Search Results: the wages of peril by bechdolt jack

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Henry Altemus Company, 1927. L1 - A hardcover book in very good condition that has some bumped corners and light edgewear, scattered smudges ands stains on the cover and page edges, light tanning and shelf wear with no dust jacket. 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. 6.75"x4.25", 285 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company 1927. First edition. Crime / adventure novel [Hubin, 1984 Crime Fiction, page 27] by this famous pulp author. Light blue cloth with dark blue lettering/decoration, 285 pages. VG copy [slight spine sunning, some nicking to spine edges, small area of spot soiling to the rear board] of a scarce title [lacking the even scarcer Dust Wrapper]. LR5/6E

Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company, 1927. Second edition. Hardcover. vg. 12mo. 285pp. Original illustrated dust-jacket over cloth with blue-stamped border and lettering on front cover and blue-stamped lettering on spine. Printer's device on title-page. Fascinating work being a popular fiction novel first published in 1925. Some age-wear on dust-jacket with rubbing and creasing along edges and chipping on upper left part of front cover and at bottom of front joint. Dust-jacket taped on binding. Minor offsetting on endpapers. Dust-jacket in overall fair, binding in good+, interior in very good condition.