A book featuring the deaconess Theodora Braithwaite, set against a background of the church and all its machinations.
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Stunning start, a sizzling debut --Mail on Sunday
Assured debut by amusing, acerbic newcomer --Guardian
DM Greenwood has worked for fourteen years in the Diocese of Rochester as an ecclesiastical civil servant. Her first degree was in Classics at Oxford and as a mature student she took a second degree in Theology at London University. She has also taught at a number of schools including St Paul's Girls' in London. She lives overlooking the Thames in Greenwich with her lurcher bitch.
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Seller: Mainly Fiction, Auckland, New Zealand
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Seller: All-Ways Fiction, DAYTON, NV, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. First British edition. Book is in Very Good + condition. Boards have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Fore edges have a small amount of wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Very Good + condition. Tiny bit of shelf wear/rub. Tiniest bit of wear along the edges. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar wrapper. Thanks and Enjoy. All-Ways well boxed, All-Ways fast service. Thanks. Book. Seller Inventory # 039382
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Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. The author's first novel and the first of nine books in this ecclesiastical "whodunnit" crime series featuring Deaconess Theodora Braithwaite. ***First impression of the true first edition. ***Cover illustration by Fred Preston. ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to spine with full number string sequence including the no. "1" on the publisher's prelims page: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Tiny unobtrusive bump to top corner-tip of rear board. No inscriptions. Paper slightly browned (cheap paper stock used). Pages clean. Spine tight. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper that has not been price-clipped showing original publisher's price of £13.95 net. No tears. Front and rear panels and spine of dustwrapper bright. ***216 pages. 224 mm x 142 mm. ***'---Yet she [Julia Smith] has been in its [Medewich Cathedral] precincts for less than an hour when she stumbles on a horror of Biblical proportions - a severed head in the Cathedral font. ***Set against the richly baroque background of the Church and all its machinations and peopled with a delightful array of pungently evoked characters, Clerical Errors marks a highly distinctive crime-writing debut.' (Quote taken from inside front flap of dustwrapper blurb). ***'D. M . Greenwood describes herself as a ecclesiastical civil servant. Her first degree was in Classics in Oxford and as a mature student she took a second degree in Theology at London University. She taught in a number of schools, including St Paul's, London, and has now worked for the diocese of Rochester for over seven years. She lives by the river in Greenwich with her two dogs and is currently at work on her second novel featuring Deaconess Theodora Braithwaite.' (Quote taken form inside rear of dustwrapper blurb). ***First impression of the true first edition of the first book in the series of nine ecclesiastical crime books by D. M. Greenwood, which is very hard to find now in its original dustwrapper in such nice, bright collectable condition. ***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 # 2911
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Seller: Lyon's Den Mystery Books & More, Rock Hill, SC, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. "An Ecclesiastical Whodunnit." The author's first mystery with Deaconess Theodora Braithwaite. Text block is tight with no loose or dog-eared pages. Dust jacket shows no wear or tears but with the usual tanning to pages. Dust jacket protected in clear mylar wrapper; bubble wrapped, boxed, and shipped with USPS Tracking (USA only). Seller Inventory # 002538
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Seller: Scene of the Crime, ABAC, IOBA, St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition first printing of the first novel in the Theodora Braithwaite series. Price clipped otherwise in fine / fine condition. Seller Inventory # 19078
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