WYCLIFFE AND THE HOUSE OF FEAR (First edition, first impression)

First impression of the true first edition. The nineteenth book in the series featuring Charles Wycliffe. ***A near fine copy in dark brown cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The gilt is still beautifully bright having been protected by the dustwrapper. The boards are clean and unmarked. No bumps or creases. Corners sharp. Page block edges clean. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also near fine, with no inscriptions. Pages clean with no foxing. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine colour-illustrated dustwrapper, which has been neatly corner price-clipped. The dustwrapper is complete, with just some light rubbing and creasing at the edges. No chips or tears. No fading, even to the sun-sensitive brown colour on the spine. Dustwrapper bright. ***194mm x 132mm. 192 pages. ***'"Wycliffe and the House of Fear" (1995) is a crime novel by Cornish writer W. J. Burley featuring detective Charles Wycliffe. Synopsis - For five hundred years, the Kemps, a fiercely Catholic family, have held onto their ancestral home of Kellycoryk, but when dwindling finances looked as though they might be forced into selling, patriarch Roger married the tough and uncompromising businesswoman Bridgit, who would only save the house if she could take it over for development, an idea that greatly displeased her husband. Then, without warning, she vanishes into thin air just as Roger's previous wife, Julia (another wealthy, independent woman), did several years prior, supposedly having been killed in a boating accident. When Wycliffe, who has been recovering from an illness in the area, arrives on the scene, his curiosity aroused by the mystery of Roger's wives and his home, he soon suspects that the family know more about matters than they're letting on.' (Wiki) ***First impression of the true first edition of the nineteenth Wycliffe novel by W. J. Burley, in very nice near fine condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…