Mystery And Detective from JimsOldBooks

London: Orion, 2001. Some creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, bumping to spine ends and corners of black boards, original owner's gift message on f/ep, some yellowing to the pages (NOT from tobacco), but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. The twelfth of the author's "Rebus" stories, this one involves the search for a… Read more about this item

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1937. No dustwrapper, bumping to spine ends and corners of red boards, some rubbing to edges of spine, a previous owner's ink stamp on f/ep, but otherwise a not too bad copy of this hard-cover book. One of the author's many stories featuring Inspector Robert McLean. Originally published in 1936, this is a reprint… Read more about this item

London: Collins, 1987. Some creasing to edges of unclipped (but with no price on) dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of red boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. One of the author's stories featuring Superintendant Perry Trethowan, this one involves a murder at a conference of romantic novelists held in Norway. … Read more about this item

London: Collins, 1985. Minor creasing to edges of unclipped (but no price show) dustwrapper, slight bumping to spine ends of red boards, ink notes by previous owner on p30 and p183, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover mystery novel. The story, set in a conservatively-minded English village, involves attempts to block the appointment of a… Read more about this item

London: Pan, 2017. Slight creasing to spine, minor scuffing to outer corners of cover, some rubbling to gilt title on front cover, but otherwise a god clean tight copy of this soft-cover book. The seventh in the author's series of mysteries set in Shetland. Signed by the author to previous owner on title page "For ... with… Read more about this item

London: Pan, 2015. Slight creasing to spine, minor scuffing to outer corners of cover, some rubbling to silver title on front cover, but otherwise a god clean tight copy of this soft-cover book. The sixth in the author's series of mysteries set in Shetland. Signed by the author to previous owner on title page "For ... with… Read more about this item

London: Pan, 2010. Very slight scuffing to top corner of front cover, otherwise a very good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this paperback book. The third in the author's ''Shetland'' series featuring ''Jimmy Perez''. Signed by the author on title page to previous owner "For ... with very best wishes Ann Cleeves''. … Read more about this item

London: HarperCollins, 2023. Minor creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, slight bumping to spine ends and to upper corners of black boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Signed by the author on black felt-tip on title page. First edition, with only a number 1 showing on rev of title page. The… Read more about this item

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1965. Foxing to back panel of unclipped (original price 30/-) dustwrapper, a couple of small scuff-marks to bottom edge of same, spine slightly discoloured at top end. Minor bumping to spine ends of gray boards, foxing to outer pages and to page edges, pencil marks to the list of titles, but otherwise a good clean tight… Read more about this item

London: Harvill Secker, 2014. A small scuff to the top corner of front panel of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. The third in the author's "Intercrime" series, originally published in Swedish as" Upp till toppen av berget" in 2000. The English translation by Alice Menzies was published in 2014, number line… Read more about this item

London: Harvill Secker, 2015. Very slight scuffing to outer corners of cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. The fourth in the author's "Intercrime" series, originally published in Swedish under the same title in 2001. The English translation by Alice Menzies was published in 2015. Signed… Read more about this item

Bloomington, Indiana: iUniverse Inc, 2014. A very slight crease to bottom corner of back cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this slim soft-cover book. The story deals with an American would-be writer and former reporter staying in a dismal coastal town in north-west England when one of the staff at a… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 1998. Some slight fading to spine of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. The third of the author's four crime stories featuring Detective Inspector Mike Croft. First edition, the number line on rev of title page runs from 9 to 1. Signed and dated by the author on… Read more about this item

London: Mellifont Press, 1944. Creasing and folds to corners of paper covers, more so to the bottom corners; bottom inch of spine has worn away, some rusting to the staples, some yellowing to the pages as would be expected with these older paperbacks, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this soft-cover book. No publication date shown, but… Read more about this item

London: Orion, 2001. Creasing to top edge of unclipped dustwrapper, Waterstones sticker on front panel of same, minor bumping to corners of red boards, some yellowing to the pages (NOT from tobacco), but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. One of the author's "Rebus" stories, this one has John Rebus being sent back to Police… Read more about this item

London: T V Boardman & Co, 1948. Some creasing and small tears to the edges of price-clipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of red boards, but otherwise a not too bad, tight copy of this hard-cover mystery story featuring the author's ''Silas Booth'' character, a private investigator. No publication date given, but was 1948, the book… Read more about this item

London: HarperCollins, 2006. Some creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, "Signed Copy" sticker on front panel of samevery slight bumping to spine ends of black boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A 2 on the back of title page, so NOT a first edition. The second of the author's series of crime stories set… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 2018. Minor creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, a scratch (NOT a tear) to lower right-hand corner of back panel of same which also marks back cover of the book, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book, the eighth in the author's "Shetland" series. Number line starts with a 2, so not a first… Read more about this item

London: George G Harrap & Co Ltd, 1929. Some creasing and small tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of dark red boards and some old damp-marking to front board. A previous owner's name and date (March 1934) on f/ep along with an old price in ink (5p), but otherwise a good clean… Read more about this item

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1986. Ex library copy in library binding, blue morocco-style boards with gilt titles on spine and with new endpapers (first page is half-title). Paper labels inside front board and on f/ep, along with a mark where another one has been removed; ink stamp on f/ep, title page and rev, and on top and bottom edges of pages.… Read more about this item