1976, ISBN: 9780706405682

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London : Heinemann : Octopus Books , 1976. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite w… Mehr…

London : Heinemann : Octopus Books , 1976. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 937p.; 25cm. Notes: Jacket title: 65 short stories. Contents: Rain -- The fall of Edward Darnard -- Honolulu -- The ant and the grasshopper -- Mackintosh -- The three fat women of Antibes -- The facts of life -- Gigolo and Gigolette -- The voice of the turtle -- The unconquered -- The escape -- Mr Know-All -- The romanic young lady -- A man from Glasgow -- Before the party -- The vessel of wrath -- Louise -- The promise --The yellow streak -- The force of circumstance -- Flotsam and Jetsam -- The alien corn -- The creative impulse -- Virtue -- The closed shop -- The dream -- The colonel's lady -- Miss King -- The hairless Mexican -- The traitor -- His excellency -- Mr Harrinton's washing -- Lord Mountdrago -- Sanatorium -- The social sense -- The verger -- The taipan -- The consul -- A friend in need -- The round dozen -- The human element -- Jane -- Footprints in the jungle -- The door of opportunity -- The book-bag -- French Joe -- The four Dutchmen -- The back of beyond -- P. & O. -- Episode -- The kite -- A woman of fifty -- The lotus eater -- The wash-tub -- A man with a conscience -- Winter cruise -- A marriage of convenience -- Mirage -- The letter -- The portrait of a gentleman -- Raw material -- Straight flush -- A casual affair -- Neil MacAdam.Subjects: Short stories, English. British Foreign countries; Fiction. Manners and customs Fiction. Short stories in English, 1900 Texts. Genre: Short story., London : Heinemann : Octopus Books, 1976, 0<

1976, ISBN: 0706405684

Gebundene Ausgabe

[EAN: 9780706405682], [PU: London : Heinemann : Octopus Books], Jacket, Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains qui… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780706405682], [PU: London : Heinemann : Octopus Books], Jacket, Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 937p.; 25cm. Notes: Jacket title: 65 short stories. Contents: Rain -- The fall of Edward Darnard -- Honolulu -- The ant and the grasshopper -- Mackintosh -- The three fat women of Antibes -- The facts of life -- Gigolo and Gigolette -- The voice of the turtle -- The unconquered -- The escape -- Mr Know-All -- The romanic young lady -- A man from Glasgow -- Before the party -- The vessel of wrath -- Louise -- The promise --The yellow streak -- The force of circumstance -- Flotsam and Jetsam -- The alien corn -- The creative impulse -- Virtue -- The closed shop -- The dream -- The colonel's lady -- Miss King -- The hairless Mexican -- The traitor -- His excellency -- Mr Harrinton's washing -- Lord Mountdrago -- Sanatorium -- The social sense -- The verger -- The taipan -- The consul -- A friend in need -- The round dozen -- The human element -- Jane -- Footprints in the jungle -- The door of opportunity -- The book-bag -- French Joe -- The four Dutchmen -- The back of beyond -- P. & O. -- Episode -- The kite -- A woman of fifty -- The lotus eater -- The wash-tub -- A man with a conscience -- Winter cruise -- A marriage of convenience -- Mirage -- The letter -- The portrait of a gentleman -- Raw material -- Straight flush -- A casual affair -- Neil MacAdam.Subjects: Short stories, English. British Foreign countries; Fiction. Manners and customs Fiction. Short stories in English, 1900 Texts. Genre: Short story. 1 Kg., Books<