Morse's Greatest Mystery and Other Stories
by Colin Dexter
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co, 1993. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 9.5" by 6". None. A fine, first edition of this collection of Inspector Morse stories by Colin Dexter. This work comprises eleven short stories, six of which feature Inspector Morse. The first edition. Colin Dexter was a popular English crime writer, best known for his 'Inspector Morse' series of novels. Throughout his career he received several Crime Writer's Association awards: Two Silver Daggers, Two Gold Daggers and A Cartier Diamond Dagger. He also received an OBE for his services to literature. In the original full cloth binding and held in original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine. Dustwrapper is also fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 740L18
- Title
- Morse's Greatest Mystery and Other Stories
- Author
- Colin Dexter
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1993
- Size
- 9.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- Dexter Inspector Morse Signed Morse Inspector Morse Crime
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Dustwrapper
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