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The Thriller Library
Walter Macleod; Berkeley Gray; Dashiell Hammett; Anthony Skene; George Rochester; John Hudlestone; Leonard Gribble
Verlag: The Amalgamated Press, London, 1937
- Softcover
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes KönigreichRooke Books PBFA
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Zustand: Gebraucht - Gut
EUR 4.100,48
EUR 22,24 VersandVersand von Vereinigtes Königreich nach USAAnzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbMagazine. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Six lovely consecutive issues of the exciting 'Thriller Library' magazine, containing the complete story 'The Great Knock-Over' by Dashiell Hammett, all in the original wraps. Six consecutive issues of 'The Thriller Library' magazine.Each issue is present in the original colourful wraps, with… in-text illustrations throughout.This run includes the entirety of 'The Great Knock-Over' by Dashiell Hammett. It is very rare to find a complete Hammett story in the original parts.The Continental Op featured in 'The Great Knock-Over' (also published as 'The Big Knockover') became the prototype for the tough-guy detectives of the generations to come.'The Thriller Library' was a weekly newspaper in circulation from February 1929 to May 1940, containing a variety of exciting stories of detectives solving simple murder cases and even gang warfare.No. 457, November 6th 1937. 'The Adventure of the Night Watchman' by Walter Macleod.No. 458, November 13th 1937. 'The Dictator' by Berkeley Gray.No. 459, November 20th 1937. 'The Rogue of Harley Street' by Anthony Skene.No. 460, November 27th 1937. 'Island of Fear' by George Rochester.No. 461, December 4th 1937. 'Odds on Murder!' by John Hudlestone.No. 462, December 11th 1937. 'The Man From Manhattan' by Leonard Gribble. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, smart, with some light age-toning and spots to the wraps. Staples are a little rusted. Minor edge wear to the wraps and pages. Ring mark to the first wrap of No. 462. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are age-toned and clean with some odd spots. Small mark to the last leaf of No. 458, and some heavier spots to the last leaf of No. 461. Very Good Indeed. various (illustrator). book.
