Author: Antonia Fraser
Title: Five First Edition &Apos;Jemima Shore&Apos; Mystery Novels; Quiet As a Nun the Wild Island a Splash of Red Cool Repentance Oxford Blood
Description: London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1977-85. First edition. Cloth. Five 'Jemima Shore' mystery novels by Antonia Fraser, in their original dust wrappers. The first edition for all. Five volumes. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrappers. This set features five mystery and crime novels by Antonia Fraser, a British writer of detective fiction and widow to the 2005 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Harold Pinter. This set includes the first five novels from the Jemima Shore mystery series. The series follows investigative journalist Jemima Shore, a popular character that has been featured in various TV show adaptations, as she plunges into many mysterious murders and crimes. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally excellent with only slight shelf wear, slight fading to the extremities and spine of 'Quiet as a Nun' and to the extremities of 'Cool Repentance', with a slight lean and a mark to the front board to the latter. Past owner's ink inscription to the front free endpaper to 'Quiet as a Nun&apos. The wraps are very smart with slight minor marks, edge wear, very small closed tears to the head and tail of the spine to 'The Wild Island' and sunning to the spines to all and to the rear to 'Cool Repentance&apos. Tape repairs to the verso to 'Quiet as a Nun' and 'The Wild Island&apos. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages to all but 'Oxford Blood' which is age toned. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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