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THE CASE OF THE GILDED FLY
by Crispin, Edmund (pseudonym of Robert Bruce Montgomery)
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- first
- Condition
- Text block age darkened, some spotting and darkening to cloth edges, a very good copy in a good dust jacket which is darkened, l
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About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1944. First edition. Text block age darkened, some spotting and darkening to cloth edges, a very good copy in a good dust jacket which is darkened, light loss to base of spine, large chip with loss to head of spine affecting title lettering, small chip at upper right front corner. (30923). Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-158 [159] [160: blank], original green cloth, spine stamped in gold. The first Gervase Fen novel. Set in and around Oxford, England. "...if one accepts the books in the spirit in which they were written, they are splendid examples of the detective story as great entertainment. The amuse, they shock and they surprise." - Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, (4th ed.), pp. 255-257. Hubin, p. 200. Adey, Locked Room Murders and Other Impossible Crimes (1991), 532.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30923
- Title
- THE CASE OF THE GILDED FLY
- Author
- Crispin, Edmund (pseudonym of Robert Bruce Montgomery)
- Book Condition
- Used - Text block age darkened, some spotting and darkening to cloth edges, a very good copy in a good dust jacket which is darkened, l
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1944
- Keywords
- Mystery
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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