Search Results: Crime, Mystery & Espionage from Tarrington Books

London: Harper Collins, 2005. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus/Very Good. 6.5 x 9.5 inches (16 x 24 cm). Signed by Author. Dust jacket: Light shelf wear, very short tear to top edge of front cover, unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Plus. Book: First impression of the author's first novel. Black cloth binding, light bumping to top corners of boards otherwise in excellent condition throughout. Inscribed and signed with an illustration by the author to the title page: 'Kavith, it's about bloody time you read some crime!', illustration is of a teddy bear with a flame thrower. . Overall book condition is Very Good Plus. ISBN: 0007193130. Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches (16 x 24 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 458

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1974. First Penguin Edition . Very Good. 4.25 x 7 inches (11 x 18 cm). Covers a little rubbed to edges, no creasing to spine, light browning to page edges and margins, old price in ink to first page. Sixth novel in the Harlem Detective series, originally published in US as 'The Heat's On'. First Penguin edition, uncommon in this condition. Overall condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £9.95; USA £13.45; Oceania £13.65; Rest of World £12.20. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. ISBN: 0140038981. Size: 4.25 x 7 inches (11 x 18 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 174

London: Angus and Robertson, 1957. 1st Edition . Very Good/Very Good. 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm). Dust jacket: Some edge wear, spine faded and worn to ends. Tear and crease to cover corner of front cover. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Minus. Book: Black cloth binding. Light browning to pages, otherwise very clean throughout. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown endpaper (Sir Philip Brocklehurst, Swythamley Park, Macclesfield Best known as a member of Shackleton's 1907 Nimrod expedition to Antarctica). Overall book condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 240

New York: The Mysterious Press, 1989. 1st Edition . Very Good/Very Good. 5.75 x 8.5 inches (15 x 22 cm). Signed by Author. Dust jacket: Some light creasing, unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: Quarter blue cloth binding with paper covered boards. Binding leaning slightly, a few marks to page edges, text very clean throughout. Inscribed and signed by the author to half title page: 'To Ian Clark, Blessings! Aaron Elkins.'. Overall book condition is Very Good. ISBN: 0892962631. Size: 5.75 x 8.5 inches (15 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 204

London: Robson Books, 1977. 1st Edition . Near Fine/Near Fine. 5.5 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22 cm). Dust jacket: Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Near Fine. Book: Red cloth binding, excellent condition throughout. Overall book condition is Near Fine. ISBN: 0903895986. Size: 5.5 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 213

London: Robson Books, 1977. 1st Edition . Fine/Near Fine. 5.5 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22.5 cm). Dust jacket: Excellent condition, price clipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Near Fine. Book: Red cloth binding, first class condition throughout. First UK edition of the first novel to feature Jacob Asch, Private Investigator. Overall book condition is Fine. ISBN: 0903895986. Size: 5.5 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 213

London: Pan Books, 2008. 6th Impression . Very Good. 4.25 x 7 inches (11 x 17.5 cm). Signed by Author. Fourth book in the Roy Grace series. Light shelf wear to covers. Rubbing to the silver lettering on front cover. No creasing to spine. Very clean text. Inscribed and signed by the author to title page: 'To Roy. Great to meet you! Peter James'. Overall condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. ISBN: 9780330446136. Size: 4.25 x 7 inches (11 x 17.5 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 582

London: T.V. Boardman & Company, 1967. 1st Edition . Very Good/Good. 5.25 x 8 inches (14 x 20.5 cm). Dust jacket: Damage and marking to front cover where price label has been removed, light marking, unclipped but price has been crossed out. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Good Plus. Book: First UK edition. Brown cloth binding, light browning to endpapers, clean text throughout. Overall book condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 5.25 x 8 inches (14 x 20.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 152

London: Faber and Faber, 2001. 1st Paperback Edition . Very Good. 6 x 9.25 inches (15 x 23 cm). Signed by Author. First printing of the paperback edition. Light shelf wear to covers, browning to pages, clean text throughout. From the private collection of the actor Edward Fox. Inscribed and signed by the author to title page: 'For Edward (Sir Richley Luker) with gratitude and admiration from the author. P.D. James. 3 March 2002'. P.D. James was an active patron of Arvon, the Creative Writing charity, and in early 2002 she wrote a short whodunnit play for an Arvon fundraising event at the Park Lane Hotel. The unpublished play was entitled 'Who Killed Sir Richley Luker?' and the cast for the event included Edward Fox (as Luker) and his wife Joanna David. An interesting association copy. . Overall condition is Very Good. ISBN: 0571209696. Size: 6 x 9.25 inches (15 x 23 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 387

