The Tragedy of an Indiscretion
by J. W. Brodie Innes
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$865.84A$779.26
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About This Item
London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1916 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. An exceedingly scarce, first edition of this entertaining detective novel centred on the fall-out from an "indiscretion", written by John William Brodie-Innes. First edition. Very scarce. Bound in the publisher's original cloth. Written by British author and lawyer, John William Brodie-Innes, who was a leading member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, a secret society devoted to the study of the occult and metaphysics. 'The Tragedy of Indiscretion' is the remarkable tale of Ronny Warrington who performs a small "indiscretion" of surreptitiously whisking away the married Mrs Greville for a romantic weekend, leading to a series of mishaps and coincidences when she unexpectedly dies.With a newspaper clipping containing a review of the novel, loosely inserted. Bound in the publisher's original cloth. Externally, very good, with light bumping to the extremities and the odd mark to cloth. Spine has darkened a little. Rear hinge is strained, with cords visible. Light offsetting to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound with bright, clean pages. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 903Q27
- Title
- The Tragedy of an Indiscretion
- Author
- J. W. Brodie Innes
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lane The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1916
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- J W Brodie-Innes John William Brodie-Innes first edition mystery John William Brodie-Innes scarce
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Rooke Books
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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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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....