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Gardner, Erle Stanley.
The Blonde in Lower Six
New York, Carroll & Graf,
1990, First Edition thus ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Good/Good, Gardner's pre Perry Mason; adventures of the "hard boiled" character Ed Jenkins, also known as "The Phantom Crook." Jenkins is forced to confront police and criminals while avoiding the pitfalls of blackmail, coercion and incarceration. The Blond in Lower Six (Argosy, 1961 Sept.); The Wax Dragon (Black Mask, 1927 November); Yellow Shadows (Black Mask, 1928, Feb.); Grinning Gods (Black Mask, 1927, Dec.). Ex-lib, stamped to page edges, packet to f.e.p., ters to front and rear pastedown. DW not price clipped, silver pictorial, yellow lettering, partial sticker to lower spine, mild bumping of edges. First Carroll & Graf Edition. Text clean and bright, binding solid. tall 8vo, 270 pp
(Erle, Stanley, Garden, Ed, Jenkins, Mysteries, Mystery, Novels, Vintage, Mystery, Hard, Boiled, Detective) Cat No. 2725.
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Gardner, Erle Stanley.
The Blonde in Lower Six
New York, Carroll & Graf,
1990, First Edition thus ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Good/Good, Gardner's pre Perry Mason; adventures of the "hard boiled" character Ed Jenkins, also known as "The Phantom Crook." Jenkins is forced to confront police and criminals while avoiding the pitfalls of blackmail, coercion and incarceration. The Blond in Lower Six (Argosy, 1961 Sept.); The Wax Dragon (Black Mask, 1927 November); Yellow Shadows (Black Mask, 1928, Feb.); Grinning Gods (Black Mask, 1927, Dec.). Ex-lib, stamped to page edges, packet to f.e.p., ters to front and rear pastedown. DW not price clipped, silver pictorial, yellow lettering, partial sticker to lower spine, mild bumping of edges. First Carroll & Graf Edition. Text clean and bright, binding solid. tall 8vo, 270 pp
(Erle, Stanley, Garden, Ed, Jenkins, Mysteries, Mystery, Novels, Vintage, Mystery, Hard, Boiled, Detective) Cat No. 2725.
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Jonathan Raban.
Old Glory An American Voyage
New York, Simon & Schuster,
1981, First Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Fine/Near Fine, 0671250612 Raban's fascinating and exciting journey as he travels down the Mississippi River, from Minneapolis to New Orleans, in a sixteen foot boat, which began September 1979. The book would be written as he rolled along the river, by places like Red Wing, Prairie du Chien, Hannibal, and Natchez or larger ones like St. Paul, St. Louis, Memphis and Baton Rouge. The joys and hazzards of this legendary river unfold, giving a strong sense of history, people, and tradition that are resistant to change. Being invited to a pig roasts, vists to strange once elegant hotels and encounters with people who live on house boats, a man who as created an "American Eden," opinions about Regan, Carter and America, along with many other wonderful stories intertwine with America's History and it's great mix of people. First Edition. Brown boards, orange cloth spine w/ gold lettering. DW not price clipped, black pictorial. Map illustrated e.p.'s. Clean, tightly bound, mild shelfwear. sm 4 to, 409 pp
(Mississippi, River, Mississippi, Valley, Travel, River, Travel, Old, Glory, And American, Voyage) Cat No. 2726.
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Jonathan Raban.
Old Glory An American Voyage
New York, Simon & Schuster,
1981, First Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Fine/Near Fine, 0671250612 Raban's fascinating and exciting journey as he travels down the Mississippi River, from Minneapolis to New Orleans, in a sixteen foot boat, which began September 1979. The book would be written as he rolled along the river, by places like Red Wing, Prairie du Chien, Hannibal, and Natchez or larger ones like St. Paul, St. Louis, Memphis and Baton Rouge. The joys and hazzards of this legendary river unfold, giving a strong sense of history, people, and tradition that are resistant to change. Being invited to a pig roasts, vists to strange once elegant hotels and encounters with people who live on house boats, a man who as created an "American Eden," opinions about Regan, Carter and America, along with many other wonderful stories intertwine with America's History and it's great mix of people. First Edition. Brown boards, orange cloth spine w/ gold lettering. DW not price clipped, black pictorial. Map illustrated e.p.'s. Clean, tightly bound, mild shelfwear. sm 4 to, 409 pp
(Mississippi, River, Mississippi, Valley, Travel, River, Travel, Old, Glory, And American, Voyage) Cat No. 2726.
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Jonathan Raban.
Old Glory An American Voyage
New York, Simon & Schuster,
1981, First Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Fine/Near Fine, 0671250612 Raban's fascinating and exciting journey as he travels down the Mississippi River, from Minneapolis to New Orleans, in a sixteen foot boat, which began September 1979. The book would be written as he rolled along the river, by places like Red Wing, Prairie du Chien, Hannibal, and Natchez or larger ones like St. Paul, St. Louis, Memphis and Baton Rouge. The joys and hazzards of this legendary river unfold, giving a strong sense of history, people, and tradition that are resistant to change. Being invited to a pig roasts, vists to strange once elegant hotels and encounters with people who live on house boats, a man who as created an "American Eden," opinions about Regan, Carter and America, along with many other wonderful stories intertwine with America's History and it's great mix of people. First Edition. Brown boards, orange cloth spine w/ gold lettering. DW not price clipped, black pictorial. Map illustrated e.p.'s. Clean, tightly bound, mild shelfwear. sm 4 to, 409 pp
(Mississippi, River, Mississippi, Valley, Travel, River, Travel, Old, Glory, And American, Voyage) Cat No. 2726.
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