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The Red Castle by H.C. Bailey First Edition Ward, Lock & Co Ltd 1932. A near fine copy that has no previous owner's inscriptions or markings. No foxing to contents or edges and unblemished throughout. Covers are bright and without toning, bumping or rubbing. In original fine dust jacket with some imperceptible tissue strengthening and touching in to spine tips. No fading to spine and correctly priced at 7/6. "The Red Castle" by H.C. Bailey is a gripping mystery novel featuring the brilliant detective, Reggie Fortune. Set against the backdrop of a remote English castle, the story unfolds as a wealthy industrialist is found dead under suspicious circumstances. Reggie Fortune is called in to unravel the complex web of secrets and motives surrounding the murder. As he delves deeper into the lives of the castle's inhabitants, he uncovers hidden relationships, long-buried grudges, and a series of intriguing clues. With his sharp wit and deductive skills, Fortune navigates a labyrinthine plot to unmask the killer. "The Red Castle" is a classic whodunit, brimming with suspense and unexpected twists. Seller Inventory # 007558
Title: The Red Castle
Publisher: Ward, Lock & Co Ltd, UK
Publication Date: 1932
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.18. Seller Inventory # GB000871RE8I5N00
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Black Cat Books, Shelter Island, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Hardbound, no dust jacket. Minor wear to board corners. Some fading to spine, otherwise very good. Seller Inventory # 93924
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
[vi], 312 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. First edition. First edition. [vi], 312 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Black cloth, lettered in red. Extremities rubbed, spine ends frayed; Very Good. Seller Inventory # 225942
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
[vi], 7-319 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. First edition. First edition. [vi], 7-319 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Red buckram, lettered in black. Upper hinge starting, light rubbing to extremites. Very Good. Seller Inventory # 211405
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Librairie Chat, Beijing, China
Condition: Fine. The book is in fine condition. Seller Inventory # 2229601342
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Former Library book. (mystery fiction) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Seller Inventory # N17OS-00115
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
First American Edition. First printing. Octavo (21cm). Original black cloth, stamped in orange, red topstain; plain endpapers; [ii],vi,[2],312pp; illustrated title page printed in two colors. Straight, lightly rubbed, endpapers lightly browned: Very Good. Sold in the UK as The Red Castle. A Haycraft Queens Cornerstone novel. HUBIN p.20. Seller Inventory # 57125
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
[Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.319 [1]. Publisher's red cloth lettered in black to front board and spine. Spotting to p.1-21 and p.306 to end, some infrequent markings throughout. Blue marking to front paste-down, toning and some spotting to edges of textblock, moderate edgewear, rolling to spine, sunning to upper leaving a 7 x 12cm rectangle of lightened cloth, soiling to cloth including a few spots of black ink to lower board. Good. H. C. Bailey was an English author of detective fiction, and he is best remembered for his character Reggie Fortune, who features in this novel. 'The Red Castle' is set against the back drop of a remote English castle, and when a wealthy man is found dead, Reggie is called in to help solve the mystery. Seller Inventory # 69223
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: PW Books, Andover, HANTS, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. True first British printing. No jacket. Orange boards with black lettering to spine and front are very good with a little pushing/bumping to corners, little darkening to spine, a few small marks, light creasing to spine (book has been read), the odd small bump/rub to edges, a little patchy darkening and a little wear (pushing/rubbing/little fraying to the cloth) to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages are a bit tanned. Odd small marks/mild foxing/odd small scratch to page edges, tops and bottoms. End-papers tanned. Occasional small marks/scattered foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted. Seller Inventory # 008687
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, ABAA, Woodstock, IL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($2.00), lightly rubbed at the panels, some professional restoration at the head and foot of the spine. Black buckram, bumped at the bottom corner, with red ink lettering and design on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound with a red top stain, former owner's signature on the front endpaper, clean otherwise. The second Joshua Clunk novel, a Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone. Seller Inventory # 2874
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