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One Corpse Too Many: A Medieval Whodunnit
by PETERS, Ellis
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1979. First Edition. First Impression. Octavo (20.5cm); green paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; [6],7-191,[1]pp. Upper corner of front board gently tapped (though still sharp), else Near Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced £4.50 net), with corresponding faint wrinkle to upper right corner of front panel, else Fine. A sharp copy of the second Brother Cadfael novel.
Synopsis
One Corpse Too Many is a medieval mystery novel set in the summer of 1138 by Ellis Peters, first published in 1979. It was adapted for television in 1994 by Central for ITV. Although it was the first novel in the Brother Cadfael series to be written, it was the second to be published, as the events of A Morbid Taste for Bones take place first, chronologically.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52856
- Title
- One Corpse Too Many: A Medieval Whodunnit
- Author
- PETERS, Ellis
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1979
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; Mystery, Crime, and Detective Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
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- Fine
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- Octavo
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- First Edition
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