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1961réf. 004095London: Bles. A scarce crime novel. Fairly clean ex-library copy with light evidence of plate removal to front endpapers & one small stamp to verso of title page . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1961. Bles hardcover
1965réf. 27757London: Geoffrey Bles. Very Good in Near Fine dj. 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. minor shelfwear light foxing to top edge of text block one-time owner's initials plus date & place of acquisition written in ink along edge of rear pastedown concealed beneath rear jacket flap; the jacket shows extremely light wear along top and bottom edges faint age-toning to spine panel. Set in north Wales where the author lived this murder mystery features his recurring character Sir Abercrombie Lewker "the well-known actor-manager and amateur detective" and has to do with the mysterious death of an eccentric character who "purported to live by the Arts and to be above such things as conventional morality." A late entry in the Lewker series this like the others has a mountain-climbing angle reflecting the author's self-described lifelong recreation of mountaineering and rock-climbing. He also wrote numerous book on those topics usually under the name Showell Styles. . Geoffrey Bles hardcover
1951réf. 039023London: Geoffrey Bles 1951 12mo. original red cloth ex-Age Concern library large rsm inside front cover FFE excised occ. offsetting/small notation slightly rubbed & sunned slight nicking to spine ends a little paperstock toning & spotting; lacks dustwrapper; pp. 286 last blank with a crag diagram. A very good copy of an uncommon title. Neate X69: Milestone Buttress is a well-known crag in Snowdonia. The first Abercrombie Lewker mountain murder mystery set in Snowdonia. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG-/No Jacket. Geoffrey Bles hardcover
1951réf. 011819London: Geoffrey Bles 1951 VG/G. 12mo. original red cloth a little rubbed & marked a little toning & thumbing some wear to FFE in dustwrapper some rubbing marking and closed tears chipping at spine ends restored in neat facsimile; pp. 286 last blank with a crag diagram. A very good copy of an uncommon title. Neate X69: Milestone Buttress is a well-known crag in Snowdonia. The first Abercrombie Lewker mountain murder mystery set in Snowdonia. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/G. Geoffrey Bles hardcover
1951réf. 025336London: Geoffrey Bles 1951 12mo. burgundy cloth ex-library erased rsm to verso title page vestiges of labels to front endpapers else unmarked; cloth rubbed a little toning & thumbing occ. spots; lacks dustwrapper; pp. 286 last blank with a crag diagram. A very good copy of an uncommon title in a sturdy library binding. Neate X69: Milestone Buttress is a well-known crag in Snowdonia. The first Abercrombie Lewker mountain murder mystery set in Snowdonia. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG-/No Jacket. Geoffrey Bles hardcover
1954réf. 71989Geoffrey Bles. Poor in Poor dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Reading copy an ex library hardback with the usual stamps & stickers in a tatty unclipped dustjacket which has been cut down is creased and chipped with repaired closed tears at spine/front cover has an old tape repair to top of front cover and remains of a label at base of spine. 240 pages . 1954. Geoffrey Bles hardcover
1954réf. 025333London: Geoffrey Bles 1954 G/G-. 8vo. original red boards ex-library with rsms etc. to half-title and final leaf only small tape marks to pastedowns FFE excised slight rubbing & sunning some paperstock tanning upper hinge tender in dustwrapper lacks spine tape marks / small tears to flaps presented in loose protective plastic sleeve; pp. 260 last blank. A good copy of an uncommon title. Neate X70. The fifth Abercrombie Lewker mountain murder mystery set in Snowdonia. First Edition. Hard Cover. G/G-. Geoffrey Bles hardcover
1957réf. 8418-1London England Great Britain UK: Fontana Paperbacks. 1957. Book. Illus. by Painted Cover Art!. Very Good. Soft cover. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing!. 190 pages. "Why is David Webhouse M.P. so anxious to include Abercrombe Lewker the famous actor-manager and priavte sleuth in his house-party in Wales Is it merely to celebrate the knighthoods that they with Charles Feckenham another guest have recently received Why is the atmosphere so tense What is the situation between Clare David's second wife and Feckenham her cousin A day's climbing on Snowdon is arranged. Three knights on a knife-edge - but one fails to return." >>> VERY RARE Title; >> Small store address label on inside front cover; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Fontana Paperbacks. Paperback
