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Among Those Absent - Manning Coles
1948 English hardback first edition, first impression, Hodder & Stoughton, London A VG+ book in unclipped dust jacket The book has no names, inscriptions or stamps etc The jacket chipping around spine top and front panel corner Outstanding artwork by the great Bip Pares A solid copy of a Tommy Hambledon story, and rare in jacket For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide ! |
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Crime in Concrete - Manning Coles
1959 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Hodder, London A VG++ book in VG++ unclipped dustwrapper No names or stamps etc, tight, clean and square The jacket has no real loss, minor wear to edges A nice copy of a very scarce title, the only one we've handled in fact For Sale at £28 (approx $55) *p18 - free delivery worldwide ! |
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Diamonds to Amsterdam - Manning Coles
1950 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Hodder & Stoughton, London A VG+ book in VG+ unclipped dustwrapper The book has no names, inscriptions or stamps etc The jacket shows shallow chip to spine corner & minor edge rubs A particularly bright clean copy of an uncommon Tommy Hambledon mystery For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide ! |
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COLES, Manning. Pseudonym for Cyril Henry Coles and Adelaide Frances Oke Manning; also wrote as Francis Gaite. British. COLES, Cyril Henry: Born in London, 11 June 1899. Educated at a school in Petersfield, Hampshire. Served in the Hampshire Regiment and later with British Intelligence during World War 1; also served with British Intelligence during World War II. Married Dorothy Cordelia Smith in 1934; two sons. Apprentice at John 1. Thornycroft, shipbuilders, Southampton, after World War 1; worked in Australia during the !920's as a railwayman, garage manager, and columnist on a Melbourne newspaper; returned to England, 1928. Lived in East Meon. Hampshire. Died 9 October 1965. MANNING, Adelaide Frances Oke: Born in London in 1891. Educated at the High School for Girls. Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Worked in a munitions factory and at the War Office. London, during World War I. Lived in East Meon, Hampshire. Died 25 September 1959. |
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Tommy Hambledon Thomas Elphinston Hambledon is a high-ranking member of the famous Intelligence Service of England. He teaches modern languages at Chappell's School and spends his holidays abroad, usually in Germany. Though he is a parson's son, his tastes are cheerful and expensive, quite beyond his ostensible means. He is easy-going, has a marvelous sense of humor, is friendly and has scored most of his notable successes simply because he is so easy to talk to and apparently trustworthy. He is deeply patriotic, saying, "If a country is worth living in, it is worth fighting for." Though he has been in love, he has never married because of a total dedication to his job. His dedication pays off with spectacular successes. He researches his case thoroughly, and leaves little to chance. |
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