Brenning H L (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Becoming loosely bound, brown cloth boards, black title on the spine, round city design on the front board looks like St Paul's Cathedral. Papers on inner hinges are torn. Browning on the end papers. No jacket, old name written inside, stated Popular Edition.…

Hardcover. Condition: G+. Popular Edition. 12mo. foxed. Book.

Condition: acceptable. acceptable Mellifont Library edition paperback black ink marks on front and back cover In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

Soft Cover. Condition: Fair. nd. splits to spine.

Condition: Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original black and gilt decorated cloth covers, faded gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel. 8vo. 7'' x 5''. Contains 316 printed pages of text. Cheap paper browning and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. DETECTIVE | CRIME FICTION.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Solid good inside and out. Bumped corners, perimeter wear, handling, and light random staining. See pictures for further details, description.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Popular edition of novel from L H Brenning (aka John Hunter) master of the Parisian romance. A little light marking to edge of block but internally all is in VG order. Terracotta boards heavily marked to leading edges front and rear. Exceptionally scarce in d/j, this with a sticker to front showing price reduction to 1/-, well worn to edges, grubby to spine with minor loss, and heavily marked to rear. Now in removable protective sleeve. 12mo. 314pp. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Light wear to the black covers; a sound binding; pages yellowing; good overall. No jacket. "An exciting love story. Behind the scenes of gaiety and splendor in the most fashionable cabaret in Paris there is intrigue, mystery and murder. A young girl, in search of her father, is directed there and is caught in the meshes of this hotbed of crime. Unknown to her, this night spot is used as the headquarters for a clever and unscrupulous gang who prey on the women who frequent the club. A young Englishman, whose sister is one of the blackmail victims of the gang, attempts to rescue her from their power. They meet under circumstances which for a time lead to misunderstandings as to each other's character and motives, but their loves is consummated when the complicated background of this notorious spot is fully revealed and the gang exterminated." Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Inventory No: 171678.…

Condition: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original tan cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 317 printed pages of text. Spine ends turned-in with shallow rubs, surface mark to the front cover, tan age spots to the closed edges. Near Very Good condition book in Very Good condition period art work dust wrapper with shallow nicks and crease lines to the spine ends, edges and corners, 3/- price sticker over the price to the spine. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. DETECTIVE | CRIME FICTION.…

First edition, first printing. Original olive cloth with black titles to the spine, industwrapper. A very good copy, the binding square and firm, the spine lightly faded and the boards slightly bowed. The contents, a little dusty to the text block top edge and lightly toned to the margins, are otherwise clean throughout and without stamps or inscriptions. Complete the original rubbed and creased dustrwapper that has some chips and short closed tears to the edges, as well as a chip to the centre of the rear panel. Not price clipped (7/6 net to the front flap). (Hubin). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. A very scarce first edition of this action filled novel by L. H. Brenning in the original, unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition of this work. A very scarce volume held institutionally by four libraries only.A gripping tale of mystery, blackmailing, resourceful checkmating and criminals double crossing each other. An exciting and fast paced read by L H Brenning, author ofThe Butterfly in Paris.In the original, unclipped dustwrapper. in the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally very smart with only minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. The dustwrapper is unclipped and smart with slight shelfwear and chipping to the head of the spine as well as a slight edge wear. Internally, firmly bound. The pages present a light foxing to the fore edge, affecting the occasional leaf particularly to the first and last few leaves. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). book.…

Condition: Good. Publisher's original period colour illustrated paper wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 9½'' x 6½''. Contains 96 pp with monochrome illustrations. Dusty page edges, staples weeping and in Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. SHORT STORIES (Novella).