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A9781032863450Hardback. New. <p>Originally published in 1968 the theme of this book is the decline of the influence of the House of Commons in general and the rise in particular in the power of the Prime Minister. The author looks behind the myths of how our constitution operates to describe what was actually happening in practice in the late 20th Century. </p> hardcover
ria9781032863450_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Originally published in 1968 the theme of this book is the decline of the influence of the House of Commons in general and the rise in particular in the power of the Prime Minister. The author looks behind the myths of how our constitu hardcover
1968111092New York 1968. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. No additional printings. Shelf wear to panels. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. hardcover
1936mon0001630245Penguin 1936. Paperback. Acceptable. . Paperback. Tanning to pages. Ex-Library book. First edition. Penguin paperback
19919780862208202-2025John Curley & Assoc 1991. Hardcover. New/New. <p><strong>Author:</strong> Anthony Berkeley</p><p><strong>Publisher:</strong> John Curley & Assoc</p><p><strong>Binding:</strong> Hardcover</p><p><strong>ISBN:</strong> 9780862208202</p><p><strong>Release Date:</strong> 1991</p><p><strong>Number Of Pages:</strong> 256</p><p><strong>Details:</strong> Reissue of one of the great puzzle mystery classics of England's Golden Age of crime fiction; plot involves a group of upper-crust amateur sleuths who set out to solve a murder that has baffled Scotland Yard; catnip for fans of Agatha Christie and Margery Allingham.After arriving at his London club at 10:30 am precisely which he has been doing every morning for many years Sir Eustace Pennefather a known womanizer whose divorce from his current wife is pending receives a complimentary box of chocolates through the post.Disapproving of such modern marketing techniques Sir Eustace is about to throw away the chocolates in disgust but changes his mind when he learns that Graham Bendix another member of the club whom he hardly knows has lost a bet with his wife Joan and now owes her a box of chocolates.Bendix takes the box home and after lunch tries out the new confectionery together with his wife. A few hours later Joan Bendix is dead whereas her husband who has eaten far fewer chocolates is taken seriously ill and hospitalized.</p> John Curley & Assoc hardcover
19919780862208202-2025John Curley & Assoc 1991. Hardcover. New/New. <p><strong>Author:</strong> Anthony Berkeley</p><p><strong>Publisher:</strong> John Curley & Assoc</p><p><strong>Binding:</strong> Hardcover</p><p><strong>ISBN:</strong> 9780862208202</p><p><strong>Release Date:</strong> 1991</p><p><strong>Number Of Pages:</strong> 256</p><p><strong>Details:</strong> Reissue of one of the great puzzle mystery classics of England's Golden Age of crime fiction; plot involves a group of upper-crust amateur sleuths who set out to solve a murder that has baffled Scotland Yard; catnip for fans of Agatha Christie and Margery Allingham.After arriving at his London club at 10:30 am precisely which he has been doing every morning for many years Sir Eustace Pennefather a known womanizer whose divorce from his current wife is pending receives a complimentary box of chocolates through the post.Disapproving of such modern marketing techniques Sir Eustace is about to throw away the chocolates in disgust but changes his mind when he learns that Graham Bendix another member of the club whom he hardly knows has lost a bet with his wife Joan and now owes her a box of chocolates.Bendix takes the box home and after lunch tries out the new confectionery together with his wife. A few hours later Joan Bendix is dead whereas her husband who has eaten far fewer chocolates is taken seriously ill and hospitalized.</p> John Curley & Assoc hardcover
1936609077London: Penguin Books 1936. Paperback in very good condition for its age. No 58 in the Penguin crime series. General shelf and handling wear including age-related discolouration tanning and wear to cover edges and corners. Split at spine foot. Front hinge is worn small split in base and dog-eared corner noted at page 199. Pageblock tanned leading lightly into page edges. Within pages are tightly bound and content unmarked. CN. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Used. Penguin Books Paperback
192913361Garden City: Doubleday Doran / The Crime Club 1929. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very good . Octavo 299pp. A very good or better copy in the publisher's black cloth titled in red. Spine cocked some light soiling to the boards else a sound clean copy lacking the dust jacket. Facsimile dust jacket provided. Doubleday Doran / The Crime Club hardcover
1929A992235001MAU1929. Hardcover. Very Good. Doubleday Doran & Co.1st edBlack cvr w/ oange txt/logo fading/stains worn corners some loose pgs clean pgs tight binding prvownr name inside frontcvr hardcover
102523863X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
192957786Doubleday Doran & Company Inc. Very Good. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth first edition has rubbing to covers especially to spine. Includes facsimile jacket. ; The Crime Club; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Doubleday, Doran & Company , Inc. hardcover
