P Hay Hunter (51 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. ***please read*** 1st edition - no marks on text - My shelf location - bn9-c-10*.

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

Condition: Good. The 'Pleasant Hour Library' written on the front. Light wear to red pictorial boards, corners bumped, content clean and sharp, some minor foxing to front end pages, solidly bound, no DJ, prize label on first blank page dated 1914., gilt headed title on spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. The former owner's name is printed on the FFE. The covers show mild soiling from handling and there is scuffing to the edges and the lower front edge is darker than the rest of the cover. The spine is darkened. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

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

Softcover. Condition: Very Good-. Disbound. Some edge chipping, not affecting text. ; Number 383 in the Harper's "Franklin Square Library" series.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Slate green covers with gilt decoration and black lettering are darkened and are rubbed at edges, binding is sound but a little skewed, decorated end-papers are a little darkened, pages are generally clean with occasional freckle or darkening. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10111080060. All our books are sent by tracked mail. …

Hardcover. Condition: VG. First Edition. BLUE DECORATIVE CLOTH, OWNER'S NAME.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo. Pp 316. 4 page publisher's list. Original cloth, stamped gilt. Light wear, a nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. THE BOOK HAS SOME RUBBING AND WEAR TO THE EDGES AND CORNERS. THE SPINE IS FADED. DEDICATION PENNED NEATLY ON FFEP, DATED 1904. FOXING TO THE PAGE EDGES AND INSIDE FRONT AND BACK COVER. THE PAGES ARE GENERALLY CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. THE BINDING IS FIRM. THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THIS HARD TO FIND EDITION.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light green abstract 'shield' design with O and A on 'shield'. Title etc in black. Colour and gilt a little faded on the spine and possibly elsewhere. Small tears to paper'links' on internal hinge but binding good. Book has a slight forward lean (not quite square). A couple of pages have a a few smudges and a couple a small surface tear to the paper, obscuring a few letters of the text. Incudes frontis. and vignettes to each chapter heading.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Special Edition. Book Condition — Fine: An unread copy that remains in almost perfect condition. Original red cloth binding with silver lettering remains in excellent condition, no major blemishes, tears etc. Dust marks/foxing along text block, but well-preserved for the book's age, good page edges. Pages throughout are tightly bound, clean and tidy throughout, never thumbed or opened. An 1897 pocket edition, offering a highly collectible example of late Victorian crime fiction in a compact format. Early pocket editions are sought after because they were produced in smaller print runs, carried extensively, and are now scarce—making surviving copies especially desirable to collectors of period mysteries and rare formats. The Crime of Christmas Day by P. Hay Hunter is a classic Victorian mystery that delivers intrigue and suspense against the seasonal backdrop of Christmas, combining the era's love of puzzle plots with atmospheric period detail. Pocket editions like this one were designed for portability and popular readership, and they often carry unique typographic and binding characteristics that appeal to collectors. This copy will be of interest to those who collect Victorian crime fiction, early paperback formats, and rare 19th-century mystery literature.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. New Edition. Original grey-green cloth, decorated and lettered in black red and gilt. Corners scuffed, trace of removed bookplate on front pastedown, otherwise very good. "A story of Scottish capitalism and electioneering" (Victorian Fiction). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dj. B2 2.

Condition: Used - Very Good. VG hardback. New edition. New edition, in blind-stamped olive green cloth with gilt; B&W frontis. Owner's pencilled inscription dated 1906. Free end papers browned; foxing on page fore-edge; slight wear to spine.

Hardback. Condition: Fair / Good. Reprint. Reprint (New edition). Hardback, bound in the original red cloth with printed titling to spine and upper board. 19 × 10cm, 156pp + ads. First published in 1885, this is an early crime novel from Peter Hay Hunter, a minister of the Church of Scotland. It is set in Paris and involves murder, money-lenders and a mysterious Japanese. Condition: Fair. A reading copy. The cloth is marked and faded to the spine and rubbed to the corners. The inner binding is a little weakened in places but still holding fast. The pages clean with the occasional mark.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 535 grams.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 8vo, first edition, pp,252, gilt titled decorated green cloth, uncut, publisher's advertisements to rear,the boards have fading and light soiling, foxing to endpapers,some fingering to text.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Pocket Edition. A very good copy in olive green cloth lettered in black and decorated in gilt. No ownership inscription and not foxed. Half inch closed tear on title page. 156pp + 4pp adverts. An early and uncommon crime fiction title.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Gebunden. Condition: New.

Gebunden. Condition: New.

Gebunden. Condition: New.

1st edition hardback in decorated cloth Nice copy tall octavo 152pp., frontis., illusts., 8pp. publishers' list bound at rear. Nice copy in olive decorated cloth with bright gilt decorations & titles in black on upper board & spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st. Quite scarce and I believe this authors first published work. 313 pps. Original green cloth bds, gilt titles, teg, edges lightly foxed, contents near fine. A few pencil margin marks (look like passages lined on the side), and a date at the bottom of the last text page dated 19 June 1891 and signed in Initials presumably by the first reader/owner. First Owner.…

First U.S. edition? 8vo., orig. light blue cloth, (i)-vi, (1)-194, 6 pp. ads. Spine a touch speckled o/w near fine.