Dj butcher (10 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine dj. First Edition. [a nice clean book with no significant wear, two diagonally-creased upper page cornerse, one-time owner's initials plus date & place of purchase and brief comment written in ink along the edge of the rear pastedown (concealed beneath the jacket flap); the jacket itself is flawless]. (The Canterbury Tales Mysteries) Series SIGNED by the author (no inscription) on the title page, below his printed name. "As Chaucer's pilgrims shelter for the night in a well-stocked tavern, it's the physician's turn to enthral his fellow travellers with a terrifying tale of mystery and intrigue. When Brother Anselm and his novice Stephen are summoned to the Church of St Michael's in Candlewick to perform an exorcism, little are they prepared for the horror that awaits. The demons and apparitions that plague the church would appear to have been summoned by an infamous sorcerer known as the Midnight Man." The seventh entry in this author's series of mysteries inspired by the Canterbury Tales. Signed by Author. Illustrated by (dj design) Jem Butcher Design (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Fine dj. First Edition. [a nice copy, with only some faint staining to bottom of text block, one diagonally-creased top page corner, and a former owner's initials plus date & place of purchase in ink at edge of rear pastedown (concealed by the jacket flap); the jacket itself is flawless]. (The Brother Athelstan Mysteries) Series "May, 1381. The Great Revolt draws ever nearer. The Upright Men openly roam the streets of London, waiting for the violence to begin. Their mysterious envoy, the Herald of Hell, appears at night all over the city, striking terror into the hearts of those who oppose them. But who is he? When his chancery clerk is found hanged in a notorious Southwark brothel, the ruthless Thibault, John of Gaunt's Master of Secrets, summons Brother Athelstan to investigate. Did Amaury Whitfield really kill himself following a visit from the terrifying Herald of Hell? Athelstan is unconvinced." The 15th entry in this historical mystery series about a crime-solving Dominican monk, clerk to the Coroner of London in the 14th century. Illustrated by (cover/dj design) Jem Butcher Design (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine dj. First Edition. [a nice copy, the only blemish being a former owner's initials, date & place of purchase, and brief editorial comment in ink at edge of rear pastedown (concealed by the jacket flap); the jacket itself is flawless except for a z-shaped surface scratch at the left edge of the front panel and the teensiest horizontal wrinkle at the top edge of the rear panel]. (The Brother Athelstan Mysteries) Series "February, 1381. A ruthless killer known as the Ignifer -- Fire Bringer -- is rampaging through London, bringing agonising death and destruction in his wake. He appears to be targeting all those involved in the recent trial and conviction of Lady Isolda Beaumont, burned at the stake for the murder of her husband. As the late Sir Walter Beaumont was a close friend of his, the Regent John of Gaunt orders Sir John Cranston and Brother Athelstan to investigate." The 14th entry in this historical mystery series about a crime-solving Dominican monk, clerk to the Coroner of London in the 14th century. Illustrated by (cover/dj design) Jem Butcher Design (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Fine dj. First Edition. [a nice copy, the only blemishes being a couple of itty-bitty stains on the edges of the text block and a former owner's initials plus date & place of purchase ink at edge of rear pastedown (concealed by the jacket flap); the jacket itself is flawless]. (The Brother Athelstan Mysteries) Series "October, 1381. Brother Athelstan is summoned to the church of St. Benet's in Queenhithe to investigate the murder of a priest. Parson Reynaud has been found stabbed to death inside his own locked church. Other disturbing discoveries include an empty coffin and a ransacked money chest. Who would commit murder inside a holy church? Who would spirit away a corpse the night before the funeral -- and who would be brave enough to steal treasure belonging to the most feared gangleader in London? Meanwhile, the death of one of Athelstan's parishioners reveals a shocking secret." The 18th entry in this historical mystery series about a crime-solving Dominican monk, clerk to the Coroner of London in the 14th century. Illustrated by (cover/dj design) Jem Butcher Design (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Fine dj. First Edition. [a nice copy, with just one diagonally-creased top page corner and a former owner's initials plus date & place of purchase and brief comment in ink at edge of rear pastedown (concealed by the jacket flap); the jacket itself is flawless]. (The Brother Athelstan Mysteries) Series "June, 1381. The rebel armies are massed outside London, determined to overturn both Crown and Church. The Regent, John of Gaunt, has headed north, leaving his nephew, the boy-king Richard