1929918351929. The Crimes Club Inc. New York. 1929. First edition. Hardback no DW. Original black cloth with red lettering to front cover and spine. Corners are slightly frayed and boards are lightly soiled. Pages browned o/w contents clean and sound. A very good copy. hardcover
192917959Garden City NY: Published for the Crime Club Inc. by Doubleday Doran & Company Inc. 1929. First U.S. edition. Top page edge a little soiled and spotted a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine price clipped dust jacket with mild rubbing and shelf wear to spine ends a little mild soiling. Publisher's slip portion of wrap around band laid in "The Christmas Selection of the Crime Club Jury". An attractive copy. 17959. Octavo pp. 1-10 1-299 230: blank 231: Crime Club statement 232: blank cloth. Mystery novel featuring sleuth Roger Sheringham. ".it should appeal to those who like the combination of good characterization and armchair dectection". - Pronzini and Muller 1001 Midnights The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction pp. 36-37. A Haycraft-Queen cornerstone volume. Published for the Crime Club, Inc. by Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. unknown
19292824Garden City: Doubleday Doran & Company Inc. / The Crime Club Inc 1929. First American Edition. Attractive copy of this Haycraft-Queen cornerstone title and Berkeley's fifth novel featuring detective Roger Sherringham. A Crime Club offers to crack a case which has stumped Scotland Yard involving an accidental death by poisoned chocolates intended for a member of the aristocracy. Hubin p.32; Pronzini & Muller pp.56-57. First Printing. Octavo 19.5cm; black cloth with titling and decorations stamped in red on spine and front cover; dustjacket; x2993pp. Faint suggestion of foxing to upper edge of textblock else Fine and clean throughout. Dustjacket is unclipped priced $2.00 showing minimal wear to extremities a few tiny tears and an old circular splash mark to lower front panel noticeable only on verso; Near Fine. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. / The Crime Club, Inc unknown
1929421417Garden City: Doubleday Doran & Company 1929. Hardcover. Fine/Fair. First American edition. Fine in a poor stained and chipped but reasonably intact internally tape repaired dustwrapper. Doubleday, Doran & Company hardcover
192928548New York: Doubleday Crime Club 1929. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. First American Edition. A very good or better copy showing moderate use of this Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone title. "When Joan Bendix makes a bet with her husband for a box of chocolates no one imagines that winning will cost her her life. The seven she eats poison her & the two her husband eats nearly kill him. The Sheringham Crime Circle finds the unusual case baffling." MLC 5 Dagger rating. Doubleday Crime Club unknown
2083002115900921Shinchosha N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 266p Size: 16cm Shinchosha paperback
1993Q-078140133XChariot Family Pub 1993-09-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Chariot Family Pub hardcover
193817396Penguin London 1938. 1st Edition . Book Soft cover. Good. Cover stained and splitting at spine ends. Foxing to outer block and pages tanned. No inscriptions. Penguin, London paperback
193030449New York: The Crime Club: Doubleday Doran & Company 1930. Hardcover. Stated First Edition First Printing. 5 x 7.5in. 339pp. Publisher's cloth boards. GOOD. Shows the extremities well rubbed with some loss and fraying former owner gift inscription at the front paste-down over-opened in several place which have been neatly repaired otherwise the binding is strong and tight the text is unmarked and the boards remain distinct. As pictured. The Crime Club: Doubleday, Doran & Company hardcover
1939611884Middlesex England: Penguin Books 1939. Paperback in good condition. Penguin no. 153. 1939 reprint. Tanned and worn cover with chipped spine ends Tanning and sporadic foxing on the page block and pages throughout. The binding remains intact. All text is clear. CM. Paperback. Good. Used. Penguin Books Paperback
1930A992235001LVU1930. Hardcover. Good. Doubleday Doran & Co.1st edBlack cvr w/ orange txt/logo worn corners/fading loose spine but tight binding clean pgs prvownr name inked inside front cvr hardcover
19301403621Garden City: Published for the Crime Club Inc by Doubleday Doran & Company 1930. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo 339 pages. In Fair condition. Spine is black with red print. Boards in black cloth red print; fraying to spine caps and corners mild shelf wear cocked spine. Text block has cracked hinges intermittent spine breaks shaken binding name in ink on half-title page. <br /> <br /> NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column V. 1403621. FP New Rockville Stock. Published for the Crime Club, Inc by Doubleday, Doran & Company hardcover
0755102177.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1938911491938. Penguin Books Harmondsworth. 1938. First edition in Green triband Penguin paperback No. 153 Covers are browned and foxed small split to joint at tail of spine and also lacks small portion. Front inner hinge slightly tender pages are browned o/w contents overall are clean and sound. paperback
