montgomery robert bruce (18 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Name on flyleaf, otherwise unmarked. Price clipped from front inner flap. Corners pinched. Browning along inner edges of dust jacket. Base of spine bumped. Binding firm. Book.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. First American Edition. Octavo, 287 pages, black boards Presentation Copy with a hand-written note on Walker and Company letterhead from Beth Walker, co-founder of the press. It had been 25 years since the previous Gervase Fen mystery had appeared. " Crispin has created one of he best and most baffling crime novels of this or any season." - Publisher's Weekly.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good+. Illustrated by Mel Brofman (illustrator). First US Edition; First Printing. Hard Cover In Dust Jacket First Printing, First U. S. Edition. Vg/G++; good clean sound copy of book, without handwriting inside; d/w is not price clippedand is complete, but spine is a bit grubby and it has small patches of wear; The ninth and final novel in Crispin's urbane and witty mystery series featuring Oxford don and amateur detective Gervase Fen. ; Gervase Fen; Vol. 9; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Red Hardback. Zustand: Very Good Plus. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good - see description. Second Edition. 1950. Second edition (first cheap edition). 200pp. Edmund Crispin was the pseudonym of Robert Bruce Montgomery (1921-1978), an English crime writer and composer known for his Gervase Fen novels and for his musical scores for the early films in the Carry On series. He wrote his detective novels and two collections of short stories under the pseudonym Edmund Crispin, and nine novels featuring Oxford don Gervase Fenvolumes appeared between 1944 and 1953. Love Lies Bleeding was first published in 1948. Set in the post-war period in and around a public school in the vicinity of Stratford-upon-Avon, it is about the accidental discovery of old manuscripts which contain Shakespeare's long-lost play, Love's Labour's Won, and the subsequent hunt for those manuscripts, in the course of which several people are murdered. Collaborating with the local police, Oxford don Gervase Fen, a Professor of English who happens to be the guest of honour at the school's Speech Day, can solve the case at the same weekend. The book is bound in the original red boards with gold titling on the spine. The case of the book is in very good condition with bumping to the spine ends. The contents are tight and clean with slight age-browning around the edges of the pages. There is no inscription. The dustwrapper had some shelf wear with light soiling and the spine is slightly browned. The spine ends and corners are lightly bumped and nicked and the top of the spine and top front corner have been reinforced on the reverse with small strips of tape. Unfortunately the rear flap is missing. The wrapper is in an easily removed clear plastic protective cover.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Stated First US Edition, 1949. Ex-library book. The colorful dustjacket has been glued to the hardcover. 222 pages. The sixth in the series featuring Oxford professor and amateur detective, "Gervase Fen". In a Golden Age-style mystery combined with elements of farce, Fen contests a by-election in a rural constituency, but events are overtaken by a shocking murder case.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. A smart first edition of this Gervase Fen detective story from British writer Edmund Crispin. First edition. A detective novel and the fourth in the series featuring the Oxford Don and amateur detective Gervase Fen. Fen becomes dragged into the complexities rivalries of an opera company. When one of the singers, widely loathed by the rest of the company, is found hanging dead in his dressing room Fen becomes the driving force behind the investigation. Written by Edmund Crispin, the pseudonym of Robert Bruce Montgomery, an English crime writer and composer known for his Gervase Fen novels and for his musical scores for the early films in the Carry On series. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor bumping to the extremities and fading to the spine. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Very Good. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). First edition. The first edition, first impression of R. B. Montgomery's detective novel written under the pseudonym Edmund Crispin. First edition, first impression of Frequent Heresay, A Detective Storyby Edmund Crispin (Robert Bruce Montgomery) in the publisher's original binding.Edmund Crispin was the pseudonym of Montgomery, an English crime writer and composer. His novels often referenced music and poetry. This novel is set in a film study and some of the characters are musically inclined.Includes 'Important Note'. In original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, very smart. There is very minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. The spine is slightly faded. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. book.

Hard Cover. Zustand: VG+. No Jacket. First Edition. 12mo. original blue cloth gilt (slightly rubbed, spine a little canted, prev. owner's small name to FFE, else clean & bright throughout; lacks dustwrapper); pp. 192 (last blank). A very good copy. The sixth book in the Gervase Fenn series of detective mysteries.