1969réf. 014483London: Geoffrey Bles 1969 VG/VG-. 12mo. original charcoal boards gilt slightly rubbed else clean & crisp in dustwrapper price-clipped slightly frayed with a couple of tiny chips discreet tape repaired closed tear; pp. 256 last blank with a diagram. A very good copy quite presentable. Neate X71: Title is name of a fictitious rock-climb. The fifteenth Abercrombie Lewker mountain murder mystery set in Snowdonia. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/VG-. Geoffrey Bles hardcover
1963réf. 106417London: Bles. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket. 1963. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1st edition in d/w; 8vo hbk; tan cloth with black lettering to spine; in spite there being minor evidence that this is an ex library book 1 rubber stamp of a number and letter J on rear of title page 1 faint rubber stamp on rear endpaper this is an attractive copy of a scarce title. There are 4 small handwritten digits inside cover and no other handwriting such as names inside book; the contents are very clean - it cannot have been issued much. No remnants attached to pages. The dustwrapper is not price clipped 13s 6d and just a hint of rubbing to ends of folds and spine; an attractive looking copy of this rare book. ; Lewker; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Bles hardcover
1967réf. 011172London: Geoffrey Bles 1967 F-/VG. 12mo. original brown boards a trifle rubbed slight offsetting to endpapers else clean & bright in dustwrapper edges a little rubbed & nicked lower flap a trifle trimmed ; pp. 224 with a map. A near fine copy. Neate X75. . First Edition. Hard Cover. F-/VG. Geoffrey Bles hardcover
1951réf. 011820London: Geoffrey Bles 1951 F-/VG. 12mo. original red boards spine ends a trifle suned else clean & crisp throughout in dustwrapper price-clipped rubbed and nicked with small wear at extremities spine a little marked with shorts splits along hinges; pp. 238. A very good clean copy of a uncommon title. Neate X77. The second Abercrombie Lewker mountain murder mystery set in the Swiss Alps. First Edition. Hard Cover. F-/VG. Geoffrey Bles hardcover
1951réf. 006916London: Geoffrey Bles 1951 12mo. original red boards ex-library with FFE excised label rsm & notations to outer leaves externally unmarked though extremities a little worn some spotting to fore-edge and outer leaves crease to corner RFE occ. internal mark else clean; lacks dustwrapper; pp. 238. A good reading copy of an uncommon title. Neate X77. The second Abercrombie Lewker mountain murder mystery set in the Swiss Alps. First Edition. Hard Cover. G/No Jacket. Geoffrey Bles hardcover
réf. 15432London: Geoffrey Bles. 1951. First edition first printing. First edition first printing. Publisher's original red cloth with black titles to the spine in dustwrapper. An excellent fine copy the binding square and firm the contents clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly nicked and creased price-clipped dustwrapper which remains bright has several short closed tears and a single small piece of tape to the underside. The second Abercrombie Lewker mystery. Hubin. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. London: Geoffrey Bles. 1951 hardcover
1953réf. D150215New York: E.P. Dutton 1953. First U.S. edition. In his second international thriller and first U.S. appearance former British secret service agent Abercrombie Lewker investigates the murder of a politically powerful Frenchman who apparently fell off a ridge on the Matterhorn. Gently bumped and rubbed spine slightly darkened. Jacket rubbed with chips and tears in mylar. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. E.P. Dutton Hardcover
1953réf. 21009New York: E. P. Dutton & Co 1953. First US Edition. Hardcover. Slant to spine previous owner's name and offsetting from a clipped newspaper article on the front free endpaper. A very good copy in good dustjacket with chipping to the edges front flap almost completely split at fold and a short closed tear to the rear panel. Uncommon. In Hubin 1994 p. 135. ; Octavo. E. P. Dutton & Co hardcover
1959réf. 014533London: Geoffrey Bles 1959 12mo. original red boards gilt ex-library with rsms etc. tape marks to endpapers & board edges label removal scar to FFE some spotting and thumbing else internally clean; lacks dustwrapper; pp. 256 with a diagram. A good copy of an uncommon title. Neate X78: Set on Dinas Cromlech a famous hard crag in Snowdonia. The ninth Abercrombie Lewker mountain murder mystery. First Edition. Hard Cover. G/No Jacket. Geoffrey Bles hardcover
1959réf. 007472London: Geoffrey Bles 1959 VG-/VG-. 12mo. original green boards gilt crease to spine a little rubbed & marked externally leaf edges a bit dustmarked occ. spots to outer leaves else clean & unmarked in dustwrapper rubbed frayed at extremities spine sunned; pp. 256 with a diagram. A very good clean copy of a scarce title especially in dustwrapper. Neate X78: Set on Dinas Cromlech a famous hard crag in Snowdonia. The ninth Abercrombie Lewker mountain murder mystery. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG-/VG-. Geoffrey Bles hardcover
