[a few shallow dents in bottom edges of boards, otherwise a nice clean solid copy with minimal shelfwear; jacket shows some light soiling on the rear panel]. Novel set in the South Pacific, about a Dutch tramp-steamer captain who "rescues" a mysterious prisoner who's being held in chains in the hold of another ship, and gets a lot more than he bargained for. "Red, the prisoner, turns out to be a mercenary soldier, a trouble-maker, a womanizer. But on Christ's Island, with its idyllic Christian community, Red's diabolical genius becomes useful when the island is invaded by civiliz... View More...
[nice copy, minimal shelfwear only, light age-toning to pages; jacket lightly scuffed and a bit soiled, a couple of tiny closed tears along bottom edge]. Mildly satiric Western novel, set against the backdrop of a small Italian circus that's touring the Wild West in the 1880s. "The circus is owned by an elderly Italian (who doubles as clown) and his young, energetic, impudent, forthright, magnificently alive daughter. Having fallen on hard times, the troupe is on its way to the Texas ranch of their new owner when they are joined by a cynical young rogue: Charlie Gallagher. Our heroine is soo... View More...
[spine very slightly turned, minor staining on bottom edge of text-block; jacket browned at spine and along top edge (both front and rear panels), minor paper loss at top of spine, light soiling to rear panel]. Catto's fifth novel under the "Simon Kent" pseudonym (although the jacket blurb would have you believe it was only the third), a tale about "an American hobo, who, unwanted by everybody except the police, seems doomed to sail forever on the Fat Annie, a ferry-boat plying between Hongkong and Macao until, swiftly and dramatically, outside events intervene." This was the... View More...
