Curtains Conquest by Gray Berkeley (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +++. First Edition. A UK first edition, first impression. Uncommon. THE WRAPPER : The evocative wrapper on this copy (artwork by Barbara Walton ) is bright and complete. It is unclipped. The front panel is bright and unfaded, showing trivial rubbing to the top edge. The spine is unfaded and clean. It shows some inconsequential rubbing to the ends. The back panel is sound, showing gentle overall soiling. Looks sharp in protective plastic. THE BOOK : The book is square and very tight. The boards are clean, the corners are sharp. The spine ends are gently bruised. The pages are clean. No foxing. The closed page edges are sound - they are lightly flecked. No dog-eared pages. The binding is solid - no cracked hinges. There are no previous ownership inscriptions. A very nice copy in a protected wrapper. Paypal accepted. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Fair. First Edition. Burgundy boards titled in silver on spine. Slight looseness in front hinge, corner torn from front endpaper and half-title, rear blank endpaper removed, moderate library markings. The dust jacket has been in a protective cover and is bright, price clipped, lacks half of rear flap, scuff line to edges.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine copy that seems unread. 192 immaculate pages with no inscriptions tears or foxing. Dated 1966 first UK edition. Outer maroon boards are unmarked and universal in colour throughout. The dust jacket is complete with no faults at all.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 16mo. A Collins Thriller. Orig. aubergine paper boards. 192 pp. Slightly tanned to interior. Dust jacket is age toned, lightly worn to spien ends, creased to joints, stain to rear flap.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Scarce title. Burgundy boards titled in silver on spine. Ex-shop library with minor markings, light foxing in edges. Dust jacket is price clipped, slight wear to edges, unfaded.

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First Edition. First UK Edition. Publisher's burgundy boards with silver lettering to the spine. Boards bright and clean. Foxing to the page block edges and to both sets of end-papers overall a VG copy. The VG dustwrapper is complete with several short, closed tears. Photographs/scans available upon request. …

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The boards have a small mark on the edge of the spine and another faint mark towards the right side of the front panel but are otherwise clean and unmarked. The tops of the page edges have one faint spot and there are two tiny spots to the fore edges. The page edges have only very slight browning. The pages are clean and unmarked. The jacket has a small patch of surface damage to the front panel where a label has been removed, a little rubbing to the corners, a tiny nick at the bottom of the spine and light wear to the rear panel. Jacket illustration by Barbara Walton. First printing. Walton, Barbara (illustrator).…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Publication: London, Collins, 1966 Formatting: 8vo, pp. 192. Condition Report: Very Good. The book is tightly bound in its original textured maroon cloth, remaining square and robust with only minor bruising to the spine extremities and sharp corners. The gilt lettering on the spine is distinctly bright and unoxidised, demonstrating it has been shielded from excessive light. Internally, the text block is clean and free from foxing, though the closed page edges exhibit some mild, age-commensurate flecking typical for the paper stock of this era. The original, vibrant dust jacket is exceptionally well-preserved and unclipped, retaining the '13s 6d net' price on the front flap; it shows only trivial rubbing along the top edge and spine ends, with no significant chips, tears, or fading, ensuring this copy remains a highly attractive and displayable example. Catalogue Note: This is a true First Edition of Berkeley Grayâs thrilling 1966 novel, Curtains for Conquest? The book is beautifully enhanced by a striking dust jacket featuring original artwork. As the penultimate novel in the long-running Norman Conquest series, published posthumously following the death of author Edwy Searles Brooks in 1965, this title occupies a notable place in the canon of mid-century British crime fiction. Copies of this late-stage Norman Conquest title are scarce on the open market today, particularly in such highly collectible condition with an intact, unclipped wrapper. When an aggressive young nuclear scientist causes a nation-wide security alarm by refusing protection, the swashbuckling adventurer Norman Conquest finds himself wrongly arrested by Scotland Yard. Incensed by this officious blunder, Conquest sets out on a breakneck, one-man crusade alongside his wife, Joy, and his loyal ex-tramp Man Friday. The trail leads him straight into a deadly confrontation with a shipload of enemies masterminded by the sinister Maximilian Zagora. What begins as a seemingly inescapable trap soon becomes a stage for Conquestâs ingenious methods, delivering a fast-paced, racy thriller full of unique twists and non-stop action. Barbara Walton (illustrator). …