Osmington mills (29 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Dust Jacket. US ed. Red cloth, cond, corners bent in worn, torn, tattered DJ. Book is sl slanted. ; HB, octavo; 222 pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Minor soiling to dust jacket and title page. Dust jacket flapped taped down. S1A.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Dust Jacket. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. A FINE crisp copy with a VG+ tight bright dj., 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. A FINE crisp copy in a NF bright dj, 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Dust Jacket. reprint ed. Cond, sl slanted, in sl soiled DJ. Two short closed tears on DJ. ; HB, sm octavo; 222 pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st. 1st American printing; dj w/litee wear, unclipped price, n myla; brown cc w//gilt spinke titles; 222 clean, unarked pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 222 pages. (SL#182).

MILLS, Osmington. AT ONE FELL SWOOP. NY: Roy Publishers, Inc., [1963]. 12mo., black boards in dust jacket; 256 pages. First American Edition. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight with bit browning endpapers & fore-edge); pretty nice (little edgewear & rubbing; $2.95 price is present) d/j. $15.00. …

MILLS, Osmington. ENEMIES OF THE BRIDE. NY: Roy Publishers, Inc., [1966]. 12mo., blue cloth in dust jacket; 222 pages. First American Edition. Very Good (foxing to fore-edge, minor stain rear blank page); very nice d/j. $15.00.

No Jacket. first edition, hardback (VG) lacks d/w; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

dj. First Edition. First Edition. Price-clipped. Owner stamp. Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. cloth hard cover small 8vo. 255 PP. near fine copy In near fine dust Jacket. scarce.

8vo, 256pp. Orignal boards in predominantly black dustwrapper, slightly rubbed, chipped and edgworn. A very good copy. First edition.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. 254pp. Brown cloth boards (rubbed on joints and corners, a little wear around spine and edges). Internally neat, clean, crisp and bright, barring a small initial stamp on front endpaper and similar but tiny one on title page. Bound for Boots Booklovers Library. Osmington Mills was the pseudonym of Vivian Collin Brooks (1922-2002). Now a very hard to find title. …

Cloth. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Sundrey Fell Designs. Slightly rolled spine. Wear and tear to edges of D/J. Small piece of D/J. missing from bottom of back. Liz Blair has been protesting ever since she was in her teens. Now she is chaperoning her own high-minded daughter in a camp set up below the new defence station on Tarn Top. Apart from fellow members of the Peace League they are joined by people who care about the preservation of rural England and a pop singer, Turnpenny Roundabout, who entertains the campers while keeping an optimistic eye on the TV cameras. 222 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.).…

dj. First Edition. Owner mark to the first page. First edition. Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket.

Hardback. Etat : VG+. VG+ DW. 1st Edition. Minor internal library marks.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 1st Edition. the jacket has a small chip to the top of the spine. there are a few other small tears and it is shelf rubbed. there is very slight liquid damage affecting the bottom cm of the jacket, boards and first 3 or 4 pages of the book. the book has no inscriptions and the binding is square and tight. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. …

Hardback. Osmington Mills, Geoffrey Bles. Edition: 1st uk d.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis classic mystery, Headlines Make Murder, plunges readers into a thrilling whodunit where the sensational world of journalism collides with a heinous crime. Osmington Mills masterfully constructs a suspenseful narrative, detailing the intricate web of suspects and motives that emerge when a prominent figure is found dead. The story chronicles the relentless investigation, presenting a cast of compelling characters, each with their own secrets and potential connections to the murder. Readers will find themselves engrossed in the clever plotting and sharp dialogue, as the truth slowly uncovers itself amidst the clamor of newspaper headlines. This gripping tale illustrates the dark underbelly of ambition and the lengths to which some will go to control the narrative. Hardback.…

Hardback. Osmington Mills, Geoffrey Bles. Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: boards- good. binding - tight. A vintage British mystery novel, Headlines Make Murder by Osmington Mills delivers the taut, atmospheric suspense characteristic of mid-twentieth-century crime fiction. The story uncovers a web of intrigue where the world of journalism and the world of murder collide, drawing readers into a plot where a sensational headline masks a far darker truth. Mills crafts a narrative that moves with brisk, confident pacing, balancing sharp dialogue with the methodical unraveling of clues. Fans of classic whodunits and the golden age of detective fiction will find this an engaging and satisfying read. Hardback.…

