Ferrier J Kenneth (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Octavo, 314 pages, hardback, gilt lettering on spine, some front hinge starting, a very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: As New.

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: 364. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1928 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: 364.…

First American Edition. Published from British sheets. Octavo (22.25cm); burgundy cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; red topstain; [4],5-314,[2]pp, with frontispiece and 14 inserted plates of halftone illustrations. Slight forward lean, modest external wear, some hand-soil to covers, early (1929) ink inscription to front endpaper, with a medium-sized loss to lower right corner of same; text is foxed throughout; complete and Very Good, lacking the dustjacket. A detailed study of criminals and their ways by a former Detective-Inspected at Scotland Yard. "This book was not written with a view to detail my own personal experiences, but to afford information to the inexperienced who, in placing their feet on the ladder of life, may be influenced to climb up and attain respect, comfort and happiness, rather than sink to a course of life that entails disgrace, contempt and misery. In selecting my stories I have included those which afford a certain measure of knowledge of the ways and methods of "crooks" in pursuing their nefarious course of livelihood, in the hope that these may prove to be a danger beacon, which will cause young men and women to pause and ponder before being tempted into positions that may lead to crime" (p.10).…