Search Results: the adventures of romney pringle by r austin freeman

House of Stratus, 2008. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Coachwhip Publications, 2011-06-13. Paperback. Good.

House of Stratus, 2008-09-23. Paperback. New.

House of Stratus, 2008-09-23. Paperback. Like New.

Oswald Train. Collectible - Acceptable. First edition copy. Collectible - Acceptable. Book Good. No dust jacket. Slightly dampstained. (Detectives, Mystery)

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The The Complete Adventures of Romney Pringle.

Coachwhip Publications, 2011. Paperback. New. 212 pages. 8.80x6.00x0.60 inches.

Philadelphia: Oswald Train, 1968. Hardcover. Good/Good. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Piece of tape to each flap from being taped to the pastedowns, with evidence of bookplate removal from the front endpaper, otherwise a good clean copy in a dust jacket that is faded at the spine.

Paperback / softback. New.

Philadelphia: Oswald Train: Publisher. Near Fine in Very Good+ dj. 1972. 2nd printing. Hardcover. NOISBN . (price-clipped) [nice clean book, minor wear to extremities; jacket a little browned along edges and spine Reprint edition of this renowed collection of Victorian-era detective stories, originally published in book form in 1903. The earliest fiction by R. Austin Freeman, "soon to be acknowledged as one of the great masters of the field, in collaboration with his close friend, Dr. John James Pitcairn." The First American Edition of this reprint (got that?) appeared in 1968; this is the second printing, from 1972. .

Philadelphia: Oswald Train, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Piece of tape to each flap from being taped to the pastedowns, with evidence of bookplate removal from the front endpaper, otherwise a good clean copy in a dust jacket that is faded at the spine.

Philadelphia: Oswald Train, Publisher. Fine in Very Good+ dj. (c.1969). First Edition. Hardcover. NOISBN . [nice and clean, no discernible wear to book; jacket has a teensy-tiny nick at top of front panel, faint soiling/browning to spine]. Half a dozen Victorian-era detective stories, co-authored by R. Austin Freeman in collaboration with his close friend, Dr. John James Pitcairn. Unlike the preceding volume of Pringle stories (which was a reprint of a collection originally published in 1903), this volume is the first book printing of six previously-uncollected tales. As the jacket blurb explains: "These are the last six Romney Pringle stories -- there are no more." Contains two short introductory pieces: "Of Romney Pringle," by August Derleth; and "Clifford Ashdown: A Retrospect," by Norman Donaldson. .

Philadelphia: Oswald Train, 1972. Second printing of the First American Edition. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

Oswald Train. Collectible - Very Good. Philadelphia: Oswald Train, 1969. 1st edition. 12mo. 216pp. Very Good book. Good dust jacket. Dust jacket spine darkened, panels slightly soiled. (mystery) Inquire if you need further information.

Oswald Train. Collectible - Good. Philadelphia: Oswald Train, 1968. 1st American edition. 12mo. 198pp. Near Very Good book. Good dust jacket. Dust jacket spine darkened, edges a bit frayed. (mystery, detective) Inquire if you need further information.

Oswald Train, Philadelphia, 1969 An unusual copy of the first edition: unbound signatures (never bound) wrapped in the dustcover. 7 5/8 x 5 1/4 inches, 216 pp. Very good. "The world of Romney Pringle has long since disappeared. They were the days of few telephones or automobiles, and the electric light was still new. The Wright Brothers, Professor Langley, and others, were still experimenting with their crude flying machines. A cab was a horse-drawn hansom cab, and Romney's favorite mode of transportation was the bicycle. Romney Pringle was a rogue, a man who lived by his wits --- no Robin Hood, certainly! But he was not vicious, and his victims were con-men, thieves, and the like. There is a tongue-in-cheek type of humor in these stories, so lacking in the usual crime story. These are the last six Romney Pringle stories --- there are no more. The Submarine Boat. The Kimberley Fugitive. The Silk Worms of Florence. The box of Specie. The Silver Ingots. The House of Detention. Biographical… Read More

Philadelphia, PA: Oswald Train: Publisher. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1968. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some light generalized toning and there is one small semi-closed tear to the front panel. "Richard Austin Freeman (11 April 1862 – 28 September 1943) was a British writer of detective stories, mostly featuring the medico-legal forensic investigator Dr. Thorndyke. He claimed to have invented the inverted detective story (a crime fiction in which the commission of the crime is described at the beginning, usually including the identity of the perpetrator, with the story then describing the detective's attempt to solve the mystery). Freeman used some of his early experiences as a colonial surgeon in his novels. Many of the Dr. Thorndyke stories involve genuine, but often quite… Read More

Philadelphia: Oswald Train, 1969. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (19cm); red cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [6],7-216,[8]pp. Base of spine gently nudged, else Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $4.50), gently suned and spine and flap folds, with mild dustiness; Very Good+. Collection of six Romney Pringle stories, pseudonymously-written by R. Austin Freeman and John Pitcairn. With an introduction by August Derleth. HUBIN, p.15.

Philadelphia, PA: Oswald Train, [1968]. . Dust Jacket Only. 12mo. Very Good.

oswald train, 2nd edition hardcover, 1972. fine in a fine dust jacket