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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: Fair. No edition remarks. 247 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Dust jacket parts stuck to front endpaper and pastedown. Pages are mildly tanned with visible foxing. Heavy foxing to endpapers. Heavy cracking to gutters. Mild thumb-marking present. Notable loss to front endpaper. Boards have mild edgewear with corner crushing and mild marking to boards. Heavy tanning to spine, which has mild crushing and tearing to ends. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped. Mild water droplets to boards.

Zustand: Good. No edition remarks. 247 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Cracking to hinges with exposed netting. Binding loose. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some moderate marking and sunning.

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

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

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

First Edition. Good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands worn and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 247 pages ; 20 cm. Subjects; M'Govan, James (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. Detectives. 3 Kg.

Zustand: Fair. Acceptable condition. (mystery, crime, vintage) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket No date stated, ca. 1920. (Detectives, Mystery) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Zustand: New. In.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 380 pages. 8.50x5.99x0.86 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Book Condition ? Like New: one stain on the back of the cloth binding, otherwise in excellent condition and protected by a plastic dust jacket. Pages are crisp, clean and tightly bound. Copies are scarce, especially with the cloth binding and pages in such excellent condition. The book is a collection of true-crime stories recounted from the author's own professional experience as a city detective in Edinburgh and Glasgow. The stories provide a firsthand look at the methods of 19th-century police work, focusing on his clever use of deduction, disguise, and surveillance to solve various criminal cases.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. The Edinburgh Detective, or, His Last Confession | James M'Govan | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2025 | Antigonos Verlag | EAN 9783563653142 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Strange Clues | Or, chronicles of a city detective | James M'Govan | Taschenbuch | 372 S. | Englisch | 2018 | hansebooks | EAN 9783337579036 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt, info[at]bod[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

Hardcover. Zustand: Nr. Very Good. No Jacket. Covers have light rubbing. Foxing on a few pages.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Venture into the atmospheric streets of historical Edinburgh with James McGovan's 'Traced and Tracked: Memoirs of a City Detective.' This meticulously prepared edition offers a glimpse into a bygone era of crime and detection in Scotland's capital. A captivating work of historical fiction, the book immerses readers in the gritty realities of city life as experienced by a dedicated detective.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Hunted Down | Recollections of a City Detective | James M'Govan | Taschenbuch | 408 S. | Englisch | 2022 | hansebooks | EAN 9783337703240 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Hansebooks GmbH, Trakehner Weg 52, 22844 Norderstedt, gb[at]hansebooks[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Venture into the atmospheric streets of historical Edinburgh with James McGovan's 'Traced and Tracked: Memoirs of a City Detective.' This meticulously prepared edition offers a glimpse into a bygone era of crime and detection in Scotland's capital. A captivating work of historical fiction, the book immerses readers in the gritty realities of city life as experienced by a dedicated detective.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 350 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Traced and Tracked; Or, Memoirs of a City Detective, a classical book, was published more than a century ago and has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Hunted Down. Or, Recollections of a City Detective | James M'Govan | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2024 | Outlook Verlag | EAN 9783385463752 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Hunted Down. Or, Recollections of a City Detective | James M'Govan | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2025 | Antigonos Verlag | EAN 9783388420622 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 408 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Tenth edition, Some light spotting to first few pages, Binding and front hinge fragile, Light wear to edges, Heavy rubbing to spine. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Half title, 14pp ads; new red e.ps. 'Yellowback', orig. printed boards, blocked in black & red; recased, rather rubbed & worn. See Glover & Greene 232a for an 1884 5th edition. See Topp volume VIII, number 688 for an 1883 eighth edition. First published in 1878. Back cover ad. for M'Govan's works. Story titles include: 'M'Sweeny Among Body-Snatchers', 'A Poacher's Grudge', 'Spirit Nelly's Mission', 'Poor Peep, the Cracksman's Dog', 'A Man-Coquette', 'M'Sweeny and his Ghost', 'Traced by a Book', 'A Woman's Revenge', 'Wee Punch, the Dog-Detective', 'Tracking a Child-Stealer', 'Garrotted to Order', and more. William Crawford Honeyman, 1845-1919, was a New Zealand-born Scottish author and musician. Under his own name he published a number of works on violin instruction but was best known for the detective stories he published under M'Govan, which readers initially believed to be factual.

Half title, 14pp ads. 'Yellowback', orig. printed boards, blocked in black & red; sl. rubbed & dulled, spine rather worn & chipped affecting text. A good-plus copy. See Glover & Greene 232a for an 1884 5th edition. See Topp volume VIII, number 688 for an 1883 eighth edition. First published in 1878. Back cover ad. for M'Govan's works. Story titles include: 'M'Sweeny Among Body-Snatchers', 'A Poacher's Grudge', 'Spirit Nelly's Mission', 'Poor Peep, the Cracksman's Dog', 'A Man-Coquette', 'M'Sweeny and his Ghost', 'Traced by a Book', 'A Woman's Revenge', 'Wee Punch, the Dog-Detective', 'Tracking a Child-Stealer', 'Garrotted to Order', and more. Back cover ad. for 'M'Govan's Detective Experiences'. William Crawford Honeyman, 1845-1919, was a New Zealand-born Scottish author and musician. Under his own name he published a number of works on violin instruction but was best known for the detective stories he published under M'Govan, which readers initially believed to be factual.

Title with ads on verso, 15pp cata. (October, 1884). 'Yellowback', orig. printed boards, blocked in black & red, ads on rear board; a bit rubbed & dulled, extremities sl. worn, spine creased & chipped affecting text & image. Contemp. ink inscription on leading pastedown: 'Please return this book within ten days. M.C.' & ink signature on title. A good-plus copy. See Glover & Greene 325 for an 1885 seventh edition. See Topp volume VIII, number 649 for a 1881 first edition. A collection of thirty short crime stories, some based loosely on popular cases of the day. Stories include: 'A Harvest Mystery', 'A Waif of the Gutter', 'Spirit Rappers', ''The Wife-Killer', 'An Unburied Burglar', 'An Expensive Prescription', 'A Splutter of Ink', 'A House with Crimson Blinds', and many others.