2006, ISBN: 9780395277881

Hardcover

Harcourt, 2006. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very-good, clean condition soft cover book. NO remainder marks or clippings. NO writing, mar… More...

Harcourt, 2006. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very-good, clean condition soft cover book. NO remainder marks or clippings. NO writing, marks or tears. Tight spine, clean pages. 246 pages. Covers are clean, show light wear - no tears. From Publishers Weekly: First published in the U.K. in 2002, Martin's U.S. debut offers smooth prose, but suffers from its callow, 19-year-old protagonist, Jim Stringer. In 1903, Stringer leaves York for London to make something of himself on the railway, a consuming passion of his for years. Despite his letter of reference from a director of the London and South Western Railway, Stringer receives a hostile reception at Necropolis Railway and is soon delegated to dirty scut work connected with the transport of coffins to nearby cemeteries. When he learns his predecessor mysteriously disappeared, Stringer pursues an amateur investigation that turns dangerous after several people turn up dead. Basil Copper made better use of the creepy, atmospheric Necropolis Railway setting in his 1980 novel, Necropolis, and the almost impossibly naïve Stringer stumbles on the truth rather than displaying genuine cleverness. (Jan.) Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From Booklist: When this creepy-crawly suspense tale was originally published in the UK last year, the London Times called it "a classy potboiler . . . in the best traditions of Dickens and Collins (let alone Christie and Chandler)." There may be just a touch of hyperbole there, but the novel is certainly worthy of praise. The atmosphere is first-rate: Martin does a stunning job of bringing to life the era when steam locomotives chugged from London through the British countryside. And he intensifies by giving his hero, Jim Stringer, a job on one of those trains--not just any train but the one that carries bodies from London to burial on the city's outskirts. A refugee from the poverty of Yorkshire, Jim had been reduced to cleaning women's lavatories in railway stations before getting his big break and landing on the Necropolis Railway, where he endures hostile coworkers and working conditions only slightly better than those in the toilets. Even worse is his growing suspicion that a former worker may have met with foul play. The lurid tone and Jim's growing uneasiness lead to a supremely scary climax. Connie Fletcher Copyright American Library Association.., Harcourt, 2006, 3, New York, New York, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. VG-/G+/Good. Another autobiographical travel tome by the author of "The Great Railway Bazaar,'' this time documenting his travels by train through the Western Hemisphere, with the title reflecting the name of the last train he took in southern Argentina. In 404 pages, map endpapers. A First Edition, First printing from 1979, this hardcover book has green cloth-covered boards decorated & lettered in yellow to front & spine. Condition is VG-/G+: completely clean inside, but all outside edges show dust dulling & light soil. Binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages off-white with just a whisper of tanning NO writing, underlining, or highlighting; not ex-lib. The DJ is only good, with rubbing & soil to extremities & an unclosed tear to middle of back cover; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free!!Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have!, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979, 2.75<

1979, ISBN: 0395277884

Hardcover

[EAN: 9780395277881], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, New York, U.S.A.], TRAVEL UNITED STATES NORTH CENTRAL AMERICA TRAIN RAILROAD ADVENTURE STEAM … More...

[EAN: 9780395277881], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, New York, U.S.A.], TRAVEL UNITED STATES NORTH CENTRAL AMERICA TRAIN RAILROAD ADVENTURE STEAM ENGINE, Jacket, Another autobiographical travel tome by the author of "The Great Railway Bazaar,'' this time documenting his travels by train through the Western Hemisphere, with the title reflecting the name of the last train he took in southern Argentina. In 404 pages, map endpapers. A First Edition, First printing from 1979, this hardcover book has green cloth-covered boards decorated & lettered in yellow to front & spine. Condition is VG-/G+: completely clean inside, but all outside edges show dust dulling & light soil. Binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages off-white with just a whisper of tanning NO writing, underlining, or highlighting; not ex-lib. The DJ is only good, with rubbing & soil to extremities & an unclosed tear to middle of back cover; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free!!Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have!, Books<

ISBN: 9780395277881

Houghton Mifflin Company. Hardcover. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, with all … More...

Houghton Mifflin Company. Hardcover. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, with all the markings/stickers of that library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, and dust jackets may not be included., Houghton Mifflin Company, 1<

2000, ISBN: 9780395277881

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979-09-10. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1.5000 in x 9.0000 in x 6.2000 in. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show hea… More...

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979-09-10. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1.5000 in x 9.0000 in x 6.2000 in. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket., Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979-09-10, 2.5<