Professor Charles Lexington led a placid and uneventful life until he made the mistake of discovering a way by which lead could be turned into gold. A Mr. Bowry volunteered to help the Professor capitalize the discovery, and from then on things began to happen. Before Professor Lexington got back to earth he had been a match seller on the streets of London, an end man in a minstrel show, an inmate of a charitable institution, and a plumber. Here is just such a combination of insoluble mystery and waggish humor as brought ...
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Professor Charles Lexington led a placid and uneventful life until he made the mistake of discovering a way by which lead could be turned into gold. A Mr. Bowry volunteered to help the Professor capitalize the discovery, and from then on things began to happen. Before Professor Lexington got back to earth he had been a match seller on the streets of London, an end man in a minstrel show, an inmate of a charitable institution, and a plumber. Here is just such a combination of insoluble mystery and waggish humor as brought unending delight to readers of Shadowed and the other "Chesterbelloc" tales in which laughter was crossed with diabolic plot. This tongue-in-cheek puzzler will tickle your funnybone and tax your ingenuity.
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Bookplate on pastedown; slightly shelf-slanted, but fine, in a jacket with a chip at the bottom of the spine, affecting the imprint; a few other chips, and light dust-soiling. 296 pp. With seventeen drawings by G. K. Chesterton. 8vo,
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G. K. Chesterton. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 296pp Includes seventeen drawings by G. K. Chesterton A hard-to-find title by this great author! Blank bookplate inside front cover and previous owner's name near top edge of front facing page Cover is lightly soiled.
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Near Fine in Good jacket. First American edition. Illustrated with seven drawings by G.K. Chesterton. Decorative bookstore sticker on front fly, spine a bit cocked, still near fine in a good only price-clipped dustwrapper with spine faded, tape repair inside.