This early work by Edgar Wallace was originally published in 1927 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Melody of Death' is a collection of short stories that include 'The Silk Stockings', 'Cinema Teaching by Post', 'A Gambling Raid', and many more. Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was born in London, England in 1875. He received his early education at St. Peter's School and the Board School, but after a frenetic teens involving a rash engagement and frequently changing employment ...
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This early work by Edgar Wallace was originally published in 1927 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Melody of Death' is a collection of short stories that include 'The Silk Stockings', 'Cinema Teaching by Post', 'A Gambling Raid', and many more. Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was born in London, England in 1875. He received his early education at St. Peter's School and the Board School, but after a frenetic teens involving a rash engagement and frequently changing employment circumstances, Wallace went into the military. He served in the Royal West Kent Regiment in England and then as part of the Medical Staff Corps stationed in South Africa. Whilst in the Balkans covering the Russo-Japanese War, Wallace found the inspiration for The Four Just Men, published in 1905. Over the rest of his life, Wallace produced some 173 books and wrote 17 plays. These were largely adventure narratives with elements of crime or mystery, and usually combined a bombastic sensationalism with hammy violence.
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1927. John Long. First. Book-Good, foxing. 8x5.5. 284pp. 358g. Intriguing crime story from Edgar Wallace. Pony Nelson being the main character is the prince of confidence tricksters, failing banks, speculation in shares, sweepstakes, gambling and blackmail all add up to a very lively story.
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Good. All orders are dispatched within 1 working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we are dedicated to recycling unwanted books on behalf of a number of UK charities who benefit from added revenue through the sale of their books plus huge savings in waste disposal. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.
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Used-Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) 1st edition, 1927; meets the requirements of Kiddle W119. Light scattered foxing; splattered stains to a few pages. Binding tight. Red cloth yellowed on spine with black lettering; some wear to boards.
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Good. No Jacket. Collection of 20 short stories. Reprint. Bumped and rubbed with wear at the edges and short tears to the spine ends. Hinges repaired, good reading copy.
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pp. 284., Small 8vo, Bound in red cloth with black lettering and ruled in blind, A collection of short stories first published by John Long in 1927, this is the first Canadian edition, bound from the British sheets and with a cancel title page. Scarce thus. Spine slant, binding a bit sprung, some soiling to boards and edge of text block-still in good condition. No dust jacket.
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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.
