bleiler (1978), p. 181. Reginald 13296. Hubin (1994), p. 727. A tight, clean, very good copy in fair pictorial dust jacket with wear at edges, internal tape mends with some show through on rear panel and clipped price. (#178042).

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. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 191. Bleiler (1978), p. 181. Reginald 13296. Slight spine lean, a tight, clean, very good copy. (#95687).

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Fair reading copy only.

Hardcover. 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 page 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Gutters starting, page 198 loose and laid in, spine cocked, cloth soiled and lightly dampstained, corners bumped, a good only copy lacking the dustwrapper. Mystery.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Very light foxing to the endpapers and foredge, else a fine copy lacking the dustwrapper. *Bleiler Checklist* title.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Early Printing. Science-fiction mystery about a death ray threatening England. Sturdy vintage copy with some paper remnants on endpapers (problably former library pocket), otherwise fairly clean under a flawless facsimile jacket of the original, so book presents like new. A terrific copy.

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.

Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Only. 12mo. DJ Good with marginal tears, some toning, price clipped. First US Edition. Protective sleeve.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. No Dust Jacket (Detectives, Mystery, Crime).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. A remarkably near fine copy with its original mint dust jacket. 287 age appropriate pages with no inscriptions, tears or foxing. Dated 1930 on the copyright page. First US edition. Outer black boards with red lettering and Crime Club motif on front board. Universal in colour throughout. The dust jacket is in mint condition and comes with the ultra rare crime club wrap-a-round band, Amazing condition for a book of almost 100 years in age.

Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Only. 12mo. DJ Good with marginal tears, some toning. First US Edition. Protective sleeve.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 310. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1930 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 310.

Hardcover. 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, pages 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Crime Club/Doubleday, Garden City, New York. 1930. 287 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (DJ is price-clipped and shelfworn to the edges of the DJ). Bound in black cloth boards with red titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. From the front flap: "One morining a glittering lake. The next- a festering pit. Some new and terrible force was threatening England. The Avenging Ray is the story of Gerry Windermaine, and a peril that threatened all England, of a girl in a Devon lane, and a genius whose mind was bent on making over the world. It all started when Windermaine found a brown streak running across the moor, a streak of death a yard wide and straight as a die, as if a rigidly level line of fire had passed that way." EB.

8vo. [8], 287, [3] pp. Black cloth, red lettering on front cover & spine (minor bumping to couple corners, slight lean), w/ d.j. Art Deco cover art by Maurer of a giant hand reaching down to seize a house (couple minor closed tears, edgewear), VG-/VG copy. First Crime Club edition, stated, of this science fiction mystery published in the UK the same year under his pen name "Seamark" featuring a mad scientist intent on destroying the World using his Death Ray to dissolve matter and scatter the residue to the University. Published posthumously after the author's suicide in 1929.

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 rear panel moderately toned, with some rubbing to the extremities. Lacking the rare wraparound band.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. An extremely clean, bright and pleasing copy. Brief previous owner notation on the front free endpaper. Original black cloth lettered and decorated in red. In a very clean, bright and lovely dust jacket with a complete wrap-around promotional band. Near Fine / Fine.

First Edition. THE AVENGING RAY, D-D, 1930, first edition, a bright vg+ copy in vg pictorial dust-wrapper with some light wear and tear.

First edition. First edition. Minor spotting to page edges, else a fine, bright copy in dust jacket. Strange things happening in England are ignored until Sir Robert Harrigan is found nearly murdered. Crime Club mystery title.

First edition. First U. S. edition. Fine, bright copy in dust jacket, complete with the promotional wraparound band Strange things happening in England are ignored until Sir Robert Harrigan is found nearly murdered. Crime Club mystery title. Sharp copy.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1930. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: - 310, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 310.