A New Lease Of Death

Comments: Spine cocked. Ink marks on top edge. Minor indentation on bottom of front cover. A little tanning on inside cover and FFEP. Cloth on back cover has two spots that are raised but don't look bad. D-j pc'd, has shelf wear and slight chipping to spine. Synopsis: Chief Inspector Wexford had every reason to remember the Painter case – it… Read more about this item

London: John Long, 1967. [Crime Mystery] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.184. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's dark brown material over boards with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by William Randell, priced at 21s. A lovely crisp, clean copy, with minor wear only to jacket. Near fine. The… Read more about this item

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1967., 1967. First edition. First U. S. edition. Signed by the author. Fine in dust jacket with minor wear to the head of spine. Chief Inspector Wexford must investigate the murder of an elderly woman killed in her home by the blow from an axe, She had been murdered sixteen years before and… Read more about this item

London: John Long, 1967. Ruth Rendell has quite simply transformed the genre of crime writing. She displays her peerless skill in blending the mundane, commonplace aspects of life with the potent murky impulses of desire and greed, obsession and fear" (Sunday Times).

Arrow. Paperback. 184pp. An Inspector Wexford mystery. Lightly creased to spine. Clean and sound. Good+, sound copy . Paperback. 1987.

Panther Crime, 1969. Paperback. Good. 1969. No Edition Remarks. 192 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some… Read more about this item

Used paperback book with some creasing along the spine and moderate rubbing on front and back covers. No writing, notes, or highlighting interferes with the text. Binding is good and the text is perfectly readable but tanned from age. Standard shipping is via USPS Media Mail. It is a tad slower sometimes, but it is far less expensive. Expedited shipping will… Read more about this item

London: John Long. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1967. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Slight rubbing at the bottom of the spine. Signed by Rendell on the title page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 184 pages; Signed by Author .

London: Hutchinson, 1967. A first edition, first printing published by John Long in 1967. A near fine book with one small name to the head of the front pastedown with a little spotting to the top edge in a very good unclipped wrapper with a small chip to the head of the spine and two neat tears to the… Read more about this item

(London): Arrow, 1981. Softcover. Very Good. Reprint. Mass market paperback. Lightly soiled wrappers with a crease on the cover along the spine, and a sticker shadow on the rear wrap, very good.

Self published, 1983. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/n/a. Clean bright copy. Short descriptions of a range of effects. 10pp

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Arrow, 1994-10-19. Paperback. Good. Cover differs to the one shown. Book is in good condition with typical reading wear to the cover and spine. Pages are yellowing.

Arrow, 1994-10-19. Paperback. Good. Cover differs to the one shown. Book is in good condition. Pages are yellowing.

Arrow Books, 1981. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: John Long, 1967. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Hardback. Very Good.

Arrow. paperback (VG+) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

Paperback. Very Good.