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Think Fast, Mr. Moto
by John P. Marquand
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1937. First edition. Cloth. Good/Fine. 7.5" by 5". None. The scarce first edition of this exciting volume with Marquand's recurrent hero, Japanese secret agent Mr. Moto. The first edition stated of this book. Third Mr. Moto novel, previously serialised in the Saturday Evening Post in 1936. With unclipped facsimile dustwrapper. Mr Moto is a Japanese secret service agent, one of John P. Marquand's recurrent characters, protagonist of six novels published between 1935 and 1957. The character was initially created for the Saturday Evening Post which needed stories with an Asian hero after the creator of Charlie Chan had died. This volume is a story of gambling, interest, and much more. In the publisher's original ocean blue cloth binding, with titles in red to front board and spine. Externally very smart, with minor shelfwear and slight bumping to head and tail of spine. Spine has darkened. Ronald George Taylor's to front pastedown dated 2009. Inscribed by previous owner to front free endpaper, dated 2/18/38. Facsimile dustwrapper is unclipped and lovely with minor shelfwear only. Internally, firmly bound. Slight spotting to edges, affecting the occasional page. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 756A31
- Title
- Think Fast, Mr. Moto
- Author
- John P. Marquand
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1937
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- moto fiction secret agent detective fiction crime
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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