DOUBLEDAY, & MCCLURE CO. / JAMES HARVEY SMITH, MORGAN ROBERTSON, WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE, ET AL

Tales from Mcclure's : Humor Seven Short Stories

New York: Doubleday & McClure Company, 1898. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Seven Short Stories Including : Burglars Three by James Harvey Smith, the Joneses' Telephone by Annie Howells Frechette, A Yarn Without a Moral by Morgan Robertson, The King of Boyville by William Allen White, The Merry Thanksgiving of the Burglar and Plumber by Octave Thanet, The Romance of Dulltown by James W. Temple, and, Fairy Gold by Mary Stewart Cutting. This is a small format book with limp cloth covers (approx. 6" x 4"). The book is in Very Good condition and was possibly issued without a dust jacket. The book is in generally clean, bright condition. There are several small water spots to the top edges of the front and rear book covers. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and wear. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there are occasional spots of foxing. There is a small repaired tear to the rear inner hinge of the book.. Very Good .

S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 51128

Catalogue: Modern Fiction

Keywords: Modern Fiction Doubleday & Mcclure Co. Humor Short Stories Morgan Robertson James Harvey Smith Annie Howells Frechette Willliam Allen White

MCCLURE JAMES

Cop World, Policing the Streets of San Diego

London, MacMillan. 1984, First Edition. (ISBN: 0333306880) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. near fine but has some minor age related spotting or browning, unclipped dust jacket, McClure spent time with the San Diego police, and has written about the job they do, 341pp. Very Good/Very Good.

Fortuna BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 008252

Catalogue: True Crime & Legal Texts

Keywords: San Diego, Police Department, Sdpd, Cop, Community Oriented Policing, Documentary, Non-Fiction, Law Enforcement, Leo, Journalism 0333306880

James Laughlin; James Purdy, Delmore Schwartz, Michael McClure, Gilbert Sorrentino, et al.

New Directions: An International Anthology of Prose & Poetry 32

New York: New Directions, 1975. 8vo. 186 pp. Soft Covers, Very Good+. Signed dedication on page 132 from James Purdy (one of the contributors) to Herb Yellin, Lord John Press, Hartridge, CA. .

Wittenborn Art BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 15-11492

Catalogue: Books

McClure, James

The artful egg.

London, Macmillan, 1984, First edition. 283 pp. hard cover with dustjacket. 21 cm. Sdescription VG/VG. Light shelf wear to dust jacket, overall very good book in very good dust jacket. Very Good. ISBN: 0333371038.

Lost and Found BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 17754

Catalogue: crime fiction

Keywords: Kramer, Trompie (Fictitious character);  South Africa;  Zondi, Mickey (Fictitious character), ISBN: 0333371038

McClure, James

The Artful Egg

New York, Pantheon Books, 1984. First US Edition. Hardcover. 283pp. Cloth backed boards. A mystery featuring Lieutenant Kramer and his Bantu assistant Sergeant Zondi. A fine copy in fine dustjacket.; Octavo. .

Parigi BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 35665

Catalogue: Mysteries and Thrillers

Keywords: mystery, POLICE PROCEDURAL, SOUTH AFRICA, LIEUTENANT KRAMER, SERGEANT ZONDI

McClure, James.

The Artful Egg.

Macmillan. London 1984 1st edition. Black cloth boards. 283pp 8vo. No inscription. pages a little tanned. top edge spotted. conservatively VG condition in matching dustwrapper (tanned flaps, minor wear only, no loss, or tears). An attractive copy. ISBN: 0333371038 A Kramer & Zondi mystery, the seventh of eight in this series. Listed on the 100 Best Crime Novels of the 20thC. Despite the author being often cited as a British author, he was born in South Africa and only moved to Britain in 1965 though his 8 Kramer & Zondi novels were written after this move.