II, unprotected. Brother Athelstan meanwhile has been summoned to the monastery at Blackfriars, tasked with solving the murder of his fellow priest, Brother Albertic, found stabbed to death in his locked chamber. Brother Athelstan would rather be protecting hsi parishioners at St Erconwald's. Instead, he finds himself investigating a royal murder that took place fifty-four years earlier whilst the rebel leaders plot the present king's destruction. What does the fate of the king's great-grandfather, Edward II, have to do with the murder of Brother Alberic more than fifty years later?" The 16th entry in this historical mystery series about a crime-solving Dominican monk, clerk to the Coroner of London in the 14th century. Illustrated by (cover/dj design) Jem Butcher Design (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Fine dj. First Edition. [a nice copy, with just one diagonally-creased top page corner and a former owner's initials plus date & place of purchase and brief comment in ink at edge of rear pastedown (concealed by the jacket flap); the jacket itself is flawless]. (The Brother Athelstan Mysteries) Series "July, 1381. The Great Revolt has been crushed; the king's peace ruthlessly enforced. Brother Athelstan meanwhile is preparing for a pilgrimage to St Thomas à Becket's shrine in Canterbury to give thanks for the wellbeing of his congregation after the violent rebellion. But preparations are disrupted when Athelstan is summoned to a modest house in Cheapside, scene of a brutal triple murder. One of the victims was the chief clerk of the Secret Chancery of John of Gaunt. Could this be an act of revenge by the Upright Men, those rebels who survived the Great Revolt?" The 17th entry in this historical mystery series about a crime-solving Dominican monk, clerk to the Coroner of London in the 14th century. Illustrated by (cover/dj design) Jem Butcher Design (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Fine dj. First Edition. [a nice copy with just some minor staining to the bottom edge of the text block, and with a former-owner's initials, date & place of purchase, and brief editorial comment in ink at edge of rear pastedown (concealed by the jacket flap); the jacket itself is flawless]. (The Brother Athelstan Mysteries) Series "February, 1831. London lies frozen in the grip of one of the bitterest winters on record. The ever-rising taxes demanded by the Regent, John of Gaunt, are causing increasing resentment. When the seething unrest boils over into a bloody massacre at a splendid Southwark tavern, The Candle-Flame, in which nine people, including Gaunt's tax collectors, their military escort and the prostitutes entertaining them, are brutally murdered, the furious Regent orders Brother Athelstan to find out who's responsible.". Illustrated by (cover/dj design) Jem Butcher Design (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Fine dj. First Edition. [nice clean book, no actual wear but with a few pages diagonally creased at the upper corners (by a previous reader too lazy to reach for a bookmark, I guess), and a former-owner's initials, date & place of purchase, and brief editorial comment in ink at edge of rear pastedown (concealed by the jacket flap); the jacket itself is flawless]. SIGNED by the author (no inscription) below his printed name on the title page. "December, 1380. When the corpse of Sir Robert Kilverby, a wealthy Cheapside merchant, is discovered in a locked room. Brother Athelstan accompanies the King's coroner to investigate. For the late Sir Robert had in his possession a priceless relic, a sacred bloodstone which he was planning to donate to the Abbey of St. Fulcher-on-Thames. The bloodstone has disappeared and the Regent, John of Gaunt, who covets the relic for himself, is taking an uncomfortably close interest in the case." Signed by Author. Illustrated by (cover/dj design) Jem Butcher Design (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine dj. First Edition. [a lovely copy with no discernible wear to the book, but with a former-owner's initials, circumstances of acqusitions, and brief editorial comment in ink at edge of rear pastedown (concealed by the jacket flap); the jacket itself is flawless except for a tiny fingertip wrinkle at the upper left corner of the front panel]. (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan) Series SIGNED by the author (no inscription) below his printed name on the title page. "January, 1381. As guests of the Regent, John of Gaunt, Brother Athelstan and Sir John Cranston are attending a mystery play performed by the Straw Men, Gaunt's personal acting troupe, at St John's Chapel in the Tower of London when the evening's entertainment is rudely interrupted by sudden, violent death. Who would have the audacity to murder two of Gaunt's VIP guests and the wherewithal to strategically position two severed heads on the stage without being noticed? The Regend orders Athelstan to find out." Signed by Author. Illustrated by (cover/dj design) Jem Butcher Design (illustrator).…

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