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  • Topper
    Thorne Smith
    'Topper a Ribald Adventure' is a landmark work of supernatural comedy that follows the unexpected transformation of Cosmo Topper, a respectable and thoroughly bored banker. His predictable life is turned upside down when he is haunted by the ghosts of George and Marion Kerby, a wealthy, reckless couple who died in a car accident. The Kerbys, determined to perform one good deed ...
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    26,22 €

  • The Thorne Smith 3-Decker
    Thorne Smith
    'The Thorne Smith 3-Decker' is a vibrant collection of classic novels from one of the most celebrated humorists of the early twentieth century. Known for his unique blend of sophisticated wit, ribald humor, and the supernatural, Thorne Smith brings his signature style to this omnibus, offering readers a delightful escape into worlds where the mundane and the magical collide.Thi...
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    34,65 €

  • The Stray Lamb
    Thorne Smith
    'The Stray Lamb' is a whimsical and irreverent masterpiece of humorous fantasy from the celebrated author Thorne Smith. The story follows T. Lawrence Lamb, a quiet and respectable suburbanite who finds his mundane existence suddenly upended by a series of extraordinary, supernatural transformations. Gifted-or perhaps cursed-with the ability to shift into various animal forms, L...
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    25,27 €

  • Topper
    Thorne Smith
    'Topper' is a whimsical and hilarious exploration of the supernatural, blending sharp social satire with ribald humor. The story follows Cosmo Topper, a law-abiding and somewhat repressed banker whose mundane existence is turned upside down when he encounters the ghosts of the glamorous, hard-living George and Marion Kerby. Having died in a reckless car accident, the Kerbys are...
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    26,16 €

  • Rare - Thorne Smith STRAY LAMB Humor Novel
    Thorne Smith
    'The Stray Lamb' is a whimsical and irreverent work of classic humor by Thorne Smith, the celebrated author known for the 'Topper' series. This satirical novel follows the unexpected adventures of T. Lawrence Lamb, a conventional and somewhat repressed businessman whose life is turned upside down when he begins to undergo a series of bizarre physical transformations. Without wa...
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    26,16 €

  • Topper (Topper, #1)
    Thorne Smith
    Cosmo Topper, a drab and staid bank manager, chooses to purchase a flashy car only to learn that it is haunted by its previous owners, George and Marion Kerby, in Thorne Smith’s funny and ribald comedy. The evil souls of George and Marion, together with a few other ghostly companions and an attractive dog, set out to mislead the honourable Topper and give him a new perspective ...
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    21,33 €

  • The Bishop’s Jaegers
    Thorne Smith
    Depressed and indifferent heir of a vast coffee import fortune, Peter Van Dyke finds his life and high society engagement turn upside down when his secretary, Josephine Duval determines that she will rescue him from his horrible fate by ruining him morally. After an amusing scandal involving a nude Peter Van Dyke, Miss Duval and an ill starred burglar in a coat closet, he finds...
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    21,80 €

  • Topper
    Thorne Smith
    One of Thorne Smith’s most popular books and made into a film. Thorne Smith’s hilarious and ribald comedy about boring and staid bank manager Cosmo Topper who decides to buy a flashy car only to discover it is haunted by its previous owners, George and Marion Kerby. George’s and Marion’s mischievous spirits (and a few other ghostly friends and an irresistible dog) make it th...
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    22,24 €

  • Biltmore Oswald; The Diary Of A Hapless Recruit
    J. Thorne Smith / JThorne Smith
    A sharp, delighted smile greets you from the page. Biltmore Oswald is a brisk, witty plunge into a world where order meets chaos and the joke lands squarely on the desk of authority.This satirical novel unfolds as a humorous diary, a deft epistolary satire of early twentieth-century military life. Through the hapless recruit’s misadventures and a web of bureaucratic absurdity, ...
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    17,97 €

  • The Stray Lamb
    Thorne Smith
    This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the sa...
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    14,36 €

  • Topper Takes A Trip
    Thorne Smith
    This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the sa...
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    15,37 €

  • Topper (The Jovial Ghosts)
    Thorne Smith
    This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the sa...
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    14,35 €

  • Turnabout
    Thorne Smith
    This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the sa...
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    14,26 €

  • The Night Life Of The Gods
    Thorne Smith
    This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the sa...
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    15,32 €

  • Skin And Bones
    Thorne Smith
    This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the sa...
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    14,28 €

