Colin Dexter

The Riddle of the Third Mile

London, Macmillan , 1983. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this Inspector Morse novel by English crime writer, Colin Dexter. Signed by the author, with a dedication, to the title page. 'For Peter and Lisa, With every best with in life to you both.' Peter and Lisa Simon were friends of the author, with some sources stating he knew them from his teaching days in Leicester. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. Colin Dexter was a popular English crime writer, best known for his 'Inspector Morse' series of novels. Throughout his career he received several Crime Writer's Association awards: Two Silver Daggers, Two Gold Daggers and A Cartier Diamond Dagger. He also received an OBE for his services to literature. In the original full cloth binding and held in original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, excellent with just some minor shelfwear. Dustwrapper is also excellent with minor sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very slightly age toned to edges due to paper used but are otherwise clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.

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Boeknummer: 585L9

Catalogus: Detective Fiction

Trefwoorden: Morse Inspector Morse Crime Detective Inspector Morse Lewis None

Colin Dexter

The Secret of Annexe 3

London, Macmillan and Co, 1986. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this detective fiction novel from the popular 'Inspector Morse' series by Colin Dexter. Signed by the author. This is the seventh novel in the Morse series and begins following the murder of a hotel guest staying in Annexe 3. It is down to Inspector Morse to investigate the other people staying in the hotel and to solve the case. Signed by the author to the title page. Loosely inserted are two publicity documents from the publishing house. One is a slip referring to this copy as a review copy and requests that no review should appear before the publication date of 30th October 1986. The second piece of paper regards the publicity of the 'Inspector Morse' television series and gives the press contact as one Kirstie Axtens if anyone should wish to contact Colin Dexter regarding his writing and the television show. Colin Dexter was a popular English crime writer, best known for his 'Inspector Morse' series of novels. Throughout his career he received several Crime Writer's Association awards: Two Silver Daggers, Two Gold Daggers and A Cartier Diamond Dagger. He also received an OBE for his services to literature. In the original full cloth binding and held in original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear. Dustwrapper is excellent with just some light sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned to the edges due to paper used. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Fine.

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Boeknummer: 585L12

Catalogus: Detective Fiction

Trefwoorden: Dexter Annexe Inspector Morse Macmillan Annexe Detective Crime None

Colin Dexter

The Secret of Annexe 3

London, Macmillan and Co, 1986. First edition. Cloth. A fine, first edition copy of this detective fiction novel from the popular 'Inspector Morse' series by Colin Dexter. This is the seventh novel in the Morse series and begins following the murder of a hotel guest staying in Annexe 3. It is down to Inspector Morse to investigate the other people staying in the hotel and to solve the case. Colin Dexter was a popular English crime writer, best known for his 'Inspector Morse' series of novels. Throughout his career he received several Crime Writer's Association awards: Two Silver Daggers, Two Gold Daggers and A Cartier Diamond Dagger. He also received an OBE for his services to literature. In the original full cloth binding and held in original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear. Dustwrapper is fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned to the edges, as is common with this work. Pages are clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.

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Boeknummer: 740L13

Catalogus: Detective Fiction

Trefwoorden: Dexter Annexe Inspector Morse Macmillan Annexe Detective Crime None

Colin Dexter

Service of All the Dead

London, Macmillan and Co, 1979. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this crime novel by Colin Dexter. From his popular 'Inspector Morse' series. This is the fourth novel from the Inspector Morse series. Set in and around St Frideswide's Cornmarket, this novel follows several murders. This novel is divided into two books, each taking its name from a book of the old testament and adheres to different writing styles. Colin Dexter was a popular English crime writer, best known for his 'Inspector Morse' series of novels. Throughout his career he received several Crime Writer's Association awards: Two Silver Daggers, Two Gold Daggers and A Cartier Diamond Dagger. He also received an OBE for his services to literature. In the original full cloth binding and held in original dustwrapper. Externally, excellent with minor fading to the head and tail of spine. Dustwrapper is in excellent condition with just a few marks to the rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. One small spot to the foredge. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.

