Paperback. Good. ISBN 0710086350 9780710086358 [GB]

ISBN10: 0710086350, ISBN13: 9780710086358, [publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul] 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: 1977]

ISBN10: 0710086350, ISBN13: 9780710086358, [publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul] Hardcover Good condition. Good dust jacket. (mystery, crime, short stories)
[Frederick, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1977]

Routledge & Kegan Paul. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (mystery, crime, short stories) Routledge & Kegan Paul ISBN 0710086350 9780710086358 [US]

ISBN10: 0710086350, ISBN13: 9780710086358, [publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul] Hardcover New
[Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1977]

ISBN10: 0710086350, ISBN13: 9780710086358, [publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul, Great Britain] Hardcover First Edition Limited 1st Printing of the 1977 1st Edition Thus, reprinted from the original 1912 publication; this is one of the 1st cornerstone police procedurals. Foreword by Bryan Morgan. Book is straight, square, tight (appearing gently read) and clean of any PO markings and blemishes. Cover is bright and clean; corners, head and tail are sharp; gilding is crisp and clear. Dust Jacket is bright and clear, price clipped; mild chipping at the head and tail; 1.75" tear (no loss) top of rear flap. ISBN 0710086350. ShiroBooks, independent bookseller, prides itself in accurate descriptions, careful wrapping and safe shipping. Additional charge may apply if shipped outside continental US; contact ShiroBooks for more information, details or photos.
[Eureka, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1977]
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ISBN10: 0710086350, ISBN13: 9780710086358, [publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul, London] Hardcover First published in 1912 as 'Thrilling Stories of the Railway', this is a first reissue edition of 1977. Minor edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, slight cockling to back jacket, corners slightly rubbed, but jacket still bright and unsunned. Price clipped, no inscriptions, slight lean, internally clean and tight, overall a vg+ copy of a scarce book. 256pp. Much admired in his day, sadly Victor Lorenzo Whitechurch (1868-1933), has now largely been forgotten as a writer of detective fiction. He was a Church of England clergyman and author, probably best known for his detective stories featuring Thorpe Hazell. Hazell was a vegetarian railway detective, whom the author intended to be as far from Sherlock Holmes as possible. Another character was the spy Captain Ivan Koravitch. Whitechurch's stories were admired by Ellery Queen and Dorothy L. Sayers for their "immaculate plotting and factual accuracy", and he was one of the first writers to submit his manuscripts to Scotland Yard for vetting as to police procedure.
[Lilley nr Luton, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1977]