Buy this book on-line 5 Various: : POCKET READER SERIES - No.110 DETECTIVE TALES: CORPSES on the FORCELONDON.T.V. BOARDMAN & COMPANY LIMITED. [nd. circa early 1950s.] ISBN No ISBN.
UK,24mo paper wraps,1st edn.Near FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price removal (6d.) from front paper cover.Bright,crisp,clean, vibrant colour pictorial artwork by Denis McLoughlin,illustrated front cover with b/w orange,yellow and green lettering to same,rear panel with publisher's b/w advert for other series listing; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners - one tiny diagonal corner crease to front lower corner tip,a faint diagonal corner crease to rear,top corner - other corners unaffected.No maor nicks,tears or splits present,and the inevitable rusting to staples used.Top+ fore-edges aged/toned as usual/normal; contents bright,tight and clean,solid and sound - dog-ear reading creases to pp51/2 only.UK,slim 24mo paper wraps,1st edn,4- 96pp [paginated] includes 5 stories by assorted authors: William A. Cox - 'Corpses on the Force' with 5 chapters, Dane Gregory - 'Tell Her That You Saw Me' a short story,Costa Caroussa 'BOY meets GIRL - IN HELL' a short story,Leslie T. White - 'HATE and the CAPTAIN'S LADY' a short story,and Wyatt Blassingame - 'KEY TO A KILLER'S HEART' a short story.Each story with a b/w illustration start,3 of which are credited with McLoughin's name/signature.Probably the best hard-boiled detective series ever published!
An exceptional and scarce item from a very short-lived series and a striking example of McLoughlin's art and it's ephemeral nature.A prolific and versatile artist,in a long career,he has drawn many collectable books,paperbacks,annuals and comics,his work being highly prized amongst collectors.
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