Macgregor Curiosity

Cheyney, Peter: The curiosity of Itienne MacGregor, London Todd Publishing Group 1952 ; fester Einband / hard cover; 1. Ed.
Very Good

Etienne MacGregor, a young and cheerful man about town, is informed by Rudder, Foal and Rudder, a firm of solicitors, that his uncle has died leaving him 25,000, providing he answers thirteen questions. If he fails to answer any one of the questions within seven days, the money is to go to the son of his late uncle's partner - a Chinaman named Suan Chi Leaf. MacGregor soon realised that Suan Chi Leaf and his mother, Mrs Lotus Leaf, will stop at nothing to prevent him answering the questions, and that his uncle has deliberately matched him against the cunning of the Chinese. 168pp. Slight soiling to covers. First Edition No Jacket Hard Cover 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; First Edition

[SW: Fiction;]

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MACGREGOR (A.). Curiosity and Enlightenment. Collectors and Collections from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth century.

London, 2007, in-4, X-386 pages, 197 reproductions certaines en coul., toile editeur, jaquette ill.

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Cheyney, Peter: The Curiosity of Etienne MacGregor, London Todd 1952
G, Stamps, Offset, Browning

Mystery thriller. Jacket by Mack. Expanded condition report/scan on request. 1st Thus Poor, Wear, Chips,Tears,Foxing Hard Cover with Dust Jacket

[SW: MACKThrillers, Espionage & Suspense]

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Cheyney, Peter: The Curiosity of Etienne MacGregor, London Hennel Locke 1947
Near Fine

Mystery thriller. Very striking jacket art by Winslade. BOOK: No crushes or corner bumps; dealer sticker at foot of front pastedown; mild offset visible on front endpapers only; no ink names, stamps, etc; top edge dusty. JACKET: Intact, with price. Mild edgewear; 1cm tear at top front flap hinge; small perforation at centre of spine panel; some rubbing evident on the white rear panel. See scan. 1st Edition VG++ Hard Cover with Dust Jacket

[SW: WINSLADE]

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