A Taste For Honey
by Heard, Gerald
A Taste for Honey is the first book in a series by Henry Fitzgerald Heard, also called Gerald Heard or H. J. Heard. This novel features the detective talents of Mr. Mycroft, an old scientist and beekeeper in a rural Sussex village. It is heavily implied that he is an elderly Sherlock Holmes in retirement.
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Published in 1941 by The Vanguard Press, New York, 1941
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A Taste for Honey
by Heard, Gerald
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- James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
- Published
- 1942
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- First Edition
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London: Cassell, 1942. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. (London: Cassell and Company Ltd 1942). First UK Edition. Publisher's grey cloth stamped in black to the spine. Foxing to the page block edges which has crept into the text and end-papers in places and very slight spine fade (hardly worth mentioning) overall VG indeed. … Read more
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A taste for honey
by Heard, Gerald
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- MW Books Ltd.
- Published
- 1961
- Condition
- Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overa
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- First Edition
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$15.54
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Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1961. First Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.. Physical description: 155 pages. Subjects: English fiction. Crime. Genre: Fiction.
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A Taste for Honey (Penguin 1624)
by HEARD, Gerald
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- Daisyroots Books Ltd
- Published
- 1961
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st thus.
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$12.14
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HEARD, Gerald
A Taste for Honey (Penguin 1624)
Penguin, London, 1961 VG paperback 1st thus,. 155 pp, page edges and prelims tanned, square sound binding, no loose pages, minimal rubs, no inscriptions. Good sound copy.
GREEN PENGUIN CRIME FIRST PAPERBACK
42891 penguin £8.50
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A Taste For Honey
by Heard, Gerald
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- Cambridge Recycled Books
- Published
- 1961-01-01
- Condition
- Acceptable
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Penguin, 1961-01-01. Paperback. Acceptable. Wear to cover. Pages tanned. Same day dispatch (Mon- Fri) from the UK if ordered by 1pm.
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A taste for honey
by Heard, Gerald
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- Red Rover Do Over
- Published
- 1967
- Condition
- Good. No dust jacket
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$3.00
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New York: Lancer Books, 1967. Mass-market paperback. Good. No dust jacket. 142 p.; 18 cm. Lancer books, 73647.
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