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Boeknummer: 585L10

Catalogus: Detective Fiction

Trefwoorden: Frideswide Inspector Morse Dexter Crime Inspector Morse Lewis None

Colin Dexter

Service of All the Dead

London, Macmillan and Co, 1979. First edition. Cloth. A fine, first edition of this crime novel by Colin Dexter. From his popular 'Inspector Morse' series. This is the fourth novel from the Inspector Morse series.With price-clipped dustwrapper. Set in and around St Frideswide's Cornmarket, this novel follows several murders.This novel is divided into two books, each taking its name from a book of the old testament and adheres to different writing styles. Colin Dexter was a popular English crime writer, best known for his 'Inspector Morse' series of novels. Throughout his career he received several Crime Writer's Association awards: Two Silver Daggers, Two Gold Daggers and A Cartier Diamond Dagger. He also received an OBE for his services to literature. In the original full cloth binding and held in original dustwrapper. Externally, fine. Dustwrapper is smart. Price clipped. Fading to the spine and some minor browning to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Small tide mark to the top of page 23. Pages are otherwise clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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Boeknummer: 740L19

Catalogus: Detective Fiction

Trefwoorden: Frideswide Inspector Morse Dexter Crime Inspector Morse Lewis None

Colin Dexter

The Way Through the Woods; the Daughters of Cain; Death Is Now My Neighbour; the Remorseful Day

London, Macmillan, 1992-1999. First edition. Cloth. First editions of the final four novels in Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse series. Found in their unclipped dust wrappers. The final four novels in Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse stories, found in their unclipped dust wrappers. All four volumes are first editions, but mixed impressions. With a first edition, first impression of Daughters of Cain, second impressions of Death Is Now My Neighbour and The Remorseful Day, and a third impression of The Way Through the Woods. Written between 1975 and 1999, Norman Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse series was adapted for television between 1987 and 2000. The irascible and snobbish detective shares Dexter's own enthusiasms for cryptic crosswords, English literature, cask ale, and music by Wagner. In the publisher's original cloth binding, found in the unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with just some light bumping to the head and tail of the spines. With some light spotting to the reverse of the wrap to Daughters of Cain. Internally, firmly bound, with bright and clean pages throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.

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Boeknummer: 853N8

Catalogus: Detective Fiction

Trefwoorden: Colin Dexter The Way Through the Woods The Daughters of Cain Death Is Now My Neighbour The Way Through the Woods First Edition Dust wrapper None

Colin Dexter

The Way Through the Woods

London, Macmillan, 1992. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of the tenth novel in the Inspector Morse Series. Found in the price clipped dust wrapper. A first edition of the tenth novel in Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse series. Found in the price clipped dust wrapper. After receiving an anonymous riddle, Inspector Morse and Sergeant Lewis reopen the case of a Swedish woman who went missing a year before. The Crime Writer's Association of the UK awarded the novel a Gold Dagger, and the novel was adapted for television in a television series aired in 1995. In the publisher's original green cloth binding, found in the price clipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with just some light bumping to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound, with bright and clean pages throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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Boeknummer: 858N8

Catalogus: Detective Fiction

Trefwoorden: The Way Through the Woods Colin Dexter Inspector Morse Dust Wrapper Colin Dexter Detective Fiction None

Colin Dexter

The Wench Is Dead

London, Macmillan, 1989. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this detective novel from the popular Inspector Morse series by Colin Dexter. The first edition of this novel in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This novel 'The Wench is Dead' received the Gold Dagger Award in 1989. It is an historical crime novel and is the eighth in the Inspector Morse Series. In this novel Morse is hospitalised due to a bleeding ulcer and is given a book on an historic murder case in Oxford by a friend. In this 1859 murder a young woman was found floating in the Oxford Canal and two men were hanged for the murder. Morse declares this verdict as incorrect and sets about proving the hanged men were innocent from the confines of his hospital bed. Colin Dexter was a popular English crime writer, best known for his 'Inspector Morse' series of novels. Throughout his career he received several Crime Writer's Association awards: Two Silver Daggers, Two Gold Daggers and A Cartier Diamond Dagger. He also received an OBE for his services to literature. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition with just a faint crease to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Dust wrapper has some spotting to the flaps, and a little creasing to the upper extremities, but is otherwise very bright and smart. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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Boeknummer: 840M33

Catalogus: Detective Fiction

Trefwoorden: Colin Dexter Inspector Morse Crime fiction Detective fiction Inspector Morse Not Stated

