Little Victims by Barnard, Robert - 1983

London:: Collins Crime Club,, (1983) . Hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good dust jacket (toning to the pages, some edgwear and creasing to the dj) . First printing. A satirical look at Britain's public school tradition (although the school in question is a very unimportant one) and of the parents who send their children to such places, as well as a very funny mystery. When Mr. Crumwallis, the obtuse and penny-pinching headmaster at Burleigh School, selects Hilary Frome to be head boy the following year, disruptive pranks soon become life-threatening. However, Barnard balances his satire with sympathy for those who genuinely care about teaching even in such a poorly run school - and the final sentence is a classic. Published in the US under the title of 'School for Murder.' 201 pp.

HarperCollins Distribution Services. A beautiful crisp clean hardcover copy in very good condition, light age toning to textblock and endpapers. DJ in near fine condition and in protective mylar cover. Inscribed by author. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1983.

Collins, January 1983. First. Hardcover . Used - fine/Fine. First UK Edition. Signed by author on title page. A square, tight and unmarked copy. Dust jacket now protected in removable mylar.

London: Collins, 1983. Very Good/Very Good. London: Collins, 1983. First Edition. Bookplate signed by the author loosely laid in at front. Octavo; 201pp. Illustrated dust jacket with £6.75 price intact; book in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Jacket lightly rubbed along edges with a few tiny closed tears. Boards are clean with some nudging to spine ends and a slight cock to spine. Pages toning a bit at edges, but unmarked. Binding is sound. Published in the U.S. as School for Murder.

London: Collins, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Book bumped at spine ends. Dustwrapper rubbed at spine ends and corners. Slightly yellowed on back cover. Ex-library copy.