Author: George Manville Fenn
Title: In Jeopardy and Other Stories
Description: London, Chatto and Windus, 1906. Cloth. George Manville Fenn's vanishingly scarce collection of short fiction stories about characters in perilous situations, in the original early dust wrapper. A new impression. First published in 1889. In the original publisher's cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. A vanishingly scarce work.This collection of thrilling stories was written by George Manville Fenn, the prolific English author and journalist. The collection features stories depicting dangerous and heroic deeds, where the characters face perilous situations. The stories include a tale about an old man who attempts to save sailors from a wreckage out to sea, a man who clings for life after falling from a high story hotel he is laying bricks for, stories of deadly fires and firemen, and a haunting story about a man who feels he is being watched by a shadowy figure who proceeds to attacks him. This volume features stories such as; 'Going Ashore', 'Clinging for Life', 'In Jeopardy', and 'A Roar From a Forge&apos. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with only minimal shelf wear, a slight lean and light spotting to the endpapers. The wrap is generally smart with sunning to the spine, light marks, and small closed tears to the extremities. Internally firmly bound with generally bright pages and spotting throughout and to the fore edge. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Good.
Keywords: Short stories Fiction George Manville Fenn Dust wrapper Fiction None
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Title: In Jeopardy and Other Stories
Description: London, Chatto and Windus, 1906. Cloth. George Manville Fenn's vanishingly scarce collection of short fiction stories about characters in perilous situations, in the original early dust wrapper. A new impression. First published in 1889. In the original publisher's cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. A vanishingly scarce work.This collection of thrilling stories was written by George Manville Fenn, the prolific English author and journalist. The collection features stories depicting dangerous and heroic deeds, where the characters face perilous situations. The stories include a tale about an old man who attempts to save sailors from a wreckage out to sea, a man who clings for life after falling from a high story hotel he is laying bricks for, stories of deadly fires and firemen, and a haunting story about a man who feels he is being watched by a shadowy figure who proceeds to attacks him. This volume features stories such as; 'Going Ashore', 'Clinging for Life', 'In Jeopardy', and 'A Roar From a Forge&apos. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with only minimal shelf wear, a slight lean and light spotting to the endpapers. The wrap is generally smart with sunning to the spine, light marks, and small closed tears to the extremities. Internally firmly bound with generally bright pages and spotting throughout and to the fore edge. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Good.
Keywords: Short stories Fiction George Manville Fenn Dust wrapper Fiction None
Price: GBP 345.00 = appr. US$ 492.65 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 923Z23
- Book number: 923Z23
See more books from our catalog: English Literature Pre 1900