Book Excerpt: ...ing, but only intermittently could he hear what was said."Pretty done up buz-z come at once buz-z at thirty-four buzz-z Gardens, Kensington buzz-z.""Number, please?" said a new and distinct voice."Blast," said Menzies simply, and put down the telephone. This addiction to forcible language on occasions of annoyance was a constant regret to him in his more reflective moments.Jimmie Hallett's first impression on awakening had been that someone was swinging a sledge-hammer irregularly on to his temples. He lay ...
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Book Excerpt: ...ing, but only intermittently could he hear what was said."Pretty done up buz-z come at once buz-z at thirty-four buzz-z Gardens, Kensington buzz-z.""Number, please?" said a new and distinct voice."Blast," said Menzies simply, and put down the telephone. This addiction to forcible language on occasions of annoyance was a constant regret to him in his more reflective moments.Jimmie Hallett's first impression on awakening had been that someone was swinging a sledge-hammer irregularly on to his temples. He lay still for a little, wondering why it should be. By and by he sat up and tried to piece together the events of the evening. His head ached intolerably, and he found consecutive thought painful.It was totally dark, and he could make out nothing of where he was. Then the whole thing flashed across his mind and he staggered rather uncertainly to hifl feet and, steadying himself against the wall, struck a match.The feeble nicker showed him a blue papered apartment, Close..
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Add this copy of The Maelstrom to cart. $8.00, very good condition, Sold by Frost Pocket Farm - IOBA rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fleetville, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1916 by Edward J Clode.
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Presumed first edition (NAP). Hardcover, very good, no dustjacket. Some faint mottling on spine, dusting on cloth and edges of textblock. Internally, light foxing on endpapers, erased previous owner's sgn, paper lightly age yellowed, otherwise tight, clean, relatively crisp and unmarked. Mystery; modern first.
Add this copy of The Maelstrom (the Rogue's Syndicate) to cart. $10.00, good condition, Sold by MLC Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Northfield, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1916 by Edward J. Clode.
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Good. No Jacket. Ex-Library Passed a package by a stranger in a dense fog, Hallett brings the package to the address on the label, where he is attacked and stumbles over a dead body. A police procedural by a former Metropolitan Police officer who rose to become Superintendent of the CID. First U.S. edition, published in England as "The Rogue's Syndicate." Basis for the 1917 movie "The Maelstrom" starring Earle Williams. Ex-library with a sticke and numbers on the spine, a label on the front pastedown, and the letter "D" written on the first page. Lightly bumped and rubbed, spine slightly sunned, with the hinges a bit loose.
Add this copy of The Maelstrom to cart. $20.00, like new condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1916 by Grosset Dunlap.
Add this copy of The Maelstrom to cart. $25.00, very good condition, Sold by My Book Heaven rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Alameda, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1916 by Edward J. Clode.
Add this copy of The Maelstrom to cart. $25.00, very good condition, Sold by Dearly Departed Books rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Alliance, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1916 by Edward J. Clode.
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VG+ First edition bound in black ribbed cloth with gold lettering. 4 3/4" x 7 1/2", 360 pages. A VG+ copy. There is a slight bump/crease at the head of the spine. Slight fading to the upper 3" of the rear board. Fo rmer owner's name inked on the front fly leaf. Book otherwise fine wit h bright lettering & white paper.
Add this copy of The Maelstrom to cart. $27.50, very good condition, Sold by Murder By The Book rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cranston, RI, UNITED STATES, published 1916 by Edward J. Clode.
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Near Fine. No Jacket. Book 1st edition. Spine lightly sunned, pages show some age toning else a near fine, tight copy, in homemade acetate protector. Frank Froest, the highly decorated Superintendent of Scotland Yard's C.I.D., began his retirement from the Metropolitan Police by writing The Grell Mystery, acclaimed as the first crime novel to incorporate authentic police procedures.
Add this copy of The Maelstrom (1916) to cart. $61.07, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by Kessinger Publishing.
Add this copy of The Maelstrom to cart. $63.74, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Palala Press.