Etat : Fine. First edition hard back. Fine / Rubs to spine ends. Very Good dust wrapper. Customs duty applies for orders shipped into the EU from outside the EU, Delivered Duty Paid (DDP), our shipping price includes DDP. Member of the P.B.F.A. DETECTIVE | CRIME FICTION.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Fine small octavo 222pp., Lovely copy in Brian Ashpole dust jacket.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good+. 1st Edition. Enemies of the Bride by Osmington Mills Signed First Edition Bles 1966. Scattered foxing to edges (only). Covers are fine and unmarked. In a VG+ dust jacket with no tears or loss. Not price clipped. Presentation copy inscribed to ffep by the publisher at date of publication. Signed.…

dj. First Edition. [Detective mystery] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[vi]; 222; [2], blank. Publisher's russet cloth with white titles to spine. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 15s. Contents clean and fresh, no inscriptions, a few spots to top edge, jacket with one chip at crown, one short tear, spine panel toned but essentially well preserved. Vivian Collin Brooks was a British journalist and crime writer, using the pen-name Osmington Mills. She was reporter on the Yorkshire Evening Press and wrote detective novels with the serial characters Inspector William Baker, Chief Inspector Rupert "Rip" Irving and Sergeant Patrick C. Shirley. In this case, Midchester C.I.D. investigate the fatal shooting of an inquisitive cleaning.…

dj. First Edition. [Detective mystery] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. Publisher's dark grey cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 13s/6d. Contents clean, no inscriptions, a few spots to top edge, bright jacket with a little edge wear only. Vivian Collin Brooks was a British journalist and crime writer, using the pen-name Osmington Mills. She was reporter on the Yorkshire Evening Press and wrote detective novels with the serial characters Inspector William Baker, Chief Inspector Rupert "Rip" Irving and Sergeant Patrick C. Shirley. This novel concerns a murder of a 'poaching' journalist, competing with the Midchester Evening Post. In this case of Biblical vengeance, Baker investigates the murder of devout fellow detective 'Holy' Wilfred Neill.…

dj. First Edition. [Detective mystery] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. Publisher's blue cloth with purple titles to spine. Presentation slip of 'Maurice Michael, 3-4 Fox Court London' tipped over imprint (likely another publisher or agent). With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 12s/6d. Contents clean, no inscriptions, a few spots to top edge, jacket with a little edge wear, some pen impressions to upper panel but essentially well preserved. Vivian Collin Brooks was a British journalist and crime writer, using the pen-name Osmington Mills. Her father was the journalist, writer, and broadcaster Collin Brooks (1893-1959). She was reporter on the Yorkshire Evening Press and wrote detective novels with the serial characters Inspector William Baker, Chief Inspector Rupert "Rip" Irving and Sergeant Patrick C. Shirley. This novel concerns a murder within an unlikely gathering of characters, all marooned at a remote snow-bound inn on the bleak Pennine Moors.…

dj. First Edition. [Detective mystery] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.251; [3], blank. Publisher's grey cloth with red titles to spine. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 13s/6d. Contents clean, no inscriptions, a few spots to top edge, jacket with a little edge wear, scuff to foot of upper but essentially very well preserved. Vivian Collin Brooks was a British journalist and crime writer, using the pen-name Osmington Mills. Her father was the journalist, writer, and broadcaster Collin Brooks (1893-1959). She was reporter on the Yorkshire Evening Press and wrote detective novels with the serial characters Inspector William Baker, Chief Inspector Rupert "Rip" Irving and Sergeant Patrick C. Shirley. This novel concerns a murder of a 'poaching' journalist, competing with the Midchester Evening Post.…

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. First Edition. 255 pages (complete). A comfortably owned book. The dustjacket has a clear cellophane protective cover. The dj is much worn and torn and creased. It is marked from storage and handling. It is still dramatic and effective, secure and sure. The boards are very smart and neat. Within, the pagetrims have foxing. The pages are relaxed, clear, clean, companionable, agreeable and enjoyable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…