Heron Books, Geneva, Switzerland, 1982. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Black and white illustrated author portrait as frontispiece. Black coloured textured paperback binding with red coloured decoration to the front panel; with red and gilt coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. In the dying years of the nineteenth century a fashionable French painter is found strangled. Is it his wife Â– a lady of dubious morals and numerous lovers (one lover being the President of France dying in her bed a year previously, a scandal of momentous proportions); or one of her many current lovers. The Establishment wishes for a discrete investigation, but Inspector Gautier is not a man to deflect the course of an investigation for the amelioration of embarrassment. " ... Defying his chief, he uncovers some splendid new scandals, one of them concerning none other than the notoriously violent Russian Ambassador ... " Â– from the half title page. Some rubbing of the book edges and light age toning of the text block edges and pages. Browning to the verso of the covers. The top right hand of the text has become a little creased for the book. Cocking of the spine. first edition by this publisher. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 157, [3] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crime Fiction; Inventory No: 0287340. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0287340
Title: The Murders at Impasse Louvain (Library of Crime)
Author: Grayson, Richard
Format/Binding: Softcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Heron Books
Place of Publication: Geneva, Switzerland
Date Published: 1982
Keywords: BZDB2 Crime fiction, France, nineteenth century, art, Library of Crime Â– series Crime Fiction; Unbranded Grayson, Richard The Murders at Impasse Louvain (Library of Crime)

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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