THE URGENT HANGMAN
by Cheyney, Peter
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a bright, nearly fine dust jacket with slight shelf wear to the corner tips and spine ends, a tiny closed tear to
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., n.d., [1939]. First edition. A fine copy in a bright, nearly fine dust jacket with slight shelf wear to the corner tips and spine ends, a tiny closed tear to the lower front panel, a small closed tear and chip to the upper rear panel, darkening strip along the upper rear panel and interior flap edges. (25305). Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1-2] 3-247 [248: blank], original cream cloth, spine lettered in pink, top edge stained green. The first in the Slim Callaghan, London based private detective. "...one of the most popular storytellers of his time, and his time and his success inspired a long line of British hard-boiled writers such as James Hadley Chase, Hartley Howard, Peter Chambers, Hank Janson and Carter Brown." - Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, (4th ed.), p. 185. Basis for the stage play Meet Mr. Callaghan, later filmed (in 1954). Hubin, pp. 160-161.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25305
- Title
- THE URGENT HANGMAN
- Author
- Cheyney, Peter
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a bright, nearly fine dust jacket with slight shelf wear to the corner tips and spine ends, a tiny closed tear to
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Coward-McCann, Inc., n.d.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1939]
- Keywords
- Mystery
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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