Buy this book on-line Ivor Drummond : The Power of the BugMacmillan, London, 1974 ISBN 0333176650
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. CI3 - A first edition (First published 1974 stated) hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some wrinkling and chipping on the edges and corners, small tear on the front top left corner, some scattered light rubbing and scratches, light tanning and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, fading on the top spine, some scattered light stains on the top page edges, darkened endpapers, light discoloration and shelf wear. Although not marked in any way, this copy comes from the personal collection of Otto Penzler, legendary editor and founder of the Mysterious Press, an award-winning icon in the genre. 8"x5.25", 223 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. The celebrated trio of friends- Sandro, Colly, and Jenny- are on the warpath again. Colly (Coleridge Tucker III) becomes suspicious about the death of his friend David Cordle, who is supposed to have fallen off a cliff in Vermont. What could have driven so blameless a man to suicide? Colly starts inquiries; the immediate the result is a ruthless attempt to murder him. An innocent man dies in Colly himself was nearly killed. Soon it is clear that his friends, count Sandro di Ganzaello and Lady Jennifer Norrington, are equally the query of the gang of assassins who react with such bloody ferocity to any inquisitiveness about Cordle's death. The trio, usually the hunters, become the hunted, and a terrifying chase down through America and deep into Mexico they narrowly escaped death by fire, death by bullet, and- in a last sequence of prolonged and almost unbearable tension- death by hanging at the hands of a Mexican lynch-mob. with all their great resource the three friends invade the series of horrific ambushes, and often turned the tables: and all the time they are wrestling with the problems- who are these people? How do they find the remotest hiding place, trail the most elusive car? Why do they want to kill?. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Ivor Drummond : The Power of the Bug. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including fine bindings, libri rari, out of print books, collectables and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |