Rostnikovs Corpse by Stuart Kaminsky (16 results)

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. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover book in very good condition - pages lightly tanned. Dustjacket very good+ - not price-clipped; protected by clear non-adhesive cover.

Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Condition: VG++. Dust Jacket Condition: VG++. 1st UK Edition. Crime novel, featuring Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov of the Moscow Police. Jacket by Jane Tamblyn. BOOK:- Binding is sound, no loose pages; cream boards are clean, with faint browning at the edges; silver titles are bright & without loss; mild shelfwear; spine heel crush; 1 small corner bump; small edge bump on rear board; no ink names, stamps or other permanent markings; pages show browning, more prominent at the edges; small spots of foxing on endpapers, and across the edges of the text block.JACKET:- Intact, but publisher price-clipped, with emended Macmillan price sticker adjacent; mild edgewear; 1cm closed tear on rear hinge corner of spine head; several indentations, but no rupture; 3mm strips of foxing at top and bottom edges of rear flap; jacket interior shows very isolated spots of foxing (no show-through). Scan on request.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Ex-library. Library stamps, labels and markings. Shelf wear to edges of boards. Endpapers replaced. Foxing. Dust-jacket in clear plastic, taped to boards and endpapers.; 239, [7 (blank)] pages. Cream boards with silver lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 197 x 120mm. Crime fiction novel. "This is a murder mystery investigted by Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov of the Moscow Police. A dissident, the subject of a show trial now in progress, is murdered with a sickle." - from dust-jacket blurb.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The dust jacket is shelf rubbed and slightly knocked. Price clipped. Minor marks. Internally clean and tightly bound. The pages are tanned. Complete with 239 pages. [B.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The book itself is a tad shelf rubbed and edge worn, but remains clean, with lovely silver gilt on the spine. The jacket, too, is shelf rubbed and edge worn, with the top and bottom edges of the spine in particular beginning to fray and tear. There is a price sticker on the inside flap of the jacket. Internally, the pages are ever so slightly tanned, but are clean, crisp and complete. Altogether neatly bound and presents handsomely in cellophane. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. the jacket is shelf rubbed and the back is very slightly marked. there is a small closed tear at the top of the spine. the book has no inscriptions but the paper has darkened slightly on the edges. the binding is excellent. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

8vo, 239pp. A good hardback copy in like dust jacket. Tanned paper stock.

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Tight and square, faintest of foxing in foredges and endpapers. Dust jacket is price-clipped, otherwise fine, protected in a removable clear film sleeve. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

240pp. 8vo. Original boards in dustwrapper. Rubbed on lower panel and slight internal browning, otherwise a very good copy. First Edition.

Hardback. Stuart M. Kaminsky, Macmillan. Author: Stuart M. KaminskyBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis gripping mystery, Rostnikov's Corpse, transports readers to the chilling streets of Soviet-era Moscow. It chronicles the meticulous investigations of Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov as he uncovers a complex web of crime and political intrigue. The narrative presents a vivid portrait of a society under strict control, where every clue holds double meaning and danger lurks in the shadows. Kaminsky masterfully illustrates the human element amidst the bureaucratic machinery, maintaining a suspenseful yet subtly humorous tone throughout the intricate plot. Readers will find themselves immersed in a world where justice is a delicate balance against the backdrop of a powerful state. Hardback.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo. Cream paper boards. 239 pp. Tanning to edges, bruise to spine foot. Interior age toned. Dust jacket is age toned, some light soiling.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First HC Edition. The uncommon 1st Inspector Rostnikov novel. Published in paperback in the US under the title Death of a Dissident. Price clipped. Light tanning to spine and page edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1st Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov novel. Price clipped with new price sticker. A sharp, unread copy w/slight page tanning.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. A first edition crime novel by Stuart M. Kaminsky. Stuart M. Kaminsky (September 29, 1934 October 9, 2009) was an American mystery writer and film professor. He is known for three long-running series of mystery novels featuring the protagonists Toby Peters, a private detective in 1940s Hollywood; Inspector Porfiry Petrovich Rostnikov, a Moscow police inspector; and veteran Chicago police officer Abe Lieberman. A later series followed Lew Fonesca, a process server from Sarasota, Florida. In a cream cloth binding in a clipped dustwrapper in an acetate protective covering. Externally, generally smart. Boards are lightly rubbed in places. Dustwrapper is smart with just minor edgewear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with some minor age-toning. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First British Edition. Signed and Inscribed "To Howard, Happy Birthday, Fathers Day or just any day. Stuart M. Kaminsky" Unread Near Fine book with 2 dents on bottom edges, bruised spine ends and very light toning; in Near Fine price clipped with Macmillan price sticker affixed dust jacket. All our books are bubble wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box with Delivery Confirmation. NO remainder mark, NO previous owner markings or inscriptions, NOT a Book Club Edition, NOT an Ex-Lib. Dust jacket placed in a clear removable Brodart protector. Signed.…