The Mystery of a Hansom Cab.
by Hume, Fergus
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 1876485035
- ISBN 13
- 9781876485030
- Seller
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Melbourne: Text Publishing, 1999. Reprint ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. 309 pp. This book is an exciting and fascinating murder story - a forerunner of today's detective fiction. Originally published in 1887, the story is set in an era of flickering gaslights in Melbourne. The assassin leads detectives from the squalid slums of Little Bourke Street to the town house of a millionaire, and reveals blackmail and intrigue in the high social circles.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27463
- Title
- The Mystery of a Hansom Cab.
- Author
- Hume, Fergus
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Reprint ed.
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1876485035
- ISBN 13
- 9781876485030
- Publisher
- Text Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- australian fiction, crime fiction, historical fiction, literature, classics, victoria, melbourne
- Bookseller catalogs
- CRIME FICTION;
Terms of Sale
Bookhome Sydney
Parcels posted within Australia by Australia Post. Overseas parcels from Australia posted by Air Mail with full tracking (about 10 to 30 days delivery, but delays in post possible). Expertly wrapped. Genuine guarantee. We request extra postage for heavy books.
About the Seller
Bookhome Sydney
Biblio member since 2004
Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
Friendly family-owned internet bookshop located in Sydney's inner west. Selling books since 1998 (online since 2000). A broad range of quality secondhand and antiquarian books, particularly Australian history and society (Australiana), psychology, health, animals/pets, environment, science, religion, books for children. Mostly nonfiction.
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