SUMMARY
A collection of eight mystery novels from 'The Crime Club' series published by Collins, each in their original dust wrapper.
First Edition,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding,Signed,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Fine
This book weighs 4 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
A collection of eight first editions, published as part of 'The Crime Club' series by Collins, which ran from 1930 until 1994.
Each novel is uniformly bound in the publisher's original red cloth, with the original vivid dust wrappers, five of which remain unclipped.
'Some Die Eloquent' is signed by the author to the title page.
This collection is comprised of the following:
'No Sign of Life' (1978), written by Michael Delving.
'Counterstroke' (1978), written by Andrew Garve, with a 'Crime Club Special' accolade sticker to the front of the wrap.
'Posthumous Papers' (1979) by Robert Barnard.
'On the Edge' (1979) by Roy Doliner.
'Some Die Eloquent' (1979), by Catherine Aird, signed by the author.
'Sea-Change' (1982), by Philip Loraine.
'Copper, Gold & Treasure' (1982), A Mark Treasure Novel, written by David Williams.
'A Murder Too Many' (1988), by Elizabeth Ferrars.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original red cloth binding, with the original dust wrappers. Externally, lovely, with light shelf wear only. Dust wrapper's to 'Posthumous Papers', 'Some Die Eloquent', 'A Murder Too Many', 'On the Edge', 'Sea-Change' and 'Counterstroke' are excellent, with light edge wear and the odd mark. The occasional chip or closed tear to 'No Sign of Life' and 'Copper, Gold & Treasure', with slightly more wear and marking. 'On the Edge', 'Sea-Change' and 'Counterstroke' have been price-clipped. Crime Club sticker to the front of 'Counterstroke' wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot to the fore edge or endpapers.
Overall Condition: Fine Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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