R. Austin Freeman THE BLUE SCARAB (1924) - Dr. Thorndyke Remastered Burt Jacket

Description: eBay Listing - R. Austin Freeman - The Blue Scarab - A Dr. Thorndyke Mystery - Newport Vintage Books - Remastered Dustjacket The Blue Scarab [UK Title: Dr. Thorndyke's Case Book] Digitally Remastered Dustjacket Only [Book is NOT included] R. Austin Freeman © 1923 Hodder (UK) / © 1924 Dodd Mead (US) - A.L. Burt Printing [circa 1925] - 10th Dr. Thorndyke Mystery Case (#10) High Quality Digitally Remastered Laser Reproduction of Original Dustjacket We will be offering a selection of several digitally remastered dustjackets in our eBay listings !! Here is a nice opportunity to enjoy the original artwork while saving on the cost of an original dustjacket. See my listings for more. Several different classic PhotoPlay & Mystery jackets available. All digitally remastered dustjackets are shipped in a removable, Brodart or Demco archival dustjacket protector, and are ready to place on your book. Due to the scarcity of this dustjacket, I have added an embossed digital watermark to these images to avoid unauthorized duplication. The embossed watermark will NOT appear over the artwork on the front panel. The counter-stamps identifying this as a reproduction WILL appear discretely on the flaps only. About Jackets: The dustjacket offered in this auction is digitally scanned from a high quality original. The master is then carefully restored to remove any minor imperfections. This significantly enhances the eye appeal rather than just offering a color photocopy with flaws. Great care is taken to painstakingly retouch these images with emphasis on maintaining the full scope of the original artwork and preserving the texture and granularity of the original. The dustjacket is then printed on an industrial quality machine which far exceeds the image quality possible on any inkjet printer, and produces sharper, crisper images and much better color definition (tone, hue & saturation) with pleasing results. About Postage: Combined shipping: Dustjackets are shipped boxed & wrapped via USPS Ground Advantage [new version of First Class Parcel]. Shipping for 1 or 2 remastered dustjackets is $4.00. 3 or 4 dustjackets ship for an additional 50c, $4.50 5 or 6 dustjackets ship for an additional 50c, $5.00 More than 6 dustjackets, please request shipping quote. At checkout, buyer may request invoice or pay directly, and any extra postage charged at eBay checkout will be refunded. About Title: A new mystery story, by the author of "The Singing Bone." The author takes the reader into his confidence, as it were, and instead of concealing the criminal, begins by showing the latter actually at work. The reader being on the inside, sees the development of the crime and the final snaring of the criminal in a trap of his own making. Dr. Thorndyke, the detective, is a "super" in all respects, deducing results from such an insignificant trifle as the stray hair of a rabbit, or a speck of dust. A story of tense and unusual interest. About Author: Dr. Richard Austin Freeman [1862-1943] was born in London, England; graduated from Middlesex Hospital medical school and served as a surgeon for the Colonial Service. He first began writing with the Romney Pringle stories serialized in Cassell's Magazine in the early 1900s. His first novel, The Golden Pool was written in 1905. His first mystery novel, The Red Thumb Mark, featuring his well-known character, Dr. Thorndyke was written in 1907. An article on Freeman in the Mystery & Detective Annual of 1972 notes: "Freeman paid a great deal of attention to details, and carried out the experiments described in his books to ensure that they worked and would give the expected results. He also went to the trouble of visiting the places he wrote about so that the details in his descriptions were correct." Freeman's most famous character was Dr. John Thorndyke who would be featured in about 30 mystery novels and short story compilations.

Price: 16 USD

Location: Fairhaven, Massachusetts

End Time: 2025-01-06T01:07:46.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4 USD