Mortmain by Train Arthur (101 results)

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. No Jacket. Pub by Chas Scribner's Sons, 1928. NOT exLib. VG+ cond. hardcover, no dj. Dark green bds, textured & blindstamped, w/ muted gilt lettering on spine. Fore-edge deckle-cut. Illustrated in b&w incl Frontis w/ tissue guard. 314pp. Square, straight, tight, clean & unmarked, overall VG+ cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions. …

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 314pp. Frontispiece. Green embossed cloth. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Condition: New.

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

Condition: New.

HARD BACK GREEN. Condition: GOOD. General shelf wear, rubbed cover, and few soil spots. DATE PUBLISHED: 1907 EDITION: 314.

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Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover, no DJ. Green cloth. Pages are clean, crisp and unmarked, though lightly tanned. Binding is tight, Hinges strong. Covers show light edge wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Reprint. Small 8vo 7½" - 8" ; 314 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Pages are clean and unmarked. Minor to moderate rubbing along the edges and corners. The page side bottom corners are slightly bumped.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1907 Green Cloth blind embossed binding with gilt title on orange on decorated spine cover, binding tight and square no damage, no DJ text clean and unmarked no names no stamps.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. A later edition (1929) of one of Train's earliest novels, about a wealthy physician who only accepted cases which involved complications of true scientific interest, and conducted experiments along new lines of his peculiar hobbies. No DJ. Green embossed boards. The frontispiece and at least two of the six interior plates (all present) are by J C Leyendecker. The interior is clean & tight. PO acquisition note (CEL CHI 6-24-92) on the FFEP. A very good copy. J C Leyendecker (illustrator).…

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Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Printing - First Thus. 314 pp. First Thus - re-issues the 1907 Appleton edition. Green patterned cloth decorated in gilt on the spine. Light wear at the corners of the boards with fading in the gilt on the spine; short tear along the edge of the rear pastedown; hinges tight, gutters intact; no interior markings; no dustjacket. Illustrated with seven black and white plates by uncredited artists, all present and accounted for. Arthur Train was reasonably well known for his legal thrillers and courtroom intrigue, maybe the first but definitely not the last lawyer to write about what he knew. Mortmain was filmed in 1915, directed by Theodore Marston and starring Robert Edeson, Donald Hall, Edward Elkas, Joseph Weber, Muriel Ostriche, Karin Norman and others. Surgeon Crisp announces to his student doctors and friends that he has solved the problem of limb-grafting, and shows proofs as he successfully grafts a paw from one cat onto another. Among those deeply interested is Mortmain, a friend of Dr. Crisp's. Mortmain is a gentleman of leisure and collector of rare art subjects and is heavily in debt to his friend, Gordon Russell. He is warned of that debt by Russell's lawyer, a friend of Mortmain's. While Russell at first has no desire to call in the loans, when the two men become rivals for the affections of Russel's ward, Bella Forsythe, things change. Size: 12mo. Book. …

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Later printing. Green stamped cloth. Illustrated with black and white plates. Very good with a cocked spine, wear on the corners and the spine ends, and fading on the spine.

Condition: New.

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

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New.

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