Plummer T Arthur Michael Sarne (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Tatty hardback bound in red cloth with faded gilt titles, binding pulled, cloth worn, front endpaper excised, number of previous owner's stamps throughout. 224 pages.

Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First Edition. -- Condition: Light foxing to foredge and small sots to cloth, else fine, in near fine dust jacket with minor toning to spine and some foxing along edges of rear flap fold. -- Details: Rare first edition in dust jacket. Inscribed 'To W. Robertson Harvey, with every good wish for this New Year. T. Arthur Plummer, 1945-6'. Featuring Inspector Andrew Frampton. 'Tragedy stalked Dr. Weston quite a lot. What the mystery was that surrounded him gave Frampton of the "Yard" more than one headache. And when the first of the "J" for Jennie murders startled the community, it also startled Andy Frampton, to say nothing of Detective-Sergeant Arnold.' Michael Sarne (1883-1961) who wrote under the pseudonym T. Arthur Plummer was a prolific British author who wrote over 70 novels, 50 of them featuring Inspector Andrew Frampton and Sergeant Frank Arnold. First edition, latest title listed opposite title page 'The Man with the Crooked Arm', published April 1945. -- Small octavo (book size 19x13cm), pp. 190 [2]. In publisher's blue cloth, spine lettered in whit. Dust jacket priced 'Including Extra 8/6 net War Costs' to lower corner of front flap. --. Signed by Author(s).…

Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First Edition. -- Condition: Near fine, some wrinkles to spine ends and light wear to outer edges, in very good dust jacket, wear to corners with small chips, three short closed tears along top edge, some unnecessary thin vertical lines of colour touch-up to white of spine. -- Details: Rare first edition in dust jacket. Inscribed 'To Mr & Mrs W. R. Harvey, with all good wishes, T. Arthur Plummer, Mar 23 / 42'. Featuring Inspector Andrew Frampton. 'From the moment Inspector Andrew Frampton was called in to the Breck Hollow Mysteru he knew it was no ordinary killer. That was why he had to let the suspect - male or female - think him a fool; Frampton didn't altogether like this; being just a little conceited; but (as he told himself) "needs must . . . when a killer drives!"' Michael Sarne (1883-1961) who wrote under the pseudonym T. Arthur Plummer was a prolific British author who wrote over 70 novels, 50 of them featuring Inspector Andrew Frampton and Sergeant Frank Arnold. First edition, latest title listed opposite title page 'Crime at Crooked Gables', published in 1941. Publisher's catalogue for Autumn 1941 at the rear which lists both 'Crime at Crooked Gables', and 'The Fool of the 'Yard''. -- Small octavo (book size 18.8x13cm), pp. 224, 8 [(publisher's catalogue for Autumn 1941). In publisher's light blue cloth, spine lettered in dark blue. Dust jacket priced 'Including Extra 8/6 War Costs' to lower corner of front flap, and some unnecessary thin vertical lines of colour touch-up to white of spine. --. Signed by Author(s).…