London: Valancourt Books. Very Good. Date: 2013. First Edition Thus. Paperback. 5.5 X 0.7 X 8.5 inches. VERY GOOD CONDITION, clean, solid,bright; white & lime green titles on grey paper covers showing 4 shadowy head forms.. ; 280 pages; Popular for his psychological thrillers, Houghton (1889-1961) was admired by writers as diverse as P. G. Wodehouse, Henry Miller, Hugh Walpole, and Graham Greene, . 2013. Valancourt Books ISBN 1939140080 9781939140081 [US]

[publisher: Penguin, GB] Softcover First Edition Inscription of owner at start of book. Book is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age. BUT text margins a little browned and water marked.
[WINTERTON, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1936]

VALANCOURT BOOKS. New. Special order direct from the distributor VALANCOURT BOOKS ISBN 1939140080 9781939140081 [CA]

ISBN10: 1939140080, ISBN13: 9781939140081, [publisher: VALANCOURT BOOKS] Softcover Klappentextrnrn So remarkable in truth is this novel that I cannot understand why it is not universally known and admired. - Hugh Walpole I Am Jonathan Scrivener remains a tantalizing, highly diverting philosophical novel of rar.
[Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 2013]
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ISBN10: 1939140080, ISBN13: 9781939140081, [publisher: VALANCOURT BOOKS] Softcover Klappentextrnrn So remarkable in truth is this novel that I cannot understand why it is not universally known and admired. - Hugh Walpole I Am Jonathan Scrivener remains a tantalizing, highly diverting philosophical novel of rar.
[Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 2013]
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Valancourt Books, Date: 2013-04-09. Revised ed. paperback. Used:Good. 2013. Valancourt Books ISBN 1939140080 9781939140081 [US]

ISBN10: 1939140080, ISBN13: 9781939140081, [publisher: Valancourt Books] Softcover The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
[Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2013]

ISBN10: 1939140080, ISBN13: 9781939140081, [publisher: Valancourt Books] Softcover The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
[Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2013]

ISBN10: 1939140080, ISBN13: 9781939140081, [publisher: Valancourt Books] Softcover "So remarkable in truth is this novel that I cannot understand why it is not universally known and admired." - Hugh Walpole"I Am Jonathan Scrivener remains a tantalizing, highly diverting philosophical novel of rare elegance and wit." - Michael DirdaJames Wrexham is thirty-nine, lonely, and stuck in a dead-end job when he comes upon an advertisement for a position as secretary to Mr. Jonathan Scrivener. Much to his surprise, he is hired at a lavish salary despite never even meeting Scrivener, and he is told to take up residence at once in the flat of his new employer, who has suddenly disappeared. Mystified by Scrivener's strange conduct and desperate to learn something about him, it seems Wrexham will get the answers he seeks when Scrivener's friends begin to visit the flat: Pauline Mandeville, an ethereal beauty, Francesca Bellamy, a widow who may responsible for the death of her husband, Andrew Middleton, a disillusioned alcoholic, and Antony Rivers, a handsome playboy. But as each of them unfolds his story about Scrivener, it seems that none of them are describing the same person, though all are obsessed with finding him. Why has he hired Wrexham, and why does he seem to have thrust this unlikely group of people together? Is Scrivener engaged in an inscrutable experiment, or could he be laying some kind of trap? And will this ...

ISBN10: 1939140080, ISBN13: 9781939140081, [publisher: Valancourt Books] Softcover
[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2013]

ISBN10: 1939140080, ISBN13: 9781939140081, [publisher: Valancourt Books] Softcover Buy for Great customer experience
[Houston, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2013]

London: Collins, Date: 1950. Hardcover. 'New Edition' of 1950 (originally published in 1930). Limited minor exterior wear; spine is faded. Page block is tanned, with a few minor marks. Text is clear throughout. TS. Hardcover. Good. Used. 1950. Collins [GB]

Simon and Schuster: NY 1930 Paperback Very Good 7 x 4.5", pict wraps, 382pp, covers worn and stained, spine darkened, spine ends chipped, spine a little cocked, pp toned and used, inner hinge cracking. FIRST EDITION (SD). Inner Sanctum Novel.

ISBN10: 1939140080, ISBN13: 9781939140081, [publisher: Valancourt Books] Softcover New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2013]

Simon & Schuster. Collectible - Good. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1930. 1st edition. 12mo. 382pp. Good book. Spine ends worn. Binding cracked at center. (didactic fiction, middle-aged men) Inquire if you need further information. Simon & Schuster [US]

[publisher: Simon & Schuster] First Edition New York: Simon & Schuster, 1930. 1st edition. 12mo. 382pp. Good book. Spine ends worn. Binding cracked at center. (didactic fiction, middle-aged men) Inquire if you need further information.
[Frederick, MD, U.S.A.]

[publisher: Simon & Schuster] Softcover Covers and edges show some rubbing, scuffing, fading and browning. Edges and corners show some rubbing, scuffing, chipping and denting. Pages are browned from age.
[Kingston, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1930]

Thorton Butterworth, Date: 1931. Hardcover. Good. . 2nd impression. No jacket. Cover has shelf wear. Pages are tanned. 1931. Thorton Butterworth [US]

[publisher: Thorton Butterworth] Hardcover 2nd impression. No jacket. Cover has shelf wear. Pages are tanned.
[Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1931]

New York Simon & Schuster 1930 First Edition. Paperback Fair. No Jacket James Wrexham is hired as personal librarian to the mysterious Jonathan Scrivener, a man he has never met. James inhabits Scrivener's apartment with his books, and even inherits his friends, each of whom has barely met Scrivener and sees him differently. First U.S. edition. One of the first Inner Sanctum mysteries with an explanatory letter from the publisher bound in. Bumped, rubbed and tanned with wear to the edges. Tears to the spine with 1" loss to the head and a 2" loss to the heel. Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall.

ISBN10: 1939140080, ISBN13: 9781939140081, [publisher: Valancourt Books] Softcover
[Moncks Corner, SC, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2013]

[publisher: Penguin Books] Softcover UK paperback second impression as Penguin title. Published in 1937. Good overall with previous owner name, some light wear and rubbing to covers and toning to page block. There is a small pin-hole to rear cover. No jacket.
[Burnham, BUCKS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1937]