Jacket Design Michael Dempsey (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Michael Dempsey (Jacket design & photography) (illustrator). First Edition. First impression of the true first edition. ***Very good in blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked. Head and tail of spine slightly creased. Corners sharp. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Page block edges slightly foxed. Internally also very good with no inscriptions. Pages clean, just slightly tanned. No creases or tears. ***In a very good illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of 16s net. The dustwrapper is complete but with some rubbing and creasing at the edges. Tiny nick to top edge of back panel of dustwrapper. A couple of very small closed tears to the edges. Back panel slightly marked, rubbed and discoloured (being a white background). Dustwrapper otherwise bright with no fading, even to the spine. ***190 pages. 192mm x 130mm. ***'Josephine Bell, pseudonym of Doris Bell Collier, (8 Dec 1897 - 24 Apr 1987), was an English physician and writer. Bell wrote nineteen novels and forty-five mystery novels in her lifetime, as well as radio plays, short stories, and series for women's magazines.' (Wiki) ***'A middle-aged English trio, Hugh, his wife Florence and sister-in-law Beatrice, are paying a visit to Greece in the spring. They are not a happy trio, in face each one detests or is disappointed in, the other two. They have endured this state of things for years, for far too long. It is ripe for explosion.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***"The whole book shows not only Miss Bell's virtues of sound construction and plotting, but also her engaging readiness to try something new." - Julian Symons in The Sunday Times (Review quote about "No Escape" taken from the back panel) ***A first impression of the true first edition of this crime thriller by Josephine Bell, in very good 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.

First thus edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 197 printed pages of text. Light foxing to the closed page edges. Near Fine condition book in near Fine condition illustrated dust wrapper, not price clipped 30s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. SOCIAL & HUMANITIES.