Secret Life Algernon Pendleton (24 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good - Cash. General use wear, surface and edges rubbed. Corners bumped and show wear. Pages show reader wear. Corners are bumped. The spine is creased. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Very good/good condition. Spine crease but spine itself is good. Pages clean. Minor shelf wear. 1st Fawcett edition.

Mass Market Paper Back. Condition: Very Good. Very Good paperback.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "A murderously funny fugue of the macabre . Grave matters, elegantly dispatched." - The New York Times Book Review Algernon Pendleton - call him Al - lives by himself in a suburban Boston house loaded with treasures collected by his Egyptologist great-grandfather. His solitary life, punctuated by occasional visits to a shop where he trades artifacts for ready cash, would be lonely if not for his confidential chats with Eulalia, a talking porcelain pitcher. When an old army buddy shows up with a suitcase full of money, Eulalia has some less-than-friendly ideas about separating their houseguest from his fortune. Meanwhile, a professor of archeology is getting increasingly suspicious about the shop's supply of rare and valuable antiquities. Thanks to Eulalia's advice, Al soon finds himself trapped in a murder mystery that unfolds with ample doses of black humor. "You have to have a heart of stone not to love Algernon Pendleton, the mad-as-a-hatter murderer Curl up with him and your doom is sealed . Greenan has fashioned an excursion in to the macabre that is in a class by itself." - Saturday Review "Oddly appealing, a sort of Arsenic and Old Lace approach that really works in terms of entertainment if you have a taste for the fantastic." - Publishers Weekly AUTHOR: American author Russell H. Greenan is noted for his crime fiction and absurdist black-humor novels. His books include It Happened in Boston? and A Can of Worms. A loner in a house full of ancient Egyptian artifacts is led by a talking porcelain pitcher into a criminal plot. "Murderously funny." The New York Times Book Review. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Jacket is tanning and chipped. Boards are rubbed on edges, lightly chipped at corners. Prior owner name on fep. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex Libris.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. New & unread, however may have light shelf wear to cover face, edges or corners. Shipped from the UK within 2 business days of order being placed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stated first edition. A Near Fine copy in a Very Good dust jacket. Rubs to the book's corners. Name inked on the front fly leaf's upper edge. The dust jacket has a small tear at the front panel's upper right corner. Fray and a small tear at the head of the spine. Mild dust soiling to the panels. 1" diagonal crease to the inner front flap's upper right corner.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine in NF dust jacket. First edition, as stated. Hardcover with dust jacket, first edition trade copy. Very little wear to book and dust jacket. A clean and tight copy, internally clean and unmarked. Very little wear to dust jacket, clean, spine not sunned, not price-clipped and now protected in a clear archvial sleeve. Errata slip laid in. Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994. Images may be added by request. Questions welcome.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition; A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket with only light sunning to the board edges, a gentle push to the spine ends, a slight age-toning to the panel and page edges, and minor rubbing to the jacket edges. A bright and collectible copy of this quirky novel, the author's 4th. Errata slip laid in. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a sturdy box.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. With errata slip laid in. Lower corner tips mildly bumped, else a near fine copy in blue cloth over grey boards; in a near fine illustrated dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Greenan is a one-of-a-kind writer, and THE SECRET LIFE OF ALGERNON PENDLETON is a one-of-a-kind book. Madness, two murders (three, if you count the dog), baroque vengeance -- and the whole thing turns ouy endearing."--Ira Levin.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. TITLE: THE SECRET LIFE OF ALGERNON PENDLETON By RUSSELL H. GREENAN 1973 First Edition AUTHOR: RUSSELL H. GREENAN PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) / COPYRIGHT: RANDOM HOUSE, NY 1973 EDITION: First Edition stated CATEGORY: Humor, First Edition, Mystery BINDING/COVER: Hardback with dust jacket COLOR: GRAY CONDITION: The dust jacket has a minor age tone at the top edge; there are minor wrinkles at the top edge; there is a smudge like residue to the front of jacket; the $5.95 price is still on the front flap. There is a really small sized horizontal imprint of something pressed across the top edge. Book is without marks or writings, pages are clean and book is tight and sturdy. All the pages are present in book. SIZE: 5 ½ x 8 ½ (approximately) PAGES: 247 pages. Good+/Good+ dust jacket condition. BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: THE SECRET LIFE OF ALGERNON PENDLETON is a one-of-a-kind book. Madness, two murders (three, if you count the dog), baroque vengeance - and the whole thing turns out endearing. That's right, I said endearing. - Ira Levin. COMPETITIVE PRICING! Once paid, book(s) will ship immediately to customer (it's on the way), you are welcomed to email about shipment date! REFUNDS: All ViewFair books, prints, and manuscript items are 100% refundable up to 14 business days after item is received. InvCodePrc 30 E H V VIEWFAIR BOOKS: 007818. