Book Excerpt: eebly with onewhite hand towards the tall, carved cabinet in an adjacent corner.Mr. Brimberly coughed softly behind plump fingers."The--the key, sir?" he suggested."Oh, not at all necessary, Brimberly; the lock is faulty, you know.""Sir?" said Brimberly, soothing a twitching whisker."If you are familiar with the life of the Fourteenth Louis, Brimberly, you will remember that the Grand Monarch hated to be kept waiting--so doI. A cigar--in the cabinet yonder."With his whiskers in a high state of agitation, Mr. ...
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Book Excerpt: eebly with onewhite hand towards the tall, carved cabinet in an adjacent corner.Mr. Brimberly coughed softly behind plump fingers."The--the key, sir?" he suggested."Oh, not at all necessary, Brimberly; the lock is faulty, you know.""Sir?" said Brimberly, soothing a twitching whisker."If you are familiar with the life of the Fourteenth Louis, Brimberly, you will remember that the Grand Monarch hated to be kept waiting--so doI. A cigar--in the cabinet yonder."With his whiskers in a high state of agitation, Mr. Brimberly laid bythe garments he held clutched in one arm and coming to the cabinet, opened it, and taking thence a box of cigars, very much at random, cameback, carrying it rather as though it were a box of highly dangerousexplosives, and setting it at his master's elbow, struck a match.As Mr. Brimberly watched his master select and light his cigar, itchanced that Young R. raised his eyes and looked at him, and to be surethose eyes were surprisingly piercing and quick fRead Mo
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Used-Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) Undated-pencilled date Sept.1931 on front free end paper. Good reading copy-pages very slightly 'wavy'; binding tight; board corners worn.
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Good. No Jacket. Size: 17 to 19 cm tall (12mo); Undated, circa 1950's. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
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VG. First American edition with "June 1917" on the copyright page. Hardcov er bound in greenish blue cloth with gold lettering. Frontis plate ill ustration by F. Vaux Wilson. Very Good condition. Slight spine slant. Rubs to the corners and spine tips. There is a small bump and rub to t he head of the spine. No dust jacket.
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Wilson, F. Vaux (Frontispiece) Very Good. No Jacket. A wealthy New Yorker decides to pose as penniless in Hell's Kitchen to see how the other half lives and falls in love with a burglar's sister. Basis for the 1920 movie starring Ann Elliott and Peter Upcher, and the 1924 movie "Manhattan" starring Richard Dix and Jacqueline Logan. Bumped and rubbed with fraying at the spine heel, binding square and solid.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
