Duel Murder; The Conquest Touch; Killer Conquest; Blonde For Danger
by Berkeley Gray [Edwy Searles Brooks]
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Collins, 1949-1952. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 7" by 4.5". None. Four volumes from Berkeley Gray's Norman Conquest series. Found in the unclipped dustwrapper. Four works from Berkeley Gray's crime fiction series featuring Norman Conquest, including a first edition of Duel Murder. Found in the unclipped dustwrapper. Edwy Searles Brooks was a popular crime writer in the early twentieth century, writing under the pen-names Berkeley Gray, Victor Gunn, Rex Madison, and Carlton Ross. The series was published between 1938 and 1969 and follow the 'breakneck sleuthing' of Norman Conquest. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding, found in the unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, generally smart, with just some light rubbing and bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Duel Murder is more worn than the other volumes, with some moderate bumping and light rubbing to the boards, a little loss of wrap to the head and tail of the spine, and a two-inch closed tear to the wrap at the rear board. The wraps to the remaining volumes are lightly rubbed with some handling marks. The front hinge of The Conquest Touch is starting, but firm. Internally, firmly bound. The pages of Duel Murder are rather age-toned but otherwise pages are generally bright and clean across the collection. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 857N6
- Title
- Duel Murder; The Conquest Touch; Killer Conquest; Blonde For Danger
- Author
- Berkeley Gray [Edwy Searles Brooks]
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1949-1952
- Size
- 7" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- Edwy Searles Brooks Berkeley Gray Duel Murder The Conquest Touch Berkeley Gray Blonde For Danger Dust Wrapper
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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