Cornish Dorothy (11 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Trade paperback format. Light edge and corner wear with a crease on the front hinge and an uncreased spine and some minor rubbing on the upper left corner and a short crease on the lower right of the front cover; no interior markings. This collection contains: ONE: Misapplied Ingenuity of a Bigamist: The Rouse Case by F. A. Beaumont; Man Hunters: The German Rouse Cases by F. A. Beaumont; The Otterburn Mystery by Val Gielgud; The Murder of Julia Wallace by Dorothy L. Sayers; The Vera Page Case by George Cornish; Winnie Ruth Judd by Geoffrey Homes; How We Trapped Capone by Frank J. Wilson; The Ma Barker Gang by J. Edgar Hoover; Crime of the African Crater by Benjamin Bennett; Samuel Furnace: History's Greatest Manhunt by Roland Wild; Georges Sarret: The Acid Bath Killer by Roland Wild; The Cleveland Torso Killer by Damon Wilson; The Rattlesnake Murder by Eugene D. Williams; Jerome Braun von Selz: The Laughing Killer by Allan R. Bosworth; An Axe for Frau Marek by Ignatz Peters; A Mixed Bag: Sylvestre Matuska, The Man Who Loved Trains, The Lindbergh Kidnapping, The Case of Jennie Donald, The Ronald Case, The Nancy Titterton Case, and The Mona Tinsley Case by Colin Wilson. TWO: By the Light of the Moon by Edward Radin; Gordon Cummins: The Blackout Ripper by Fred Cherrill; The Man Who Wanted Voices by John Godwin; I Always Wanted to Torture a Girl by George Vedder Jones; Harry Dobkin: The Skeleton in the Cellar by Keith Simpson; The Wigwam Murder by Molly Lefebure; The Heirens Case by Colin Wilson and William Heirens; Neville Heath: The Sadist by Percy Hoskins; The Porthole Murder by Dennis Hocking; Marcel Petiot: Murder for Profit by Alister Kershaw; The Black Dahlia by David Rowan; John Haigh: The Vampire Murderer by Colin Wilson; The Lonely Hearts Murders by Colin Wilson; The Cleft Chin Murder by Edgar Lustgarten; The Blackburn Child Murder by Tony Fletcher; Howard Unruh: The First of the Crazy Gunmen by Brad Steiger; and A Mixed Bag: The Assassination of Leon Trotsky, Bruno Ludke, The Texarkana Moonlight Murderer, Ley and Smith, The Lower Quinton Witchcraft Murder, and Charles Floyd by Colin Wilson. Size: 8vo. Book.

Hardcover. First Edition. Very Good with no dust jacket; Bookplate. Previous owner's name; 491 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 64 pp., illustrations. cover is partly faded 0.0.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Oblong quarto, 192 pages, minor crease to rear cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Book is in very good condition. 192pp with colour illustrations.

