About this title: After Philip Stenning is involved in a near-fatal plane crash, he feels he owes a debt of gratitude to the man who rescued him. However, his mysterious savior is an escaped convict, and his determination to help him leads Stenning into a tense and dramatic adventure of intrigue, drug-running and murder.
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Pan Books
Date Published: 1967
ISBN-13:9780330103435ISBN:0330103431
Description: Good. Paperback book in good condition. Will have creasing to spine and/or covers, shelfwear/edgewear, may have other defects such as spine slant/discolouration to block edges etc. For further details please email. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Heinemann, London
Date Published: 1952
Description: Near-fine. No Jacket. A previous owner's stamp is on the front paste down and his seal has been impressed onto the front free end paper. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Pan Books, London
Date Published: 1965
Description: Good. Good Duodecimo(12mo), approx.6? A solid paperback, in good general condition, with some age tan. Former owner's name on ffep. On request, we will promptly supply more detailed description, scanned images, synopsis, and other available information. read more
Edition: First Edition Thus
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine 02088, New York
Date Published: 1970
Description: Very Good. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. This book is clean, soslid and unmarked. There is a very small cut and dent on the upper right corner of the front cover but no other serious faults. 217 p.; 18 cm. / This paperback has a tan, illustrated front cover with the title in Brown print on a white base. Previously published Cassell 1926. The author's first novel /Scarce! ; Alibris.0005379. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Pan
Date Published: 1965
Description: Very Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. "The first of his many brilliant novels-a story of a prison escape and smuggling. " A near fine, probably unread, copy. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: VINTAGE Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780099530077ISBN:0099530074
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 264 pages. After philip stenning is involved in a near-fatal plane crash, he feels he owes a debt of gratitude to the man who rescued him. however, his mysterious savior is an escaped convict, and his determination to help him leads stenning into a tense and dramatic adventure of intrigue, drug-running and murder. (Paperback) read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Heinemann, London
Date Published: 1952
Description: Good in Good dust jacket. Reprint edition. "No. 1" in the Uniform Edition of "The Novels of Nevil Shute". 256 pages. Blue boards with red panel on spine. 1" missing around head of dust wrapper spine. Several 1/2" tears and chips in edges of dust wrapper. Browning to page edges. Dust wrapper rubbed and faded.; 12mo. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Heinemann, London
Date Published: 1960
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Reprint in the Heinemann Uniform edition of Shute, pictorial jacket format by W Francis Phillips, 8vo, 256pp, very slight suggestion of edge spotting o/w VG+ Copy in VG+ pictorial DJ; nicely preserved example. read more
Binding: Hard Back
Publisher: Heinemann, London
Date Published: 1960
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Dustwrapper is lightly rubbed, chipped at edges, but basically very good (not price clipped). Binding is v. good and pages clean. Overall v. good. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Heinemann, London
Date Published: 1955
Description: Good+ in Good jacket. Hardback. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Blue boards stamped in red and silver on spine. Uniform edition Ist series. Tight, sunning to spine tips, browning in edges, foxing in endpapers and a little in pages. Dust jacket is unclipped but has price blocked out in blue ink, foxing, slight loss at corners, small gaps along top edge, protected in clear plastic sleeve. read more
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