Dale of the Mounted in Hong Kong by Joe Holliday - 1962

Thomas Allen, Ltd., 1962. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Toronto: Thomas Allen, Limited, 1962 Hard Cover. Presumed First Edition. 8 1/4 x 6 1/4", 160pp. The "Dale of the Mounted" series by Joe Holliday was enormously popular. The author researched his books better than most of the genre's auth ors. This particular book although fictional is nicely set in Hong Kong where Holliday spent considereable time with the Hong Kong Police Force and witnessed first-hand, their operation on land, in t h e marine section and in the laboratory. Begins as one would expect however, in Canada. Binding is bright red, pebbled paper on board in near mint cond. Lettering on front cover and spine, is dk blu e . Lovely cond. Endpapers are white; sticker pull on upper right corner. Text is in perfect cond. Entire book is bright, tight and clean. A handsome copy. Overall cond. v. good.. F.

Toronto. Thomas Allen, Limited. 1962. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 20.5cm, 160p., red fabrikoid with blue titles, a fine bright copy in near fine jacket. (Lt).

Thomas Allen, 1962. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1962. No Edition Remarks. 160 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Signed by the author with dedication to front free endpaper. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Textblock is shaky. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends. Visible sunning to spine. Some rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.

Toronto: Thomas Allen Limited. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. ©1962. Hardcover. 160 p. 21 cm. Copyright date only. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Minor rubbing to the edges and corner tips. Inside pages are clean but slightly toned. Dust jacket has panel and edge wear, including rubbing and creases. Rear panel is lightly soiled. Number 12 in a series of books featuring Constable Dale Thompson of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, in which he is involved with a human smuggling ring that takes him to Hong Kong. .