Fables BookhopProfessional seller

Book number: 23342

Catalogue: Modern First Editions

Keywords: modern first edition detective fiction south southern africa african

James McClure

The Artful Egg

London, Macmillan, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this murder mystery novel from James McClure. The seventh in the Kramer and Zondi novels series. In a black cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Dustwrapper is smart, with just some labels to the rear panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with just the occasional spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: MOD12-C-7

Catalogue: Modern Fiction

Keywords: JAMES mcclure artfull egg kramer zondi artfull egg None

James McClure

The Artful Egg

London , Macmillan and Co. 1984. First edition. Cloth. A whirlwind whodunnit, a wonderful first edition copy of James McClure's The Artful Egg. A first edition copy of this work. The Artful Egg follows Lieutenant Tromp Kramer and Sergeant Mickey Zondi of the Trekkersburg Police in South Africa as they grapple with the murder of a world-famous author. James McClure was a British author and journalist best known for his Kramer and Zondi mysteries. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean page. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is also excellent. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 840B89

Catalogue: Modern Fiction

Keywords: The Artful Egg james mcClure crime novel james mcClure None

James McClure

The Artful Egg

London, Macmillan, 1984. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this murder mystery novel from James McClure. The seventh in the Kramer and Zondi novels series. In a black cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Dustwrapper is smart, with just some labels to the rear panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with just the occasional spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: MOD11-G-19

Catalogue: Modern Fiction

Keywords: james mcclure the artfull egg kramer and zondi kramer the artfull egg None

McClure, James

The Blood of an Englishman

New York, Harper & Row, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition featuring the author's South African detectives, Afrikaner Lieutenant Tromp Kramer and Zulu Detective Sergeant Mickey Zondi. A near fine copy in 1/4 gray cloth over black paper covered boards, red titles to the spine in a near fine pictorial dustwrapper showing some light use. 8vo. 270 pp. A bright, fresh copy of this highly regarded mystery. /Dust Jacket Included.

TBCL The Book Collector's LibraryProfessional seller

Book number: 29212

Catalogue: Electronic List TBCL

Keywords: FIRST EDITION SOUTH AFRICAN AUTHORS MYSTERY THRILLER CRIME DETECTION . ITSAMYSTERY

MCCLURE, JAMES

The Blood of an Englishman

London: Book Club Associates, 1980. Reprint. Black hardback cloth cover. 200mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). 270pp.. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket .

Barter BooksProfessional seller

Book number: bbm030

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Fiction

James McClure

The Blood of an Englishman a Kramer and Zondi Novel

London, Macmillan, 1980. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the sixth Kramer and Zondi novel from James McClure. James Howe McClure (9 October 1939, Johannesburg, South Africa – 17 June 2006, Oxford, England) was a British author and journalist best known for his Kramer and Zondi mysteries set in South Africa. In a red cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Dustwrapper is quite smart, with just some slight foxing and the odd mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: MOD12-C-11

Catalogue: Modern Fiction

Keywords: kramer and zondi kramer zondi james mcclure kramer None

MCCLURE, JAMES D.

California Landmarks a Photographic Guide to the State's Historic Spots: Text, Maps and Photographs

Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1950. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. B&W Photographs; This book is in Very Good+ condition and Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge tears and nicks, along with some rubbing and a couple of very small chips. "Majestic Forests to the north and giant Sequoias farther south; scented firs, cedars, and pines in the High Sierra; rugged cliffs, vast blue and the sometimes fog-shrouded Pacific; inland valleys, snow-mantled divides and arid wastes of lonely deserts - these physical features are the real landmarks of California.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 36266

Catalogue: Californiana

Keywords: Californiana James D. McClure Photography Landmarks Tourism Tourist attractions Califoniana

McClure, James

The Caterpillar Cop

New York, Harper & Row, Publishers, 1972. First US Edition. Hardcover. 245pp. Cloth backed boards. The second mystery featuring Lieutenant Kramer and his Bantu assistant Sergeant Zondi. A near fine copy in near fine dustjacket.; Octavo. .

Parigi BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 15805

Catalogue: Mysteries and Thrillers

Keywords: mystery, POLICE PROCEDURAL, SOUTH AFRICA, LIEUTENANT KRAMER, SERGEANT ZONDI

McClure, James

The Caterpillar Cop

New York, Harper & Row, Publishers, 1972. First US Edition. Hardcover. 245pp. Cloth backed boards. The second mystery featuring Lieutenant Kramer and his Bantu assistant Sergeant Zondi. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. ; Octavo. .

Parigi BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 33389

Catalogue: Mysteries and Thrillers

Keywords: mystery, POLICE PROCEDURAL, SOUTH AFRICA, LIEUTENANT KRAMER, SERGEANT ZONDI