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Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 125 pages. No dust jacket. Illustrated paper covered boards. Map panels have minimal visible markings. Slight wear between panels with some minor splitting. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Some loss at spine.
THE MURDER OF THE TAILOR'S DUMMY by Sonin, Ray - 1935
by Sonin, Ray
THE MURDER OF THE TAILOR'S DUMMY
by Sonin, Ray
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
London: Harrap, 1935. Broadcaster, journalist, writer and musician Sonin was a giant influence in the pop culture of his day, discovering a young girl named Vera Lynn singing in a London pub in 1935, and got her career started by introducing her to the famous BBC band leader, Joe Loss. He also influenced the careers of Cleo Laine, John Dankworth, Frankie Laine, Roger Whittaker, Petula Clark and many other well-known musical talents through the years. He was a song lyricist and, among many, wrote "Lonely Woman" for Sarah Vaughan, as well as "Best of All" and "Homecoming Waltz" for Vera Lynn. For 10 years, Ray was also the editor of the UK's famous "Melody Maker" magazine, the first publication anywhere in the world to introduce a "Top Ten" music chart. On moving to Canada, he was the first to play the Beatles, ABBA, the Dave Clark Five and Petula Clark to North American audiences ." This title is his second criminous title and is an intriguing story which features "the Guitar Club", a secret society that communicates through musical code. Exquisite Barbosa dustwrapper. Black cloth with yellow print, decoration and bars logo, p. 323. A small nick to the cloth edge noted, else pristine book in like original unclipped dustwrapper. Hubin, p. 383 . First Edition. Near Fine/Fine.
- Bookseller Finefinds Collection Management (CA)
- Book Condition Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition Fine
- Edition First Edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Harrap
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1935
- Keywords DETECTION-PREWAR MYSTERY & INTRIGUE