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Appleby and the Ospreys
by Michael Innes [J. I. M. Stewart]
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz, 1986 . First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8" by 5.5". None. The first edition of this thrilling country house mystery. Michael Innes' final crime fiction novel to feature Detective John Appleby. The first edition, first impression of the final Detective John Appleby novel from J. I. M. Stewart, published under the pseudonym of Michael Innes. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Published fifty years after Appleby's fictional debut in 1936, and set in a remote country house, this thrilling and witty tale is advertised by the publisher as evidence of Innes' 'effortless mastery of the gentle art of keeping us guessing'. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Slight shelf wear to back strip tail, otherwise, externally fine. Dust wrapper exceptionally bright, with a touch of edge wear to back strip tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 808F37
- Title
- Appleby and the Ospreys
- Author
- Michael Innes [J. I. M. Stewart]
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1986
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- John Appleby John Innes Mackintosh Stewart Crime Fiction gollancz detection John Innes Mackintosh Stewart
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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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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Fine
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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