What starts as a local murder investigation by amateur sleuth Sir Hugh Fitz-Hyffen, turns into an astonishing train of events that stretches from the mountains of Romania to the ancient strongholds of Scotland, to the tenements of Newark, New Jersey.
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Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Doubleday, NY 1974 1st ed. 239pp Very good condition with offset to front endpapers, Doubleday compliments stamp to front pastedown, light wear, in jacket with a partial sticker and pulled spot to front panel. Light wear and soiling. See photos. clphE. Seller Inventory # 868958
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Very good in very good dust jacket. Book has light rub of spine, edges and corners of cover, light dust jacket has chipping of spine, fading spine and panels. Seller Inventory # 177809
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Very good in very good dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 243523
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A novel. Stated first edition. Near fine in a very good (moderate edge wear with a few short closed edge tears), price clipped dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 108005
Seller: NWJbooks, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Black covers in a red dust jacket. 8vo, 237 pages. Seller Inventory # 93046
Seller: Old Favorites Bookshop LTD (since 1954), Stouffville, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Condition. Dust Jacket Illustrated By Edward Gorey (illustrator). Plain black cloth binding with pink author, title and publisher on spine. Top and bottom of spine and corners of binding lightly rubbed and bumped. 237pp. Content clean, bright and sound. This copy is in very good to fine codition in very good dust jacket. Photos available on request. Seller Inventory # 052462
Seller: Housing Works Online Bookstore, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Light general wear. May have light notes/highlighting. shelf wear. bumped edges. worn dj Hardcover. Seller Inventory # BP2-02373
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket By Edward Gorey (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1St Printing, Fine With Remainder Spray On Bottom Edge Of Page Block. In Near Fine Dust Jacket,Rubbing At Corners, Not Price Clipped, Faint Damp Spot At Bottom Of Spine Of Dj. Inscribed From The Author To Writer William Goyen "Some Visions, Sighs, Signs, Guffaws And Very Great Admiration And Respect For You- With Affection, Richard Dillard 6 March 1979 Holling". Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 035047
Seller: Dan Pope Books, West Hartford, CT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First printing. A fine book in a fine, price clipped dust jacket. A tight clean copy, which appears unread. Some slight wear to spine ends. Remainder spray lower edge. Comes with archival-quality dust jacket protector. Shipped in well padded box. Seller Inventory # Fiction-Stacks-D-004
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG DW. 1st Edition. Inscribed by Author on front endpaper "For Ian - at last a book worthy of the Great Buffoon buffred up and properly buffaloed with great affection true friend good friend Richard 30 Jul 1974" AND on title page the authors name ruled through and signed Richard Dillard underneath. Book and dustwrapper/dustjacket are in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. DW spine sunned but not affecting lettering. Inscribed by Author. Seller Inventory # kb400.251