Elephants Work by Bentley E C (39 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Dell paperback edition, first printing # 704 of this stand-alone mystery novel. Also published under the title "Elephant's Work". Light edgewear to the spine. Light rubbing to the dark cover. Age toning to the cover and pages. In Very Good Condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover book, 5 1/2" x 7 3/4", dust wrapper is very good+, book would be near fine except for a single library stamp on free front endpaper; no other library indications; 277 pages, jacket illustration by Harry Dix.

Paperback. Condition: Acceptable. This mass market paperback is in fair condition, with noticeable wear on the spine and edges. The cover shows some creasing and minor discoloration, consistent with its age. The pages are yellowed but intact, with no inscriptions or library markings. The binding remains firm, ensuring the book's readability. no jacket (mass market paperback). Cover painting by Carl Bobertz (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good Dust Jacket. Pages unmarked. Upper corner of front inner flap clipped. Boards edgeworn. Dust jacket moderately worn. Binding square & firm. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Printing. red & pink decorative boards w/black titles; 277 clean, unmarked pages. Harvey Dix Dust Jacket (illustrator).

Pocket Paperback. Condition: Very Good -. First Edition Paperback. 25 cent cover price MCML.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Paperback. Dell Books #704. Thriller. Cover by Carl Bobertz. Good condition. Minor edge-wear on front and back covers. Reader's crease along spine-edge on front cover. Crease on right-edge of front cover. Edge-wear on spine. Small crease on upper and lower left corners of back cover.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Ed. VG+ in pictorial wraps with red & black lettering & cover art by Carl Bobertz picturing an alpinist looking at diamonds in another guy's hands.Mystery about a guy who by a freak of fate assumes the identity of the terror of the underworld. Mystery, Vintage Paperback.…

Paperback #704 CONDITION: vg.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Price-clipped. Light wear to spine ends of jacket.

First Printing. Dell 704. Very Good condition. Surface soiling.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Some light wear to covers and spine, mainly edges and corners, Internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear.

Maroon Cloth. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. Second Impression. Binding tight, text clean and free of markings. Maroon boards have general dull mottling, no discolouration, clear white titling to spine. DJ is corner worn/torn with minor loss, fits snug with some rubbing to panels. Size: 8vo. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stated first american edition Near fine . Jacket has one small closed tear and light chipping / wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine with lightly bumped corners in near fine price-clipped dust jacket.

first edition. very good + book, in a very good + dust jacket , a little darker spine, small rear droplet mark.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 1st American edition, so stated. Light wear and chipping at spine ends, spine darkened, lightly soiled at edges else a near fine copy of scarce title. Bently wrote this "shocker" at the urging of John Buchan. When fed up and thoroughly peeved Chuny causes the train to crash, little does she know that her rage has sparked off a staggering chain of events involving an amnesiac who, in his quest to find a wanted criminal in order to resolve a case of mistaken identity, meets the formidable General de la Costa, learns a great deal about diamonds and becomes embroiled in an extraordinary affair involving the Bishop of Glasminster's mitre. -- Publisher. Bentley's masterpiece, 'Trent's Last Case' (1913), was written in exasperation at the infallibility of Sherlock Holmes and marked the beginning of a new era in detective fiction. Indeed, it has long been hailed as marking the start of the 'Golden Age of Crime Fiction' and the first truly modern mystery. Dorothy L Sayers stated 'It is the one detective story of the present century which I am certain will go down to posterity as a classic. It is a masterpiece'. Book.…

hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American edition. Some foxing on the endpapers, else very good in very good plus price-clipped dustwrapper with sunned spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Second impression of a novel by the inventor of the Clerihew and also well known for his novel Trent's Last Case. This book is described by him as a 'shocker' which was John Buchan's term for The Thirty-Nine Steps and other works. In the lengthy dedication, to the memory of John Buchan, he describes how John Buchan advised him to write it. 252 pages, maroon cloth with white lettering. The book is in generally very good condition with lightly bumped corners and a small red stain at one corner of the fly-leaf, which also bears a brief ownership inscription. The dustwrapper is largely intact but is a little ragged around the edges and has some small pieces missing at the ends of the spine. The inside of the d/w has some red stains which appear to be caused by some of the dye leaching out of the binding; this does not show through to the outside.…

Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is age toned. Fair DJ with some edge wear and soiling. Toning to the page ends.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American edition. Some light toning on the endpapers, else fine in about very good dust jacket with toned spine and a few tiny holes at the front flap fold.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Stated First American Edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1950. Stated First American Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Stated First American Edition. Clean red and pink patterned boards with small black decoration on cover, black lettering in pink title box on spine. Hint of light wear at top and bottom spine edge. No bumping. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages, edges and endpapers are clean -- no names, writing or bookplates. Dustjacket is not price clipped ($2.75 on front inside flap), no chips, very light edge wear and slight age toning. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A story dedicated by the author to the memory of John Buchan (because he advised him to write it).…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Ships quickly. Mild to moderate shelf/reading wear. Missing dust jacket; cover art different than pictured. Foxing to edges. Former library book with usual stickers/markings. Orphans Treasure Box sells books to raise money for orphans and vulnerable kids.

1st ed. End papers a little foxed; spine slightly bumped at head & foot; binding tight. Used - Very Good. VG hardback (no dustjacket) Used - Very Good. VG hardback (no dustjacket).

Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. First Edition. Slight shelf wear to covers but a perfectly sound and internally spotless copy of this uncommon novel by the author of 'Trent's Last Case'.

First Edition. ELEPHANT'S WORK, Knopf, 1951, first American edition, vg+/near fine in like dust-wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First American edition. About fine in price-clipped, otherwise close to fine dust jacket. Sharp copy.

Paperback. Condition: Good. no dj. Elephant's Work. Book.