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Editore: The Telegraph Press, 1935
- Brossura
- Prima edizione
Da: Sleuth Books, FABA, Palm Coast, FL, U.S.A.Sleuth Books, FABA
Contatta il venditoreVenditore con 5 stelleMembro dell’associazione: FABA
Condizione: Usato - Ottimo
EUR 221,72
EUR 6,03 spedizioneSpedito in U.S.A.Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloSoft cover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Meet the Detective; the Intimate Lives, Loves and Adventures of the Saint, Bull-Dog Drummond, Mr. Fortune, Dr. Fu-Manchu, the Scarlet Pimpernel and 10 Other Specialists of Crime. This is a very scarce Advance Readers Copy of this highly sought after title. This book was issue…d in stapled wraps and has a paste on label which reads: With the Compliments of The Telegraph Press; This book will be presented to the public Monday December 2nd (1935) Price $2.50; One Park Avenue, NY; Printed at the publisher's plant in Harrisburg, Pa. 158 pages. Absolutely gorgeous condition!!!.
Altre immaginiEditore: Allen & Unwin, London, 1935
- Rilegato
- Prima edizione
Da: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, Regno UnitoJames M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
Contatta il venditoreVenditore con 5 stelleCondizione: Usato - Molto buono
EUR 599,36
EUR 26,77 spedizioneSpedito da Regno Unito a U.S.A.Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloHard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Dust Jacket. First Edition. (London: George Allen & Unwin 1935). First UK Edition in price-clipped dustwrapper. Publisher's orange boards with black lettering to the spine. Boards exceptionally bright and clean. No previous owner names or inscriptions. The text block is tight & square. Clean in…terior. Light toning to the text block. A nice near fine copy. The original very good (or better) dustwrapper is price-clipped with toning to the spine. "In his introduction to this book Mr. Madden lets the late Conan Doyle tell in his own words the familiar story of how Sherlock Holmes came into being. In the chapters that follow, fifteen British writers of detective stories introduce us to their own brain-children and tell how they were born. In most cases these brain children are detectives but there are two notable exceptions: Dr. Fu Manchu and The Saint. The former, as Sax Rohmer's readers well know, is a Chinese of high rank who plans to bring the whole world into subjection to China, and more particularly to himself, and the latter is an adventurer in crime, a latter-day Robin Hood. Each of these malefactors has fought countless battles with his detective nemesis, and each appears to be good for many another bout. Their creators tell here how these characters were conceived and what their authors think of them. The other characters introduced by their authors are: Bull-Dog Drummond, by "Sapper"; Hanaud, by A. E. W. Mason; Gun Cotton, by Rupert Grayson; Tiger Standish, by Sydney Horler; Professor Wells, by Francis D. Grierson; Chief Inspector French, by Freeman Wills Crofts; Mr. Fortune, by H. C. Bailey; Trent, by E. C. Bentley; Phineas Spinnet, by Andrew Soutar; Superintendent Wilson, by G. D. H. and M. Cole; Dr. Thorndyke, by R. Austin Freeman; Dr. Eustace Hailey, by Anthony Wynne, and The Scarlet Pimpernel, by Baroness Orczy.The several chapters give an interesting view of the various ways in which authors go about creating their characters". (New York Times Review December 22, 1935". Rare. I have not seen another copy of this book for at least 20 years. Further photographs available upon request.
