Gilbert frank t author (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original grey cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered scarlet back and front. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Close Quarters is the author's first novel, published in England by Hodder and Stoughton in 1947, it did not appear in the United States until 1963. By then Gilbert's reputation had been firmly established in both countries and his regular American publisher for many years had been Harper & Brothers. Close Quarters, however, was published by Walker and Company, a less prestigious house. In it we are introduced to Chief Inspector Hazlerigg, who will go on to be a recurring character in a number of Gilbert's works throughout the next ten years. Written while he was a schoolmaster at Salisbury. He now considers the tale cluttered, but the plan showing who was where in the close of Melchester Cathedral on the critical evening makes clear the theories of the official and unofficial detectives: Chief Inspector Hazlerigg and the dean's nephew. Gilbert, who was appointed CBE in 1980, was a founder-member of the British Crime Writers' Association. Contains frontispiece Cathedral floor plan and a variant of which repeated to the text, and three crossword grids, 252 pp. From the private library and estate of Frank Williams. Text block edges browned, with light soing to the cloth covers and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. DETECTIVE | CRIME FICTION.…

Zustand: Good. Original qtr. morocco and cloth boards stamped in blind and gilt, spine lettered in gilt; all edges marbled, renewed marbled endpapers, custom clamshell box. 142 pp. With frontispiece & 171 lithographed plates, some double-page; four double-page maps. 28 x 36.5 cm (11x14¼"). Heavy book.Scarce history of this Central Valley county, wonderfully illustrated as are all of the Thompson and West California County histories. Cowan p.564; Rocq 12963' OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:8633781. The title page and table of contents are facsimile photostats from the California State Library, with ink stamps on verso of each page.Condition:Rubbing and wear to boards and morocco; frontispiece and plate 'CV' significantly restored with paper backing, some chips missing, pages and plates toned, occasional tears and small stains, images largely unaffected; very good.…