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Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders
by John Mortimer
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Viking , 2004. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 9.5" by 6". None. A lovely first edition, seventh impression of this Horace Rumpole novel by John Mortimer. The first edition, seventh impression of this Horace Rumpole novel by John Mortimer. Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders follows the case of the Penge Murders, one which he alludes to many times in earlier stories. This is the first full length Rumpole novel, which answers many intriguing questions such as how he first became the object of She Who Must Be Obeyed's desire and how he made his reputation in the case that echoes from the corridor of the Bailey to this day. With the unclipped dustwrapper. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally lovely with only minor shelfwear. The dustwrapper is also excellent with minor shelfwear only. Unclipped. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Fine
Synopsis
The Rumpole renaissance continues to build, and now the beloved barrister’s many followers have a special reason to rejoice: a sensational full-length Rumpole novel that at last relates the oft-mentioned but never revealed story of Rumpole’s first case, the Penge Bungalow affair. Looking back half a century into a very different world, Rumpole recalls a man accused of murdering his father and his father’s friend with a pistol taken from a dead German pilot. It was this trial and its outcome that put Rumpole on the map and shaped him into the cantankerous defender of justice that readers know and love. This is a must-read for every Rumpole fan and a compelling invitation to new readers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 765A20
- Title
- Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders
- Author
- John Mortimer
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2004
- Size
- 9.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- john mortimer first editions dustwrapper novel first editions
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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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