Jim Innes (156 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Printing, First U.S. Edition. Innes' Sir John Appleby, featured in many of the author's past mysteries, is retired now from his post as Metropolitan Police Commissioner, but is tempted to return to deal with a case involving stolen art, a murdered man of wealth and a plethora of suspects, including the man's wife, who is having an affair with an eminent surgeon; the rich man's mistress, who is bedding his nephew; his son, his secretary, a house guest who's a shady art dealer and a Miss Kentwell, who claims to be representing charitable organizations. Remainder dots on top and bottom edges of text, o/w boards and text are clean, tight, with a slight spine lean; the dustjacket is tattered with somewhat large chips missing from the back panel and the top of the spine, as well as considerable surface and edgewear. That said, the dj is about 85 percent whole and not missing anything of significence. A quite decent reading copy.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Fine. First Edition. NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, (1974). 1st Edition. 192 p. Hardbound with Dust Jacket. An attractive copy. Minor wear to extremities of both book and DJ. Some faint spotty staining on the verso of the DJ along folds. Still a clean copy. Near Fine/VG+.

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.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Printing, First U.S. Edition. One from Innes' series of witty English mysteries featuring Sir John Appleby, Metropolitan Police Commissioner, this time visiting the country estate of Lord Osprey, who is murdered in the library (where else?) and with an oriental dagger (of course). A collectable copy in like dustjacket. Scarce.…

Condition: VERY GOOD. First thus- a pocket paperback. Oxford academic wrote his literate and witty mysteries under the Innes pen name. Illustrated cover photograph by Paul (Paulo) Gori. 171 pp. Good condition (usual toning to the pages, bookplate).

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.…

Paperback. Condition: Average Plus. . 235 pages, top edges browned. Testimonies of 45 members of SASRA.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Review copy to 1st American edition. Number line down to "1." Near fine in VG+ dust jacket. The jacket has the original price of $4.95 on the upper corner of the flap, but the bottom corner is clipped for no readily discernable reason.…

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, (1974). 1st US Edition. 192 p. Hardbound, red cloth and black spine titles, with Dust Jacket. DJ is worn along fore-edges. Otherwise minor edgewear with 2 short tears to the rear panel. Very slight wear to extremities of boards. Still a nice copy solid in its binding. VG+/VG.…

Condition: Good. 1964. 143 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.…

Condition: FINE. First US printing. Stewart was an Oxford academic who wrote his literate and witty mysteries under the Innes pen name; this features a classic locked room mystery set in the library of a country estate. 198 pp Fine in near fine dust jacket (book appears unread, but some rubbing to the dust jacket.).…

1st edition. Library Copy; minor remarks remaining. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 304p 18 cm. Subjects: English fiction. Fiction in English 1900-1945 Texts. Genre: Fiction. 1 Kg.

1st Amercan Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 192 pages; Description: 192 p. ; 22 cm. Subjects: Episcopal, Theology, Comedy. 1 Kg.

Condition: FINE. First US printing. Stewart was an Oxford academic who wrote his literate and witty mysteries under the Innes pen name; in this one, Appleby has retired as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police but remains interested in puzzling crimes. 185 pp Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

Condition: FINE. First printing. A third detective novel features Bobby Appleby together with his father, Sir John Appleby. 192 pp, Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

Condition: NEAR FINE. First printing. A detective novel by this Oxford academic who wrote his literate and witty mysteries under the Innes pen name. Features Sir John Appleby, retired Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, and his son Bobby. 175 pp, Near fine in a near fine yellow dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Nice clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.

Short stories collection. Ex-library copy. Rebound. Generally VG in VG dustwrapper.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Ellery Queen's Mystery Anthology Spring/Summer 1976 vol 31. Contains stories by Rex Stout (Fourth of July Picnic, "The Labor Union Murder", "The Fourth of July Murder"), Ruth Rendell (The Fall of a Coin), Lawrence Treat (Lawrence Arthur Goldstone - B as in Bride) J J Marric (John Creasey - Gideon and the Innocent Shoplifter), Michael Innes (J I M Stewart - A Matter of Disturbing Incidents), Michael Gilbert (Return of the Hero), Ellery Queen (The Adventures of Abraham Lincoln's Clue), and others. Light edge weaar. Light browning to the pages. A good copy.…