THE TIGER IN THE SMOKE
by Allingham, Margery
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Offsetting to free end papers, front cover shows ghosting from front panel of dust jacket, slight spine lean, a very good copy i
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1952. First edition. Offsetting to free end papers, front cover shows ghosting from front panel of dust jacket, slight spine lean, a very good copy in a very good dust jacket with a touch of wear to the corner tips, small closed tear to lower front flap fold with faint crease, small chip at upper and lower front corners, overall age toning to jacket. (30518). Octavo, cloth. A novel featuring sleuth Albert Campion. "Though her postwar work generally received poorer reviews than earlier work had, one book, THE TIGER IN THE SMOKE (1952), the story of a manhunt in London's underworld, received high praise. Julian Symons considered it her best book ..." - Steinbrunner and Penzler, Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection, p. 7. "... one of the peaks of crime fiction," - Keating, Crime & Mystery: The 100 Best Books 47. Basis for the classic 1956 British film noir, directed by Roy Baker (oddly omitting Albert Campion). Hubin (1994), p. 13.
Synopsis
Margaret Allingham was a prolific writer who sold her first story at age eight and published her first novel before turning 20. Allingham went on to become one of the pre-eminent writers who helped bring the detective story to maturity in the 1920s and 1930s.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30518
- Title
- THE TIGER IN THE SMOKE
- Author
- Allingham, Margery
- Book Condition
- Used - Offsetting to free end papers, front cover shows ghosting from front panel of dust jacket, slight spine lean, a very good copy i
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- Mystery
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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