Fine. A pristine copy of this scarce WWII mystery, only recently published in paperback The author Nap Lombard is the pseudonym for the then married couple English author and playwright Pamela Hansford Johnson and journalist Gordon Neil Stewart Johnson's second husband was the noted author CP Snow The original book, published in the midst of WWII, is virtually unobtainable these days From the publisher: In the blackout conditions of a wintry London night, amateur sleuth Agnes Kinghof and a ...
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. A near fine copy in gray cloth with silvered titles on spine A faint impression on the lower front board from a paper clip is the only issue Otherwise unmarked and undamaged Unclipped DJ has slight edge wear but is otherwise excellent as well 259 pp.
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wm. H. Wise & Co, New York
Date published: 1923
Description: Near Fine in Good jacket. A near fine copy in dark blue linen with yellow titles and designs on spine and front cover Linen edition is uncommon Elbert Green Hubbard (1856-1915) was an American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher He is known best as the founder of the Roycroft artisan community in East Aurora, New York, an influential exponent of the Arts and Crafts movement Among his many publications were the fourteen-volume work Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great He and his ... Read More
Edition: First
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Victor Gollancz Ltd, London
Date published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780575034839ISBN:0575034831
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Empire of the Sun, by English writer J G Ballard was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize Like Ballard's earlier short story "The Dead Time" (published in the anthology Myths of the Near Future), it is essentially fiction but draws extensively on Ballard's experiences in World War II The name of the novel is derived from the etymology of the name for Japan This is a near fine copy in black cloth with gilt titles ... Read More
Edition: First
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W.H. Allen, London
Date published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780491017886ISBN:049101788X
Description: Fine in Near Fine jacket. A fine copy in blue cloth with gilt titles on spine Unclipped DJ is creased on front flap, but otherwise is excellent Inscribed by author to the UK television presenter Bob Holness on dedication page, but is otherwise unmarked and undamaged Robert (Bob) Wentworth John Holness (1928-2012) was a British-South African radio and television presenter and occasional actor He presented the British version of Blockbusters 254 pp. Read More
Edition: First
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd, London
Date published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780224024570ISBN:0224024574
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. A fine copy in black cloth with gilt titles on spine Inscribed by author on title page to the UK television presenter Bob Holness Unclipped DJ is also in excellent condition Robert (Bob) Wentworth John Holness (1928-2012) was a British-South African radio and television presenter and occasional actor He presented the British version of Blockbusters 260 pp. Read More
Edition: First
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Buchan & Enright, London
Date published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780907675303ISBN:0907675301
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. A fine copy in gray cloth with gilt titles on spine Inscribed by author on title page to the UK television presenter Bob Holness Robert (Bob) Wentworth John Holness (1928-2012) was a British-South African radio and television presenter and occasional actor He presented the British version of Blockbusters 281 pp. Read More
Edition: First UK edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Millington Ltd, London
Date published: 1973
ISBN-13:9780860000006ISBN:0860000001
Description: Fine in Near Fine jacket. A fine copy in blue cloth with gilt titles on spine Inscribed by Anderson to the UK television presenter Bob Holness on ffep, but no other marks or damage at all Unclipped DJ shows slight edge wear, but is otherwise in excellent condition Jack Northman Anderson (1922-2005) was an American newspaper columnist, considered one of the fathers of modern investigative journalism Anderson won the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for his investigation on secret US ... Read More
Edition: First thus
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications, New York
Date published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780486241401ISBN:0486241408
Description: Fine. The magic square experts apply their wits to magic cubes You need no advanced mathematical knowledge to construct these three-dimensional mind bogglers; including pandiagonal and perfect cubes Many entirely new constructions, too Hours of enjoyment for beginning and advanced magic-cube buffs 111 figures This copy appears unread and is in fine condition, with no marks or damage at all 142 pp. Read More
Edition: 2nd Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. H. Freeman/Computer Science Press, New York
Date published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780716782438ISBN:071678243X
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. From the U of Indiana website: "Gregory J E Rawlins left a childhood on the shores of Trinidad to study computer science in the wilds of Waterloo, Canada He now finds himself a professor of computer science at Indiana University, Bloomington, smoking far too many cigarettes Surrounded by several thousand books, he works in the gentle glare of his computer monitors, reading, writing, and supporting Bloomington bookstore owners in the style to which they have become ... Read More
