Born Crime (54 results)

Condition: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards covers, silver lettering to the spine, red vignette to the upper panel, beige end papers. 8vo 9'' x 6'' 448 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in very near Fine condition price clipped dust wrapper with tiny pucker of the paper to the foot of the spine. Dust wrapper without any tears or chips and supplied in archive acetate film protection, this is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper and can easily be removed should you so wish. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0091586305 MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo 9½'' x 6¼'' 314 pp ISBN 0091799759. Fine condition book, in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper and can easily be removed should you so wish. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 5½''. Contains 272 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 15 other titles by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0091636809 MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. ISBN 0091776368. Contains 298 printed pages of text, black end papers. Fine condition book, in near Fine condition dust wrapper with minimal creasing to the top edges, not price clipped £14.99. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 8¾" x 5½" 237 pp ISBN 0091554802. Fine in Fine dust wrapper, not price clipped £7.95. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 5½''. Contains 272 printed pages of text. Touch of spotting to the page tops. Near Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 15 other titles by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0091636809 MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

Second edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, racing green end papers. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Printer's code 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2. Contains 328 pp. Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with tiny crinkle of the paper to the top of the spine, not price clipped, £16.99. SIGNED by the Author to the title page 'Ruth Rendell'. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. DETECTIVE | CRIME FICTION.

First edition hard back. Tanning to closed page edges. Dust wrapper with 30 mm closed tear to rear panel, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

First edition hard back maroon covers with gilt titles, navy end papers. 323 pp. Fine in Fine dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo. Fine in Fine dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original cloth covers, lettering to spine. 8vo. Near. Fine in Near. Fine dust wrapper. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0091497302 MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, racing green end papers. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 310 printed pages of text. Minimal wear to the covers. Near Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with some surface marks to the rear panel, not price clipped. SIGNED by the Author to the title page 'Ruth Rendell'. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0091791901 MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 8" x 6" 345 pp. Fine in Fine dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.

Hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered black back. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 251 pp. Cheap paper browning to the edges. Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with closed tears and chips to the corners and spine ends. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. DETECTIVE | CRIME FICTION.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ,1ST EDITION, Early Printing 1952, VG/VG-, , The dust jacket has marginal nicks / tears & SMALL CHIP TOP EDGE BACK OF DJ & LITE EDGE CREASES, SMALL BLUE CLOTH with Rubbed Gold Gilt Titles on Spine cvr. 192 PGS, LITE FOXING TO PGS Contents clean , The Villa in St. John s Wood had remained UNOCCUPIED For Many Yrs, a Lovely Old House which in Jeremy Hazely s eyes ENSHRINED THE GHOSTS OF DEAD LOVERS & Held for Him the Far Off MEMORIES OF A CHILD S Delite. But the Peace of the Old House was Rudely Disturbed When Timothy Broughton Hazely , an American Kinsman went there to see the Family Ghosts. On entering the Villa He Finds at the Ft. of the Stairs the Body of A Man with His Neck Broken. by an Obvious Fall. Inspector Macdonald, Imperturbable, Capable & Intelligent as Usual, play a Prominent Part in This Brilliantly told & Flawless Mystery.

Both items in poor condition, with burn marks and damp damage [fire damaged much of the Society's archive]. Some of the text of the autograph letter has faded, and it may be that the signature to the typed note has washed away. Autograph Letter Signed: 2pp., 4to. He begins by offering to 'oppose anybody' in a debate that Mrs Roscoe is organising (at the Society of Women Journalists). 'But you should bear in mind that the Crime Club is a purely commercial affair - run entirely by Messrs Collins the publishers of 48 Pall Mall - and I gather (very privately) that writers of detective stories & rival publishers are not exactly welcoming its appearance. Perhaps under the circumstances it would not be politic to have anything to do with it. (For your own information Sir Godfrey Collins is its onlie begetter, and I believe that the Headmaster of Eton, Dr Abington, is "reading" for him.)' He suggests two 'good people' whom Mrs Roscoe might invite: J. J. Connington ('Victor Gollancz can put you in touch with him') and M. R. K. Burge ('writes excellent thrillers under the name of Milford Kennedy'). Straus concludes: 'If you should find somebody more violently opposed to thrillers than myself, don't hesitate to let him or her 'open' the opposition & I will speak afterwards - but I am certainly at your disposal'. Typed Note: 1p., 4to. He is 'happy and honoured' to be a guest of her 'Society' on 11 October 1945. 'Is there any particular aspect of fiction or biography you would like me to speak about? Or just an informal ramble about anything that comes into my head? I will do whatever you say.'.

Three plain postcards (no illustrations), with stamps and postmarks, all addressed to Gilruth (author of seven crime novels punlished between 1951 and 1963) at 7 Reston Place, Hyde Park, London. The three cards in fair condition, aged and worn, with staining to corners from mounting, and two of the signatures only half-legible through fading. In the first she says that she is in London until the end of February, and 'would like so much' to see her again: 'Could you come in for drinks with a few friends on Tuesday Feb 17th?' The second begins: 'Thank you ever so much. I shall keep the books for my journey & look forward to an orgy of Crime'. She is spending her last week before departure 'rather miserably fending off a flue [sic] relapse - so fear there will be no time for anything'. The last card. written from Italy, reads: 'I must tell you how much I have enjoyed your two books (in the leisure of the Sleeper in the train). They follow all the rules & are full of liveliness & the unexpected - in fact just what I think the detective story should be. How clever to do it!'.