Charade
by Mortimer, John
John Mortimer is a playwright, novelist, and former practicing barrister who has written many film scripts as well as stage, radio, and television plays, the Rumpole plays, for which he received the British Academy Writer of the Year Award, and the adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited. He is the author of twelve collections of Rumpole stories and three acclaimed volumes of autobiography.
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Charade
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(London): Viking, 1986. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Reprint. Fine in fine dustwrapper.
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Viking Adult, 1987-02-03. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author. Signed with a personal inscription by John mortimer on the title page, this copy has a solid tight binding with clean unmarked pages.
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Hammondsworth, Middlesex : Viking Penguin, 1986. New Edition. Hardcover. Provenance: Bookplate of Pam Thompson. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 188p. ; 23cm. Subjects: English fiction.
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1986. 1986 Mortimer, John CHARADE NY: Viking, c1986 1st thus 188pp 8vo Fine in d/w.
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LONDON: VIKING. F/NF. PUB 1947. HARDCOVER. ISBN: THIS IS THE FIRST VIKING EDITION OF 1986 OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. ISBN: THAT WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY THE BODLEY HEAD IN 1947. D.J. HAS A SLIGHT CRUSH AT THE BOTTOM REAR FORE-EDGE CORNER WITH ATINY ABRASION AT THE TOP REAR FORE-EDGE CORNER. A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN,TIGHT, COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK,… Read more
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In very good condition with some age spots on exposed edges of pages seen when book is closed.
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NY:: Viking,. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0670811866 . First edition thus. Fine in a fine dust jacket. .
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London : VIKING PRESS , 1986(1947) . Uncorrected Proof . NF in Wraps . 8VO . Plain paper wraps, rather scarce proof of the re-issue of Mortimer's first novel. Very light wear.
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Viking, 1986. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus. Reaminder mark. Spine slant. Bumped corner..
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Charade [ Unrevised And Unpublished Proofs]
by Mortimer, John
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- 1986
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Viking, 1986. Very Good. Mortimer, John. Charade. NY: Viking, 1986. 188pp. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good with hinges starting. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good.
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- 1986
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New York: Viking Press. Good in Good dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardbound.
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- April 1988
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- Used - Good
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- 1987
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Penguin Publishing Group, 1988. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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- Nigel Smith Books
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- 1947
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Bodley Head, 1947. Book. Fair. Hardback. 1st Edition. Yellow cloth is somewhat marked and grubby, very light rubbing (mainly to corners), spine a little cocked; fore- & top edge spotted, top edge dusty, pages tanning elde internally a good copy. No dustwrapper. First edition..
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Penguin Books Ltd. Paperback. Used; Good. **Simply Brit** Shipped with Premium postal service within 24 hours from the UK with impressive delivery time. We have dispatched from our book depository; items of good condition to over ten million satisfied customers worldwide. We are committed to providing you with reliable and efficient service at all times. 11/19/1987
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Penguin Books Ltd, 11/19/1987. Paperback. Used; Good. stains on pages and the side **WE SHIP WITHIN 24 HRS FROM LONDON, UK, 98% OF OUR ORDERS ARE RECEIVED WITHIN 7-10 DAYS. We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.
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Viking Press. Softcover. Very Good. On the eve of the Normandy landings, a sensitive young man, assigned to work on an army training documentary, is sent to an English seaside resort where he finds himself part of a bizarre film crew and an unlikely accident _ Books > New Arrivals, Books > Fiction _ Fiction
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