The Man With Nine Lives - Signed -
James Corbett
1938 - Herbert Jenkins Limited, London - First Edition, in First Issue Dust Jacket
A near fine signed first edition, of one of Corbett’s detective novels, featuring Victor Redmayne. Rare signed and with the eye-catching dust jacket.
‘In the heart of London a man was shot at from his motorcar. The fact that the victim was not killed was of small importance to Victor Redmayne who witnessed the affair. Murder had been attempted; and as a result of his own investigations, he was involved in a highly thrilling adventure.’ (from the dust jacket) James Corbett (1887-1958) was a prolific writer of mystery and thriller novels. His 43 known novels fall between the years 1929 and 1951; such an output translates to an average of two novels a year - a considerable feat for any writer. Most of James Corbett’s novels are standard murder mystery fare. His more notable books step outside the bounds of realism into the fantastic: outstanding examples would be ‘Devil Man from Mars’ (1935, a science fiction story), ‘The Man Who Saw the Devil’ (1934, a scientific horror story), and ‘When Death Walks’ (1941, a horror story) – Gavin L. O’Keefe, ‘James Corbett and his flying terrors’.
First edition jacket, priced 7/6 to spine and listing the first three latest titles on front flap all published in 1937. and two latest Arthur Gask titles both published in 1937.
Octavo (book size 19x13cm), pp. viii 9-312 [8 (publisher’s ads)]. In publisher’s orange cloth, spine and front board lettered and ruled in black, publisher’s emblem in black to spine and rear board. Dust jacket priced 7’6 NET to spine, with later colour touch-up around the edges and folds. Condition: Near fine, light foxing to first and last few pages and edge of block, in very good dust jacket, minor soiling, moderate sunning to spine, later colour touch-up to edges and folds. Ref: 109701 Price: HK$ 4,800
‘In the heart of London a man was shot at from his motorcar. The fact that the victim was not killed was of small importance to Victor Redmayne who witnessed the affair. Murder had been attempted; and as a result of his own investigations, he was involved in a highly thrilling adventure.’ (from the dust jacket) James Corbett (1887-1958) was a prolific writer of mystery and thriller novels. His 43 known novels fall between the years 1929 and 1951; such an output translates to an average of two novels a year - a considerable feat for any writer. Most of James Corbett’s novels are standard murder mystery fare. His more notable books step outside the bounds of realism into the fantastic: outstanding examples would be ‘Devil Man from Mars’ (1935, a science fiction story), ‘The Man Who Saw the Devil’ (1934, a scientific horror story), and ‘When Death Walks’ (1941, a horror story) – Gavin L. O’Keefe, ‘James Corbett and his flying terrors’.
First edition jacket, priced 7/6 to spine and listing the first three latest titles on front flap all published in 1937. and two latest Arthur Gask titles both published in 1937.
Octavo (book size 19x13cm), pp. viii 9-312 [8 (publisher’s ads)]. In publisher’s orange cloth, spine and front board lettered and ruled in black, publisher’s emblem in black to spine and rear board. Dust jacket priced 7’6 NET to spine, with later colour touch-up around the edges and folds. Condition: Near fine, light foxing to first and last few pages and edge of block, in very good dust jacket, minor soiling, moderate sunning to spine, later colour touch-up to edges and folds. Ref: 109701 Price: HK$ 4,800