Burley, W. J.

Charles and Elizabeth.

Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Reading copy, an ex-library hardback with front endpaper excised and some damage to front pastedown in a bright, unclipped dustjacket. 174 pages. Fair in Very Good dust jacket.

Aucott & ThomasProfessional seller

Book number: 69939

Catalogue: Fiction:: Crime & Mystery

Keywords: Murder mysteries Crime stories Detective fiction

W. J. Burley

A Collection of Wycliffe Novels from W.J. Burley

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1992-1996. First edition. Cloth. Three smart first editions of these Wycliffe novels from Cornish crime writer William John Burley. Three volumes. First edition. Written by William John Burley, a Cornish crime writer, best known for his books featuring the detective Charles Wycliffe, which became the basis of the popular nineties television series Wycliffe. This set contains: Wycliffe and the Last Rites, 1992. The vicar of Moresk, a quiet Cornish village, is shocked by the discovery of a woman's corpse sprawled across the church steps, raising suspicion that a satanic ritual has taken place in the grounds. Wycliffe and the Dunes Mystery, 1993. Fifteen years ago, Cochran Wilder supposedly vanished during a walking holiday in Cornwall just after being released from a psychiatric hospital. When his murdered body is found buried deep inside a sand dune, Wycliffe suspects one of six figureheads in the local community, who had been spending an illicit weekend at a Chalet near the scene of Cohran's grisly end. The Wycliffe Omnibus, 1996. Very scarce volume. Containing Wycliffe and the Winsor Blue, Wycliffe and the Four Jacks, and Wycliffe and the Quiet Virgin. In the original full cloth binding. Externally. excellent. Original dust wrappers are unclipped other than the Dunes Mystery which has been price-clipped. Wrappers are very smart with light wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 943T4

Catalogue: Modern Fiction

Keywords: Wycliffe Burley Last Rites Dunes Burley None

W. J. Burley

A Collection of Wycliffe Novels from W.J. Burley

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1987-1990. First edition. Cloth. Three smart first editions of these Wycliffe novels from Cornish crime writer William John Burley. Three volumes. First edition. Gollancz Crime. Written by William John Burley, a Cornish crime writer, best known for his books featuring the detective Charles Wycliffe, which became the basis of the popular nineties television series Wycliffe. This set contains: Wycliffe and the Winsor Blue, 1987. Following the death of artist Edwin Garland from a heart attack, his family and friends gather for the funeral, and are shocked by the apparently motiveless shooting of the dead man's son. Wycliffe and the Tangled Web, 1988. Shortly after informing her boyfriend and sister of her pregnancy, a young woman from a quiet Cornish village goes missing. When a body surfaces, Wycliffe thinks he may have solved the vanishing, but his theory is soon dashed after an identification proves it isn't her. Wycliffe and the Cycle of Death, 1990. A local bookseller, Matthew Glynn, is found bludgeoned and strangled, setting Wycliffe on the trail of a killer whose identity is embedded deep within a mountain of family secrets. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light wear to the extremities. Original dust wrappers are price-clipped other than Tangled Web which remains unclipped. Wrappers are also very smart with minor wear to the extremities and light sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. With a crease and sticker residue to the front endpaper of Winsor Blue. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 943T5

Catalogue: Modern Fiction

Keywords: Winsor Blue Tangled Web Cycle of Death Wycliffe Tangled Web None

BURLEY W J

DEATH IN WILLOW PATTERN

Arrow, 1974. 1st printing. Dr. Henry Pym and his secretary, Susan, are invited to a manor house in the country to look over some old manuscripts. But the real reason for the invite is that the current baronet is receiving threatening letters. Paperback. ISBN: 0099083809. fine paperback, Tom Simmonds cover.

Fantastic LiteratureProfessional seller

Book number: FM21.071

Keywords: 0099083809

W. J. BURLEY

Death in Willow Pattern

New York, Walker & Co. 1970, First US. Hardcover. Book, Off-white boards, 191 pages. Slight spine lean; corners slightly bruised; top edge spotted; discolouring on spine and a little on boards. Dustwrapper frayed & creased at edges, faded on spine, bit marked on back. Jacket design Fred Troller. Detective Henry Pym. Fairly Good/Fairly Good.

Marion Pitman BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 002041

Catalogue: Collectable

Keywords: Detective Fiction Crime, Mystery, Detective Fiction Cornwall, Cornish Interest

Burley, W. J.

