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The Four Just Men
by Edgar Wallace
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Tallis Press, 1905. First edition. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A smart first edition of this mystery novel from Edgar Wallace which offered a cash prize if the reader could solve the mystery correctly. First edition. With a folding frontispiece. A detective thriller in which four wealthy gentlemen decide to track down and punish criminals in a stroke of vigilantism. This unique novel was published as a competition in which the reader could win prize money if they guessed the murder method correctly. Wallace advertised the cash prizes as £250 for a first prize winner, £200 for a second prize winner, and £50 for a third prize winner. Unfortunately, he failed to include a limitation clause stipulating one winner for each prize, so he was obligated to pay the cash prize to the number of people guessing correctly. This copy includes the unused competition slip to the rear. Written by Edgar Wallace, a British writer of sensational detective, adventure, gangster, and sci-fi novels. In the original orange cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the edges of the boards. The odd mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with scattered spotting. Bookseller's embossed stamp to the front endpaper. Good
Synopsis
When the Foreign Secretary Sir Philip Ramon receives a threatening, greenish-grey letter signed FOUR JUST MEN, he remains determined to see his Aliens Extradition Bill made law. A device in the members' smokeroom and a sudden magnesium flash that could easily have been nitro-glycerine leave Scotland Yard baffled. Even Fleet Street cannot identify the illusive Manfred, Gonsalez, Pioccart and Thery - FOUR JUST MEN dedicated to punishing by death those whom conventional justice can not touch.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 880T46
- Title
- The Four Just Men
- Author
- Edgar Wallace
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Tallis Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1905
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Four Just Men Wallace Just
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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