Very good, unread, first edition, first impression hardcover from a remarkable collection of Crime and SF novels. In pristine unclipped dustjacket these 1970s/80s Macmillan volumes are of comparable quality to the Sidgwick, No Exit Press, Gollancz, Collins and Constable sets we are currently sorting. All photo requests welcomed. These really are spectacular quality up to 50 years after publication. CE
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Tension and detail spot on' Daily Telegraph
Donald Thomas was born in Somerset and educated at Queen's College, Taunton, and Balliol College, Oxford. He holds a personal chair in the University of Wales, Cardiff, now Cardiff University. His numerous crime novels include two collections of Sherlock Holmes stories and a hugely successful historical detective series written under the pen name Francis Selwyn and featuring Sergeant Verity of Scotland Yard, as well as gritty police procedurals written under the name of Richard Dacre. He is also the author of seven biographies and a number of other non-fiction works, and won the Gregory Prize for his poems, Points of Contact. He lives in Bath with his wife.
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Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001954911
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Basement Seller 101, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good. Seller Inventory # 240902036
Seller: Once Upon A Crime, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Seller Inventory # 007067
Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket included. First Edition. ISBN 0333408500. Hardback. First Printing. Very Good to Near Fine condition book in a Very Good to Near Fine condition dustjacket. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. No Signature. Seller Inventory # 9787299
Seller: Tall Stories Book & Print Gallery, ROCK HILL, SC, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Very good hardcover with near fine unclipped dust jacket. Straight secure spine with tight hinges and clean interior. Pages are toned due to age. Seller Inventory # ABE-1693592683380
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Very good, unread, first edition, first impression hardcover from a remarkable collection of Crime and SF novels. In pristine unclipped dustjacket these 1970s/80s Macmillan volumes are of comparable quality to the Sidgwick, No Exit Press, Gollancz, Collins and Constable sets we are currently sorting. All photo requests welcomed. These really are spectacular quality up to 50 years after publication. CE. Book. Seller Inventory # 608115
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First printing of the true first edition. ***A near fine copy in green cloth-covered boards with silver titles to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked, Head and tail of spine just slightly creased. Corners sharp. The page block edges are lightly tanned but clean. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions, just a small owner's book sticker on the front free endpaper. No creases or tears. Spine tight. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £8.50 net. The dustwrapper is only very slightly rubbed and creased at the extremities. No creases, tears or chips. No fading to the red colour on the spine. Dustwrapper bright. ***245 pages. 206mm x 135mm.***'The novel is based upon a Victorian murder case of 1891-2 and derives from the author's documentary "The Ripper's Apprentice" in his successful BBC series "The Detectives". It has been suggested that the 'apprentice' was also Jack the Ripper himself. The sombre squalor of the Victorian streets of London is made vivid. ***Donald Thomas is distinguished as a biographer and a poet, but his studies of Victorian crime have also brought distinction. Here he has used his knowledge and his gifts to terrifying effect.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper. ***A fine first edition of interest to collectors of Victorian period English crime novels and Jack The Ripper. We also have a copy of Donald Thomas' "Jekyll, Alias Hyde" published in 1988. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Seller Inventory # 5718r