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The World in My Pocket
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The World in My Pocket

by James Hadley Chase

Condition
Used - Very good
Dust Jacket Condition
Good
Published
1958
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Edinburgh, Midlothian, GBR
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NZ$23.41

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London: Thriller Book Club, 1958. Hardcover. Very good /Good. Henry Fox. 8vo, pictorial dust jacket over pale blue boards. Dust jacket illustration by Henry Fox, un-price-clipped, with some edge wear and chipping. Occasional age toning. Four desperate men and a woman plan to rob an armoured truck, but of course not everything goes to plan. Classic crime.
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I Would Rather Stay Poor
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I Would Rather Stay Poor

by James Hadley Chase

Condition
Used - Near fine
Dust Jacket Condition
Very good +
Published
1962
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Edinburgh, Midlothian, GBR
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NZ$35.12

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London: Thriller Book Club, 1962. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good +. 8vo, pictorial dust jacket over green boards. Dust jacket un-price-clipped and protected in mylar sleeve. The story of a payroll robbery executed with cunning and ingenuity by an unsuccessful bank official. Classic crime. Near fine inside with a very good + dust jacket.
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The Silver Locusts
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The Silver Locusts

by Bradbury, Ray

Condition
Used
Published
1960
Binding
Softcover
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1
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Edinburgh, Midlothian, GBR
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London: Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers, 1960. Softcover. The Martian Chronicles. First UK paperback edition, second printing 1960. Cover design by John Richards. 221pp plus 3pp publisher’s catalogue. Some edge wear and signs of age, pages gently toned commensurate with age. A science fiction classic, set in the late 20th / early 21st century, short stories concerning the exploration… Read more about this item
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The Asphalt Jungle
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The Asphalt Jungle

by Burnett, W. R.

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
First edition thus
Published
1955
Binding
Softcover
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1
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Edinburgh, Midlothian, GBR
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London: Corgi, 1955. First edition thus. Softcover. Very Good. Pictorial softcover, 255pp. Corgi book no. T128. A little edge wear, but really in very good condition for its age. ‘The jungle is a big American city made reasonably safe by the efforts of a few honest cops….’. Classic American crime novel.
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