Wobble To Death

London: Macmillan, 1970. First edition. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5". None. A first edition of Peter Lovesey's first detective novel. Found in the unclipped dust wrapper. A first edition of Peter Lovesey's first detective novel, Wobble to Death. Found in the unclipped dust wrapper. Lovesey has claimed that he he found… Read more about this item

New York : Dodd, Mead & Company, 1970. Book. Illus. by Salem Tamer (dust jacket illustration). Very Good. Hardcover. 1st U.S. edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Lovesey's first mystery novel, initially published in the UK by Macmillan. Introduces Sgt. Cribb, who investigates a mysterious death that takes place during a gruelling six-day endurance race set… Read more about this item

Dodd Mead. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. 0396062334 . Green cloth titled in black. First edition flat signed by Lovesey to the title page. Trace rubbing to points and slight foxing to text block edges else tight and unmarked. The DJ in mylar is rubbed, mildly foxed. Flap price $4.50.; A… Read more about this item

First UK Edition; A Very Good book in a Near Fine dust jacket, with moderate foxing to the page edges and light rubbing to the board and jacket edges. SIGNED and inscribed by the author to the title page. Review copy with the review slip affixed to the front free paper, with a previous bookstore's notes to the same page.… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 1972. First Edition. Second Impression. Signed bookplate loosely laid-in at the title page. Octavo (20.5cm); red paper-covered boards titled in black on the spine; dustjacket; 190pp. Mild erasure to the top of the front free endpaper; spine ends gently nudged, Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced £1.75 net) with light edgewear and nicks; residue from small price… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Dodd Mead, 1970. The first Cribb and Thackeray mystery. Spine cocked, heel rolled with just a touch of wear at the corners and a few spots of foxing to the end papers. Jacket rubbed with small chips and tears, rear panel darkened with light foxing to the flaps, in mylar. Signed by Lovesey on the… Read more about this item

Macmillan,, [1971-78]. 8 vols., 8vo., First Edition [save first volume]; original cloth, a very good, bright, clean set in dustwrapper. Complete set of the Sergeant Cribb crime novels, set in Victorian England. The set comprises: Wobble to Death (1970; second impression, 1972); The Detective Wore Silk Drawers (first edition, 1971); Abracadaver (first edition, 1972); Mad Hatter's Holiday (first edition,… Read more about this item

Macmillan, London, 1970. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing) of Lovesey's first book; this copy signed by the author on the title page. 8vo. 190pp. Red boards lettered in black at the spine. Corner tips gently knocked and with some tanning to the lesser quality paperstock. A nice crisp copy in very good non-price-clipped… Read more about this item

Dodd Mead, 1970-02-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed. 1970. 190 pages. Signed by Lovesey. Green cloth with black spine, spine ends bumped. Binding sound. Dust jacket covered in archival Mylar, lightly toned and foxed, rubbed to edges. Interior lightly toned, else unmarked.

London: Macmillan, 1970. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. Usual page tanning (due to the poor quality of paper used) otherwise a VG copy in a VG+ slightly-rubbed D/W. Inscribed by the Author in the year of publication: "Every good wish, Julie,/ from Peter Lovesey/ April 1970". First book.… Read more about this item

London: MacMillan. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. First UK edition hardcover signed by Lovesey to the title page. Heel lightly bumped, pages lightly toned else tight and square. The DJ in mylar is lightly edgeworn and softened to heel. Publisher's "winner"sticker to front panel; this book won Panther/Macmillan first crime novel… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. First edition, first printing. Signed by Peter Lovesey on the title page. The author's first detective novel, which is set within a historically accurate depiction of a 19th century foot race and introduces Sergeant Daniel Cribb, who would appear in seven subsequent books. Octavo. Original red paper-covered boards, with… Read more about this item

Dodd, Mead & Co, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. This is the first USA edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, [1970]., 1970. First edition. First edition. Author's first novel. Signed by the author. Laid-in is an inked letter signed from the author in which he thanks the addressee for the hospitality received from them after the funeral of a mutual friend. Light erasure mark on the front free fly leaf, page edges uniformly tanned, else fine in… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, [1970]., 1970. First edition. First edition. Author's first novel. Signed by the author. Page edges uniformly tanned, else fine in price-clipped dust jacket with light professional restoration to front corners. Introduces Insp. Cribb to solve the crimes which take place during a six-day walking race, or "wobbles" as the event was known in the late 19th Century.… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 1970. A first edition, first printing published by Macmillan in 1970. A near fine book without inscriptions in a near fine unclipped wrapper. Author's first book and perhaps the best title of a book ever....

London: MacMillan. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1970. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by Lovesey on the title page. Book has one very small spot of soil on the right hand edge of the pages. The pages are browning. The DJ is price clipped, with a closed tear at the upper right. ; 8vo… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd, Mead & Co, 1970. First Edition. Fine/About Fine. Octavo, 190 pages; pictorial dust jacket, with price of $4.50 on front flap. Inscribed on the title page to mystery collector Arthur Parson. Winner of the best "First Crime Novel" award in the UK. Light wear to dust jacket at front spine fold.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, [1970]., 1970. First edition. First U. S. edition. Author's first novel. Fine in lightly rubbed, black dust jacket Introduces Insp. Cribb to solve the crimes which take place during a six-day walking race, or "wobbles" as the event was known in the late 19th Century. Great story and a first-class mystery set… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1970. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo; 190 pages; Some light rubbing and wear to the dust jacket. Author's first book. .