THE MAN WHO WON THE POOLS

J. I. M. Stewart (Michael Innes)

Edité par Victor Gollancz, London, 1961

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First impression of the true first edition. ***Very good in red cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to spine. No inscriptions. Edges of boards slightly rubbed. No foxing to pages. Pages clean. Spine tight. ***In a good yellow, black and magenta titled dustwrapper that has not been price-clipped, showing original publisher's price of 15/- net. Scuff and tear towards bottom of front panel of dustwrapper. A couple of 'coffee' splash marks to front panel of dustwrapper. Edges of dustwrapper slightly creased and rubbed. Very small closed tear to top corner of rear panel of dustwrapper. Very small loss and rubbing to corners of dustwrapper. Rear panel of dustwrapper rubbed and surface-marked. Small loss to head of spine of dustwrapper. ***192mm x 130mm. 240 pages. ***'J. I. M. Stewart teaches English Literature at Christ Church, Oxford: writes "straight" novels as J. I. M. Stewart: writes "thrillers" as Michael Innes: has been previously enjoyed (as J. I. M. Stewart) by a little army of people who enjoy, for the most part, few other contemporary novelists: and will this time be enjoyed in addition by a very big army indeed of novel-readers in general.' (Quote from inside front and rear of dustwrapper blurb). ***Prof John Innes Mackintosh Stewart HFRSE DLitt (1906 - 1994) was a Scottish novelist and academic. Michael Innes is the pseudonym of J. I. M. Stewart, who was a lecturer at Queens College, Belfast and later was an Oxford University professor. Under his pseudonym, Michael Innes, he wrote nearly fifty crime thrillers between 1936 and 1986. His most famous character is Sir John Appleby, a Scotland Yard Detective Inspector. He is known for his works of literary criticism and literary novels published under his real name, and for his crime fiction books published under his pseudonym of Michael Innes. Readers knew of Michael Innes crime thrillers; other readers knew the literary novels and short stories and literary criticism under the name of J. I. M. Stewart, but not many people were aware this was the same author. However, his crime thrillers, although he considered these to be entertainments, make frequent literary allusions. ***First impression of the true first edition, in its original dustwrapper. ***Of interest to collectors of J. I. M. Stewart "literary" first edition titles, and to collectors of Michael Innes. ***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. N° de réf. du vendeur 6342

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Titre : THE MAN WHO WON THE POOLS

Éditeur : Victor Gollancz, London

Date d'édition : 1961

Reliure : Hardcover

Etat : Very Good

Etat de la jaquette : Good

Edition : First Edition