Author: Alison Bruce
Title: Cambridge Black
Description: London, Constable , 2017. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition, first impression of this crime novel in the Gary Goodhew series by Alison Bruce. A first edition, first impression of this novel. A crime fiction by Alison Bruce, author of the Cambridge based series of 'Gary Goodhew' including best selling titles such as Cambridge Blue and The Calling. A novel linking the fate of Amy and DC Gary Goodhew, both haunted by their past. A copy signed to the title page. With the unclipped dust wrapper.From the library at Julian Park, Hertfordshire, belonging to Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie (1902-1968). Audrey was the youngest daughter of an Anglo-American lumber and steel millionaire, sister to Edward James, a key figure in the Surrealist movement, and the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII. Her passion for literature is displayed by her impressive library. The present volume was added to the library posthumously. She was an English socialite known for her beauty and for charming various wealthy men, she was included in The Book of Beauty by Cecil Beaton. A patron of the arts, she assisted Viscount Carlow financially in the publication of limited editions of numerous works by leading literary figures such as T E Lawrence, James Joyce, Wyndham Lewis, and others. A hedonistic pursuer, she was recognised as one of the 'Bright Young Things&apos. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only. The dust wrapper is unclipped and excellent. Signed by the author to the title page. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.
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Title: Cambridge Black
Description: London, Constable , 2017. First edition. Cloth. A lovely signed first edition, first impression of this crime novel in the Gary Goodhew series by Alison Bruce. A first edition, first impression of this novel. A crime fiction by Alison Bruce, author of the Cambridge based series of 'Gary Goodhew' including best selling titles such as Cambridge Blue and The Calling. A novel linking the fate of Amy and DC Gary Goodhew, both haunted by their past. A copy signed to the title page. With the unclipped dust wrapper.From the library at Julian Park, Hertfordshire, belonging to Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie (1902-1968). Audrey was the youngest daughter of an Anglo-American lumber and steel millionaire, sister to Edward James, a key figure in the Surrealist movement, and the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII. Her passion for literature is displayed by her impressive library. The present volume was added to the library posthumously. She was an English socialite known for her beauty and for charming various wealthy men, she was included in The Book of Beauty by Cecil Beaton. A patron of the arts, she assisted Viscount Carlow financially in the publication of limited editions of numerous works by leading literary figures such as T E Lawrence, James Joyce, Wyndham Lewis, and others. A hedonistic pursuer, she was recognised as one of the 'Bright Young Things&apos. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only. The dust wrapper is unclipped and excellent. Signed by the author to the title page. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.
Keywords: signed books crime books first editions crime books None
Price: GBP 30.00 = appr. US$ 42.84 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 793A20
- Book number: 793A20
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