Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Not price-clipped. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 207 pages; 1st American Edition. 207 p. 21 cm. Genre: Fiction -- Short stories -- Thriller -- Mystery. Subjects: Appleby, John, Sir (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. Police -- Great Britain -- Fiction. Contents: The Appleby file: The Ascham. Poltergeist. The fishermen. The conversation piece. Death by water. A question of confidence. The memorial service.--Appleby's holidays: Two on a tower. Beggar with skull. The exploding battleship. The body in the glen. Death in the Sun. Cold blood. The coy mistress. The thirteenth priest hole.
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0396072798I3N10
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0396072798I3N01
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0396072798I5N01
Seller: Ilium Books, Somerville, MA, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. First Edition. NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, (1975). 1st Edition. 207 p. Hardbound with Dust Jacket. Light surface rubbing to the front panel of the DJ and the red spine colors are a little faded. A little very minor edge wear to the boards which are still nice and bright. Pages are clean. VG+/VG. Seller Inventory # 130
Seller: Dale A. Sorenson, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First US Edition. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, (1976). First American Edition. 8vo. 207pp. Red cloth. Near fine condition, owner's name on front free endpaper. Dustjacket lightly rubbed and soiled, price intact. 15 detective stories taken from the files of Sir John Appleby, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. Red Badge Novel of Suspense. ISBN 0396072798; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 207 pages. Seller Inventory # 972
Seller: MURDER BY THE BOOK, Warwick, RI, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 1st US edition. Previous owner's label at front endpaper, else near Fine in lightly rubbed dust jacket. Fifteen short stories featuring Sir John Appleby. There are fifteen stories in this compelling collection, including: Poltergeist - when Appleby's wife tells him that her aunt is experiencing trouble with a Poltergeist, he is amused but dismissive, until he discovers that several priceless artefacts have been smashed as a result; A Question of Confidence - when Bobby Appleby's friend, Brian Button, is caught up in a scandalous murder in Oxford, Bobby's famous detective father is their first port of call; The Ascham - an abandoned car on a narrow lane intrigues Appleby and his wife, but even more intriguing is the medieval castle they stumble upon. 207 pages. Book. Seller Inventory # 017568
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Shelf rubbing to dust jacket Nice condition. Seller Inventory # 225476
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket. Light shelf rubbing to dust jacket Nice condition. Seller Inventory # 225475
Seller: Southampton Books, Sag Harbor, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Dodd, Mead & Company, 1976. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with some light spotting to the top page ends. Dust jacket is very good.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. Seller Inventory # 350218
Seller: M.A.D. fiction, Grimsby, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition thus (preceded by the 1975 U.K. hardcover release) first printing of a fine hardcover in a near fine dustjacket with some rubbing to the front cover. The 29th book in the John Appleby mystery series, starting as a detective and rising to Commissioner of Scotland Yard in London England U.K. 15 short stories in this one, the contents are in the seller images. Seller Inventory # 2196