Wycliffe and the Schoolgirls
by W. J. Burley
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1976. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 9" by 5". none. The first edition of this murder mystery by W. J. Burley, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. Part of the 'Gollancz Detection' series. In the original publisher's cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This work was written by British crime writer W. J. Burley. Burley is best known for his series of works featuring Detective Chief Superintendent Charles Wycliffe, who became the inspiration for the TV show 'Wycliffe'. This work follows Wycliffe as he finds a link between the murders of two young women. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart with slight bumping to the extremities, minor marks to the boards and fading to the spine. The odd spot to the endpapers with remnants of a label to the rear pastedown. The wrap is smart with creasing, slight sunning to the spine, and offsetting to the flyleaves. Archival tape re-enforcements to the verso. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with the odd spot and minor mark only. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 890Z13
- Title
- Wycliffe and the Schoolgirls
- Author
- W. J. Burley
- Illustrator
- none
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1976
- Size
- 9" by 5"
- Keywords
- First edition Murder Mystery Detective Thriller Murder Mystery W. J. Burley Gollancz detection
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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