Another Oppenheim mystery (from 1926) with romance included, of course.Edward Phillips Oppenheim (October 22, 1866 - February 3, 1946), was an English novelist, in his lifetime a major and successful writer of genre fiction including thrillers.Oppenheim featured on the cover of Time magazine on September 12, 1927, he was the self-styled "prince of storytellers." He composed some one hundred and fifty novels, mainly of the suspense and international intrigue nature, but including romances, comedies, and parables of everyday ...
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Another Oppenheim mystery (from 1926) with romance included, of course.Edward Phillips Oppenheim (October 22, 1866 - February 3, 1946), was an English novelist, in his lifetime a major and successful writer of genre fiction including thrillers.Oppenheim featured on the cover of Time magazine on September 12, 1927, he was the self-styled "prince of storytellers." He composed some one hundred and fifty novels, mainly of the suspense and international intrigue nature, but including romances, comedies, and parables of everyday life. He was the earliest writer of spy fiction as understood today, and invented the "Rogue Male" school of adventure thrillers that was later exploited by John Buchan and Geoffrey Household.Undoubtedly his most renowned work was The Great Impersonation: it was filmed thrice, the last time as a strong piece of wartime propaganda. Perhaps Oppenheim's most enduring creation is the character of General Besserley, the protagonist of General Besserley's Puzzle Box and General Besserley's New Puzzle Box (one of his last works). Much of Oppenheim's work possesses a unique escapist charm, featuring protagonists who delight in Epicurean meals, surroundings of intense luxury, and the relaxed pursuit of criminal practice, on either side of the law. (wikipedia.org)
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Near Fine in Very Good+ jacket. pp. 329. 10800 shelf. Black-stamped red cloth. Usual age-browned paper. No names, clean text. On lightly chipped dust jacket: frightened man w/ clawed fingers. Back panel--"mystery and detective stories", with 4 books photographed. Tight, solid 329 pgs.
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Acceptable. Collectible-Acceptable. Book Good. No dust jacket. Slightly dampstained. From the library of American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter William Safire. (literature, mystery)
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Good. Cover shows minor wear and rubbing. Tears and loss on the front hinge, missing ffep. Name of the former owner on the half-title. Pages are clean. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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Very Good. First edition. [iv], 329 pp. Publisher's crimson cloth with black lettering. Very Good condition, lacking dust jacket. Light vertical crease to first dozen pages or so, dust-soiling to cloth.
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Very Good Hardback. Fair Dustjacket. 5 x 8" Dustjacket has tears to extremities; ----------SATISFACTION GUARANTEED---------FAST, COURTEOUS SERVICE------ALL DUSTJACKETS ARE COVERED WITH NEW CLEAR MYLAR PROTECTOR-----
