Search Results: death of a train by crofts freeman wills

Penguin, 1965-01-01. Paperback. Good. Good condition.

Penguin, 1963. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Ed Thus. First paperback ed. thus. Good condition, over all wear, spine wrinkles, price blacked out on front cover, pages toned, erasure marks on first page..

Penguin Books, 1965 Book. Good. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Some reading wear and rubbing to covers. Owner signature on inside front cover. Otherwise a solid, unmarked book. 256 pp..

Penguin 1953. Paperback (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1953.. 1st Penguin edition. Set during World War II, a network of German secret agents plans to derail a train carrying vital war supplies. Due to a delay another train is derailed instead, the intended one then being diverted safely round the blockage. Inspector French tracks down the conspirators, nearly losing his life in a heroic final action to prevent their escape.. Pp.256, pages tanned. Paperback, tanned with crease to lower front and scuffing to spine. Good.

Penguin, 1965. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

UsedAcceptable. Cover hinges cracked. Spine creasing/Cocked. Good solid paperback with moderate reading/age wear, may have some light markings, pages may have some mild tanning. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.

Penguin, 1965. Paperback. Good. 7x4x0. Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1946. An Inspector French mystery. Gently bumped with a bit of rubbing to the extremeties. Back board shows a light dampstain. Jacket rubbed and edgeworn with chips and tears. "Librairie Populaire Ltd. London" stamped on the front flap, jacket in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good -.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1946. First Edition. First Impression. Octavo (19cm); maroon cloth covered boards titled in white on the cover and spine; 282pp.; minor foxing to the endpapers and textblock and text; small spot of discoloration to lower front cover and spine; bump to lower rear board; corners lightly pushed; Very Good, lacking the dustjacket. "Croft's factual style endure this tale of attemped sabotage of a railway shipment of radio "valves" with little charm, but the author's first hand knowledge of railway working permits him to present both the mechanism and the explanation of the derailment in a very clear manner. French peforms as usual, helped by a good bit of carelessness on the part of the criminals." BARZUN & TAYLOR 651, HUBIN p.102.

London : Hodder & Stoughton Limited , 1946. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None . A very smart first edition of this thrilling mystery novel by detective fiction novelist and railway engineer, Freeman Wills Crofts. The first edition, first impression of this work.In the publisher's original cloth binding.Recurring detective character Inspector French must solve the most crucial case of his career, as an important shipment of supplies to the British forces is threatened at large. Although an established author of the Golden Age era of Detective Fiction, Freeman Wills Croft had a background in railway engineering, of which is largely woven into the plots of his mystery novels.  In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor rubbing and bumping to the extremities, heaviest to the head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. Small pink stain to the fore edge. Very Good

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1946. boards have some staining and rubbing, F-fep has small amount of damp marks, spine is sprung, pp tight and clean, a good solid copy. First Edition. Board. Good/No Jacket. 12mo.

circa 1930. Freeman Wills Crofts signature "Freeman W. Crofts" on a card 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches; very good.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1946 First Edition. An Inspector French mystery novel. 12mo. Red cloth stamped in white. Binding is very clean and sharp with beautiful bright white lettering. Text clean and tight. Very good dust jacket has a picture of a railwayman and a steam locomotive, chipped a little at the top and tail of spine and a little wear at corners and edges. Just a little foxing on page foredges. Near Fine/Very Good..