Isbn: 9780575003132 - death at the chase (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: NEAR FINE. First printing. A detective novel by this Oxford academic who wrote his literate and witty mysteries under the Innes pen name. Features Sir John Appleby, retired Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, and his son Bobby. 175 pp, Near fine in a near fine yellow dust jacket.

Quality Book Club Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Price-clipped. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 175 pages; 175p. 20cm. Subjects: Appleby, John, Sir (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. Genre: Fiction -- Novel -- Thriller -- Detective -- Mystery. Series: Gollancz Detection. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition. ***Near fine in red cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to spine. Pages clean. Spine tight. ***In a near fine yellow, black and magenta titled dustwrapper that has not been price-clipped, showing original publisher's price of 21/- net. Edges of dustwrapper slightly creased and rubbed. Dustwrapper bright. ***192mm x 130mm. 175 pages. ***'In his last book, A Family Affair, Michael Innes provided us with a splendid surprise: the arrival on the scene of Appleby's engaging undergraduate son, Bobby, who soon revealed that he has much of his father's flair as a detective. Here he is again - and playing a bigger role this time, though the great Sir John still holds the centre of the stage and provides the solution of a particular knotty case. ***The story opens with Michael Innes's characteristic extravagance and panache. Appleby is taking a country walk and, amiably trespassing, has a curious encounter with the lord of a neighbouring manor, the aged Martyn Ashmore. Ashmore is in a state of belligerent fear and accuses Appleby of having designs on his life. Appleby probes a little and learns that during the war Ashmore once cracked under Nazi interrogation and torture, which led to the massacre of many Resistance fighters, and that ever since on the anniversary of that day, an attempt is made on his life.' (Quote from inside front of dustwrapper blurb). ***Prof John Innes Mackintosh Stewart HFRSE DLitt (1906 - 1994) was a Scottish novelist and academic. Michael Innes is the pseudonym of J. I. M. Stewart, who was a lecturer at Queens College, Belfast and later was an Oxford University professor. Under his pseudonym, Michael Innes, he wrote nearly fifty crime thrillers between 1936 and 1986. His most famous character is Sir John Appleby, a Scotland Yard Detective Inspector. He is known for his works of literary criticism and literary novels published under his real name, and for his crime fiction books published under his pseudonym of Michael Innes. Readers knew of Michael Innes crime thrillers; other readers knew the literary novels and short stories and literary criticism under the name of J. I. M. Stewart, but not many people were aware this was the same author. However, his crime thrillers, although he considered these to be entertainments, make frequent literary allusions. ***First impression of the true first edition in is original dustwrapper, in nice collectable condition. ***Of interest to collectors of Michael Innes first edition titles and J. I. M. Stewart. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Zustand: Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good+. Condition Notes: Unlaminated dust wrapper a little edgeworn and faded with heavier tanning to the spine. Edges of the text block lightly spotted. The pages are somewhat tanned, if tight, and a little musty; First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over red boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 8" x 5¼" (0.6 kg); pp 175; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #192044 ||.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. A very fine first printing having a tiny biro entry to front ffep, in a fine unclipped dust wrapper with the original price of 21/- intact, having sunned discolouration to the spine, nevertheless a super copy very attractively priced.…