john drummond anthony parsons walter (1 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Eric Parker (illustrator). First edition. Fifty-five volumes of short detective fiction novels from the mid twentieth-century periodical, 'The Sexton Blake Library'. Consisting of fifty-five issues published between 1949 and 1955, with the earliest issue being no. 194, and the latest no. 346. With each issue in the publisher's original illustrated paper wraps, the majority featuring the artwork of Eric Parker.With no author's given, the earliest issues consist of: No. 194, The Tragedy of the Bromleighs; 195, The Case of the Discharged Policeman; 203 The Man from China; 204, The Madman of the Marshes; 205, The Case of the Crime Reporter; 206, The Man Who Left Home; 207, The Riddle of the Prince's Stooge; 208, The Mystery of the Haunted Square; 209, The Secret of Capri; 210, Witness to the Crime; 211, Those on the List, and 212, The Case of the Cottage Crime.No. 213, The Secret of Sixty Steps by John Drummond; 215, Living in Fear by Anthony Parsons; 216, The Evil Spell by Walter Tyrer; 218, The Old Man of the Moors by Warwick Jardine; 219, The Case of the Naval Defaulter by Tyrer; 220, With Criminal Intent by Rex Hardinge; 221, The Mystery of the Crooked Gift by Parsons; 222, The Case of L.A.C. Dickson by Drummond; 223, The Mystery of the Italian Ruins by Derek Long; 226, The Affair of Danny the Dip by Tyrer; 227, The Tragedy of Windyridge by Hardinge; 228, The House in the Woods by Drummond; 230, The Mystery of the Rio Star by Tyrer; 231, The Millionaire's Nest Egg by Parson; 232, Partners in Crime by Hilary King; 233, The Mystery of the New Tenant by John Hunter; 234, The Case of the Green Caravan by Hardinge; 235, Retired from the Yard by Parsons; 236, The Case of two Crooked Baronets by Tyrer; 237, On the 11.40 Down by King; 241, The Case of the Indian Dancer by Parsons; 242, The Headmaster's Secret by Hardinge; 245, The Mystery of the Girl in Green by Parsons; 246, The Case of the Man with No Name by Drummond; 247, The Case of the Frightened Girl by Hardinge; 248, Top Secret No. 1 by Jardine; 250, The Mystery of the Lost Loot by King; 251, The Badman of Cairo by Parsons; 259, The Spiv's Mistake by John Hunter; 260, The Man Without a Passport by Parsons; 274, The Trail of Raider No. 1 by Stephen Blakesley; 277, The Mystery of Mason's Arms by Parsons; 278, The Man with a Number by Blakesley; 295, The Case of the Unknown Heir by Parsons; 296, The Girl from Toronto by Hugh Clevely; 297, The Mystery of the Arab Agent by Jardine, and 298, The Case of the Ace Accomplice by W. J. Passingham.The final issues present here are no. 305, The Secret of Sinister Farm by Parsons; 307, The Secret of the Castle Ruins by Parsons; 341, The Trail of the Missing Scientist by Parsons; 342, The Case of the Two-Faced Swindler by Drummond; 343, The Mystery of the Mad Millionaires by Tyrer, and finally 346, The Secret of the Man Who Died by Hardinge.With a contemporary advertisement to the rear wrap of each volume, and a vignette illustration to the first page of each volume.Fifty-five thrilling short novels - the majority running to 64 pages - of fictional detective Sexton Blake, who has featured in many British comic strips, novels and dramatic productions since 1893, and whose adventures have been told in more than 4,000 stories by some 200 different authors.Running from 1915 to 1968, this long running magazine is perhaps the most famous work to feature Blake. In the publisher's original illustrated paper wraps. Losses to back strip head and tails of a significant number of volumes, with front wraps remaining exceptionally bright. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned to perimeters due to paper type, with the odd spot or light handling mark. Very Good. book.