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The Stroke of Eight -by J L Hardy ( Collins UK 1st Edition )( 8 )

By: Hardy, J L ( Jocelyn Lee Hardy )( later Captain J L Hardy )

Price: $60.68 CAD

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Collins, 1938, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1938

Seller ID: 162813

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

----------hardcover, a solid Good example, red cloth with light wear and rubbing, a bit of sunning to the spine, front blank endpaper has been removed leaving the front hinge a bit loose, ink nmae, no dustjacket, a scarce title by this not too well known author, newspaper accounts and reviews of the day seem to suggest that this is more of a thriller than a mystery, Hardy wrote fiction and non-fiction including his most famous book I Escape, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED///
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The Viking Process -by Norman Hartley -a Signed Copy (author's 1st Book )

By: Hartley, Norman (signed)( GHOST-WRITER as Jack Slipper )

Price: $168.68 CAD

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y./ New York: Simon and Schuster ( S&S ), 1976, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1976

Seller ID: 165861

ISBN: 0671221981

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-------------hardcover, a Very Good+ to near Fine example, a bit of dustiness to the upper edge of the text block, light rubbing to the bottom edges of the boards, ---in an attractive Very Good to Very Good+ price clipped dustjacket, some small nicks and flakes, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector ---this copy has been signed without inscription by Hartley, ---the author's first book written when he was working in Toronto at The Globe and Mail newspaper, ---synopsis taken from a later edition ---"a spellbinding novel about a giant multi-national corporation that sets out to dest...
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A Phoenix in the Blood ---1st Paperback Edition

By: Higgins, Jack (aka Martin Fallon, James Graham, Hugh Marlow, Hugh Marlowe, Harry Patterson, Henry Patterson )

Price: $13.43 CAD

Publisher: London, England, London, Uk: Arrow, 1983, 1st Paperback Edition, First Printing: 1983

Seller ID: 150374

ISBN: 0099319608

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

----------paperback, a Very Good copy, just a wee bit of very light rubbing, a faint hint of age toning to paper, the 1st paperback edition of this scarce title, written and released under the Harry Patterson pseudonym, multiple store stamps, ink note on verso of front cover, stamp on bottom edge of text block, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo///NOT SIGNED///GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE
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People of Darkness -by Tony Hillerman -a Jim Chee Mystery

By: Hillerman, Tony

Price: $53.93 CAD

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y. / New York: Harper & Row, 1980, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1980

Seller ID: 164232

ISBN: 0060119071

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------hardcover, a close to Near Fine example but there is a bit of foxing to the upper edge of the text block so a Very Good+ example, in an attractive Good dustjacket with some chips and tears, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, the 4th Jim Chee mystery, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Image for Night Hawk -by J Railton Holden ( RCMP / R.C.M.P. / Royal Canadian Mounted Police Story Set in the Niagara Peninsula -includes St Catharines, Crystal beach, Niagara Falls )

Night Hawk -by J Railton Holden ( RCMP / R.C.M.P. / Royal Canadian Mounted Police Story Set in the Niagara Peninsula -includes St Catharines, Crystal beach, Niagara Falls )

By: Holden, J ( John ) Railton

Price: $67.43 CAD

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Newnes, NO DATE ( 1937 / 1938 ), First Edition, 1st or 2nd or 3rd Printing: 1938

Seller ID: 164374

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

----------hardcover, green cloth, a solid Good example, sunning to the spine, age spots on covers, light wear, front blank endpaper has been neatly removed, WorldCat indicates that there were 3 printings of this between 1937 and 1938, this undated edition likely indicates that this is a 2nd or 3rd printing, a scarce RCMP adventure set in the Niagara Peninsula with mentions of The Falls, St Catharines and Crystal Beach, scarce, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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The Secret Service Man -by Sydney Horler (the 1st Gerald Lissendale Adventure )

By: Horler, Sydney (aka Peter Cavendish )

Price: $60.68 CAD

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Hodder & Stoughton ( H&S (, 1929 (actually circa 1930 - 1931 ), 1st Edition Thus, First Printing: 1930

