The Amateur Cracksman
by Hornung, E.W
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
American News Co, 1899, 1st ed | Brown boards/black letter, spine cocked,corners bent, age stained, tight binding, but repaired | prev owner name inked on front endpapers
Synopsis
First published in 1899, The Amateur Cracksman was the first collection of stories detailing the exploits and intrigues of gentleman thief A. J. Raffles in late Victorian England. Raffles was E. W. Hornung's most famous character. Popular in its day, the book led to three later works: The Black Mask and A Thief in the Night, both collections of short stories, and Mr. Justice Raffles, a complete novel. In public a popular sportsman, in private a cunning burglar with a weakness for valuable jewelery, Arthur Raffles, with the help of his side-kick Bunny Manders, always manages to thwart the investigations of Scotland Yard's Inspector Mackenzie.
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- The Wise Owl Books and Music (US)
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- A992235000M5U
- Title
- The Amateur Cracksman
- Author
- Hornung, E.W
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1899
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Antiquarian Books;
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- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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