Goodchild, Jack O Lantern, Mystery, 1st Edition 1930
"Jack O'Lantern", by George Goodchild, published by The Mystery League, New York. First printing of the First American Edition with "1930" on the bottom of the title page; "First Edition" and "Copyright by The Mystery Books 1930" on the copyright page.
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This book is from the library of Charles William Streit (1884-1971) was an American football player and coach."Charles W. Streit" and "October 1930" is ink written on the front endpaper.
"Who was Jack O'Lantern? To Scotland Yard he was one of the cleverest criminals ever to pit his wits against their machinery for man-finding. He was many things to many people...but no one really knew who he was...."
"We start off lurking on the dark waterfront with a dead body in the water! The apparent culprit is someone known as "Jack O'Lantern", son of Tobias Lantern. Nicely written book that is both mystery and love story. The mystery is: Who is the Jack O'Lantern? Where is he? And why is he on a killing spree? These are the questions both Police Officer Wrench and his Superior Officer Sweetness are trying to discover though Sweetness feels he must compete with his junior for respect in the eyes of Scotland Yard.
The love affair of the book is two-fold. The first is that Wrench is in love with Sonia, and her guardian is a prime target for the killer. The second romance is between the killer and another lovely lady." [from a review]
George Goodchild (1888-1969), also known as Alan Dare, Wallace Q. Reid, and Jesse Templeton, was a British writer of popular books, short stories, plays, and a writer and director of several movies. His career lasted over 60 years (1916-published after death, still reprinted); his works number around 210, most under his own name. His notable literary characters include Inspector McLean, spy catcher Q33 Trelawney, Nigel Rix, and Trooper O'Neill. Goodchild's films include Colorado Jack (1921), Bucking the Barrier (1923), The Public Defender (1931), Condemned to Death (1932), Trooper O'Neill (1932), and No Escape (1936).
US: Priority (c.2-4 days) --------- $9.50
Canada: Priority (c 2-6 weeks) -- $29.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) --- $40.50
Condition Report: Hard boards, original black cloth with green lettering on the front board and spine [shelf wear; two small bright spots on the front cover]; name and date written on fep; the cut-out front side of the original dust jacket is inserted inside front cover; 5” x 7.1/2”; 286 pages + one-page publisher’s add; one page corner fold, very good condition.
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"Jack O'Lantern", by George Goodchild, published by The Mystery League, New York. First printing of the First American Edition with "1930" on the bottom of the title page; "First Edition" and "Copyright by The Mystery Books 1930" on the copyright page.
Provenance:
This book is from the library of Charles William Streit (1884-1971) was an American football player and coach."Charles W. Streit" and "October 1930" is ink written on the front endpaper.
"Who was Jack O'Lantern? To Scotland Yard he was one of the cleverest criminals ever to pit his wits against their machinery for man-finding. He was many things to many people...but no one really knew who he was...."
"We start off lurking on the dark waterfront with a dead body in the water! The apparent culprit is someone known as "Jack O'Lantern", son of Tobias Lantern. Nicely written book that is both mystery and love story. The mystery is: Who is the Jack O'Lantern? Where is he? And why is he on a killing spree? These are the questions both Police Officer Wrench and his Superior Officer Sweetness are trying to discover though Sweetness feels he must compete with his junior for respect in the eyes of Scotland Yard.
The love affair of the book is two-fold. The first is that Wrench is in love with Sonia, and her guardian is a prime target for the killer. The second romance is between the killer and another lovely lady." [from a review]
George Goodchild (1888-1969), also known as Alan Dare, Wallace Q. Reid, and Jesse Templeton, was a British writer of popular books, short stories, plays, and a writer and director of several movies. His career lasted over 60 years (1916-published after death, still reprinted); his works number around 210, most under his own name. His notable literary characters include Inspector McLean, spy catcher Q33 Trelawney, Nigel Rix, and Trooper O'Neill. Goodchild's films include Colorado Jack (1921), Bucking the Barrier (1923), The Public Defender (1931), Condemned to Death (1932), Trooper O'Neill (1932), and No Escape (1936).
US: Priority (c.2-4 days) --------- $9.50
Canada: Priority (c 2-6 weeks) -- $29.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) --- $40.50
Condition Report: Hard boards, original black cloth with green lettering on the front board and spine [shelf wear; two small bright spots on the front cover]; name and date written on fep; the cut-out front side of the original dust jacket is inserted inside front cover; 5” x 7.1/2”; 286 pages + one-page publisher’s add; one page corner fold, very good condition.
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