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In the Red
by Joan Fleming
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1961 . First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8" by 5.5". None. The scarce first edition, first impression of this scarce 1961 crime novel from two-time Gold Dagger award winner Joan Fleming. In the publisher's original dust wrapper, price unclipped.The first edition of this crime thriller novel, in which bank clerk Leslie Williams plans to commit a crime to deviate from his dull daily life, and is described as embarking on a 'guilty spree' throughout London.Fleming's 1955 novel 'The Deeds of Dr Deadcert' was made into the film 'Rx Murder' (1958). In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Dust wrapper a touch sunned to back strip, otherwise fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 841F63
- Title
- In the Red
- Author
- Joan Fleming
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Crime Club by Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Joan Fleming Gold Dagger award crime fiction Gold Dagger award
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Sunned
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