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The Complete Murder Sampler
by James Nelson [Ed.]; et al
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macdonald, 1950 . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5". None. The first UK edition of James Nelson's collected murder mystery stories from a variety of authors, including Leslie Charteris and W. Somerset Maugham. The first UK edition, with the first US edition being published in 1946. This intriguing collection of short stories presents fifteen murder mystery tales from fifteen prominent authors of the detective and crime fiction. Edited by James Nelson, this sampler aims to cover the main varieties of mystery story-telling. At the time of initial publication, historian of detective fiction Mr Howard Haycraft labelled the collection as "an appetising and well-planned refresher course in the enjoyment of crime". With stories by distinguished authors including W. Somerset Maugham, G. K. Chesterton, H. P. Lovelace, John Buchan, and many more. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with the original, price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with the odd mark to the cloth. Dust wrapper is very smart, with edge wear and the odd closed tear. Sunning to the spine of the wrap and light marking to the rear. Internally, firmly bound with bright, clean pages. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 905Q30
- Title
- The Complete Murder Sampler
- Author
- James Nelson [Ed.]; et al
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macdonald
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1950
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- James Nelson murder mystery Detective fiction W. Somerset Maugham murder mystery Edgar Wallace H P Lovecraft
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About 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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