Target Conquest by Gray Berkeley, First Edition (5 results)

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued. First Paperback Edition. First impression of the first paperback edition, published in 1961. The book was first published in the UK in hardcover by Collins in 1953. ***Very good in colour-illustrated card covers with striking period cover art. The covers show some rubbing, marks and creasing commensurate with age and handling, but are generally very clean. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Fore-edge of page block lightly foxed. No fading. Covers bright. Internally also very good with no ownership inscriptions. No foxing to interior pages. No serious creases or tears. Paper stock slightly tanned. ***178mm x 108mm. 192 pages. ***The British writer Edwy Searles Brooks (1889 - 1965) (pen-name: Berkeley Gray) was a prolific British novelist born in Hackney, London, responsible for the Sexton Blake novels. He is thought to have written around 40 million words. He used many pen-names including the following: Reginald Browne, R. W. Comrade, Victor Gunn, Rex Madison, Carlton Ross, and Edward Thornton. ***'Featuring the reckless private investigator, Norman Conquest.' ***'A panic-stricken man is threatened with death. Conquest knows about it yet he fails to intervene. The next morning - MURDER! - Superintendent Williams is set on arresting the trouble-hunting Conquest, or a ruthless and cold-blooded killing. In getting himself out of the trap, conquest obeys one of his inspired hunches. At that point things start to happen---' ***(Quotes taken from front and back covers) ***First impression of the extremely hard to find first paperback edition of "Target for Conquest" by Berkeley Gray (pen name of Edwy Searles Brooks), featuring his detective, Norman Conquest. Of interest to collectors of Edwy Searles Brooks, pulp crime first edition paperbacks and 1960s cover-art. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The book is in very good condition. 192 pages. Dated 1953 First UK edition. Contents are complete, clean and tight. Neat inscription to the top of both end papers. No marks or other inscriptions. Maroon boards are exceptionally clean and bright. Dust jacket has the slightest edge wear. Unpriced. VG++ book in VG++ jacket. A very nice copy.

Paperback. first edition. 565 very good -fine, reading crease paperback,

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Boards are in vg order. Internally near fine. no marks or inscriptions. Jacket has creasing and chipping to head and tail of spine and corners. Rear panel slightly grubby. Overall a very nice example.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Target for Conquest by Berkeley Gray (First Edition) A firm square copy with bright cloth and silver lettering. Some foxing to outer edges of text block top, and very lightly to fore-edge. Price-clipped. A bright jacket with a half-inch closed tear, and some dust rubbing to the back cover. Clear protective cover. Maroon cloth with silver lettering to the spine. Pictorial dust jacket. BOOK.