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BERTIE AND THE SEVEN BODIES ; From the Detective Memoirs of Edward VII
by Lovesey, Peter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0712634711
- ISBN 13
- 9780712634717
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London Sydney Auckland Johannesburg: Century / A Mysterious Press Book, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, 8vo, black cloth with gold lettering on spine, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting "Bertie," the Prince of Wales and his drunken associates, scarlet-&-black patterned endpapers, 220 pages. Peter (Harmer) Lovesey (born 1936), also known by his pen name Peter Lear, is a British writer of historical and contemporary detective novels and short stories. His best-known series characters are Sergeant Cribb, a Victorian-era police detective based in London, and Peter Diamond, a modern-day police detective in Bath. BERTIE AND THE SEVEN BODIES resembles a "Golden Age" detective story that is "filled with clues, corpses and conspiracies"--jacket EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION in all respects. No remainder marks.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5706
- Title
- BERTIE AND THE SEVEN BODIES ; From the Detective Memoirs of Edward VII
- Author
- Lovesey, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0712634711
- ISBN 13
- 9780712634717
- Publisher
- Century / A Mysterious Press Book
- Place of Publication
- London Sydney Auckland Johannesburg
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- Shooting party, country house, party, murders, actress, chef, England, food, poison
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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