Leslie Charteris
The Saint Sees It Through; the Saint Closes the Case; the Saint in London; the Ace of Knaves; Call for the Saint
London, Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 1950-1951. Cloth. Five volumes from Leslie Charteris' popular series featuring his Robin Hood-like character Simon Templar, or The Saint. Five volumes in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original dust wrappers. Unclipped dust wrappers to The Saint Sees it Through, The Saint in London and The Ace of Knaves. Price-clipped dust wrappers to The Saint Closes the Case and Call for The Saint. Previous owner's bookplate to the front paste down of The Saint Closes the Case and The Ace of Knaves. Previous owner's ink inscription to the front free end paper of The Saint in London. A collection of five works from the popular The Saint series by Leslie Charteris (1907-1993), featuring the Robin Hood-like character Simon Templar. Charteris was the author and custodian of Simon Templar's adventures from 1928 to 1983, one of the longest uninterrupted spans in the history of mystery fiction, equalling that of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot series.The set comprises: The Saint Sees it Through (1950, second impression) The Saint Closes the Case (1951, twentieth impression) The Saint in London (1951, sixteenth impression) The Ace of Knaves (1951, this edition reset) Call for The Saint (1951, fifth impression)The Saint Closes the Case was originally published as The Last Hero. The Saint in London was originally published as The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original dust wrappers. Externally, smart, with a touch of fading to the head and tail of the spine. Bumped to the upper extremities of the boards to 'Saint Sees it Through' and 'Saint in London&apos. Spine is slightly cocked to 'Saint Sees it Through&apos. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, apart from offsetting to the end papers of 'Saint in London&apos. Dust wrappers remain bright and generally smart. Light chipping to the head and tail of the spine of the wrappers. Marks to the fly leaves of 'Saint Sees it Through', with a tide mark to the front fly leaf. Sunned to the spine of the wrap to 'Saint Closes the Case', with spotting to the rear of the wrap and a small hole to the rear fly leaf. Tape repairs to the verso of the dust wrapper to 'Saint in London' and 'Call for the Saint&apos. Losses to the front of the dust wrapper to 'Call for The Saint&apos. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good/Very Good.

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Keywords: Leslie Charteris The Saint Simon Templar Thriller The Saint Not Stated