Grainger Francis (62 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. U.S. Secretary of State Robert Lansing's copy, with his name in pencil on front flyleaf. Spine creased and leans forward a bit. 318 pp. Frontispiece by Oscar Wilson. Pseudonymous mystery by Francis Edward Grainger, author of The American Duchess, The Duke Decides, Millions of Mischief, and By a Hair's-Breadth. He was known for thrillers and police procedurals. …

hardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, purple blind stamped cloth, fading to the spine, re-cased at some point in the original binding but with new front endpapers, Foxing to the front preliminaries.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 32 pages. G A Henty sales @ Sotheby's 21st February, 1972 / Lord Baden-Powell sales @ Sotheby's / 19th Century Fiction auction sales @ Sotheby's 21 February, 1972 (8 pages) / Francis Edward Grainger (pseudonym Headon Hill) (3 pages) / Tauchnitz Of Leipzig publications 3002 to 3099-00 / Anthony Trollope titles sold at Sotheby's 21 February 1972 (3 pages worth) / Zephyr Books & Mervyn Peake.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: Good. Nelson ?1920's? Slightly bumped at top and base of faded spine with a small cloth tear at head, boards slighrtly marked, 'LENHAM HOUSE' in biro on front fixed end paper, rear free end paper roughly removed and page edges lightly age-darkened - Good? book Very uncommon detective/police procedural. Book.…

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

hardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. hardback, octavo, green cloth lettered gilt, a tightly bound copy, signature of a previous owner to the front free endpaper. Scattered finger and thumb marks combined with likely coal dust and therefore a little grubby in parts. Illustrated by Raymond Potter.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Dust Jacket. Reprint. Hardback tightly bound in red cloth with black titles and decoration, spine creased,(probably been packed with spine upwards), corners bumped, page edges and endpapers tanned, no inscriptions. 376 pages + 8 pages of publisher's adverts. Book not dated but assume mid 1930s.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition in publisher's embossed and gilt titled cloth. Frontispiece and illustrations throughout by Raymond Potter. Original bookseller label to front pastedown. Endpages somewhat brown, otherwise a clean tight copy, some shelfwear to covers and head and heal of spine.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. Second Edition. Decorative burgundy cloth binding rubbed at spine ends, corners; boards & backstrip lightly smudged; gift inscription pencilled on front endpaper; a few leaves bent at top corner tips; leaf edges, eps foxed, else a very crisp, tight & clean book, with bright, clear ils. No dj. ; Nice b&w ils. by Malcolm A. Strauss. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 379 pages. Illustrated by Malcolm A. Strauss (illustrator). …

hardback, 8vo, 320pp, owner's name mostly ersaed on endpaper, pages browning throughout, text otherwise clean and sound, blue cloth with pictorial front panel, covers rubbed, fraying at spine ends, Good / no dustwrapper.

String. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Taken from Volume XXI - New Series. Pages clean and clear to read, uncut edges, binding sound. Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. 12mo. (20 cm.) [8]9--331[1]p. Plus 5p. advertisements. Frontispiece plus three full page illustrations. Red cloth blind stamped in black with green decorations and letters on the front cover and green letters on the spine. London edition, 1903. Born in Lowestoft, England in 1857, Francis Edward Grainger was educated at Eton and then joined the Army. He soon found writing more to his liking and produced more than 60 detective novels under the pen name "Headon Hill". Incidents from his travels in India, Egypt, and the United States found their way into his fiction. He died in 1927 in Budleigh Salterton. [Obituary, THE TIMES, 2/5/1927] THE DUKE DECIDES is a mystery set in England and involves the exchange of American securities for English pounds by means of substituting false securities. Very minor wear to extremities, spine slightly faded, spot on fore-edge affecting last few pages, colors bright, all illustrations present and in fine condition, else very good and better/ No jacket.…

A Good clean sound copy of the red cloth pocket edition. 16mo 374 pps+ ten page publishers catalogue at rear. A Crime Novel first published in 1906 all editions of which are now uncommon.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - bTitle:/b The Queen of Night.br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.br/br/The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. br/br/++++br/The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:br/++++br/br/b/b British Librarybr/b/b Hill, Francis Edward Grainger; br/b/b 1896.br/b/b 252 p. ; 8º.br/b/b 012626.ee.27.br/.…

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. In this suspenseful tale of greed and deception, a war hero plagued by debt is targeted by a ruthless gang. After a fateful encounter, he finds himself entangled in a high-stakes scheme to forge and pass millions of dollars worth of government bonds. As the protagonist navigates a web of clandestine meetings and threats, he must confront the consequences of his past and the moral decay that has crept into his path. The author explores the themes of honor, temptation, and the price of loyalty as the protagonist grapples with his perilous predicament. This gripping narrative delves into the dark underbelly of crime and the desperate choices people make when pushed to their limits. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Green cloth on boards with gilt lettering and decoration to spine and front board. Light bumping to extremities. Very clean and tidy throughout, with hand cut pages. A 1929 original first edition, produced for the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, as Volume VII in their 'Record Series'.…

Condition: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 332 | Sprache: Französisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original illustrated green cloth, lettered in red, black and gilt. Corners lightly scuffed, foxing spots on early pages, tear to edge of blank prelim, otherwise very good. Tales of the Kentish coast during the Napoleonic Wars. Book.

PF. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 6-7 days from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely.

First edition. 8vo. orig. blue dec. cloth, 320pp. Some light rubbing o/w near fine. Hubin p. 204.

Hardback. Condition: VG-. No DW. 1st Edition. Original green cloth, gilt. Private ownership marks on front endpaper. Clean tight text. Some cover wear and marks. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age.

Hardback. Condition: VG. No DW. 1st Edition. Original green cloth, gilt. Minor cover marsk esle Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age.

314 pp, b&w frontispiece with tissue guard, b&w plates, end-papers, prelims and edges foxed, else very good copy in embossed, black, cloth boards. First edition.

343 pp followed by publisher's catalogue, intermittent foxing, spine sunned, else very good copy in decorated, maroon, cloth boards. First edition.