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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Recorded Books
Publication date
December 1, 1975
Binding
Cassette/Spoken Word
Edition
Unabridged
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780788740381
ISBN-10
0788740385
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Original list price
$54.00
Other format details
audio
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: In teeming Victorian London, where lavish wealth and appalling poverty exist side by side, one mysterious man navigates both worlds with perfect ease. Rich, handsome and ingenious, Edward Pierce preys on the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of his century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the daring theft of a fortune in gold? Who would predict the consequences of making the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England's industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive? Based on fact, as lively as legend, and studded with all the suspense and style of a modern fiction master, here is a classic novel, set a decade before the age of dynamite - yet nonetheless explosive...
Editions
Hardcover
Reprint edition from Buccaneer Books (September 23, 2004)
9781568492681 | details & prices | 5.75 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.15 lbs | List price $29.95
About: In 1855, master criminal Edward Pierce plans and carries out, with three accomplices, the impossible robbery of the monthly London-to-Paris train carrying gold bullion for the British army in the Crimea.
About: In 1855, master criminal Edward Pierce plans and carries out, with three accomplices, the impossible robbery of the monthly London-to-Paris train carrying gold bullion for the British army in the Crimea.
Large print edition from G K Hall & Co (June 1, 1975)
9780816162284 | details & prices | List price $13.50
About: In teeming Victorian London, where lavish wealth and appalling poverty exist side by side, one mysterious man navigates both worlds with perfect ease.
About: In teeming Victorian London, where lavish wealth and appalling poverty exist side by side, one mysterious man navigates both worlds with perfect ease.
1 edition from Alfred a Knopf Inc (May 1, 1975)
9780394494012 | details & prices | 266 pages | 6.00 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $25.00
About: In 1855, mysterious and master criminal Edward Pierce plans and carries out, with three accomplices, the impossible robbery of the monthly London-to-Paris train carrying gold bullion for the British Army in the Crimea, and is brought to trial
About: In 1855, mysterious and master criminal Edward Pierce plans and carries out, with three accomplices, the impossible robbery of the monthly London-to-Paris train carrying gold bullion for the British Army in the Crimea, and is brought to trial
Paperback
from Vintage Books (March 11, 2014)
9780804171281 | details & prices | 266 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $15.95
About: In teeming Victorian London, where lavish wealth and appalling poverty live side by side, Edward Pierce charms the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of the century.
About: In teeming Victorian London, where lavish wealth and appalling poverty live side by side, Edward Pierce charms the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of the century.
from Harpercollins (November 1, 2008)
9780061706493 | details & prices | 360 pages | 4.25 × 7.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $9.99
Reprint edition from Avon Books (November 1, 2002)
9780060502300 | details & prices | 320 pages | 4.25 × 6.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $7.99
About: In 1855, master criminal Edward Pierce plans and carries out, with three accomplices, the impossible robbery of the monthly London-to-Paris train carrying gold bullion for the British army in the Crimea.
About: In 1855, master criminal Edward Pierce plans and carries out, with three accomplices, the impossible robbery of the monthly London-to-Paris train carrying gold bullion for the British army in the Crimea.
from Ballantine Books (June 1, 1997)
9780345418999 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $12.00
Reprint edition from Ballantine Books (April 1, 1995)
9780345390929 | details & prices | 4.25 × 6.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $7.99
About: In 1855, mysterious master criminal Edward Pierce plans and carries out, with three accomplices, the impossible robbery of the monthly London-to-Paris train carrying gold bullion for the British army in the Crimea
About: In 1855, mysterious master criminal Edward Pierce plans and carries out, with three accomplices, the impossible robbery of the monthly London-to-Paris train carrying gold bullion for the British army in the Crimea
Reissue edition from Dell Pub Co (October 1, 1993)
9780440130994 | details & prices | 4.25 × 6.75 × 0.80 in. | 0.30 lbs | List price $5.99
About: In 1855, mysterious and master criminal Edward Pierce plans and carries out, with three accomplices, the impossible robbery of the monthly London-to-Paris train carrying gold bullion for the British army in the Crimea and is brought to trial
About: In 1855, mysterious and master criminal Edward Pierce plans and carries out, with three accomplices, the impossible robbery of the monthly London-to-Paris train carrying gold bullion for the British army in the Crimea and is brought to trial
Cassette/Spoken Word
With Michael Cumpsty (other contributor) |
Abridged edition from Random House (September 1, 1996)
9780679448952 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $18.00
About: In 1855, mysterious master criminal Edward Pierce plans and carries out, with three accomplices, the impossible robbery of the monthly London-to-Paris train carrying gold bullion for the British army in the Crimea.
About: In 1855, mysterious master criminal Edward Pierce plans and carries out, with three accomplices, the impossible robbery of the monthly London-to-Paris train carrying gold bullion for the British army in the Crimea.
The price comparison is for this edition
With Simon Prebble (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Recorded Books (December 1, 1975)
9780788740381 | details & prices | List price $54.00
About: In teeming Victorian London, where lavish wealth and appalling poverty exist side by side, one mysterious man navigates both worlds with perfect ease.
About: In teeming Victorian London, where lavish wealth and appalling poverty exist side by side, one mysterious man navigates both worlds with perfect ease.
Prebinding
from Turtleback Books (November 30, 2003)
9781417617852 | details & prices | 4.25 × 6.75 × 1.25 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $18.40
About: In 1855, master criminal Edward Pierce plans and carries out, with three accomplices, the impossible robbery of the monthly London-to-Paris train carrying gold bullion for the British army in the Crimea.
About: In 1855, master criminal Edward Pierce plans and carries out, with three accomplices, the impossible robbery of the monthly London-to-Paris train carrying gold bullion for the British army in the Crimea.
from Turtleback Books (October 1, 2001)
9780613127035 | details & prices | 4.25 × 6.75 × 1.25 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $16.45
About: In 1855, mysterious master criminal Edward Pierce plans and carries out, with three accomplices, the impossible robbery of the monthly London-to-Paris train carrying gold bullion for the British army in the Crimea
About: In 1855, mysterious master criminal Edward Pierce plans and carries out, with three accomplices, the impossible robbery of the monthly London-to-Paris train carrying gold bullion for the British army in the Crimea
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