Title: The Man-Hunter
Author: Dick Donovan
Cover artist: Unknown
Condition: 7/10 (considering how old it is: amazing)
Estimated value: ???????????
- Before I get to the cover ... what is this book? I am having so much trouble getting good information about it. Seriously, this is the best I've been able to do so far: an entry at the Dime Novel Bibliography that tells me virtually nothing. I don't know what year it's from. I don't know who did the cover. The internet is being remarkably unhelpful so far. Any info you can supply would be much appreciated, thanks.
- Ok, the cover: so bright. There's some fading and foxing to the pages and back cover, the book is perfectly square and tight and the colors on this cover really pop. I think it's awfully beautiful, actually.
- I like that "The Man-Hunter" is lost and has to ask the nice lady for directions.
- Good horsey.
- As you can see, lots of Sherlock. Mostly, when I look for this publisher, it's Doyle info I find—perhaps unsurprisingly, as he's a highly collectible author, whereas the rest of these folks ... ?
- Oh, days of yore, your book titles were so much better. I am now desperate to read COP COLT, QUAKER DETECTIVE ... though I'll probably take a pass on CHIN CHIN, CHINESE DETECTIVE. . .
- "Postage stamps taken same as money"—well that's a new one on me.
"You have obtained the absolute proofs of her death?"Now I really want a "Kate Freelingburg Lives!" t-shirt and/or bumper sticker.
"No, madame. I have glorious news for you."
The woman's face fell.
"Glorious news for me?" she repeated.
"Yes."
"Well?"
"Kate Freelingburg lives."
"Ah!" came the quick ejaculation.
~RP
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