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1989ref. 52204New York:: Bantam 1989. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in a very good dustjacket short closed tear to back cover other minor wear now protected by an archival cover. First US printing. A mystery and novel of psychological suspense introducing Roman Police Commissioner Aurelio Zen - Ruth Rendall described this first book as transcending its genre - "tremendously exciting . both subtle and horrific." Winner of the CWA Gold Dagger Award. 266 pp. Bantam, hardcover
1990ref. 020189London / Boston: Faber & Faber 1990. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on title page. Clean and unmarked. Faber & Faber hardcover
1827ref. 0011654London: Henry Colburn 1827. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavos 446 431 pages some foxing untrimmed in publisher's original boards paper labels on spine top cover and frontispiece of vol. 1 detached nearly detached in v.2; inked name of George Howes of Spixworth Norfolk surely this was Rev. George Howes rector of Spixworth Norfolk and his wife Elizabeth Fellowes Dibdin was a dramatist and a composer of more than 1000 songs and also a scene painter. He worked his way around and upward through the major theatres of London during his careers. He knew nearly everyone in this era and most are cited in the Index here. Henry Colburn hardcover
1853ref. 056853New York and London: J. Alfred Novello 1853. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Complete in three 3 volumes uniformly bound in tartan paper-covered boards. All volumes considerably worn partially disbound with contents typically tanned but otherwise okay. Complete thus an acceptable study copy. Approx. 170-190 pp. per volume. Very scarce. J. Alfred Novello Hardcover
2004ref. Q-1592240097Wildside Press 2004-12-13. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Wildside Press paperback
ref. 0385660367.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 28928London Jonathan Cape 1978. Octavo 192 pages original boards in dustwrapper price-clipped lightly foxed edges. First edition London, Jonathan Cape, 1978 hardcover
ref. 0548173877.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 1298897661.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 1108076521.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2014ref. 1-1491573074Brilliance Audio 2014. MP3 CD. New. mp3 una edition. 6.75x5.25x0.50 inches. Brilliance Audio unknown
ref. 1108057268.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 1108051081.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 110805109X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1825ref. 29527London: Harding Triphook and Lepard. Good with no dust jacket. 1825. Second Edition. Hardcover. Half leather hubbed spine with decorative boards TEG decorative endpages. Spine/covers partially separated from pageblock. Board edges rubbed through points softened minor foxing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 899 pages . Harding, Triphook and Lepard hardcover
1831ref. H3671London: William Kidd 1831. Hardcover. Very Good. Published 1831. 12mo early 20th century half caramel calf and marbled boards gilt titled on spine very good light rubbing to binding. 36 pp with illustrations by Robert Cruikshank engraved by Bonner some in-text others full page. Bookplate of Thomas Bartlett. Binder's preliminary and terminal blanks slightly foxed. William Kidd hardcover
1989ref. Rear-Mystery-DibdinNew York: Bantam 1989 Bantam Books New York 1989. First U.S. edition. First printing with full number line to 1. Fine in a fine dust jacket with only very slight wear to the jacket extremities. Quarter black cloth over black paper-covered boards; spine lettered in gilt. A tight clean copy with publishers original price $15.95 intact on front jacket flap. 8vo 266 pp. The first novel in the Aurelio Zen series: Ratking 1988 Vendetta 1990 Cabal 1992 Dead Lagoon 1994 Cosi Fan Tutti 1996 A Long Finish 1998 Blood Rain 1999 And Then You Die 2002 Medusa 2003 Back to Bologna 2005 and End Games 2007. Ratking was the winner of the Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger Award and the basis for the 2011 television series Zen starring Rufus Sewell and shown in the United States on Masterpiece Mystery! Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Bantam hardcover
1978ref. 20726London: Cape 1978. Author's first book. Wrap around dust jacket illustration evocative of London's East End in Victorian times. 192 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine Plus/Fine. Cape Hardcover
ref. 19-9705London: Henry Colburn 1827. . 8vo. 446 pp. Marbled paper-covered boards with half calf binding and gilt paneled spine. Fair with chipped and shaken boards chipped leather spine ands staining. Boards are completely detached from rest of book. Includes frontispiece gravure of Thomas Dibdin. From the collection of the late Frederick Ruffner Jr. founder of Gale Research Detroit. London: Henry Colburn, 1827. hardcover
ref. 19-9706London: Henry Colburn 1827. . 8vo. 431 pp. Marbled paper-covered boards with half calf binding and gilt paneled spine. Good with chipped leather spine staining and foxing.From the collection of the late Frederick Ruffner Jr. founder of Gale Research Detroit. London: Henry Colburn, 1827. hardcover
1993ref. 2080502107001752The mysterious press 1993. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 404p Size: 16cm The mysterious press paperback
1992ref. 2080502107002493Shinchosha 1992. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 459p Size: 15cm Shinchosha paperback
2004ref. 2111902161003980Kawade Shobo Shinsha 2004. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 341p Size: 15cm Kawade Shobo Shinsha paperback
1830ref. C219722London: Goulding D'Almaine Potter and Co. 1830. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. xii 123pp 34 plates of examples and 5 illustrations. Contemporary quarter cloth over plain boards with paper spine label. Covers rather worn contents lightly foxed otherwise very good. No jacket c.1930. 9th edition enlarged. Goulding, D'Almaine, Potter, and Co., hardcover
1843ref. 004641114 New Bond Street London: Dickinson 1843. No Binding. Very Good. TC Dibdin. The title page and 6 B&W plates as called for Drawn from Nature and executed on stone by TC Dibdin. Title page with decorative fonts within double lined border plate 2536cm mounted 3042cm. Plate 1.The Dolgarrog engraver and artist TC Dibdin 1843 image 3123cm mounted 4229.5cm. Plate 2.At Trefriw near Llanrwst engraver and artist TC Dibdin 1843 image 2332cm mounted 3042cm. Plate 3.Pont y Pair engraver and artist TC Dibdin 1843 image 31.523cm mounted 4229.5cm. Plate 4.Penmachno on the Conway 1843 image 23.531.5 mounted 3042cm. Plate 5.Rhaidr y Wennol 1843 image 31.523cm mounted 4229.5cm. Plate 6.Caunant Mawr Llanberis 1843 with fishermen image 31.523cm mounted 4230cm. Most of these plates cannot be bought elsewhere and are uncommon to say the least. Dickinson unknown