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STASHOWER, DANIEL: : THE HARRY HOUDINI MYSTERIES: THE DIME MUSEUM MURDERS,THE FLOATING LADY MURDER,THE HOUDINI SPECTER.[3 Volumes]

LONDON.TITAN BOOKS,Feb-June,2012.

ISBN 9780857682840.

UK,8vo wraps,paperback original,1st edns - 3 volumes.[First appearance in print and format for all 3 volumes - so all are paperback original,1st edns.All 3 offered as one lot with 25% reduction ( = £17.98+P/p to be quoted on application) on original purchase price.Paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title. Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn,but p/back originals are published prior to any other format.] FINE.No owner inscrptns,though a child-like black ink squiggle to half-title page of first volume [THE DIME MUSEUM MURDERS],the other volumes nmarked.Bright,crisp,clean, illustrated card covers; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - no reading creases to spine/backstrip either. Top+fore-edges bright and clean,contents near pristine with just 2 dog-ear reading(?) or accidental(?) creases to bottom corners of pp141/2 and pp163/4 of just one of the 3 volumes (THE HOUDINI SPECTER). TDMM: New York City in 1897 and young escapologist Harry Houdini is struggling to get the recognition he craves from the ruthless entertainment industry.When toy tycoon Branford Wintour is found murdered in his Fifth Avenue mansion,detectives call upon Houdini to help solve this mysterious crime. When Harry and his brother Dash reach the scene of the murder,they discover that Wintour was killed seemingly by a magic trick. . . . TFLM: In turn-of-the-century New York City,struggling young performer Harry Houdini is working for the renowned magician Kellar.One night his master's astonishing illusion the Foating Lady goes horribly wrong,with Kellar's levitating assistant apparently plunging to her death.Houdini,along with his wife Bess and brother Dash,must solve the mystery and figure out how the young lady died from drowning rather than a fatal fall. THS: Young magician Harry Houdini is still struggling to make a name for himself in turn-of-the-century New York.He sees an opportunity for glory in exposing the tricks of the medium Lucas Craig if only he can work out how the charlatan managed to conjure a "spirit" while tied to a chair by Houdini himself,or how the apparition was able to stab a fellow guest to death and then disappear! Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct and possibly,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. q52.CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED.UK,8vo wraps, paperback original,1st edn.ISBN 9780857682840.ISBN 978085768295. ISBN 9780857682932.Harry Houdini_Sherlock Holmes_juvenile fiction.Books new,used, signed,rare.

UK,8vo wraps,paperback original,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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