Leaden Bubble by Branson (9 results)

by H.[Henry] C.[Clay] Branson. London: The Bodley Head, (1951). First British edition, first printing. "First published in England 1951" statement printed to the copyright page. The sixth of seven well-plotted New York mysteries featuring physician and private detective John Bent, with his talent for analyzing people's behavior and deducing motivations. Faint shadow from a former tiny sticker to the front cover's upper corner, a touch of age-toning to the spine, else sturdy, very good and firm in green linen boards with dark-green embossed titles to the spine; lacking a dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Clean orange boards with black Inner Sanctum Mystery logo on cover, black lettering on spine. Light surface wear to spine corners, binding is tight with slight lean, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Small previous owner return address label at top of front pastedown - ink-stamp of a Watkins Glen, NY store on rear pastedown. 243 pages. A John Bent detective story.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Unicorn Mystery Book Club volume. The cover shows light edgewear with rubbing and a little soiling to the spine. The binding is sound.

Condition: Good. 1st England ed. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and has light toning. DJ with some edge wear, toning and creasing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Hardcover. No date on title page. Copyright 1951. 253 pages. Green paper over boards. Black lettering on spine. In good condition. DJ in poor condition. DJ is significantly toned. Price clipped. Light foxing to back of DJ. Some chips and tears along DJ edges. Binding is tight. Pages slightly toned. Spine slightly slanted. Light foxing to textblock. Corners are square. Small amount of writing in pencil on front endpaper. Covers and pages are clean. Overall, a good reading copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. A good book in a good dust jacket.Book has upper corner cover bump. Dust jacket has several small tears around the extremities. Scarce!

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. 1st Edition. Ex-library but protected by plastic sleeve and in very good condition. Contents clean and no inscription. 251 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. The sixth Case of John Bent. A UK first edition, first impression. THE WRAPPER : The wrapper on this copy is bright and unfaded. It has been clipped. The spine panel is slightly darkened and the upper edge of the back panel is gently toned and worn. Looks sharp. THE BOOK : The book is square and very tight. The boards are clean and unfaded. There is insignificant bruising to the spine ends and lower corners. The pages are clean. The closed page edges are toning and are slightly dusty. No dog-eared pages. The binding is solid - no cracked hinges. There is a neat previous ownership inscription on the ffep. A decent copy in a protected wrapper. Paypal accepted.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Red boards with black lettering. Bottom corners lightly bumped and a bump to one board edge, binding slightly cocked, in a price clipped dust jacket with light nicks in the corners and small chips at the spine head and foot. Overall a good clean copy.