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The Secret of Annexe 3
by Colin Dexter
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co, 1986. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. 8" by 5". None. The first edition of this detective fiction novel from the popular 'Inspector Morse' series by Colin Dexter. Signed by the author. This is the seventh novel in the Morse series and begins following the murder of a hotel guest staying in Annexe 3. It is down to Inspector Morse to investigate the other people staying in the hotel and to solve the case. Signed by the author to the title page. Loosely inserted are two publicity documents from the publishing house. One is a slip referring to this copy as a review copy and requests that no review should appear before the publication date of 30th October 1986. The second piece of paper regards the publicity of the 'Inspector Morse' television series and gives the press contact as one Kirstie Axtens if anyone should wish to contact Colin Dexter regarding his writing and the television show. 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, excellent with minor shelfwear. Dustwrapper is excellent with just some light sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned to the edges due to paper used. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
Synopsis
Colin Dexter lives in Oxford, England. He has twice won Britain's Gold Dagger Award for the best crime novel of the year--for The Wench Is Dead and The Way Through the Woods.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 585L12
- Title
- The Secret of Annexe 3
- Author
- Colin Dexter
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1986
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- Dexter Annexe Inspector Morse Macmillan Annexe Detective Crime
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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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