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Category Archives: Books & Literature – All On This Site
Vintage Book – The Haunted House Mystery
Subject / Topic: From the dust cover: “The New Adventure and Mystery Series for Boys. If you are looking for a grand cycle of reading entertainment, stories chock full of smashing action, exciting, thrilling, mystery and glorious adventure we … Continue reading
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Vintage Book – The Re-Creation of Brian Kent, by Harold Bell Wright
Subject / Topic: “A simple story of life and love.” Format: Hardcover. Published: August 1919; appears to be a first edition Condition: Overall the book is in good condition, however the binding is cracked inside the front and back covers, along … Continue reading
Vintage Book – Tall Stories, by Lowell Thomas
Subject / Topic: Tall Stories by Lowell Thomas Illustrated by Herb Roth. From the dust jacket: “Whoppers! You tell them. We all tell them. And we all laugh our heads off when we hear them. Every one knows a … Continue reading
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Vintage Book – Woman and the New Race, by Margaret Sanger
Subject / Topic: From the dust jacket: This leader of feminine thought and action gives here new, practical, constructive ideas on the limitation of offspring that are startling only because other writers have lacked the vision and the courage to … Continue reading
Vintage Book – The Seven Days’ Secret, by J. S. Fletcher
Subject / Topic: Mystery, Thriller / Detective. From the dust jacket “The finding of an unknown man’s body at the foot of a cliff opens this new Fletcher story, at regular Fletcher speed. It is a clear case … Continue reading
Vintage Book – The Romance of Elaine, by Arthur B Reeve
Subject / Topic: From the dust cover: “With unusual skill, Mr. Reeve has written in ‘The Romance of Elaine,’ a book in which every page is a thrill and carries the reader breathlessly on from one daring exploit to … Continue reading
Vintage Book – Within These Walls, by Rupert Hughes
Subject / Topic: “A Story of Love, Mystery and Thrilling Adventure”. The dust jacket’s opening sentences read: “A pitcure [sic] of New York life eighty years ago. The city in those days had only 200,000 inhabitants; cattle ran through … Continue reading
Vintage Book – Through the Wall, by Cleveland Moffett
Subject / Topic: Cleveland Moffett (1863-1926) was an American author, journalist and playwright who specialised in adventure and mystery novels; in fact, this book has made at least one list of “Great Mystery Novels”. Format: Hardcover. Published: 1909; appears to be … Continue reading
Vintage Book – Brothers and Sisters, by Ivy Compton-Burnett
Subject / Topic: Written in 1929 although first published in 1956, the characters in this “caustically witty” novel include six brother/sister pairs. Format: Hardcover. Published: 1956 Inscription Inside: See photo below; the inscription is illegible (to us, anyway). Special Attributes: Dust jacket … Continue reading
Vintage Book – The Man of the Forest, Zane Grey
Subject / Topic: Western. Format: Hardcover. Published: 1920. Appears to be a first edition. Inscription Inside: says “Fugelia [?] Palozzi Feb 6, ’22” Condition: Good condition. Has light wear to corners and spine ends with little discoloration to end papers. Binding is … Continue reading
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