The Red House Mystery (Library of Crime)
by Milne, A. A
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Heron Books, Geneva, Switzerland, 1982. First Edition. Softcover. 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. Set in an English country house with a house party in situ, the narrator becomes the "Sherlock Holmes" to his friend Bill's "Watson" as they investigate the murder the death of Bill's brother Robert who has been shot between the eyes. Some rubbing of the book edges and light age toning of the text block edges and pages. Browning to the verso of the covers. Reading creases to the back strip. first edition by this publisher. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 222, [2] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crime Fiction; Inventory No: 0288482. .
Synopsis
The first and only detective novel written by the beloved author of Winnie-the-Pooh, The Red House Mystery was a 'locked room' whodunnit that was immensely popular. Published during the Golden Age of the detective novel, it featured an amateur sleuth setting about to solve a mysterious murder during a party at an English country house.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0288482
- Title
- The Red House Mystery (Library of Crime)
- Author
- Milne, A. A
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - 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, English house party, murder, Library of Crime – series Crime Fiction; Unbranded Milne, A. A. The Red House Mystery (Library of Crime)
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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