9780413449405 - Blackstone von Falkirk, Richard (8 Ergebnisse)

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Not price-clipped. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 205 pages ; 20 cm. Subjects; English fiction Texts 20th century. Fiction in English, 1900 Texts. Historical Fiction. Mystery Fiction. 3 Kg.

Zustand: NEAR FINE. First printing. Set in London in the 1820s, this introduces Edmund Blackstone, Bow Street Runner, of doubtful parentage and background. The first in a series. Historical note. 205 pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (an unread copy but toning to part of the textblock, small tear to back cover of dj at fold.).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. First edition hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, in very good condition. Light shelf wear to the jacket, board spine ends are lightly bumped, and page block is slightly blemished. Pages are clear throughout. LW. Used.

Blue hardback cloth cover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket. 200mm x 140mm (8" x 6"). 205pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. The jacket is a bit torn.Internally clean.Tightly bound.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

No Binding. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Unmarked. Dust jacket is price clipped, otherwise intact and bright. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. David Pether (Jacket design) (illustrator). First Edition. First impression of the true first edition. ***Very good in dark-blue cloth-covered boards with silver titles to the spine and black head of Blackstone to the head of spine. Boards clean and unmarked. Head and tail of spine slightly rubbed and creased. Corners sharp. Small stain on the bottom edge of the page block, not affecting the interior pages. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean. No foxing. No creases or tears. Slight reading lean to the binding with a light vertical crease to the spine. Spine tight. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £1.50 net. The dustwrapper is complete with no creases, chips or tears. Extremities of dustwrapper just slightly rubbed. Spine of dustwrapper unfaded. Dustwrapper bright ***205 pages. 204mm x 142mm. ***In this first "Blackstone" novel, Edmund Blackstone, a Bow Street Runner is sent to protect the infant Princess Victoria. ***'Blackstone marks the debut of Edmund Blackstone, Bow Street Runner. Of doubtful parentage and background, the best if far from the most conformist of Birnie's men, Blackstone and his adventures will from a series of vivid and exciting novels by Richard Falkirk. His next 'case' will be set against the colourful, lurid world of prize-fighting and prize-fighters.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***'The Bow Street Runners were formed about 1749 when the Bow Street magistrate was Henry Fielding, the author of Tom Jones In Blackstone's time, around the 1820s, the Runners were at the height of their fame, but beginning to come under pressure from Sir Robert Peel, Home Secretary and founder of the Metropolitan Police. So the safety of the future Queen of England is as vital to he Runners as it is to the realm.' (Quote taken from the back flap of the dustwrapper) ***First impression of the true first edition of the first in the Blackstone Bow Street Runners series of crime novels in its original dustwrapper in nice bright condition. Written by Derek Lambert under the pen-name Richard Falkirk. Derek Lambert was a writer and journalist who also wrote books under his own name, and was foreign Correspondent for the Daily Express. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First (1st) Edition. Front/Back: As New . Spine: As New . Speckling on tip of page top . Printing: n/a . NOT price-clipped . Year: 1972. 0.