Colin Dexter

The Wench Is Dead

London, Macmillan, 1989. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this detective novel from the popular 'Inspector Morse' series by Colin Dexter. Signed by the author. Signed by the author to the title page 'For Peter and Lisa - Its been a great joy to know you better' Peter and Lisa Simon were friends of the author, with some sources stating he knew them from his teaching days in Leicester. This novel 'The Wench is Dead' received the Gold Dagger Award in 1989. It is an historical crime novel and is the eighth in the Inspector Morse Series. In this novel Morse is hospitalised due to a bleeding ulcer and is given a book on an historic murder case in Oxford by a friend. In this 1859 murder a young woman was found floating in the Oxford Canal and two men were hanged for the murder. Morse declares this verdict as incorrect and sets about proving the hanged men were innocent from the confines of his hospital bed. Colin Dexter was a popular English crime writer, best known for his 'Inspector Morse' series of novels. Throughout his career he received several Crime Writer's Association awards: Two Silver Daggers, Two Gold Daggers and A Cartier Diamond Dagger. He also received an OBE for his services to literature. In the original full cloth binding and held in original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear. Dustwrapper is excellent with minor bumping to the head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.

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Boeknummer: 585L13

Catalogus: Detective Fiction

Trefwoorden: Morse Inspector Morse Detective Fiction Novel Inspector Morse None

Michael Dibdin

Works by Michael Dibdin

London , Faber and Faber, 1992-2005. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful collection of works by crime Writer Michael Dibdin, one being signed by the author and all being first editions. A collection of five first edition novels by crime writer Michael Dibdin. Dead Lagoon is signed by the author to the title page. Four of the works are from Dibdin's Aurelio Zen Series which are set in Italy, Cabal (1992), Dead Lagoon (1994), A Long Finish (1998) and Back to Bologna (2005). With the addition of his separate novel The Dying of the Light (1993) which is set at Eventide Lodge where death is a terrifying reality. All works are first edition, first impression copies in the original unclipped dust wrappers. All are in the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Signed by the author to the title page of Dead Lagoon. Internally, all are firmly bound with bright and clean pages. All works are first edition, first impression copies in the original unclipped dust wrappers which are all lovely, Back to Bologna has a previous special price sticker to the front wrap. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.

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Boeknummer: 841B16

Catalogus: Detective Fiction

Trefwoorden: Works by Michael Dibdin Aurelio zen mystery mystery Aurelio zen mystery None

S. S. Van Dine

The Canary Murder Case

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927. Cloth. The second edition of this classic detective fiction novel, in the unclipped second state dust wrapper. The second edition of S. S. Van Dine's second Philo Vance novel, in the publisher's original second state dust wrapper, with 'The Greene Murder Case' to the rear flyleaf, price unclipped.With 'In Preparation The Mother Goose Murder Case' to the verso of the leaf prior to the half title, as called for.S. S. Van Dine's classic mystery novel deals with the murder of an alluring nightclub singer known as 'the Canary', and amateur detective Philo Vance's solving of the case. The second Philo Vance novel, it was said by Howard Haycraft to have broken 'all modern publishing records for detective fiction&apos.The earlier editions, such as this, give the title with quotation marks around the word "Canary", but most subsequent editions omit them.With the inscription 'L. M. Relph' to the front pastedown, and a single advertisement leaf to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with bumping to spine head and tail. Inscription to front pastedown. Chipping to back strip head and tail, with small closed tears to head of front wrap and tail of rear wrap. Tape repairs to head of reverse of back strip. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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Boeknummer: 841F58

Catalogus: Detective Fiction

Trefwoorden: Philo Vance S. S. Van Dine murder mystery S. S. Van Dine None

David Dodge

Bullets for the Bridegroom

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1944. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first U.S. edition of this gripping thriller novel by David Dodge, in the original very scarce dust wrapper. The scarce first U.S. edition, stated first printing.In the original very scarce unclipped dust wrapper.A James "Whit" Whitney novel, set in Reno Nevada, where Whit is trying to get married amidst many complications. One of his friends is murdered, and Whit is kidnapped and shot at, a thrilling fast paced novel. By David Dodge, an American author who also wrote 'Death and Taxes', 'To Catch a Thief', and 'Shear the Black Sheep&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Textblock is a little cocked. A few minor marks to the boards. Dust wrapper is a little edge worn, with loss to the head and tail of the backstrip, with a couple of closed tears. Tears are repaired with tape to the reverse of the wraps and to the backstrip. A few minor marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with only a few occasional spots. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Good.

