Thy Arm Alone by John Slate (9 results)
Published by Rich and Cowan
- Hardcover
Seller: Dan A. Domike, Hoquiam, WA, U.S.A.Dan A. Domike
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Cocked. Corners bumped. Dust jacket has tears along the spine wiht edgewear and frays. Clean copy.

Language: English
Published by THE MYSTERY BOOK GUILD, LONDON, 1953
- Hardcover
Seller: Happyfish Books, Meopham, KENT, United KingdomHappyfish Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Included. * PUBLISHER : THE MYSTERY BOOK GUILD * YEAR : 1953 * ISBN : N/A * No OF PAGES : 208 * CONDITION : USED - ACCEPTABLE * OTHER: THE DUSTWRAPPER IS HEAVILY RUBBED WITH CREASING ALONG THE EDGES AND CORNERS WITH TEARS IN PLACES. THE DUSTWRAPPER HAS FAINT STAINS AND MARKS TO BOTH SIDES.… THE BLUE COVER BOARDS ARE LIGHTLY RUBBED WITH BUMPING AND FADING ALONG THE EDGES AND SPINE. THE BINDING IS FIRM. THE PAGES ARE LIGHTLY TANNED, THOUGH PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.
Language: English
Published by The Mystery Book Guild, London, UK, 1953
- Hardcover
Seller: Sarah Zaluckyj, KINGTON, United KingdomSarah Zaluckyj
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Hard Back/Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket Good ++. First in This Edition. 208 pages. Light biscuit-brown background dustjacket with diamond-shaped pattern in black - white title areas. Light wear to spine-ends & corners. Very clean dark blue hardback binding. Very clean pages.
Published by The Mystery Book Guild, London, 1953
- Hardcover
Seller: BOOK COLLECTORS GALLERY, SUMMER HILL, NSW, AustraliaBOOK COLLECTORS GALLERY
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Cloth. Condition: Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dj a little chipped.
Published by Rich & Cowan, London
- Hardcover
Seller: BOOK COLLECTORS GALLERY, SUMMER HILL, NSW, AustraliaBOOK COLLECTORS GALLERY
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Cloth. Condition: Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Undated. Dj lightly chipped. (The Fourth Black Maria Adventure).
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Rich & Cowan, London, 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Johnston's Arran Bookroom, Isle of Arran, United KingdomJohnston's Arran Bookroom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. "The Fourth Black Maria Adventure" featuring the detective headmistress, Miss Maria Black. John Russell Fearn writing as John Slate. Undated but first edition, 1947. Slight foxing to page edges otherwise in very good bright condition with no inscriptions.… In a bright, near complete dust jacket, not price-clipped but with small loss to base of spine and some mended tears.
Published by Mystery Book Guild, GB, 1953
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United KingdomRichard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976)
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Hardback. Condition: VG+. VG- DW. 1st Thus. Name of owner at front of book. Navy blue cloth, gilt. Minor spotting to end papers and text edges ELSE book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or ag…e. In loose polythene protector.

Published by nd, 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Addyman Books, Hay-on-Wye, United KingdomAddyman Books
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First edition. Rich and Cowan, London. N.d. [1947]. Hardback with DW. 208 pages. Contents are clean and sound. Wrapper lacks portion along top margin, affecting text and is browned and a little soiled to rear panel.
More imagesPublished by Rich and Cowan, London, 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. An uncommon, first edition of the fourth novel to feature headmistress detective Miss Maria Black, written by John Slate. The first edition. Dated using Jisc from a copy held at the British Library. With the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Wri…tten by British author John Russell Fearn, who wrote this novel under the pseudonym John Slate. Fearn was known for his multitude of pen-names, being a prolific writer of crime fiction and Westerns, as well as science-fiction.'Thy Arm Alone' is the fourth 'Black Maria Adventure Novel', being the fourth installment to feature amateur detective and Girls' School Headmistress, Miss Maria Black. In this particular adventure, Maria and Inspector Morgan attempt to track down the murderer of Herbert Pollitt, one of the three young men who have fallen for the charms of the lovely Betty Shapely. Bound in the publisher's cloth with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with light bumping to the extremities and a little fading to the spine. Dust wrapper is generally smart, with light chipping to the extremities and slight loss to the head and tail of the spine. Tide mark with ink running to the rear wrap. Light marking to the wrap with scattered spots to the verso. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). book.