Seller ID: 165244

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-----------hardcover, red boards with black lettering and design to spine, a solid Very Good example, some age toning to the outer edges of the text block, small patch of discolouration on front panel, browning to endpapers, in an attractive Good dustjacket, some chips and tears, small loss at base of spine of jacket, dampstain at front flap fold ---overall a quite attractive copy in a striking dustjacket with menacing cover art, ---this has 1929 on the copyright page but the list of books by Horler includes titles from 1930 so this is likely 1931 or so, it is not stated on the dustjacket but...
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Love Cult -by Jan Hudson / George H Smith --a Signed Copy

By: Hudson, Jan, (signed)( George H ( Henry ) Smith )( G H )(aka: M J Deer, Jan Hudson, Jerry Jason, Dusty North; Hal Stryker )

Price: $40.43 CAD

Publisher: Van Nuys, California, Van Nuys, CA: Pike Books, 1961, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1961

Seller ID: 165699

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

------------paperback, a solid Good copy, some rubbing to the covers, a bit of age toning to paper, faint ink 'x' on bottom edge of text block, 3 ink lines on upper edge of text block, signed on the title page, Jan Hudson by G H Smith, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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The Phantom Lady -by William Irish ( A Liberty Magazine Abridged Edition )

By: Irish, William ( Aka George Hopley, Cornell Woolrich )

Price: $13.43 CAD

Publisher: USA, USA: Liberty Magazine, 1943, 1st Edition thus, First Printing: 1943

Seller ID: 158553

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

----------Liberty magazine abridgement of Irish's novel, 15 pages, holes in the spine fold from the magazine staples which are no longer there,age toning to paper, light wear, overall a Very Good copy, an oddity but maybe of interest to a completist collector, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Image for Waltz Into Darkness -by William Irish ( Filmed as Original Sin / La Sirene Du Mississippi ([ Mississippi Mermaid ] / Kamen no hanayome - Kurayami e no Waltz )

Waltz Into Darkness -by William Irish ( Filmed as Original Sin / La Sirene Du Mississippi ([ Mississippi Mermaid ] / Kamen no hanayome - Kurayami e no Waltz )

By: Irish, William ( Aka George Hopley, Cornell Woolrich )

Price: $26.93 CAD

Publisher: USA, Philadelphia, PA: J B Lippincott Company A Story Press Book, 1947, 1st Edition, 3rd Printing: 1947

Seller ID: 166091

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

----------hardcover, a Good example only, age toning to paper and edges of the text block, front blank endpaper has been removed, some loss at bottom of front endpapers and first dozen+ pages, foxing and age toning to paper ---in a Fair only dustjacket with considerable loss on the spine, chips and tears, a filler copy offered as is, this was filmed as Original Sin starring Angelina Joile and Antonio Banderas / Filmed by Francois Truffault as La sirene du Mississippi starring Catherine Deneuve and Jean-Paul belmondo and filmed in Japanese as Kamen no hanayome - Kurayami e no Waltz, any image d...
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The Defiled Sister ---by John Jakes

By: Jakes, John (akaAlexander Blade, Darius John Granger, Alan Henry, John W. Jakes, J. W. Jakes, Alan Payne, Jay Scotland, S. M. Tenneshaw, C. H. Thames, Allen Wilder )

Price: $13.43 CAD

Publisher: Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, CA: Period Publications, 1961, 1st edition, First Printing: 1961

Seller ID: 137592

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-----------paperback, a solid Very Good copy with light wear, browning to the verso of the covers and pages, a nice copy of a scarce title, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Gypsy: A Jean St-Cyr & Hermann Kohler Investigation / Mystery

By: Janes, J Robert ( Joseph )

Price: $17.48 CAD

Publisher: London, England, London, IK: Constable Crime, 1997, 1st edition, First Printing: 1997

Seller ID: 149317

ISBN: 0094771502

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, a wee bit of age toning to paper as often seen with Constable books from the 1990's, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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The Hiding Place -by J Robert Janes (the 2nd Richard Hagen Novel )

By: Janes, J Robert ( Joseph )

Price: $12.08 CAD

Publisher: Markham, Ontario, Markham, ON.: PaperJacks / Paper Jacks, 1984, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1984