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Boeknummer: 841P5

Catalogus: Detective Fiction

Trefwoorden: Bullets for the Bridegroom david dodge american thriller david dodge None

Arthur Conan Doyle; Hugh Greene [ed.]

A Study in Scarlet

London, John Murray; Jonathan Cape, 1974. Cloth. A bright copy of Arthur Conan Doyle's famous first Sherlock Holmes novel, first thus with an introduction by Hugh Greene. Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective novel featuring the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. First edition thus with an introduction by British journalist Hugh Greene. Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, lightly bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities. Dust wrapper unclipped and very smart with minor shelf wear, minor closed tear to front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Very Good.

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Boeknummer: 850A22

Catalogus: Detective Fiction

Trefwoorden: arthur conan doyle hugh greene sherlock holmes study in scarlet hugh greene None

Arthur Conan Doyle

The Works of Arthur Conan Doyle

London, Smith, Elder, & Co, 1903. Hardback. A limited edition set of the collected works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, an illustrated set signed by Conan Doyle. A limited edition of one-thousand copies, of which this is numbered twenty-five.The collected works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the 'Author's Edition&apos.Though Conan Doyle is best known for his Sherlock Holmes works, he published a number of other works, exampled in this set. These novels include historical fiction set in the Middle Ages, and set during the Napoleonic Wars.Including all the Sherlock Holmes works which had been published by 1903. Conan Doyle continued to publish Holmes works until 1927.This set includes;'The White Company', illustrated with a frontispiece, and one plate.'Adventures of Sherlock Holmes', illustrated with a frontispiece, and one plate.'The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes', illustrated with a frontispiece, and one plate.'Tragedy of the Korosko and the Green Flag, and Other Stories of War and Sport', illustrated with a frontispiece, and one plate. 'Micah Clarke', illustrated with a frontispiece, and one plate. 'The Stark-Munro Letters, and, Round the Red Lamp, illustrated with a frontispiece, and one plate.'The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard', illustrated with a frontispiece, and one plate.'The Refugees, a Tale of Two Continents', illustrated with a frontispiece, and one plate. 'Rodney Stone', illustrated with a frontispiece, and one plate.'A Study in Scarlet, and, The Sign of Four', illustrated with a frontispiece, and one plate. Including 'A Note on Sherlock Holmes' by Dr. Joseph Bell. 'The Great Shadow, and, Uncle Bernac', illustrated with a frontispiece, and one plate.'A Duet, With an Occasional Chorus', illustrated with a frontispiece, and one plate.Collated, complete. In a half crushed morocco binding with cloth to the boards. 'Micah Clarke', 'Rodney Stone', 'Adventures of Sherlock Holmes', and 'Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes' are neatly rebacked. Externally, smart. Spines are a little faded. Minor rubbing to the joints and extremities, heavier to the volumes which have not been rebacked. A few light marks, with a larger mark to the front board of 'Exploits of Brigadier Gerard&apos. A small amount of loss of leather to the tail of the front joint of 'A Duet&apos. A little discolouration to the front joints of 'Memoirs&apos. Crack to the rear joint of 'Stark-Munro&apos. Hinges of the volumes which have not rebacked are starting but remain firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Tissue guard to the frontispiece of 'Rodney Stone', with prior owner's pencil etching. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 888P13

Catalogus: Detective Fiction

Trefwoorden: The Works of Arthur Conan Doyle arthur conan doyle sherlock holmes arthur twiddle arthur conan doyle Various

Charles J. Dutton

Out of the Darkness

London, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1922. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition murder mystery novel by the popular American author, Charles J. Dutton. The first edition of this scarce work.'Out of the Darkness' is the second mystery novel by Charles J. Dutton.In this thrilling murder mystery, a man has died of an apparent murder, though it is quickly suspected to be a murder. Featuring the criminologist and bibliophile, John Bartley. Charles Dutton has a prolific American author of mystery novels, his best known featuring John Bartley, and Professor Harley Manners. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with marks and discolouration to the spine and extremities of the boards. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Label to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some scattered spotting. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: 891P28

Catalogus: Detective Fiction

Trefwoorden: Out of the Darkness charles dutton detective crime charles dutton murder None