Oppenheim phillips e dward (29 Ergebnisse)

Octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. A selection of stories first published in British popular magazines between 1900 and 1911, with introduction and bibliography by Daniel Paul Morrison, and an article by Oppenheim about writing his stories published as a promotional pamphlet in 1927 by Houghton Mifflin, his American publ…

Decorative Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 327 pages. Mr. Oppenheim is at his best when he is depicting life at Monte Carlo. In this little world of wealth and nobility, he tells of Lucullen banquets, sports by day, and nights of music and dancing. There are the thrills of secret dictatorship, threatened revol…

Octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Collects THE AMAZING JUDGMENT (1897), Oppenheim's rarest book (three copies known) and MR. LAXWORTHY'S ADVENTURES (1913), the first appearance of this episodic novel in America, with introduction and updated and expanded bibliography by Daniel Paul Morrison. Trade paperback format. A fi…

Octavo, title page printed in red and black, original gray buckram stamped in red and black. First collected edition. Forty-one stories originally published in MICHAEL'S EVIL DEEDS (1923), PETER RUFF (1912), AARON, DIVINER (1920), and MR. BELLINGHAM, THE MARQUIS AND MADELON (1927). Queen, The Detective Short Story, pp. 78-80. Hu…

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. First US Edition. 311 pages. Originally published in England as The Bank Manager. "A mystery thriller which may arouse your suspicions early but will nevertheless tease you nearly to the finish before you see the solution." Golf is involved throughout the book with a portion set in the Parad…

Decorative Cloth. Zustand: Near FIne. No Jacket. First Edition. 311 pages. Eleven chapters featuring Michael Sayers, "the most accomplished and daring criminal of modern times," and his equally criminous wife, Michael's former parlourmaid Janet Soale. Their nemesis is Sir Norman Greyes, a Scotland Yard detective. Golf mentioned…

8vo. [4], 315, [1] pp., plus 8 pp. publisher's catalogue of Oppenheim's works. Gray cloth, red lettering front cover & spine (minor shelfwear, minor rubbing to corners), w/ d.j. cover art of George F. Kelley (minor edgewear, rubbing, couple minor closed tears), still VG/VG- copy, w/ interesting annotation on ffep. noting that a…

First U. S. edition. Octavo, pp. [1-6] [1-3] 4-307 [308-312: ads] [313-314: blank], original red cloth, front and spine stamped in black, yellow end papers, top edge stained black. A very good copy in a very good price clipped dust jacket with a 25 mm closed tear to the upper front panel, several small closed tears to lower fron…

8vo. ix, [1], 304 pp., plus 6 pp. publisher's list. Black publisher's cloth, teal-blue lettering & illust. on front cover & spine (slight shelfwear), w/ d.j. excellent Art Deco cover art by noted UK artist, Ethel Pares (1904-1977), whose artwork often featured on Oppenheims science fiction/espionage thrillers (slight chipping he…

First edition. Octavo, pp. [i-v] vi-ix [x] [1-3] 4-304 [305-309: list of Oppenheim's books] [310: blank], jacket art by Bip Pares, original black cloth, front and spine stamped in blueish green. Spy thriller with science fiction elements. The Philippines have been granted independence by the United States and Japan attempts to i…

8vo. 379, [1] pp. Frontisp. Decorated brown publisher's cloth, armorials in black & white lettering on front cover (minor shelfwear, slight rubbing), w/ d.j. wraparound cover art by Emma Redington Lee Thayer (1874-1973), noted dustjacket cover art and illustrator, and later prolific mystery lovelist who published her first 4 yea…

Octavo, inserted frontispiece with color illustration by Cyrus Cuneo, original decorated pinkish brown cloth. First edition. Ten linked stories featuring Peter Ruff, "the detective and criminal in turn, the man who knew both worlds and made use of both." - Oppenheim. Although published in 1911, this group of stories appears to f…

1.Auflage.. 236 Seiten Einband etwas berieben und angestaubt, Besitzerstempel am Titel, sonst guter und sauberer Zustand. ---------------------------------- Edward Phillips Oppenheim (* 22. Oktober 1866 in London; 3. Februar 1946 in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey) war ein englischer Schriftsteller. Sein literarisches Werk umfasst üb…

First edition. Octavo, pp. [1-4] [1-3] 4-328 [329-333: ads] [334-336: blank], original black cloth, front and spine stamped in orange, top edge stained orange, fore and bottom edges rough trimmed. A setting in the Balkans concerning an important bauxite mining operation of which the Germans are interested in. [Reference: Hubin (…

First edition. Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-355 [356: blank] [357: ads] [358-360: blank], original orange cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. Germany, Russian and Japan ally together and plot against the United States in 1950. In this day the United States, while the world's richest country, is mostly is a state of disarm…

First U.S. edition. Octavo, pp. [1-6] [1-3] 4-279 [280-282: blank], original light blue cloth, front and spine stamped in dark blue, fore edge rough trimmed. A second world war lasts nine years and ends with violent global natural catastrophe that wreaks destruction of many parts the Earth. Before this, a mysterious Mr. Mirakel,…

First U.S. edition. Octavo, pp. [1-4] [1-3] 4-303 [304: blank] [305: ads] [306-308: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], original decorated blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. A tale of political intrigue set in the near future (1934). England has relaxed militarily, seemingly secure with membership in the Leagu…

Berlin, Gebrüder Weiss, o.J. (1950). 177(1) Seiten, 1 Bl. OHalbleinen mit farbig illustr. OUmschlag. Vgl. Bloch 100. Selten mit einem wohlerhaltenen, leicht gebrauchsspurigen Schutzumschlag. Sprache: Deutsch. *** Bitte kontaktieren Sie uns immer BEVOR Sie bestellen! Für ausführliche Beschreibungen und Bilder sowie günstigere Ver…

Berlin, Gebrüder Weiss, o.J. (1950). 177(1) Seiten, 1 Bl. OHalbleinen mit farbig illustr. OUmschlag. Vgl. Bloch 100. Selten mit einem wohlerhaltenen Schutzumschlag. Innen frisch sauber, aussen sehr gut. Sprache: Deutsch. *** Bitte kontaktieren Sie uns immer BEVOR Sie bestellen! Für ausführliche Beschreibungen und Bilder sowie gü…

Berlin, Gebrüder Weiss, o.J. (1950). 177(1) Seiten, 1 Bl. OHalbleinen mit farbig illustr. OUmschlag. Vgl. Bloch 100. Near fine copy. - Selten mit dem Schutzumschlag in insgesamt nahezu verlagsfrisch Verfassung. *** Bitte kontaktieren Sie uns immer BEVOR Sie bestellen! Für ausführliche Beschreibungen und Bilder sowie günstigere V…