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JOHN CREASEY'S CRIME COLLECTION 1985
by Harris, Herbert (editor) (Joan Aiken; Michael Gilbert; Christianna Brand; Herbert Harris; Celia Dale; P. D. James; Clare Dawson; H. R. F. Keating; Madelaine Duke; Peter Lovesey; Antonia Fraser; Julian Symons; Celia Fremlin; Penelope Wallace)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- First
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0575036958
- ISBN 13
- 9780575036956
- Seller
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Burlington, Ontario
Item Price
$9.95
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About This Item
London: Gollancz, 1985. 204 pp. Red cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. Light rubbing at the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. The Annual Anthology of the Crime Writers' Association, this contains: Time to Laugh by Joan Aiken; The Killing of Michael Finnegan by Michael Gilbert; The Whispering by Christianna Brand; Detective's Wife by Herbert Harris; Business Lunch by Celia Dale; Great Aunt Allie's Flypapers by P. D. James; To Have and To Hold by Clare Dawson; Inspector Ghote and The Noted by H . R. F. Keating; Little Knives by Madelaine Duke; Arabella's Answer by Peter Lovesey; Boots by Antonia Fraser; Love Affair by Julian Symons; Business Laugh by Celia Fremlin; Joe by Penelope Wallace; and Skeleton in the Cupboard by Tony Wilmot.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- W. Fraser Sandercombe
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 222814
- Title
- JOHN CREASEY'S CRIME COLLECTION 1985
- Author
- Harris, Herbert (editor) (Joan Aiken; Michael Gilbert; Christianna Brand; Herbert Harris; Celia Dale; P. D. James; Clare Dawson; H. R. F. Keating; Madelaine Duke; Peter Lovesey; Antonia Fraser; Julian Symons; Celia Fremlin; Penelope Wallace)
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0575036958
- ISBN 13
- 9780575036956
- Publisher
- Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- gaslight; noir; pulp; hard boiled; police; whodunit; whodunnit; detection; investigation; intrigue; criminals; sleuth; suspense; thriller; murder; homicide; robbery; shooting; killing; guns; secrets; weird tales;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery and Detective;
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
W. Fraser Sandercombe
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Burlington, Ontario
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About W. Fraser Sandercombe
We are primarily an Internet-only bookstore, selling on-line for over twenty-three years; our shop can, however, be visited by appointment through an e-mail. We specialize in First Editions and collectible books (and usually have around 500 signed editions in stock at any given moment) ranging through most of the genres: Fantasy; Horror; Science Fiction; Mysteries; and a good selection of Literature; Historical Adventure; History; Outdoors; True Crime; and Assorted Non-fiction. We stock roughly 9000 books and add to our catalogues regularly.
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- First Edition
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- rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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