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 176 pages. 7.75x4.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. (1st) Slightly smaller book, dark blue cloth spine, blue boards lightly faded at edges with bright blue line design and initials on front, gilt lettering and silver design just good on spine, 246 lightly browned pages plus a brief biographical note. DJ has white background, color-illustration of Sphinx with modern face on it on front, b/w photo of Greenan on back. DJ very slightly browned on spine, microtear at spine bottom edge, very tiny tear at top back edge next to spine, tiny crease at bottom back tip. Near Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "A murderously funny fugue of the macabre . Grave matters, elegantly dispatched." - The New York Times Book Review Algernon Pendleton - call him Al - lives by himself in a suburban Boston house loaded with treasures collected by his Egyptologist great-grandfather. His solitary life, punctuated by occasional visits to a shop where he trades artifacts for ready cash, would be lonely if not for his confidential chats with Eulalia, a talking porcelain pitcher. When an old army buddy shows up with a suitcase full of money, Eulalia has some less-than-friendly ideas about separating their houseguest from his fortune. Meanwhile, a professor of archeology is getting increasingly suspicious about the shop's supply of rare and valuable antiquities. Thanks to Eulalia's advice, Al soon finds himself trapped in a murder mystery that unfolds with ample doses of black humor. "You have to have a heart of stone not to love Algernon Pendleton, the mad-as-a-hatter murderer Curl up with him and your doom is sealed . Greenan has fashioned an excursion in to the macabre that is in a class by itself." - Saturday Review "Oddly appealing, a sort of Arsenic and Old Lace approach that really works in terms of entertainment if you have a taste for the fantastic." - Publishers Weekly AUTHOR: American author Russell H. Greenan is noted for his crime fiction and absurdist black-humor novels. His books include It Happened in Boston? and A Can of Worms. A loner in a house full of ancient Egyptian artifacts is led by a talking porcelain pitcher into a criminal plot. "Murderously funny." The New York Times Book Review. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. First edition stated first printing of an as new hardcover, with the errata present and laid in on a separate piece of paper(page 172 & 173 have been transposed) in a fine dustjacket, with one small crease on the front flap. Featuring Algernon Pendleton and the hunt for a supposed mysterious Egyptian secret hidden somewhere on his grounds. The basis for the 1997 film "the Secret Life Of Algernon" starring John Cullum and Carrie-Anne Moss.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "A murderously funny fugue of the macabre . Grave matters, elegantly dispatched." - The New York Times Book Review Algernon Pendleton - call him Al - lives by himself in a suburban Boston house loaded with treasures collected by his Egyptologist great-grandfather. His solitary life, punctuated by occasional visits to a shop where he trades artifacts for ready cash, would be lonely if not for his confidential chats with Eulalia, a talking porcelain pitcher. When an old army buddy shows up with a suitcase full of money, Eulalia has some less-than-friendly ideas about separating their houseguest from his fortune. Meanwhile, a professor of archeology is getting increasingly suspicious about the shop's supply of rare and valuable antiquities. Thanks to Eulalia's advice, Al soon finds himself trapped in a murder mystery that unfolds with ample doses of black humor. "You have to have a heart of stone not to love Algernon Pendleton, the mad-as-a-hatter murderer Curl up with him and your doom is sealed . Greenan has fashioned an excursion in to the macabre that is in a class by itself." - Saturday Review "Oddly appealing, a sort of Arsenic and Old Lace approach that really works in terms of entertainment if you have a taste for the fantastic." - Publishers Weekly AUTHOR: American author Russell H. Greenan is noted for his crime fiction and absurdist black-humor novels. His books include It Happened in Boston? and A Can of Worms. A loner in a house full of ancient Egyptian artifacts is led by a talking porcelain pitcher into a criminal plot. "Murderously funny." The New York Times Book Review. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Greenan, Russell H. The Secret Life of Algernon Pendleton. New York: Random House, [1973]. First edition, with errata slip laid in. Octavo, 247 pp. Original gray boards, front panel stamped with author's initials in gold, silver and blue, with navy blue shelf-back cloth stamped with same colors, top edge of text block stained mauve. A fine copy in fine jacket with a minute nick to top edge of rear panel. #3163. $45. Greenan wrote several notable works mixing the fantastic and criminous in an original and zesty way, several, like this one, set in Boston's milieu of art and antiques. His best-known novel was It Happened in Boston? The present story features a bachelor who hallucinates a china pitcher into a companion named Eulalia. Ira Levin blurbed the novel thus, "Russell H. Greenan is a one-of-a-kind writer, and The Secret Life of Algernon Pendleton is a one-of-a-kind book. Madness, two murders (three, if you count the dog), baroque vengeance -- and the whole thing turns out endearing." Reginald 24501.

Condition: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | A loner in a house full of ancient Egyptian artifacts is led by a talking porcelain pitcher into a criminal plot. "Murderously funny." - The New York Times Book Review.