The Moving Toyshop" is set in Oxford-a popular city for mystery writers-and has as its detective an eccentric amateur, Gervase Fen, a professor of English at the university. A murder is discovered in a toyshop, but when the police arrive the shop itself has disappeared. Suspension of disbelief is occasionally needed, but this spirited frolic of a detective story retains its place as one of the most engaging and ingenious mysteries of its age. RARE. Blue boards marked, Spine discoloured and rear spine has split, tears to top and bottom of spine edge, 151 pages. Light foxing to endpapers and page edges. Previous owners name on front endpaper. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Fiction::Crime Fiction; Crime Fiction; Rare & Collectible::Rare & Collectible. Inventory No: 265431. Seller Inventory # 265431

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Title: The Moving Toyshop - A Detective Story

Publisher: Victor Gollancz Ltd, London

Publication Date: 1946

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

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