Minor tear on bottom front jacket.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR004525116
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Song of Sixpence, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Hard Cover. Condition: As New/fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. As new,apparently unread 1st edition.Pages and binding are tight and the green boards with silver lettering are pristine.The only sign of age is minimal spotting to lower edge of page block.The unclipped dustwrapper is as new,bright and has had a protective cover for some time in a private collection. Seller Inventory # 000684
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Seller: Roger Lucas Booksellers, Horncastle, United Kingdom
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The second book in the Blackstone series, 1st edition, 8vo, 187pp, VG Copy in VG DJ sunned about spine with commensurate colour change Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 40845
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, in very good condition. Light shelf wear to the jacket, and page block is slightly blemished. Pages are clear throughout. LW. Used. Seller Inventory # 542395
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Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Not price-clipped. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 189p ; 21cm. Subjects; Fiction in English, 1900 Texts. Fiction. Historical Fiction. Mystery Fiction. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 407753
Seller: Porcupine Books, Ilford, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Eyre Methuen 1973 First Edition First Printing Slightly bumped at top and base of spine else Fine book in slightly creased Dust Jacket, with a little wear at the tips of the folds ''. Blackstone's involvement in the lurid and exciting world of prizefighting also involves him in blackmail, kidnap, and murder, not to mention attempts on his own life. ''. Book. Seller Inventory # 108630
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Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Not price-clipped. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 189p ; 21cm. Subjects; Fiction in English, 1900 Texts. Fiction. Historical Fiction. Mystery Fiction. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 407753
Seller: Zardoz Books, Westbury, WILTS, United Kingdom
First Edition. Condition: vg+/vg+. vg+ book in vg+ dw 1st Methuen 1973 edition hardcover In stock shipped from our UK warehouse. Seller Inventory # 129859
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. David Pether (Jacket design) (illustrator). First Edition. First impression of the true first edition. ***Near fine in dark-green 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. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean. No foxing. No creases or tears. Light vertical reading 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 £1.75 net. The dustwrapper is complete with no creases, chips or tears. Extremities of dustwrapper just slightly rubbed. Spine of dustwrapper slightly faded. Dustwrapper bright ***189 pages including one-page epilogue to rear. 204mm x 142mm. ***'Blackstone's involvement in the lurid and exciting world of prizefighting also involves him with blackmail, kidnap, and murder, not to mention attempts on his own life. Moreover, rioting and the incidence of crime at prizefights had been put forward as evidence of the need for a new police force. so it is doubly important that Blackstone, the Bow Street Runner working on both sides of the law, should be successful.' (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.' (Quote taken from the back flap of the dustwrapper of "Blackstone", the first novel in the series) ***First impression of the true first edition of the second 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. Seller Inventory # 3520x
Seller: The Print Room, Cockernhoe nr Luton, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jacket by David Pether (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners very slightly bruised, not price clipped (£1.75), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy for its age. 189pp. A novel of suspense and adventure, set during the early nineteenth century. Another case for the Bow Street Runner extraordinary. Blackstone is ordered to stamp out the popular sport of prize fighting. The second of Richard Falkirk's (Derek Lambert 1929-2001), Blackstone adventures. Seller Inventory # 008408