lucas netley (24 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Very good hardcover, no DJ. Covers show light edge wear. Pages are clean and unmarked, though tanned. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: Good. 1926. First Edition. 280 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with moderate foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards have been moderately rub worn. Noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed Spine ends are crushed, with noticeable splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

Zustand: Good. Boards have some wear, fading and soiling.Content has light toning. No DJ.

Zustand: Good. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Binding remains firm. Pages are moderately tanned. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1930 firsyt edition on green cloth.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 5 p. l., 15-287 p. : col. front., plates, ports ; 24 cm. Subjects; Darling, Charles J. Darling (Charles John Darling) Baron 1849-1936. Judges Great Britain Biography. Trials Great Britain. 3 Kg.

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. Very good plus with wear to fore-edge corners of boards, light foxing to fore-edge and free endpaper lightly offset. No dustwrapper. Subtitled, "The Beautiful, the Damned, and Those Who Get Away with It.".

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. A biography of Mary, Princess Royal, the only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary. Princess Mary; Viscountess Lascelles; An Intimate and Authorative Life-Story of the Only Daughter of Their Majesties The King and Queen, by One Who Has Had Special Facilities and Published With the Approval of Her Royal Highness, by Evelyn Graham. Interestingly, the author was in fact Netley Lucas, who was an English confidence trickster, convicted for obtaining money by false pretences. He adopted a number of personas over the years and appeared in court on numerous occasions. As 'Evelyn Graham' he posed as a well-connected authorised writer of Royal biographies, which was a fiction. Published by Hutchinson Co. (Publishers), Ltd., London. Undated, but believed to be the first edition from 1930 (date from Worldcat). Printed in Great Britain. A good sage green cloth hardback with gilt titles. With bumping and wear, and a few light marks. Some light crinkling to cloth at rear. Soundly bound. Text is bright and clean throughout. Mild spotting to endpapers. With guarded colour portrait frontispiece. Plates all present as called for. Illustrated with photographic plates. Text in English. xiv + 15-284pp + Plates. Approximate dimensions: 224mm high x 148mm wide x 33mm deep. Weighs approximately 560g (unpacked). More photos on request.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. A biography of Edward, Prince of Wales, prior to his ascension, and subsequent abdication, of the throne. Edward P.; A New and Intimate Life Story of The Prince of Wales, by Evelyn Graham. Interestingly, the author was in fact Netley Lucas, who was an English confidence trickster, convicted for obtaining money by false pretences. He adopted a number of personas over the years and appeared in court on numerous occasions. As 'Evelyn Graham' he posed as a well-connected authorised writer of Royal biographies, which was a fiction. Published by Ward, Lock Co., Limited, London and Melbourne. 1929 first edition. Printed in Great Britain. A good dark brown cloth hardback with gilt to spine. With a few marks to the cloth and some bumping to extremities, particularly on the vertical edge of the rear cover. Soundly bound with just a little give in the spine. No owner's inscriptions. Text is bright and clean throughout. Mild spotting to endpapers. The plates present very nicely (all present as called for). Small light marginal facing adhesion marks to p252 spread. Illustrated with high quality photogravure plates. Text in English. 320pp + Plates. Approximate dimensions: 223mm high x 157mm wide x 50mm deep. Weighs approximately 810g (unpacked). More photos on request.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDVery good copy with clean pages in torn dust jacket. Stains to edge of book. First edition. Sm8vo. Published in New York, 1927. 310 pages.

Roman policier traduit par René DAUMAL. P., Gallimard, 1939, in-12, br., 285 p. Edition originale de la trad. S.P. (pas de grand papier).

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Criminal Paris' offers a captivating and atmospheric exploration of the French capital's dark underbelly during the vibrant decade of the 1920s. This work delves deep into the shadows of the City of Light, moving from the narrow alleyways of Montmartre to the sophisticated dens of iniquity frequented by international confidence men. The book paints a vivid portrait of a world hidden from the average tourist's eye, examining the diverse facets of Parisian criminality.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Albert the Brave, King of the Belgians' offers a detailed look into the life and reign of King Albert I, a pivotal figure in Belgian history. The biography, submitted to and read by the Adjutant to the Chief of the Late King's Cabinet in Belgium, provides insight into the king's leadership during a tumultuous period. This edition includes additional chapters dedicated to describing the tragic circumstances surrounding King Albert's death. Explore the legacy of a monarch renowned for his courage and dedication to his people, whose reign significantly shaped the course of Belgium's role in the early 20th century.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Criminal Paris' offers a captivating and atmospheric exploration of the French capital's dark underbelly during the vibrant decade of the 1920s. This work delves deep into the shadows of the City of Light, moving from the narrow alleyways of Montmartre to the sophisticated dens of iniquity frequented by international confidence men. The book paints a vivid portrait of a world hidden from the average tourist's eye, examining the diverse facets of Parisian criminality.

Forword by Dr. Edmond Locard. London 1926. xvi,235 pages + portrait. Original cloth. No jacket. Worn spine with tears of the side.[#214595].

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Large 8vo.pp. 256. Crime; with stories of Sinister Figures, Women Criminals, Blackmail Gangs, Rum-running, Intrigues and Nightclubs. Original publisher's cloth binding in Black, lettered gilt at spine. Very good indeed. Clean. Covers slightly used.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Edition. 310pp. Intriguing multi-color Art Deco design with gilt veins and black overlay running through it. Bright with lettering, with bright white spine label. Offsetting to the endpapers, lower corners worn through, otherwise internally bright. Unclipped pictorial jacket has chips on the upper and lower spine, front panel, except for wear at the extremties, is present. in mylar sleeve. Book about bad women, criminals in fact, from all over the world. The Mystery Woman of of Baden-Baden, The Cobra Woman of Paris, 'Babe Carrington" and blackmail in Chicago, Aysah, The Malayan 'Hell Lady". An amazing volume in its design as well as its content of women in the underworld. Size: Octavo. Book.

Zustand: Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original burnt orange cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Lucas was a con man who charmed his way through London high society in the early 20th century, using multiple false names and personas. Between 1917 and 1924, he was taken to court five times. After 1924, the self-called "aristocrat of crooks" claimed to have become a reformed character, and turned to writing. He boasted, "journalism is the only honest profession for which a criminal life is a good training". After writing for newspapers, he wrote six books in three years, beginning with 'The Autobiography of a Crook', which became a best-seller. Contains [xiv] 281 printed pages of text. Spine sun faded, light mottling to the covers and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. LONDON (Londinium).