malice aforethought story commonplace crime de francis iles (22 résultats)

Etat : Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Etat : Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Etat : Good. Pocket book, 8vo.

Mass Market Paperback. Pan Paperback No 46. Octavo, pp. 250, [6] Epilogue & catalogue. Pictorial card wraps. Covers slightly surface soiled and a little creased, with square surface loss to upper cover (where presumably price label has been removed). Leaves lightly toned; scattered light foxing, mainly to textblock edge. A very good copy with no annotation or inscriptions. Crime novel of domestic murder, with a twist.

Paperback. Etat : Brand New. 278 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

paperback. Etat : Very Good. Very Good. Gently used with NO markings in text; binding is tight. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore since 1992.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good Plus. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good Plus. 3rd Edition. 1978 2nd Reissue (i. e., 3rd Edition) of the 1931 original. Book is uniformly and moderately age toned and free of markings and blemishes; has very slight slant. Unclipped Dust Jacket (still showing original GBP £3.95net price) and Cover are clean and bright, with mild bumping to the corners, headbands and tails, and clear, crisply distinct lettering (gilt stamped to Cover spine) and very light chipping. (Please see Seller images). ISBN 0575024194. ShiroBooks, independent bookseller, takes pride in accurate descriptions, careful wrapping and safe shipping. CONTACT SHIROBOOKS PRIOR TO ORDERING if any questions or for more information, details or photos.

Etat : acceptable. The book is complete and readable, with all pages and cover intact. Dust jacket, shrink wrap, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may have light notes, highlighting, or minor water exposure, but nothing that affects readability. May be an ex-library copy and could include library markings or stickers.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Reprint. Clean & tightly bound hardback book, pages age tanned, top page edges marked, numbers on front endpaper but no other inscriptions, in a bright unclipped dustjacket. 288 pages.

Softcover. Etat : Good+. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. Covers have creasing. Pages are lightly browned. Slight foxing on half title page. Previous owner's name written in ink on dedication page.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. 1st Edition. Fair first US printing. Lacking the dust jacket. Publisher's black cloth with . red embossed to spine and cover. Wear to spine and cover. Minor fading to spine. Binding still square but with some looseness to the hinges. Pages clean, with very slight age toning. Crease to bottom corner of pages 201/202. One of the greatest Golden Age works of British crime fiction, about Dr Bickleigh and the mysterious death of his wife. Stated First Edition on copyright page.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. Reissue of the 1931 first edition. the jacket is worn and has several tears and chips especially on the spine. it still presents quite nicely in cellophane. the book has a previous owner's signature and the paper has 'browned'. the binding is excellent. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 288pp. Red cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine. 12mo. Spine heel and lower edge bumped. Top and top half of fore-edge tanning. Page margins tanning. Internally neat, clean and tight. Dust jacket spine sun-faded; covers very lightly soiled, some wear along edges. Second reissue.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good.

Paperback. First Edition. Pocket Book 432. First paperback publication. A hint of lamination peel to back cover. A bright, fine copy. ; Small octavo.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good Minus. No Jacket. 290 pages; black cloth, red spine and front titles; some wear and scattered small blemishes to boards; foxing to edges; a very good minus copy.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : NO. 1934 First Cheap Edition May 1934. Hardcover NO DUST JACKET. Very good condition with discolouration to the spine, tanned edge paper. shelf wear. U5A50.

Hard. Etat : Good. Cheap Edition. Pages bright, cracked gutter between pages 192 and 193 but no detachment, light spotting on endpapers and closed edges, boards and binding tidy. Size: 8vo.

Yellow card cover. Etat : Good. First Edition. G: in good condition without dust jacket as issued. Cover creased, marked, chipped and sunned. Browning to pages and text block. Some creasing to corners. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 288pp. Anthony Berkeley Cox wrote under several pen names, including Francis Iles, Anthony Berkeley and A. Monmouth Platts. In 1930 he was a founding member of the Detection Club along with Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Freeman Wills Crofts and others. Malice Aforethought is an early example of the inverted crime format where the crime and the identity of the criminal are known to the reader from the start. Mundanus was a short-lived imprint of Gollancz and published this paperback edition simultaneously with the cased edition.

(Mundanus/Victor Gollancz 1931). Publisher's yellow paper covers, lettered black on spine and front cover with a red detail. Wear to cover which is stained and discoloured in places. Front hinge starting. Some surface loss to the bottom inch or so of the spine (although publisher name still just present). Pages very browned and marked in places. A cheap production this is a G+ copy of a book that seldom appears in nice condition. The first appearance of this Golden Age classic. Mundanus was a short-lived imprint of Gollancz "Formed to publish new full-length novels in paper covers". The author is better known as A B Cox or Anthony Berkeley.

First edition. First edition, first printing, preceding the cloth issue. 288 pp. Bound in publisher's yellow wraps. About Very Good, spine creased and toned, small tear along spine edge at foot, contents and wraps toned with age, corners a little bumped. An uncommon British mystery that is often cited as one of the best examples of the inverted detective story, in which the murderer's identity is revealed in the first line, "It was not until several weeks after he had decided to murder his wife that Dr. Bickleigh took any active steps in the matter.".