A Collection of Horace Rumpole Works by John Mortimer

John Mortimer

Edité par Viking 1990-2007, London, 1990

Four first editions of John Mortimer's novels on the barrister Horace Rumpole. Four volumes. First edition. Written by John Mortimer, a British barrister, screenwriter, and author, best known for creating the character of Horace Rumpole. This set includes: Rumpole a la Carte, 1990. Six short tales of Rumpole including: The Summer of Discontent, The Right to Silence, The Quacks, and The Prosecution. Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders, 2004. Describing the case of the Penge Bungalow Murders, events frequently referred to by Rumpole in earlier stories, we see glimpses of the past for these characters including how Rumpole met Hilda and how he first encountered the Timson family. Rumpole and the Reign of Terror, 2006. Horace is asked to defend a Pakistani doctor who is being held without charge or trial on suspicion of aiding Al Qaeda. The Anti-Social Behavior of Horace Rumpole, 2007. Reprint, signed by the author to the title page. When one of the Timson children is given an ASBO for playing football in the street, Horace starts to investigate why the residents are pursuing this young boy so strongly. In the original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original dust wrappers are also excellent with light shelf wear only. All are unclipped other than Rumpole a la Carte which is price clipped. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine. N° de réf. du vendeur 858T66

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Titre : A Collection of Horace Rumpole Works by John...
Éditeur : Viking 1990-2007, London
Date d'édition : 1990
Reliure : Cloth
Illustrateur : None
Etat : Near Fine
Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine
Signé : signed by author
Edition : First edition.
Type de livre : book