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hardcover. reprint. 8vo, 484 pp. Very good copy in very good dust jacket.

hardcover. reprint. 8vo, 502 pp. Nearly fine copy in fair dust jacket.

Hard Back. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. July 1981 Printing. 502 pages in 22 chapters plus More From A Golden Era of Crime and Detection, The Authors and Some Bibliographical Notes. 46 stories of crime and detection from original illustrated magazines by Angus Abbott, Clifford Ashdown, Robert Barr, Geroge Best, Guy Boothby, Julius Chambers, Guy Clifford, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jacques Futrelle, Geroge Griffith, Brett harte, E.W. Hornung, Cutcliffe Hyne, William Le Queux, L.T. Meade & Robert Eustace, Baroness Orczy, C.L. Pirkis, Fred White, Victor Whitechurch and E. Conway. Ex libris on endpaper. No marks, stamps or underlining. Very clean straight tight pages. Illustrations from original stories. This book presents stories from a Golden Era of crime and detective fiction. The title says 2 and a little deduction tells you that there is a companionion volume being The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes. What have you missed? Do you need to read the first volume before you can read this one? You have missed forty of the finest stories of their kind and you need no guide to enter the gaslit world of foggy nights and horse carriages. Enter now and you will find in this book several dozen superb examples of the best writing of the day. The stories are selected from the leading magazines, and presented to you exactly as they originally appeared. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Red boards with black lettering on spine. A couple stains on boards. The dust jacket has multiple chips and tears and has been price clipped. The dust jacket is now in a protective clear sleeve. Clean pages throughout. Three complete illustrated novels; Around the World in Eighty Days, The Clipper of the Clouds and Journey to the Center of the Earth. With 151 original illustrations. These rare steel engravings are the artist's interpretations of Verne's written world.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 40 stories with the original illustrations. Closed tear to jacket. Illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 40 stories with the original illustrations. Closed tear to head of jacket spine. Illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Reprint. 40 stories with the original illustrations. From the library of a prominent Sherlockian, The Reverend Harold Knowles, whose ownership note is found on the front free end paper. Illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Later printing. 40 stories with the original illustrations. Illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Reprint. 40 stories with the original illustrations With the bookplate of a prominent Sherlockian. Illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First edition. 8vo, xv, 502 pages, red boards; short tears in dj Includes stories by well-known authors such as Robert Barr, Guy Boothby, Bret Harte, Jacques Futrelle, R. Austin Freeman - and even Arthur Conan Doyle. There are a number of one-hit wonders, whose only known stories are collected here. Harte's tale, "The Stolen Cigaar-Case", was praised by Ellery Queen as "probably the best parody of Sherlock Holmes ever written.".…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good -. Castle Books, 1978. Very Good -. Tight (possibly unread), clean, unmarked HC. Small water stain at bottom front of endpaper and flyleaf, with corresponding minor wrinkling of first 10 pages or so, not terribly noticeable. No smell. DJ is clean, bright, no nicks/tears, minor rubs. 40 mystery and detective stories contemporaneous to Sherlock Holmes, with their original illustrations as first published in various magazines. Authors include H.G. Wells, L.T. Meade, Richard Harding Davis, Baroness Orczy, L.T. Meade & Richard Eustace, and four of ACD's "Round the Fire" tales. An engrossing collection with many hours of entertainment. 484 pp.…

Hardcover. fine hardcover copy in a fine dustwrapper 1st edition. . 14 Classic Tales of Mystery and Suspense by eight Famous Writers - Edgar Allan Poe, William Le Queux, Mark Twain, Mrs. Henry Wood, J. J. Bell, William Wilkie Collins, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Wallace.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. 1st Edition. First edition. A VG+ copy in a Very Good dust jacket. Small bump at th e head of the book's spine. Light fading to the covers' upper and lowe r edges. Some dusting to the edges of the page block. Rubs to the dust jacket's corners. A bump and small frays at the head of its spine. S tories by Arthur Conan Doyle, H.G. Wells, Baroness Orczy, and others.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Includes stories by Grant Allen, Robert Barr, Arnold Bennett, Arthur Conan Doyle, Baroness E. Orczy, and others. Ships same or next business day. Slight slant to spine. Minor edge wear. Small bumps on spine ends. Faint soiling to edges of pages. Otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket has minimal edge and shelf wear. Small creases on corners and spine ends. Lightly tanned on flaps and interior. Very small scratches on back cover. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 484 pages. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Castle Books, 1979. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with light shelf wear and previous owner bookplate on front flyleaf. Dust jacket is very good. Volume 2 only.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st printing. Signed by Alan Gillet to the title page. An unread book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Contains stories by Clifford Ashdown, Robert Barr, Guy Boothby, Guy Clifford, and many others. "The stories are selected from the leading magazines, and presented to you exactly as they originally appeared." Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed and loose. Moderate edge wear. Small bumps on spine ends and top corners. Faint soiling to edges of pages. Overall, pages are clean and tight. Dust jacket has some edge and shelf wear. Small creases and tears on corners and spine ends. Slightly yellowed. Thin scratches on back cover. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 502 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good in Mylar Sleeve. First Edition. 382 pages. A clean, straight book in a bright, complete dust jacket. Scan available.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Hardcover with dust jacket. The dust jacket shows significant wear, including several deep tears and chips along the top edge of the spine and front panel. There is rubbing to the jacket surfaces and edges. The red cloth binding beneath is visible where the jacket is chipped. The internal pages are clean and the binding is firm. No internal markings or inscriptions are present. worn with several tears and chips along the edges.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Pages clean and bright, no markings. Dust jacket unclipped with light edgewear and tears. Complete with numerous illustrations. NEW EU 5 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, 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. …

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 233 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.70 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 208 pages. 9.50x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.