The Clue Of The Coiled Cobra by Campbell, Bruce (Epstein, Sam & Beryl) - 1952

NEW YORK: GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS, 1951 Book. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover with green front center art piece, green spine title and green endpapers. Secure binding with clean pages (small fox mark near front pages) and a rub wear mark at the front cover with a bottom spine shift. About 7-1/2 x 5 with 214 pages..

NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1960. beige c w/black decorations/titles; ; "lightning" end papers; 214 clean, unmarked pages. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Frontis. 12 vo.

World Distributors (Manchester) Ltd., 1958. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1958. Reprinted. 208 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Foxing overall.

World Distributors, 1967. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1967. Reprint. 208 pages. Pictorial dust jacket with B&W lettering over red cloth. B&W frontispiece. Notable tanning to pages throughout. Presentation plate to front endpaper. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with sunning to spine. Clipped dust jacket. Mild wear and tear to edges and corners. Notable tanning to DJ.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1951. Later printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Hardcover in tan "tweed" paper covered boards stamped in black. Illustrated endpapers. Carries copyright date of 1951 but this edition 1960 with "Gallows Cliff" last in list of Ken Holt titles on verso of the half-title. A tight, clean, near fine copy, touch of rubbing to the extremities, in very good dust jacket, small chip lower edge of front panel and top edge of rear panel.

World Distributors, London, 1972. Reprint. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Good/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover (Printed Boards). 208 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: World Distributors, London, 1972. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have moderate rubbing/wear. Edges of boards have moderate wear. Pages are reasonably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Ken and Sandy give a ride to a hitchhiker named Fenton. Fenton comes across as a gentle person who is down on his luck, which makes the boys feel sorry for him. After the boys drop Fenton off in Brentwood, an insurance investigator questions Ken and Sandy about Fenton. The boys are chagrined to learn that Fenton took part in a bank heist and recently got out of prison. It is believed that Fenton hid the stolen money near Brentwood, and the investigator hopes to recover the money. Ken and Sandy take a keen interest in the case, as they hope to atone for their role in aiding Fenton. Ken and Sandy discover some evidence… Read More

London: World Distributors. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1956. Hard Cover. 1960 reprint.208p Light shelf wear, tiny chip to top edge of cover near spine, faint foxing to edges. ; Vol. 2; B&W Illustrations; 12mo .

UK: World Distributors, 1967. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Repr. Hardback: frontispiece, dj is a bit worn on the edges, a few short tears, small piece missing from the top front edge, area on the lower front peeled and has been repaired with tape on the reverse, flaps are creased, lower cover edges are slightly faded, prize plate on the front flyleaf, some foxing on the endpapers and foredges, paper browning on the edges, else vg. 8vo, 208pp..

New York:: Grosset & Dunlap,, (1951).. Hardcover -. Very good in a good only dust jacket with creasing and chipping to the upper edge of the back cover, some wear to the folds, corners and ends of the spine.. Early printing. Ken and Sandy are driving home after covering a dog show for the Brentwood Weekly Advance. At a bus stop restaurant they offer a hitch-hiker a lift - who later turns out to be wanted for a payroll robbery. 1950s edition with beige tweed boards with dark green lettering and small illustration, dark green scenic lightning endpapers. Lists to #6 in book and on front dust jacket flap. Dustjacket has wraparound illustration on spine. . Illustrated. 214 pp.

Manchester: World Distributors, 1956 A very good copy of the first UK edition, toning in the edges and endpapers. The dust jacket is bright, with minor edge wear, in a clear film protective sleeve.