Leslie Charteris

	The Saint and the Fiction Makers written by Leslie Charteris 1969 English hardback first edition, first impression published by Hodder and Stoughton in London A VG++ near fine book in price clipped dust jacket The book is clean and tight, no names or stamps etc The jacket has no loss, or tears, a couple of very minor rubs, clean and tidy A particularly bright copy of a rare book and a bargain ! For Sale at £68 (approx $100) *df5 - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Saint Returns by Leslie Charteris 1969 English hardback first edition, first impression published by Hodder and Stoughton in London A VG++ to near fine book in unclipped dust jacket A clean book with no names or stamps etc Tightly bound and square The jacket has just very slight shelf wear and a little age tan to white, NO fading to red on spine A nice solid copy of a rare book For Sale at £68 (approx $100) *df5 - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Saint's Getaway - SIGNED, INSCRIBED & DRAWING - Leslie Charteris 1973 UK paperback third edition, published by Coronet in London Dedicated and signed with very best wishes, sincerely Leslie Charteris 74.3.3 with a drawing of the St stickman image ! A VG+ book in nice collectable condition The book is tight and square and feels unread A chance to get a signed book with doodle, in customary red ink, without spending a fortune For Sale at £65 (approx $97) *ub2 - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	Salvage for the Saint by Leslie Charteris 1983 English hardback first edition, first impression published by Hodder and Stoughton in London A near fine book in near fine unclipped dust jacket Clean cloth , tight and square, very small neat name and date to endpaper A solid tight book - really clean The jacket has no loss or tears etc very bright A lovely copy of what is generally regarded to be one of the rarest of the late titles For Sale at £70 (approx $112) *us5 - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Saint in Pursuit written by Leslie Charteris 1971 English hardback first edition, first impression published by Hodder and Stoughton in London A near fine book in like unclipped dust jacket The book is clean and tight, no names or stamps etc The jacket has no loss, or tears, clean and tidy A clean solid copy of a rare book and a bargain ! For Sale at £68 (approx $108) *ub2 - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Saint and the Templar Treasure 1979 UK first hardback first edition, first impression, Hodder, London A near fine book in VG++ unclipped dust jacket Tight and solid book, no names or stamps Jacket is clean and bright, light rubs to extremities A very tidy copy of a rare book For Sale at £77 (approx $115 ) *3a - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Saint and the People Importers - Leslie Charteris 1971 UK first hardback edition, first impression, Hodder, London A fine book book in near fine unclipped dustwrapper Tight clean and square book with non names or stamps etc The jacket has no loss or tears clean and bright A really nice copy of a very uncommon book and well below retail price For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	Send for the Saint 1977 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Hodder, London A fine book in VG++ to near fine unclipped dustwrapper Tight and square, clean and bright, very small neat name and date to endpaper corner The jacket is with loss etc, clean and bright, one rub to rear panel A very nice copy of a rare late title, one of the few which didn't go to public library For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	Saint Errant - Leslie Charteris c1950s UK hardback Thriller Book Club edition A VG+ book in unclipped dustwrapper No names inscriptions or stamps etc The jacket shows some loss to spine ends and some edge wear, still looks good in the removable film cover A solid period reading copy For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	Thieves' Picnic - Leslie Charteris 1937 British hardback first edition, first impression published by Hodder and Stoughton in London A near VG book sadly lacking dust jacket Tight and solid book with clean pages, no names etc The cloth has some rubbing to edges etc A reasonable copy and a bargain ! For Sale at £35 (approx $55 ) *w19 - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	Saint Overboard 1936 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Hodder, London A VG+ book sadly without dustwrapper Just minor rubs to edges, nice clean contents Still tight and square A scarce book in this condition For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart
	Getaway 1932 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Hodder and Stoughton, London A VG+ book sadly lacking dust jacket Tight and square, clean contents and cloth, slight tan to edges Boards clean and tidy A nice copy of a scarce book For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD ) * - Delivery Information ~ Free & Subsidised ~ Please Check	Enquire or Add to Cart

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Brief Biography CHARTERIS, Leslie. Born Leslie Charles Bowyer Yin; adopted the name Charteris legally in 1926. American. Born in Singapore. 12 May 1907; naturalized American citizen, 1946. Educated privately; Falconbury School. Purley, Surrey, 1919-22; Rossall School. Fleelwood. Lancashire. 1922-24; King's College, Cambridge. 1925-26. Married 1) Pauline Schishkin m 193-1 (divorced, 'l937); one daughter; 2) Barbara Meyer in J938 (divorced, 1943); 3) Elizabeth Bryant Borst in 1943 (divorced. 1951); 4) Audrey Long in 1952. Worked at odd jobs in England. France, and Malaya until 1935; lived in America after 1935. Writer and journalist: wrote syndicated comic strip Secrei Agent X-9. in mid-1930's, and Saint, 1945-55: Editor, Suspense magazine 1946-47. and The Saint Detective Magazine, later The Sam! Mystery Magazine, 1953-67; Columnist. Gourmet Magazine, 1966-68. Fellow. Royal Society of Arts

Leslie Charteris - The Characters The Saint Simon Templar (The Saint) isn't really a detective, meaning he was never officially a policeman. He was, however, once associated with Scotland Yard and did solve one of its toughest cases. He isn't really a criminal either, though he did more than his share of law-breaking, generally reaping a handsome profit. He is an adventurer, a 20th-century Robin Hood, whose ill-gotten gains are more often than not used to good purpose. "I'm mad enough to believe in romance," he says. "And I was sick and tired of this age tired of the miserable little mildewed things that people racked their brains about, and wrote books about, and called life. I wanted something more elementary and honest battle, murder, sudden death, with plenty of good beer and damsels in distress and a complete callousness about blipping the ungodly over the beezer. It mayn't be life as we know it, but it ought to be." He is tall, lean, broad-shouldered; his face is clean-cut, with deep-set blue eyes. His dark hair is patent-leather-smooth and his bronzed skin gives him a healthy, ruddy look. His voice a low, gentle drawl conveys cavalier insolence. He is, indisputably, the most immaculate and elegant adventurer in London. The Saint's first amour seems to be Patricia Holm, who bobs up in his adventures whenever he needs a feminine accomplice.

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