The Hongkong Airbase Murders
by Van Wyck Mason
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1937 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 6". None. The first edition of F. Van Wyck Mason's tale about a murder of at a US airbase in Hong Kong. The first edition, first printing, of this thrilling novel by Van Wyck Mason, a prolific American historical novelist and writer of pulp fiction.In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.An excellent murder mystery set at an airbase in Hong Kong, in which Capt. Hugh North becomes embroiled in a case of international espionage and intrigue. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with a touch of fading to boards. Neat two inch closed tear to head of front wrap, with minor handling marks to rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned due to paper type, but clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 891F2
- Title
- The Hongkong Airbase Murders
- Author
- Van Wyck Mason
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Grosset and Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1937
- Size
- 8" by 6"
- Keywords
- Van Wyck Mason Geoffrey Coffin The Hong Kong Airbase Murders Geoffrey Coffin
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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