1959réf. 011817New York: Ives Washburn Inc. 1959 VG/VG. 12mo. original yellow boards spine ends a little rubbed & marked a little flecking to leaf edges else clean & unmarked in dustwrapper edges rubbed and creased with some wear at extremities; pp. 256 with a diagram. A very good copy. Neate X78: Set on Dinas Cromlech a famous hard crag in Snowdonia. The ninth Abercrombie Lewker mountain murder mystery. First US. Hard Cover. VG/VG. Ives Washburn Inc. hardcover
1958réf. 004096London: Bles. A scarce crime novel. Ex-library copy with messy plate removal to front endpaper & 2 small stamps to title page. Dustwrapper has fold along lower edge where it has been in a protective cover which has done it's job. Light tape shadow to inner edges of dustwrapper flaps. Rear endpaper three quarters removed . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1958. Bles hardcover
1958réf. 27756London: Geoffrey Bles. Very Good in Very Good dj. c.1958. First Edition. Hardcover. price-clipped ex-rental library book W.H. Smith & Son; marked as such only by a bookplate on the front pastedown minor shelfwear faint foxing and very light soiling to edges of text block one-time owner's initials plus date & place of purchase in ink along edge of rear pastedown concealed beneath jacket flap; jacket has tiny bits of paper loss at several spine corners otherwise quite nice. A mountain-set murder mystery with a filmmaking angle. The plot involves a movie being shot against the background of Mont Blanc and features "Sir Abercrombie Lewker that well-known actor-manager and amateur detective." The was one of the author's seventeen Lewker adventures; most are set in mountainous regions reflecting the author's self-described lifelong recreation of mountaineering and rock-climbing. He also wrote numerous book on those topics usually under the name Showell Styles. . Geoffrey Bles hardcover
1958réf. 025334London: Geoffrey Bles 1958 12mo. original red boards rubbed & marked slight creasing to spine a few spots some paperstock tanning prev. owner's name to FFE; lacks dustwrapper; pp. 256 with a diagram. A good copy of an uncommon title. Neate X73. The eighth Abercrombie Lewker mountain murder mystery set on Mont Blanc. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG-/No Jacket. Geoffrey Bles hardcover
1958réf. 014485London: Geoffrey Bles 1958 VG/VG.12mo. original red boards a little rubbed spine slightly sunned a little offsetting to endpapers else internally clean in dustwrapper slightly rubbed; pp. 256 with a diagram. A very good copy of an uncommon title. Neate X73. The eighth Abercrombie Lewker mountain murder mystery set on Mont Blanc. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/VG. Geoffrey Bles hardcover
1952réf. 31035London: Geoffrey Bles. Very Good- in Fair dj. First Edition. Hardcover. price-clipped light shelfwear spine slightly turned a bit of soiling to the edges of the text block old tape marks on both pastedowns possibly this was a lending-library copy one-time owner's initials plus date & place of purchase in ink along edge of rear pastedown concealed beneath jacket flap; the jacket itself is well-worn and has been amateurishly "patched" to fill in missing bits of paper loss mostly surrounding the top of the spine and has a great deal of internal tape reinforcement; both flaps have also been slightly trimmed probably to eliminate old tape stains but with no loss of content. small map Another "murders mountains" mystery this author's third in the same vein. "The Cauldmoor Hotel was much frequented by young hikers and climbers of both sexes who in spite of the vagaries of its highly eccentric warden regarded it as a most desirable holiday resort. Then came a series of mysterious accidents. This mystery engaged the attention of that eminent actor Mr. Abercombie Lewker who is already known to the author's readers as a climber and criminologist in no way hampered by hs excessive adiposity." . 1952. Geoffrey Bles hardcover
1952réf. 338022London: Geoffrey Bles 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. Geoffrey Bles 1952; "First published." stated no additional printings indicated; 8 9-256pp. In original unclipped 10s 6d. net dust jacket. Slight forward lean to spine binding is firm and fully intact; light shelfwear to edges of red cloth boards black titling remains bold; small closed tear with creasing at bottom edge of pg. 5 else interior is clean text very good throughout; bookseller ticket Holliday Bookshop NYC at bottom edge of rear paste-down. Some fraying small closed tears at edges/corners with scotch tape 'repair' on verso; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis Minnesota. Geoffrey Bles hardcover