Jenny Windell is obsessed with murder mysteries, so when she discovers her estranged aunt dead at her country home, the stage is set for her own investigation. Worried that being the first at the scene of the crime will make her a suspect and ruin her inquiry, she flees. On the run, she befriends Derek Fenton, the dashing younger brother of acclaimed crime writer Archibald Fenton, and persuades him to join her in her attempts to solve the crime and outsmart dim-witted Inspector Marigold. An affectionate send-up of the ...
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Jenny Windell is obsessed with murder mysteries, so when she discovers her estranged aunt dead at her country home, the stage is set for her own investigation. Worried that being the first at the scene of the crime will make her a suspect and ruin her inquiry, she flees. On the run, she befriends Derek Fenton, the dashing younger brother of acclaimed crime writer Archibald Fenton, and persuades him to join her in her attempts to solve the crime and outsmart dim-witted Inspector Marigold. An affectionate send-up of the classic Golden Age murder mystery, this charming comedy is A. A. Milne at his most delightful.
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Very Good. First edition. Gilt ruled orange cloth, gilt-stamped spine. Nice bookseller label affixed on rear pastedown, spine tanned, cloth with small stains, else a very good or better copy lacking the dustwrapper.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book DUTTON, 1933 VG/VG ORANGE, CLOTH, DECORATED, HARDCOVER IN A DUSTJACKET JACKET HAS SOME WEAR, NOW PROTECTED IN MYLAR JACKET. SLIGHT FOXING TO ENDPAPERS. BOOKPLATE REMOVAL DAMAGE TO FIRST FEP. Hard Cover.
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Very slight browning to endsheets; pencil name to front free endpaper; else a nice copy in a bright jacket with some light wear to the edges, particularly at the bottom. Quite attractive. 319 pp. 8vo,
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Very good Near Fine jacket. First Edition. First Edition, with "First Published in 1933" on copyright page and "7/6 net" price intact on front dj flap; Near Fine gilt-stamped orange cloth boards in a Near Fine unclipped brown paper dust jacket; very minor shelf stress to edges and extrems; very slight softening to spine ends and corners; top edge lightly dust dulled; very light tanning to margins of endpapers; else a pristine and very tight copy; dust jacket has very minor edge stress to panels and spine ends, with very light creasing t.
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Very Good+ in Very Good jacket. 8vo. First Edition. "First Published in 1933" stated on copyright page. VERY GOOD+ in VERY GOOD price intact dust jacket. A clean, unmarked and firmly bound copy. Text pages crisp and fine. Orange cloth cover, title gilt-stamped on spine with double gilt rules along edges of front board, is clean and bright. Spine slightly darkened, otherwise cover is fine. Unclipped brown paper jacket is titled in black; British price "7/6 net" on front flap. Jacket is clean and complete; spine is moderately darkened and there are small chips along top edge and flap folds, also a closed vertical 2" tear along bottom front spine fold. Binding and hinges are firm and intact; there is a lean to the spine but book block remains solid, no splits or cracks. 5 x 7-3/4"; viii+ 319 pages.