Max Reinhardt, London, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Donald Green -- Cover Art. 300 g.; VI, 7-192 pages. Red coloured boards with gilt the backstrip. Bumping to the top backstrip edge and to the book corners. Browning and foxing to the top text block edge and light browning, scattered foxing and handling marks to the other text block edges. Light browning and handling marks to the end papers and age toning to the internal text. Colour illustrated dustwrapper, by Donald Green, with black, purple and white titles to the front panel and black and pink titles to the backstrip. Rubbing to the dustwrapper edges and to the dustwrapper panels. Sunning to the backstrip and at the rear dustwrapper panels shows yellowing and handling marks. Browning to the verso of the dustwrapper. A man wakes up in hospital and finds to his horror he cannot speak as his throat had been cut. Not only that but he has no memory of who he is. As he untangles the mystery of his life, previously to waking up, an awareness of danger creeps upon him. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Donald Green -- Cover Art. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Inventory No: 0107997. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0107997
Title: The Longest Second
Author: Ballinger, Bill S
Illustrator: Donald Green -- Cover Art
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Max Reinhardt
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1958
Keywords: BZDB2 Mystery -- Suspense -- Amnesia Fiction; Donald Green -- Cover Art Unbranded Ballinger, Bill S. The Longest Second

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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