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New York: Crime Club / Doubleday Doran, 1938. Book. VG+. Hardcover. First Edition. First printing. A VG+ copy in a G/VG dust jacket with 2" of spine missing (not affecting author's name or title) and the price of $2.00 intact on the front flap. Scarce..

London: Hodder and Stoughton. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Some creasing to spine. A couple of rubber stamps on front endpaper from previous owner. Some foxing to page edges. Lacking the dust-jacket. ; 288 pages. Blue cloth boards with gilt and black lettering on spine. Black parallel lines on spine and front… Read more about this item

NY: Garland Publishing. Good with no dust jacket; Tape on spine and library stamp on front . pastedown endpaper, boards soiled.. 1976. Reprint. Hardcover. 0824023757 . One of the novels in the series Fifty Classics of Crime Fiction 1900-1950, edited and with prefaces by Jacques Barzun and Wendell Hertig Taylor. Orange cloth binding. Reprint of this mystery novel… Read more about this item

1987 Grafton Books, #4 in the Inspectors Hannasyde & Hemingway series // Gentle overall wear and creases // A classic mansion murder with a set list of guests who double as suspects! // 189 pages, 177mm x 111mm x 16mm // 100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW

England: Panther, 1976. Book. Very good-. Soft cover. Spine has a little edge wear. Where possible small books will have postage reduced.

HarperCollins, 1987. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

William Heinemann Ltd, 1954. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1954. New Edition. 288 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth with gilt lettering. Moderate tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Mild staining to gutters. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering… Read more about this item

Arrow, 2006. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Penguin Random House. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Arrow, 2006. 293pp, illustrated softback covers, with light creases to spine. Internally clean and tight. Who killed Ernest Fletcher? - a detective story by the author better known for her historical novels.. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good.

New York: Doubleday Doran/The Crime Club, 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First American Edition. A Superintendent Hannasyde and Sergeant Hemingway classic mystery. 8vo. 310 pp. A near fine copy in black cloth, (previous collector's neat bookplate to the front pastedown), red titles and decorations in a bright, fresh better than very good illustrated… Read more about this item

London: William Heinemann, 1954. Hardcover with price clipped dust jacket, third (1972) printing, 288 pages; elegant book in teal blue cloth covers with bright and clear gilt lettering to spine, very gently used ex-library copy with hardly a trace of shelf wear other than gentle bumps to spine ends, spine cocked but still tight in binding,… Read more about this item

London: Hodder & Stoughton. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1940. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Hbk no d/w; G+; blue cloth cover with black lettering to spine; no names or similar writing inside; light foxing to endpapers; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

HarperCollins. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

Good plus. No dust jacket. Corners lightly bumped. Spine cocked and creased. A few brown spots to page edges and to endpapers. A couple of small soil marks to pages. Unmarked.

London: Hodder & Stoughton. 1954. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ spine a little sunned & some quite light edgewear to spine ends- now protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 288 pages. . New… Read more about this item

Paperback. Acceptable.

Paperback. Very Good.

Penguin Random House. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Granada Publishing, Limited. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.