The Mathematics of Murder Tapa dura - 2000

Robert Hale Ltd, 2000-09-29. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Scarce publication by this acclaimed mystery writer. Dust jacket has a couple faint creases along extremities, being otherwise clean. Nice cover. Small pencil notation on half-title. Interior pages are clean throughout. Binding excellent.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

London: Hale, 2000. 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Possibly the very last book from Mr. Gilbert. These are short stories, previously uncollected and which originally appeared in EQMM. A typical Hale printing is less than 1,000 copies and with most copies going to public libraries, this Fearne & Bracknell short story collection is a genuine rarity. The 14 stories in the book all revolve around one or more members of a small law firm of solicitors located in London in an area near the Tower called Little Bethel, "on the borderline between the City and the East End". The two senior partners are Francis Fearne and Robert Bracknell; the junior partners are their children, Tara Fearne and Hugo Bracknell. The most important member of the firm in many ways, though, appears to be their managing clerk, an "old" bachelor named Horace Piggin. Affectionately called "Piggy", he… Leer más

Robert Hale, Ltd., London, 2000. Hardcover in Dust Jacket.Book has a slight bump to the front bottom corner, and a very small, slight bump to the bottom board edge (almost not noticeable). Dust Jacket is Near Fine with very minor edgewear and slight rubbing to back panel.Pictures available upon request.Please contact seller with any questions about item/condition.