Death in Stanley Street.

London, Victor Gollancz, 1974, First edition. 192 pp. hard cover with dustjacket. 21 cm. Sdescription VG/VG. Light shelf wear to dust jacket with a small chip on spine edge, touch of foxing to page edges, name and date on front endpaper, overall very good book in very good dust jacket. Very Good. ISBN: 0575018194.

Lost and Found BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 17797

Catalogue: crime fiction

Keywords: England;  Fiction;  General;  Mystery & Detective;  Police;  West Country;  Wycliffe, Charlie (Fictitious character), ISBN: 0575018194

BURLEY, W.J.

Death in a Salubrious Place

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd. 1973, First Edition. Hardcover. Used, First edition hardcover with mylar covered unclipped dust jacket, in very good condition. Light shelf wear to the jacket, including some rippling, and creasing to the edges. Page block is tanned, and spine is cocked. Glue and sticker remnants on pastedowns and endpapers. Pages and text are clear and unmarked throughout. LW. Very Good/Very Good.

PsychoBabel BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 537714

Catalogue: Literature

Burley, W. J.

Death in Stanley Street.

Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Reading copy, an ex-library hardback with title, contents pages and rear endpaper excised, in a dustjacket which is laminated to the boards and foldovers adhered to front pastedown and endpaper. 192 pages. Assume first edition. Fair in Good dust jacket.

Aucott & ThomasProfessional seller

Book number: 69941

Catalogue: Fiction:: Crime & Mystery

Keywords: Murder mysteries Crime stories Detective fiction Superintendant Wycliffe

BURLEY, W J

Death in a Salubrious Place

New York: Walker & Co Ltd, 1973. First Edition. Cream hardback cloth cover. 210mm x 150mm (8" x 6"). 191pp.. G: in good condition with rubbed and chipped dust jacket. Soiling to cover. Page edge browning .

Barter BooksProfessional seller

Book number: wjb02b

Catalogue: Crime Fiction

Keywords: Crime Fiction First Editions

W. J. Burley

Death in Willow Pattern

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A thrilling crime novel from W. J. Burley, being his third classic detective story. First edition. Featuring the original dustwrapper. In the original cloth binding with the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, cloth is smart. Dustwrapper is bright, with only some minor chipping, and light marks. Internally, firmly bound, bright and clean, aside from the odd spot to the endpapers. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: MOD11-G-3

Catalogue: Modern Fiction

Keywords: w j burley detective death in willlow wycliffe detective None

Burley, W.J.

Guilt Edged.

Victor Gollancz. London 1971 1st edition. Red cloth boards. 190pp 8vo 0.3kg. Ownership signature ffep, eps and edges spotted else contents excellent, hence a VG+ copy in matching Gollancz yellow dustwrapper (no chips, tears, or loss). Well above average condition. ISBN: 9780575007987

Fables BookhopProfessional seller

Book number: 28708

Catalogue: Modern First Editions

Keywords: crime fiction modern first editions

BURLEY, W J

Guilt Edged [Wycliffe]

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1971. First Edition. Red hardback cloth cover. 200mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). 190pp.. G: in good condition with rubbed and chipped dust jacket. Ex-lib .

Barter BooksProfessional seller

Book number: wjb05

Catalogue: Crime Fiction

Keywords: Crime Fiction First Editions

Burley W.J.,

Quando i Technol ci chiameranno

1979. Milano, Mondadori, Urania n. 772. In 8vo, cart., ills., pp. 160.

NaturamaProfessional seller

Book number: 64360

Catalogue: Fumetti comics

Keywords: fumetti

Burley, W. J.

The Schoolmaster.

Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Reading copy, an ex-library hardback with front endpaper excised, endpapers tanned in a bright, rolled, unclipped dustjacket. 160 pages. Fair in Good dust jacket.

Aucott & ThomasProfessional seller

Book number: 69940

Catalogue: Fiction:: Crime & Mystery

Keywords: Murder mysteries Crime stories Detective fiction

BURLEY, W.J.

The second Wycliffe omnibus

London, Gollancz, 1997. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dustjacket . Reprint. Dust jacket slightly bumped at head of spine. Contains: Wycliffe and the schoolgirls; Wycliffe and the dead flautist; Wycliffe and the last rites. Photo:. ISBN: 0575064811

Cotswold Internet BooksProfessional seller

Book number: BOOKS069782I