Blue Cloth Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Edition. 1945, first impression. 175pp. The second of Robert Bruce Montgomery's mystery stories written under the name Edmund Crispin and featuring absent-minded Oxford Don Gervase Fen. Interestingly, the copyright page bears the acknowledgement "My sincere thanks are due to Mr. Philip Larkin for reading this book in manuscript and making a number of valuable suggestions. -E.C." Slim blue cloth hardback with gilt titles to spine. Pages browning but generally the book is in very good condition with no inscriptions. The unclipped dust jacket shows wear and tear with a little loss to the top and bottom of the spine. Soiling and toning esp. to the spine which is somewhat darkened. The jacket is now covered in a removable clear plastic protector.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). First edition. A smart first edition of this detective novel from English crime writer Edmund Crispin. First edition. A detective novel and the eighth in the series featuring the Oxford professor and amateur detective Gervase Fen. A series of poison pen letters have disrupted the calm of the picturesque English village of Cotton Abbas. Things take a more serious turn when a woman commits suicide after receiving a letter threatening to expose a deeply-held secret, and the case continues to baffle the local police force. Written by Edmund Crispin, the pseudonym of Robert Bruce Montgomery, an English crime writer and composer known for his Gervase Fen novels and for his musical scores for the early films in the Carry On series. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Very Good Indeed. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A first edition copy of Crispin's second Gervase Fen crime novel, set during the Second World War. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Edmund Crispin was the pseudonym of the crime writer and composer Robert Bruce Montgomery (1921-1978), best known for his Gervase Fen novels and for his musical scores for the early 'Carry On.' films.Holy Disorders(1945) is the second novel of the Gervase Fen crime series, in which the amateur detective must solve a murder in a Devon cathedral. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart, though faded to the spine. A little bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. A smart first edition of this exciting detective story from English crime writer, Edmund Crispin. First edition. The sixth in the series featuring Oxford professor and amateur detective Gervase Fen. In a Golden Age-style mystery combined with elements of farce, Fen contests a by-election in a rural constituency, but events are overtaken by a shocking murder case. Written by Edmund Crispin, the pseudonym of Robert Bruce Montgomery, an English crime writer and composer known for his Gervase Fen novels and for his musical scores for the early films in the Carry On series. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper dated 1948. Very Good. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A first edition of Edmund Crispin's third crime novel, featuring the amateur sleuth Gervase Fen. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding.Lacking the original dust wrapper.Edmund Crispin was the pseudonym of the crime writer and composer Robert Bruce Montgomery (1921-1978), best known for his Gervase Fen novels and for his musical scores for the early 'Carry On.' films.The Moving Toyshop (1946) is the third novel of the Gervase Fen crime series, in which the body of an elderly lady is found in a toyshop. The title is taken from a line in Pope's The Rape of the Lock. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart, with a little bumping to the extremities and fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Mark to the fore edge, not affecting the pages. Very Good. book.

Hard Cover. Zustand: VG+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: VG. Third Impression [First Cheap Edition]. VG+/VG. 12mo. original blue cloth gilt (slightly rubbed & sunned, prev. owner's name to FFE, a few spots to endpapers and leaf edges, else clean & bright throughout) in dustwrapper priced 4/- (a little rubbed & nicked with fraying and slight chipping to spine ends & corners, some general toning, spotting and marking); pp. 160 (last blank), with a plan. A very good copy of an early edition in the uncommon jacket. The first book in the Gervase Fenn series of detective mysteries.

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of Edmund Crispin's eighth Gervase Fen novel, a brilliant detective tale. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Long Divorce' is the eighth detective novel in the Gervase Fen series, following the amateur detective as he is tasked with solving a murder in a small, wealthy English village.By Edmund Crispin, the pseudonym of Robert Bruce Montgomery. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, with a couple of very light marks to the cloth. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Spots to the endpapers. Dust wrapper has a little edge wear, with a small chip to the tail of the spine. Spine and extremities are sunned. A few light handling marks to the wraps. Ink to the front fly leaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine. book.

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: dj. First Edition. First impression. 12mo (19cm). Red cloth hardcover; printed yellow dustwrapper, 224pp. A quite clean copy in the original red cloth, Very Good to Near Fine. In the original publisher's dustwrapper, unclipped (priced 9/6 net at base of front flap), slightly darkened on spine and with some overall dusting and edgewear; Very Good. A Gervase Fen mystery.

1 vols. 8vo. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: dj. First edition. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Borges was an attentive and discriminating reader of detective fiction, and in April 1952 lectured on "The detective novel from the origins to the present day" at the Asociación Argentina de Cultura Inglesa. Red cloth, spine titled in black. Very good plus copy in worn dust jacket (faded, flapfolds split, old cello repairs to verso). Ticket of Mitchell?s English Book Store, Buenos Aires. Signed at the back, Jorge Luis Borges, Adrogué 1950. With another family signature at front. Signed.