THE CASE OF THE GILDED FLY.
by CRISPIN, Edmund" - [MONTGOMERY, Robert Bruce, 1921-1978] :
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Victor Gollancz, 1944. First edition. His uncommon first book - later published in the USA as "Obsequies at Oxford". Gervase Fen making his first appearance in a witty and classical locked-room mystery with some theatrical types in wartime Oxford. "Whatever his true name is, he is most certainly a gentleman who knows Oxford backwards, forwards, and inside out. For his murders take place in the colleges, hotels and theatres of that city, and although these are in every case fictional, the calmer atmosphere of the Senior Common Room and the Porter's Lodge is unmistakeably authentic" (The Sphere, 11th March 1944). Crown 8vo (183 x 120mm). (160)pp. Plan. Bound, without half-title, in an elegant recent half green morocco, banded and gilt; top edge gilt; original cloth backstrip preserved at rear; wartime paper lightly tanned, but otherwise a very good copy in an attractive binding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ash Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31912
- Title
- THE CASE OF THE GILDED FLY.
- Author
- CRISPIN, Edmund" - [MONTGOMERY, Robert Bruce, 1921-1978] :
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Victor Gollancz, 1944.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- English Literature, Fiction, Fine Binding, Crime
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ash Rare Books
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London
About Ash Rare Books
Ash Rare Books. Founded in 1946 and long one of London's more interesting small book businesses. Owned and run by Laurence Worms, former President of the ABA.
Glossary
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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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...