Harold Monkhouse is found dead from arsenic poisoning, The inquiry begins and Barbara Monkhouse is soon the prime suspect. What ensues is a roller coaster ride into crime fiction at its best as the truth of the fateful night eludes even the best of detective minds.
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Harold Monkhouse is found dead from arsenic poisoning, The inquiry begins and Barbara Monkhouse is soon the prime suspect. What ensues is a roller coaster ride into crime fiction at its best as the truth of the fateful night eludes even the best of detective minds.
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Used-Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) Not dated, but a reprint c. 1930. Some scattered foxing, mainly on page edges. Free endpapers lightly yellowed. Binding tight. Red cloth with black lettering on spine; small white stains to upper front board.
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VERY GOOD+ WITHOUT D.J. ORIGINAL PUBLISHER'S ORANGE CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WTIH BLACK TITLES TO THE SPINE AND THE FRONT COVER, GREEN PATTERENED ENDPAPERS, AND TOP EDGE STAINED ORANGE. BOOK'S SPINE HAS A TOUCH OF FADE AT THE SPINE HEEL, BUMPS TO THE TOP FORE-EDGE CORNERS, A COUPLE OF SMALL HOLES IN THE REAR SPINE GUTTER, WITH PREVIOUS OWNER'S NAME CREATIVELY ADAPTED ONTO THE TITLE PAGE. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN AND BRIGHT COPY.
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VERY GOOD+ WITHOUT D.J. ORANGE CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WTIH BLACK TITLES TO THE SPINE AND THE FRONT COVER, GREEN PATTERENED ENDPAPERS, AND TOP EDGE ORANGE. BOOK'S SPINE IS MODERATELY COLOR-FADED WITH A COUPLE OF SMALL SPOTS AND A TOUCH OF DUST SOIL. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY WITH A DATED CHRISTMAS GIFT INSCRIPTION AT THE TOP OF THE HALF-TITLE PAGE.
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Acceptable. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1928. 1st edition. Sm 8vo hardcover. Orange cloth with black lettering, with the publisher logo blindstamped to the lower right corner of the front board, red dyed top edge, pictorial endpapers. 312pp. Illustration of the author in rear. Fair book. No dust jacket. Cocked, sunned, with slight edge wear, frayed corners and light cover soil. A number of small dings and stains to the upper right corner of the front board. Front hinge cracked. Age toned with 2 chipped pages in the rear. (mystery, detective, london, physician, thorndyke) Inquire if you need further information.
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NEAR FINE IN VERY GOOD+ D.J. PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL ORANGE CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH SPINE AND FRONT COVER TITLES LETTERED IN BLACK, DECORATED PATTERENED ENDPAPERS, AND ORANGE TOP EDGE STAIN. BOOK HAS MODEST COLOR-FADE TO THE SPINE BUT OTHERWISE IS BRIGHT WITH A TOUCH OF DUST SOIL TO THE BINDING AND TEXT IS UNMARKED. JUAN OLIVER'S DECORATED D.J. IS VERY NICE WITH A COUPLE OF SMALL CHIPS AT THE TOP OF THE SPINE PANEL, A SMALL PIECE MISSING AT THE TOP FRONT FORE-EDGE CORNER, A COUPLE OF SHORT EDGE TEARS, AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK.