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Enter the Saint
by Leslie Charteris
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£170.00£153.00
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About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton, c1946 . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 7" by 4.5". None. An excellent copy of this detective novel featuring Leslie Charteris' popular character, Simon Templar, or "The Saint", in the original, scarce dust wrapper. Bound in the publisher's original red cloth, with the original, very scarce unclipped dust wrapper. The 20th edition. First published in 1930. Dated using edition number and dates for other copies of the work. Written by Leslie Charteris, an author best known for his adventure-fiction, particularly for his series of novels surrounding hero Simon Templar, or "The Saint". This particular series was adapted into film, radio, comics and a popular television series starring Roger Moore as the lead character.'Enter the Saint' is comprised of three interconnected adventure stories, featuring Simon Templar, entitled 'The Man Who Was Clever', 'The Policeman with Wings' and 'The Lawless Lady'. Bound in the publisher's original red cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely, with minor shelf wear only. Dust wrapper is excellent, with light edge wear and the odd handling mark. Tape reinforcing the reverse of the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 899Q33
- Title
- Enter the Saint
- Author
- Leslie Charteris
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c1946
- Size
- 7" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- Leslie Charteris The Saint Simon Templar detective fiction The Saint Enter the Saint
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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