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Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman
by Hornung, E.W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Synopsis
E. W. Hornung (1866-1921) created Raffles the gentleman burglar, hero of The Amateur Cracksman (1899) and Mr. Justice Raffles (1909) and wrote many other adventure stories published in magazines and in book form. He married Arthur Conan Doyle's sister Constance, traveled widely, and played cricket.
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0105622
- Title
- Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman
- Author
- Hornung, E.W
- Illustrator
- Peter Bate -- Cover Art
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- A Fingerprint Book/ Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Raffles, Crime Fiction, Short Stories, Edwardian Fiction, A Fingerprint Book Crime Fiction; Britain/UK; 19th century; Peter Bate -- Cover Art Unbranded Hornung, E.W. Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman
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