London: Robert Hale Limited, 1987. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus. 4.75 x 7.5 inches (12.5 x 19.5 cm). Signed by Author. First UK Edition. Laminated covers, light scratch to rear cover otherwise in very clean condition throughout. Signed and inscribed by the author to a label on the title page: 'For Ian Clark, William Campbell Gault.'. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. ISBN: 0709026706. Size: 4.75 x 7.5 inches (12.5 x 19.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 190

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1978. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus/Very Good. 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13.5 x 19 cm). Dust jacket: Very slight fading to spine. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Plus. Book: First UK edition, originally published in the US in 1963. Scarce. Browning to pages, otherwise in very clean condition throughout. . Overall book condition is Very Good Plus. ISBN: 0575024259. Size: 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13.5 x 19 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 287

London: Harper Collins Publishers, 1997. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus/Very Good. 5.5 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22.5 cm). Signed by Author. Dust jacket: Light shelf wear only, unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Plus. Book: The third Inspector Wang novel. Browning to pages, otherwise excellent. Signed by the author to title page. Overall book condition is Very Good Plus. ISBN: 0002326426. Size: 5.5 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 192

London: Harper Collins Publishers, 1995. 1st Edition . Very Good Plus/Very Good. 5.5 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22.5 cm). Signed by Author. Dust jacket: Light shelf wear. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Plus. Book: Browning to pages, otherwise excellent. Signed by the author to title page. Overall book condition is Very Good Plus. ISBN: 0002325667. Size: 5.5 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 205

London: Robinson , 2006. 8th Impression . Good Plus. 4.5 x 7 inches (11 x 18 cm). Signed by Author. Spine creased and binding is leaning slightly. Slight edge wear to covers. Clean text throughout. Author's single Initial signature to title page. The author was the second wife of Reggie Kray. Marrying in 1996 when he was still in prison. A scarce signed copy. Overall condition is Good Plus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. ISBN: 9781845292126. Size: 4.5 x 7 inches (11 x 18 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 351

New York: Forge Book, 2011. 1st Edition . Near Fine/Fine. 5.75 x 8.5 inches (14.5 x 21.5 cm). Dust jacket: Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Fine. Book: First printing of the sixth Mr. & Mrs. Darcy mystery, based on Jane Austen's Persuasion. Blue paper covered boards. Tiny bump to upper corner of boards. Slight toning to page edges and margins, otherwise in first class condition throughout. Overall book condition is Near Fine. ISBN: 9780765327970. Size: 5.75 x 8.5 inches (14.5 x 21.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 303

London: John Long, 1973. 1st Edition . Very Good/Very Good. 5.25 x 8 inches (13 x 20.5 cm). Dust jacket: Slight rubbing to edges, slight fading to spine, light browning to rear cover. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: Black paper covered boards. A few of spots of foxing to page edges. Light stain to upper margin of five leaves at the end of the book plus the rear free endpaper. Very clean text throughout. Very scarce first edition of the sixteenth novel to feature Monsieur Pinaud, a detective with the Paris Surete. Overall book condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. ISBN: 0091142806. Size: 5.25 x 8 inches (13 x 20.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 176

London: Macmillan, 1992. 1st Edition . Very Good/Very Good. 6.25 x 9.5 inches (16 x 24 cm). Dust jacket: Light shelf wear, slight wear to foot of spine, unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: First UK Edition. Blue cloth binding, light browning to page edges and margins. Overall book condition is Very Good. ISBN: 0333574923. Size: 6.25 x 9.5 inches (16 x 24 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 308

London: Pan Books Limited, 1965. 1st Pan Edition . Very Good. 4.25 x 7 inches (11 x 18 cm). Light crease to front cover, browning to page edges and margins. Previous owner's name to half title page. Overall condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 4.25 x 7 inches (11 x 18 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 188

London: Century, 1988. 1st Edition . Near Fine/Very Good. 5.5 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22.5 cm). Dust jacket: Tiny crease to foot of spine, light foxing to edges of rear flap, unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Plus. Book: Grey cloth binding, a few spots of foxing to page edges, otherwise in first class condition throughout. First UK edition. Overall book condition is Near Fine. ISBN: 0712624775. Size: 5.5 x 8.75 inches (14 x 22.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 320

London: Penguin Books, 1987. 1st Edition . Fine. 4.25 x 7 inches (11 x 18 cm). First Penguin edition. Unread copy in first class condition throughout. The first Duffy novel by Booker Prize winner Julian Barnes. Uncommon. Overall condition is Fine. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £9.95; USA £13.45; Oceania £13.65; Rest of World £12.20. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. ISBN: 0140096418. Size: 4.25 x 7 inches (11 x 18 cm). Paperback. Printed pages: 181