  • Rain In The Doorway
    Thorne Smith
    This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the sa...
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    15,39 €

  • Biltmore Oswald - The Diary of a Hapless Recruit
    Thorne Smith
    Originally published in 1918, ’Biltmore Oswald’ is a work by the American writer of supernatural fantasy fiction, Thorne Smith. This book contains a series of comic stories that were written for Naval Reservist journal ’The Broadside’ while Smith was serving in the Navy. We are republishing this work with a brand new introductory biography of the author with the aim of placing ...
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    21,23 €

  • Rain in the Doorway
    Thorne Smith
    This vintage book contains Thorne Smith’s 1933 novel, 'Rain in the Doorway'. It is the story an adulteress’s husband who embarks on inebriated adventures with his various partners and a girl who works in a pornographic books department. Those who have read and enjoyed Smith’s work will love 'Rain in the Doorway', an entertaining and risqué tale of forbidden love and compromisin...
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    28,44 €

  • Did She Fall?
    Thorne Smith
    This early work by Thorne Smith was originally published in 1930. Smith was an American author who specialised in supernatural fantasy fiction. ’Did She Fall’ is one of his novels in the mystery genre. ...
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    41,35 €

  • The Glorious Pool
    Thorne Smith
    Perhaps the best example of Thorne Smith’s acutely sharp social humor played out against a backdrop of the Prohibition. Two unrepentant old reprobates are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the seduction which made the stylish old man named Rex Pebble into an adulterer and his companion, Spray Summers into his hard boiled mistress. While their exasperating and highly alcoholic...
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    12,34 €

  • Pharmacodynamic Models of Selected Toxic Chemicals in Man
    A.D. Smith / D. Jackson / M.C. Thorne
    These volumes present the results of two studies undertaken for the Directorate General of Employment, Social Affairs and Education of the Commission of the European Communities. The aim was to review available data concerning the metabolism of a selection of toxic chemi­ cals in man and to develop mathematical models representing this meta­ bolism. V...
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    64,43 €

  • Pharmacodynamic Models of Selected Toxic Chemicals in Man
    A.D. Smith / M.C. Thorne
    This report contains the results of a study undertaken by Associated Nuclear Services (ANS) for the Directorate General of Employment, Social Affairs and Education of the Commission of the European Communities (CEC). This study was entitled 'Dynamics of Selected Toxic Materials in Man'. vii 2 Summary This report presents results from the second phase ...
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    65,61 €

  • The Night Life of the Gods
    Thorne Smith
    James Thorne Smith Jr. (March 27, 1892 - June 21, 1934), was an American writer of humorous supernatural fantasy fiction.In The Night Life of the Gods Quirky inventor Hunter Hawk strikes gold when he invents a device that will enable him to turn living matter into stone and to reverse the process at will. After a chaotic field test he meets stunning 900-year-old Megaera who tea...
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    13,52 €

  • A Smokey Lady in Knickers (Fantasy and Horror Classics)
    Thorne Smith
    A rare, racy dose of Jazz Age supernatural humor from the master of comic fantasy.This volume features a popular short story by Thorne Smith, the celebrated early 20th-century American author best known for his novels Topper. Smith’s signature style blends the supernatural with a sophisticated, witty, and often risque sense of humor, perfectly capturing the anarchic spirit of t...
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    15,74 €

  • Turnabout
    Thorne Smith
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    28,45 €

  • The Jovial Ghosts - The Misadventures of Topper (Horror and Fantasy Classics)
    Thorne Smith
    This book contains James Thorne Smith’s comical fantasy novel 'The Jovial Ghosts - The Misadventures of Toppe'. Full of sex, over-indulgence, drinking, and supernatural transformations, this is a text that will appeal to lovers of the bizarre. It is certainly not to be missed by fans and collectors of Smith’s work. James Thorne Smith, Jnr. (1892 - 1934) was an American writer f...
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    23,44 €

  • The Bishop’s Jaegers
    Thorne Smith
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    28,31 €

  • Skin and Bones
    Thorne Smith
    This classic book contains the humorous and fantastical story ’Skin and Bones’, about a man who accidentlly turns himself into a skeleton whilst attempting to prefect an ’X-ray film’. A great read, thiis book is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of any home, where it is sure to become a family favourite. ...
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    27,37 €

  • The Night Life of the Gods
    Thorne Smith
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    30,52 €

  • Biltmore Oswald - The Diary of a Hapless Recruit
    Thorne Smith
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    17,37 €


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