Stapled Booklet. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. A very good copy of the presumed first edition of this little history of St. Mark's parish, East Brighton in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. No Dust Jacket. Cover: grey card with image of church and black lettering to front; very bright and clean, but small reddish discolouration to front fore-edge; few other visible signs of shelf wear. Internally: very clean and tightly staple bound; no markings inscriptions or book plates; overall in very good condition for its age. Illustrated throughout in black and white. 40pp.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Illustrated by Hill, Jame (Jim); Cahen, Oscar; Price, Arthur; (illustrator). First Edition. 124 pages. Features: Cover painting of barber shop in Kemano, B.C.; Nice Christmas ad for Parker Pens inside front cover; Editorial - If Nationalism's okay, it's okay for everybody; Women are not a race apart - opinion piece by Anne Francis; Nice one-page colour-photo ad features inset photo of Dorothy Moreau, Miss Canada 1956; How London Dimmed Liberace's Smile; Nostalgic one-page Christmas-motif ad for Ganong's Delector Chocolates; Electrohome TV ad shows dad babysitting; Two-page colour ad for Schick electric shavers for ladies; From Ottawa - Can politics compete with Howdy Doody?; Panel Discussion about Women - with contributions by Nathan Steinberg, Madame Renee Vautelet, Miss Anne Hamilton, Mrs. L.M. Baldwin, Dr. Marion Hilliard, Dr. Reva Gerstein, Miss E.W. Loosley and Dr. Ashley Montagu; The Lady is a Labor (Labour) Leader - Huguette Plamondon; How Serious is the Threat of Radiation? - we are constant targets of radioactivity - what is it doing to us - and future generations? - some disturbing facts; Johnny Lombardi's Kingdom of Music and Macaroni - this war vet opened an Italian grocery, broadcast Italian music, and imported Italian movies; The Tragic Case of the Man Who Played Jesus - Peter and Mina Sala were key figures in the 1941 Belcher Islands murders - Peter posed as God, Ouyerack as Christ, and Mina went mad, leading naked women and children on the ice where six died; Comic Paul Kligman - master of the Jewish joke - photo-illustrated article; The Story of Olga - novel; One-page colour-photo ad for McBrine luggage; Two-page colour-photo ad for Kodak cameras; Great Caterpillar one-page photo ad features D8 Cats pulling large loads across the vast wastes of Antarctica as part of Operation Deepfreeze; Two-page ad for Philishave for ladies features figure skaters; Hammond Chord Organ ad features home Christmas scene; *Sensational* two-page colour-photo ad for the 1957 Pontiac (red Laurentian 4-Door Sport Sedan with white roof and stripe); Classy one-page diamond ad for Birks Jewellers features attractive lady and tropical fish; Canadian Club one-page colour-photo ad features Fred Klaus and Tom Morison who are hit by an avalanche while skiing in the Austrian Alps; Nostalgic Red Cap Ale / Black Label Beer colour-photo ad features "Mabel" and mand in red cap putting the finishing pieces on a beautiful Christmas tree; Classy one-page colour ad for Electrohome celebrating their 50th anniversary in 1957; Schick mens' shavers centrefold ad; Nice colour ad for Pyrex decorator casserole dishes; Colourful Moirs Chocolates ad features Santa; Nice colour ad for Maxwell House coffee; Colour photo of elegant couple in Wiser's whisky ad; Remington shaver ad features great colour photo of hatless Santa getting ready to shave; 3/4-page colour ad for B.C. Apples features illustrations of little boy and girl; Robert W. Service recounts his most memorable meal - after being lost at forty below; Interesting colour ad for Cummins portable electric tools; Great archival colour ad for Crown Zellerback Canada features nice illustration of Christmas package being delivered, with written details of their kraft paper production at Elk Falls, their Richmond, B.C. box plant, and their pioneer Ocean Falls mill; Attractive large colour-photo ad for Lawson & Jomes Limited features the labels they print for O'Keefe ale, beer and double stout; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Page 57 taped into place with archival tape, otherwise a sound and pleasing vintage copy.; Magazine; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, December (Dec.) 8, 1956 - Labour Leader Huguette / Johnny Lombardi Chalk River Nuclear Pollution Fluoroscopes Cover painting of barber shop in Kemano, B.C.; Nice Christmas ad for Parker Pens inside front cover; Ed.

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket. First Edition. (London: Selwyn & Blount n.d. [1936]). First UK Edition. Publisher's salmon pink cloth with the spine lettered in black. The book is dated by the 32-page Spring Catalogue at the rear. Faint offsetting to both sets of end-papers and light foxing to the first few pages of the book overall a bright and clean near fine copy. In the RARE D/W priced 7/6 net to the spine by Youngman Carter which is two-toned each half showing a different scene: to the left in blue has Scotland Yard; to the right in red has a scene on the Thames Embankment with a policeman. The D/W has a slither of loss at the head and tail of the spine (not affecting any lettering) and has a short 1 cm closed tear and associated crease to the bottom edge of the front panel. Six short stories by leading Detection Club authors each illustrating a perfect murder. Each story is then followed by a superb commentary by Ex-Superintendent Cornish, CID detailing how the seemingly perfect murder could have been solved. A much nicer copy than normally seen of this rare book and a very nice copy indeed. Haycraft Queen Cornerstone. Photographs/scans available upon request.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 512. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1940 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 512.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1940. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages:- 512, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 512 512.