Seller ID: 154332

ISBN: 0770102913

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

-----------paperback, a solid Good copy, light wear, spine and cover creases, a bit of age toning to paper, by the author of the Jean St-Cyr & Hermann Kohler Investigation / Mysteries, the author's 5th (?) book, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo///NOT SIGNED---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///
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Sandman: A Jean St-Cyr & Hermann Kohler Investigation / Mystery ---a Signed Copy

By: Janes, J Robert (signed) ( Joseph )

Price: $40.43 CAD

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Constable Crime, 1996, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1996

Seller ID: 144354

ISBN: 0094762406

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, signed and inscribed by janes, a bit of browning to paper as often seen on Constable hardcovers, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Spies for Dinner -Book TWO of the Rolly Series (with Rolly, Jim, Alice and Katie ) ---a Signed Copy -by J Robert Janes ( Volume 2 of the Trilogy )

By: Janes, J Robert (signed) ( Joseph )

Price: $13.43 CAD

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Collins, 1984, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1984

Seller ID: 145366

ISBN: 0002228408

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy, no dustjacket as issued, signed and inscribed by Janes, ink name on front blank endpaper, a bit of age toning to paper, by the author of the Jean St-Cyr & Hermann Kohler Investigation / Mystery series, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Murder in the Market -Book THREE of the Rolly Series (with Rolly, Jim, Alice and Katie ) ---a Signed Copy -by J Robert Janes ( Volume 3 of the Trilogy )

By: Janes, J Robert (signed) ( Joseph )

Price: $13.43 CAD

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Collins, 1985, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1985

Seller ID: 145367

ISBN: 0002228572

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

Murder in the Market -Book THREE of the Rolly Series (with Rolly, Jim, Alice and Katie ) ---a Signed Copy -by J Robert Janes ( Volume 3 of the Trilogy )

By: Janes, J Robert (signed) ( Joseph )

Price: $13.43 CAD

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Collins, 1985, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1985

Seller ID: 149267

ISBN: 0002228572

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy, no dustjacket as issued, signed and inscribed by Janes, a bit of age toning to paper, by the author of the Jean St-Cyr & Hermann Kohler Investigation / Mystery series, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Lola Brought Her Wreath -by Hank Janson

By: Janson, Hank (aka: Stephen Daniel Frances / S D Frances )

Price: $67.43 CAD

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: New Fiction Press, NO DATE -Circa 1950, 1st Edition, Later Printing: 1950

Seller ID: 158320

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-----------paperback, about 4.75 x 7 inches, a solid Good to Very Good copy, some overall light wear, some flaking to edges, rubbing, browning to the paper, light soiling, small nick at lower spine tip, short tears along spine along the front cover, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Don't Scare Easy -by Hank Janson (aka Broads Don't Scare Easy )

By: Janson, Hank (aka: Stephen Daniel Frances / S D Frances )

Price: $20.18 CAD

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Alexander Moring, 1958, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1958

Seller ID: 158321

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-----------paperback, about 4.25 x 6.75 inches, a solid Good to Very Good copy, light overall light wear, some flaking to edges, rubbing, browning to the paper, light soiling, small ink numbers on front panel, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Pursuit -by Hank Janson, Reginald Heade Cover Art ( aka: Cy / Cyrus Webb )

By: Janson, Hank (aka: Stephen Daniel Frances / S D Frances )

Price: $40.43 CAD

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: New Fiction Press, 1953, 1st Edition, Later Printing: 1952

Seller ID: 158323

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-----------paperback, about 4.75 x 7 inches, a solid Very Good copy, some overall light wear, some flaking to edges, rubbing, browning to the paper, light soiling, pencil numbers on front panel, store stamp on front panel, super HEADE cover art, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Murder -by Hank Janson, Reginald Heade Cover Art ( aka: Cy / Cyrus Webb )

By: Janson, Hank (aka: Stephen Daniel Frances / S D Frances )

Price: $80.93 CAD

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: New Fiction Press, 1952, 1st Edition, First Printing: 1952

Seller ID: 158318

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-----------paperback, about 4.75 x 7 inches, a solid Very Good copy, some overall light wear, some flaking to edges, rubbing, browning to the paper, light soiling, super HEADE cover art, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo
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Category: Mystery Adventure