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  • THE LAUNCH BOYS ADVENTURES IN NORTHERN WATERS, The Launch Boys series #2. by Ellis, Edward S. (1840-1916)
    Ellis, Edward S. (1840-1916)
    THE LAUNCH BOYS ADVENTURES IN NORTHERN WATERS, The Launch Boys series #2.

    Edition: Early printing.

    Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., (1912). Hardcover - A rather uncommon juvenile novel, the second and final title in this series, by this prolific author. The three friends - who own a fast motorboat - are approached by a Pinkerton detective to aid in capturing a gang responsible for several post office robberies in Maine. Glossy frontispiece by Burton D. Hughes. 336 pp.

    Condition: Good overall in illustrated tan boards (gift inscription dated Christmas 1927, small tear in cloth on back cover)

    Book ID: 90953
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  • Gipe, George.
    CONEY ISLAND QUICKSTEP.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, (1977.) dj. Hardcover - A "madcap novel of naughty 1890s New York." - based on the 1891 Gravesend Race Track Affair, and involving legendary detective Pinkerton. 280 pp. ISBN: 0-690011970.

    Condition: Near fine in a good only dust jacket (edgewear to the dj)

    Book ID: 40635
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  • GO BY GO. by Jackson, Jon A.
    Jackson, Jon A.
    GO BY GO.

    Edition: First printing.

    Tucson: Dennis McMillan Publications, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An historical novel, set in Butte Montana where a young Pinkerton detective was sent to assist in busting the union, when the miners spontaneously walked out after a deadly accident, activities which result in the murder of union activist Frank Little. One review comments that Jackson, "best known for his Fang Mulheisen detective series, has taken a little-known historical incident and woven it into a fascinating tapestry of time, place, atmosphere, and character." SIGNED on the half title page. 278 pp. Photographic endpapers. ISBN: 0-939767317.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 82018
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  • GO BY GO. by Jackson, Jon A.
    Jackson, Jon A.
    GO BY GO.

    Edition: First printing.

    Tucson: Dennis McMillan Publications, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An historical novel, set in Butte Montana where a young Pinkerton detective was sent to assist in busting the union, when the miners spontaneously walked out after a deadly accident, activities which result in the murder of union activist Frank Little. One review comments that Jackson, "best known for his Fang Mulheisen detective series, has taken a little-known historical incident and woven it into a fascinating tapestry of time, place, atmosphere, and character." SIGNED on the half title page and dated in the month of publication. 278 pp. Photographic endpapers. ISBN: 0-939767317.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 82019
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  • CALVACADE. by Satterthwait, Walter.
    Satterthwait, Walter.
    CALVACADE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: St Martin's, (2001) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Novel set in 1920s Germany where two young Pinkerton detectives have been hired by find out who attempted to kill Hitler at a supposedly secret meeting in Berlin. SIGNED on the title page. 354 pp. ISBN: 0-312339747.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 80212
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  • THE FOUR HUNDRED. by Sheppard, Stephen.
    Sheppard, Stephen.
    THE FOUR HUNDRED.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Summit Books, (1979.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel based on a crime that shook the Victorian world of Charles Dickens - a daring robbery of 400,000 Pounds Sterling from the Bank of England . The ingenious plot was the work of four young Americans - the Bidwell brothers, George 'Mac' MacDonald and Edwin Noyes. Includes appearances by the Baron Rothschild and the famous American detective, Pinkerton. 414 pp. ISBN: 0-671400711.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 41845
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