Close Quarters by Gilbert Michael (39 results)

Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Condition: very_good.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: 15827252. 1788541113. 9/4/2026 4:58:33 PM.

Condition: good. Used - Good: All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May include From the library of labels. Shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Item may be missing bundled media. Any access codes or passwords originally included with the book may be expired, used or no longer valid. Image is stock photo and cover art edition may be different than pictured.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: As New. 1st Prtg. 1st printing, thus. A fine, unread copy of the trade paperback. The first mystery by one of the most acclaimed mystery writers of our time. The Close at Melchester Cathedral was normally a quiet place where canons, vicars, vergers, and others involved in running the great cathedral lived in tranquility, until somebody among them started waging a hate campaign against the white-haired senior verger. This troubled the Dean greatly, so much so that he invited his favorite nephew down from Scotland Yard for an unofficial visit. And what young Sergeant Pollock found was so disturbing that he was obliged to call in his superior officer, ChiefInspector Hazlerigg, a thick, square man whose deceptively sanguine exterior conceals a first-rate intellect. But even his presence is not enough to stop the murderer in their midst from canying out a very deadly plan. Published in 1947, ten years after it takes place, "Close Quarters" is the first novel from this acclaimed writer, who went on to win grandmaster and lifetime achievement awards from mystery associations in England, the U.S., France, and Sweden. Book.…

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First printing. 6" x 9" trade paperback bound in pictorial wrappers. A Near Fine copy. Slight spine lean. Mild fading to the spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. About good. Exlibrary with associated markings and stamps. The text is unobstructed. The wrapper is bright and crisp encased in mylar. An excellent reading copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First American Edition. The dustjacket shows some edgewear.

Condition: Good. Good condition. (police, great britain, mystery fiction) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 190 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

As New paperback. 190 pp Paperback. The image on this page is of the actual item for sale.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Contents are tight, bright and clean, with no inscriptions, no foxing, and no remainder mark. Cover is in superb condition, with an uncreased/unbroken spine. An excellent condition book, perfect for any collector of crime/mystery. 207pp. (11x18cm). Please contact us for any more information.…

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

Condition: Poor. Used, spine is creased, front and back cover has scratches, outer edges have scuffs, outer pages have gone Brown, book content is in readable condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Hamlyn Paperback Edition / First Print. Paperback copy, no dustjacket as issued. 207pp. Not library copy, no creasing to spine, no inscriptions. (40/4).

Paperback. Condition: Fair. G+ 1st sl fraying & tear at one side of sp. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Octavo with yellow boards in blue pictorial jacket; 251 pages; illustrations; 21 cm. Seems like aquite a fun read! "Close Quarters belongs to a class of mystery novel which, alas, is becoming to increasingly rare: the traditional detective story. It is a murder problem placed in a special, closed and intrinsically interesting setting--in this case, the ingrown community of a Cathedral Close. It is filled with riddles, mystifications and deceptions, yet it never departs from the rules of fair-play evidence. From poison-pen letters to clues embdedded in crossword puzzles, it employs a whole conjuror's bag of tricks expressly designed to baffle and fascinate the reader." --Jacket copy. A very good copy; unmarked pages and tight binding; occasional very faint foxing spots; boards show light rubbing to edges and bumping to corners; in very good (-) jacket with edgewear and several small chips; now in archival mylar.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Thus. First thus edition hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, photograph by Denis Waugh, in very good condition. Jacket is slightly scuffed, and edges are creased. Board corners and spine ends are a little bumped, and page block is lightly blemished. Pages are clear and unmarked throughout. LW. Used.…

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st thus (1972). 207pp. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE copy, now preserved in archival jacket protector.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition Second Printing. The uncommon reprint of Gilbert's very scarce first novel. For those who want this in hardcover, it's a much more affordable edition. This copy has the stickers of Washington DC bookseller Sidney Kramer affixed to the spine of the dustjacket and the front free endpaper. The jacket is rubbed on the front panel and water-damaged on the spine.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Later Printing. Reprinted 1951 stated. First published 1947.Previous owner's rubber stamped name to front free endpaper else a FINE book( read once?) in NEAR FINE crisp ( price-clipped) jacket. A very early Hodder & Stoughton" yellow jacket" edition.but BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED! A scarce title.…

2nd impression, hardback, 8vo, 251pp, owner's name on flyleaf, edges browned, text clean and binding sound, blue cloth, Good condition in rubbed and frayed dustwrapper.

Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.68.

paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback. Some wear to covers and tanning to page edges. Internally clean. Good condition.