Line Ginger by Robin Maugham (21 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Second Edition By Publisher. 140 pages. "A young criminal is on the run. Hunted by the police - and haunted by his own fears. In THE INTRUDER, Robin Maugham examines with brilliance and perception the dilemma of an outcast from society - the code by which he lives and the women who provide his only solace. The book is as readable and professionallly turned as many works from the pen of the author's uncle, W. Somerset Maugham." Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. GGA {Good Girl Art} PHOTO Cover. (illustrator). Book.…

Paperback. first edition. 333 very good -fine, reading crease paperback.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. Avon Books #333. "A powerful novel that reflects the dark complexities of human emotion". Very good- condition. Minor edge-wear on front cover. Laminate is lifting along edges of front cover. Laminate is lifting on spine. Wear on top and bottom edges of spine. Minor edge-wear on back cover. Laminate is beginning to lift along the edges of the back cover.…

Paperback. first PB. 333, almost near fine, (CRIME, SEX & TERROR NOVEL), paperback.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Ed. Near Fine to Fine in pictorial wraps with red & white lettering & cover art picturing a reheaded honey leaping at a guy hustling down stairs. Novel about a world of selfish women & cynical men & a woman who was turned into a criminal by them. Fiction, Novel, Vintage Paperback. …

Paperback. first edition. 333 near fine, inside store stamp 1951, , paperback.

Paperback. first edition. 333 near fine, rear corner crease 1951, paperback.

Wraps. Condition: Fine. Just a tiny rub along the edge of the spine panel esle like new. Book.

unknown_binding. Condition: Acceptable. Damage to the hindges causing the cover to start detaching from the pages at the spine. Has a plastic slip. General shelfwear to the cover and page edges. Tanning to the pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First Edition. 136p 12mo. A fine copy in dust jacket, internally repaired with tape.

First American edition. 12mo. 119 pp. Cloth binding in unclipped dustwrapper, edgewear, else very good copy. (93670).

Condition: Good. Dust Jacket. Very Good. Minor wear. Price unclipped. Sarce. (Dust Jacket only. Book not included).

First Ed. 136pp. sm.8vo. with dust-cover. very fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine/Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Slim 8vo. 136pp. Sharp First Edition of Maugham's second book. Basis for the 1953 film "The Intruder" starring Michael ERipper and Jack Hawkins. Square, tight and clean throughout with gentle bumping to spine ends but quite minor. A hint of off-setting to gutters. Unclipped dust-jacket, (7s. 6d. net), has chipping and rubbing to edges. 1" chip to top rear panel. Closed tears along the rear hinge. Still bright and complete. A pretty collectable copy at a great price. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardback 1st ed 1st printing. 136 pp Bound in olive cloth with brown titles both book and dust jacket are in very good condition. The jacket is edge worn and clipped with a small closed tear. The book is signed by the author on the title page and has an inscription from the author on the front end paper. The signature is faint as though the pen was running out of ink. Signed by Author(s).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good (+). Very Good (-). First Edition. Signed 'For Simon from his old old decrepit friend Robin with happy memories of a walk home through the snow in January 1963' to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked olive cloth boards, clear ginger lettering to spine, tanning to page edges and no bumping to corners. A very nice copy. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or creased with tiny pieces missing from spine ends, rubbing to corners and well foxed jacket margins. 136pp. The narrator finds Ginger Edwards, a fellow ex-soldier burgling his house late at night. When he has put down his gun they talk but Ginger scares at the door opening and runs away. The story is the narrator's effort to track down Ginger and discover why he behaved in such a way. The 1953 British film 'The Intruder' was based on this story. Tucked in is a scan of a corroborative signature from the author on another copy of this book. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 7.5 x 5 inches. Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This is a true first edition hardcover (HB) copy of "Line on Ginger" by Robin Maugham, published by Chapman & Hall in 1949. This specific copy is uniquely SIGNED and inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf. Author's printed name on title page has been crossed out and replaced by author's signature. Robin Maugham (nephew of W. Somerset Maugham) was an acclaimed novelist and playwright. "Line on Ginger" is a gripping post-WWII psychological drama following a barrister who catches a burglar in his flat, only to realize the thief is an old comrade from his wartime squadron. The book served as the basis for the classic 1953 British film "The Intruder." Item Details & Condition: • Format: Hardback (HB) with original, unclipped dust jacket. • Edition: First Edition / First Printing (1949). Published by Chapman & Hall. London. • Condition: Very Good (VG). • Book: Cloth boards, minor rubbing, slight compression to base of spine. The binding is firm, and tight. Internal pages have slight tanning, and minimal foxing to edges. • Dust Jacket: Very Good (VG). Presentable and unclipped with light age-toning, foxing, rubbing and chipping to edges and spine, small loss to base of spine. Complete and original. This is a rare opportunity for serious collectors of modern first editions or signed fiction. ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. All books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in be olive cloth boards with lettering to spine. Unclipped dustjacket in new removable protective clear sleeve. 136pp. Signed, inscribed and dated by author in blue ink to ffep 'For Mary with many thanks and all best wishes from Robin Maugham. Brighton 5 Dec 56'. Not library copy, small tear and two small holes to dustjacket spine, some lose to head/ tanning to margin of page 136. (22/4). Signed by Author(s).…

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First Edition. First UK Edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE AND SEPARATELY INSCRIBED ON THE FRONT FREE END-PAPER. Publisher's ochre-coloured boards with brown spine lettering. A near fine copy in like D/W. Inscribed by the Author on the FFEP: "For Kay and Harry/ With thanks for a happy evening/ from/ Robin/ 24Nov65". Additionally signed by the Author above his crossed-out name on the title page. The basis for the 1953 British movie "The Intruder" directed by Guy Hamilton set in Post War London and starring Jack Hawkins, George Cole, Dennis Price and Michael Medwin (as a good fellow "gone wrong"). A former soldier who had fought courageously in WW2 becomes involved in crime after he was de-mobbed. Photographs/scans available upon request. Signed by Author. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Owner's stamp on the front fly and a modest stain on the foredge else near fine in about fine dustwrapper. Inscribed by the author: "For Skip and Bruce with best wishes and love from Robin. 30 March 62." The story of a barrister who, after discovering a burglar in his flat is a man from his old squadron, becomes obsessed with finding out what has happened to his old friend. Basis for the 1953 Guy Hamilton directed film *The Intruder*.…