Twelve Chinks and a Woman by James Hadley Chase - 1941

[no place stated]: Howell, Soskin. Fair. (c.1941). First Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [ex-rental library book, intact but quite shelfworn, with considerable paper residue/remnants on front cover and both pastedowns, fading to spine cloth, some kind of white stain along rear hinge, etc.; a reading copy, nothing more]. Typical Chase pulp, with a classic politically-incorrect title (changed for most later editions to the more benign "Twelve Chinamen and a Woman"). Quote from the tiny portion of the jacket text that remains on the front pastedown: "This is no book for the faint-hearted. It is for mystery fans who like explosive action." .

Jarrolds, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 140 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Heavy tanning and foxing to pages and text block edges. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Boards are slightly bowed.

NY: Avon Pub #485. Very Good. 1941 verso. First Edition. paperback. 4x7". VERY GOOD Condition, CLEAN, SOLID,BRIGHT..I have not attempted to force open book..Old glue is ssometimes brittle, I do not want to break the spine,etc. ; balck titles on bright red spine strip..Cover art shows man on floor, 2 men in hats attacking woman in red dress. ..ORIGINAL 25C cover pr ice; 156+ps pages; A STRONG - ARM DETECTIVE FIGHTS THE WORLD'S MOST VICIOUS RACKET...cover blurb.. Book has characters named "Bugsey" , "FENNER".."NIGHTINGALE"...and "Carlos" .

Jarrolds, undated, c.1948, 39th thousand,. /Dust Jacket Included. 1948. Hardcover. hardback, 140pp, owner's bookplate, slight browning, otherwise clean and tight, Very Good / Good dustwrapper; wrapper has a smminor stain on front panel; not price-clipped .

Jarrolds Publishers Orange cover has corners lightly rubbed, top & base of spine lightly rubbed, age marks on front, slight edgewear, spine lightly faded. Inside clean & tight, no date, 140 pages. Good/No Jacket. H. Hardback.

No dw. Not dated but 1941 publishing date. Some slight foxing and owners name on title page.

Jarrolds Publishers Limited , 1940. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Name of the previous owner. 6th thousand, 1940. No edition stated, very early edition. Publication of 191 pages. The boards are a little shelf rubbed and slightly marked. Internally the pages are immaculately clean and complete. The binding is excellent. R* GK 17/06/2022. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada.: Harlequin Books., 1952. Book. Illus. by WES - GGA [Good Girl Art] Painted Cover. Very Good +. Soft cover. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing!.. 190 pages. Harlequin book #160; (3/1952; WES - GGA [Good Girl Art] Painted Cover depicts Sexy rich Blonde Woman, with Chinamen Slaves in Chains cover; Mystery/Esoteric; Racist Title; First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing); *** Sleuth Dave Fenner; Behind the scenes of a merciless violent Underworld - Murders, Assassination, Slavery, New York to Florida; *** "When a curvaceous, beautiful girl walks into your office, strips, and offers you a 6,000 retainer to help her out of the trouble she's in, it's hard to refuse. Especially it you're private eye Dave Fenner, the man who busted the notorious Blandish case. But by the time Dave had been beaten half to death and been forced to shoot his way out of a load of unhealthy situations, he realised that chivalry - even if it was paid for a hard cash - was no way to stay… Read More

Harlequin Books. Toronto: Harlequin Books, Inc. , 1952 . 160 very good -fine, reading crease Cover by Wes. paperback,