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London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1944. First edition. Text block age darkened, some spotting and darkening to cloth edges, a very good copy in a good dust jacket which is darkened, light loss to base of spine, large chip with loss to head of spine affecting title lettering, small chip at upper right front corner. (30923). Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-158 [159] [160: blank], original green cloth, spine stamped in gold. The first Gervase Fen novel. Set in and around Oxford, England. "...if one accepts the books in the spirit in which they were written, they are splendid examples of the detective story as great entertainment. The amuse, they shock and they surprise." - Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, (4th ed.), pp. 255-257. [Reference: Hubin, p. 200. Adey, Locked Room Murders and Other Impossible Crimes (1991), 532. ].

London : Victor Gollancz, 1944. First edition. His uncommon first book - later published in the USA as "Obsequies at Oxford". Gervase Fen making his first appearance in a witty and classical locked-room mystery with some theatrical types in wartime Oxford. "Whatever his true name is, he is most certainly a gentleman who knows Oxford backwards, forwards, and inside out. For his murders take place in the colleges, hotels and theatres of that city, and although these are in every case fictional, the calmer atmosphere of the Senior Common Room and the Porter's Lodge is unmistakeably authentic" (The Sphere, 11th March 1944). Crown 8vo (183 x 120mm). (160)pp. Plan. Bound, without half-title, in an elegant recent half green morocco, banded and gilt; top edge gilt; original cloth backstrip preserved at rear; wartime paper lightly tanned, but otherwise a very good copy in an attractive binding.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1946 VG+/VG. 12mo. original blue cloth gilt (slightly rubbed & sunned, prev. owner's name to FFE, a few spots to endpapers and leaf edges, else clean & bright throughout) in dustwrapper priced 4/- (a little rubbed & nicked with fraying and slight chipping to spine ends & corners, some general toning, spotting and marking); pp. 160 (last blank), with a plan. A very good copy of an early edition in the uncommon jacket. The first book in the Gervase Fenn series of detective mysteries.. Third Impression [First Cheap Edition]. Hard Cover. VG+/VG.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1944, 1944. First Edition. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Victor Gollancz; London, 1944. Hardcover. First Edition, Second Impression. A Good, green cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding intact, bit of crimping to spine edges, slightly curled board corners, age toned pages, mild spine lean, spine buckram starting to separate from backing material, in a Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, few small tears and chips along edges, sunned spine and verso, Dust wrapper. A good, overall clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]., 159pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.

Black Dagger Crime, 1992. 1st Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First published in 1994, This edition 1992 Wrapper is in a plastic wrapper. Wrapper is clean, boards clean, top edge foxed. Clean throughout. Very good.

Walker and Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 19779. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. 0802754104 . Staining to endpapers and flaps of jacket else a tightly bound and still handsome copy now in protective mylar. The first Gervase Fin novel (originally published in the U. S. as Obsequies at Oxford). ; MCF04427; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 223 pp .

NY: Felony & Mayhem Press, 2005. First edition thus. Trade softcover. Published NY: Felony & Mayhem Press, 2005, first printing. 8vo. wrappers. Fine. . 1st. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

London : Penguin, 1954. First Penguin Edition. Softcover. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Series; Penguin Books. no. 988. Physical description; 222 p. ; 19 cm. Notes; First published London : V. Gollancz, ltd, 1944. Subjects; Crime England Oxford ; Fiction. Detective and mystery stories. Oxford (England) ; Fiction.

London: Vintage Books. Fine. 2009. First Edition Thus. Trade Paperback. Debut novel. Full number line 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 . 205 pages. A Gervase Fen Mystery, Book 1. It is October 1940 and at Oxford, the Full Term has just begun. Robert Warner, up and coming playwright known for his experimental approach, has chosen an Oxford repertory theater for the premiere of his latest play, Metromania. Together with his cast he comes to Oxford to rehearse a week before the opening, but Warner's troupe is a motley group of actors among whom is the beautiful but promiscuously dangerous Yseut Haskell. She causes quite a stir with her plots, intrigues and love triangles. When she is found shot dead in the college room of a young man who is infatuated with her, everyone is puzzled and worried; most of the actors have had a reason to get rid of the femme fatale and few have alibis.The police are at loss for answers and are ready to proclaim the incident as suicide, but Gervase Fen, an Oxford don and… Read More

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1971. First Edition. Softcover. Very good paperback copy. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 204 pages. Subjects: English fiction. Crime. Genre: Fiction.

London: Bloomsbury Reader. Good. 2018. First Edition Thus. Trade Paperback. Definitions of several words in ink in beautiful calligraphy, one on inside cover the other two on pages 122 and 123 - useful. . Debut novel. Full number line 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 . 224 pages. A Gervase Fen Mystery, Book 1. It is October 1940 and at Oxford, the Full Term has just begun. Robert Warner, up and coming playwright known for his experimental approach, has chosen an Oxford repertory theater for the premiere of his latest play, Metromania. Together with his cast he comes to Oxford to rehearse a week before the opening, but Warner's troupe is a motley group of actors among whom is the beautiful but promiscuously dangerous Yseut Haskell. She causes quite a stir with her plots, intrigues and love triangles. When she is found shot dead in the college room of a young man who is infatuated with her, everyone is puzzled and worried; most of the actors have had a reason to get rid of the femme fatale and few… Read More

International Polygonics Ltd.. Fine. 1991. First Thus. Paperback. 1558821082 . As new. First Thus, released with the original title. Crispin's debut novel first published in 1944 initiates the amateur sleuthing of Gervase Fen, an Oxford Language and Literature Professor, thus... "The book abounds in literary allusions ranging from classical antiquity to the mid-20th century." From the back: ... The cast includes a playwright, a producer, a famous actress, a conniving actress (always a highly desirable victim), an organist, two undergraduates, a journalist, and an artillery captain. You'll laugh and cheer while Fen, at his irrepressible best, finds murder in the wings and suspicion on stage as the curtain rises on one of his most intriguing cases ever. ; Library of Crime Classics; 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.4 Inches; 223 pages .

New York, NY: AVON BOOKS. Good Plus. 1980. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. 4 1/8" x 7" 0380501872 PAPERBACK Gervase Fen, Oxford English professor, takes over the investigation when a repertory actress is murdered the day before the play opens. Wear at edges, reading creases, a few small creases on book, rubbed with some white showing, light interior browning. some soiling. .

Felony & Mayhem, 2005. Book. As New. Soft cover. 1st Edition.

Four Square. Good. 1965. 1st Four Square paperback edition. Paperbacks. 1st Four Square paperback edition; cover very worn & creased; no handwriting inside such as names; a few dog eared page corners; pages clean if tanned; G; ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edn: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 2nd. Full number line to 2.* Date of Publication: 2018 (1944)* Publisher: Harper Collins.* Binding and cover condition: Colour illustration to soft card covers. No bumps or rubs. Absolutely minimal shelf wear to edges & corners. Slight creases to spine, not to hinge. Seems lightly-used if at all. VG++* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. FINE* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 246 pp. text.* Product Description:- The very first case for Oxford-based sleuth Gervase Fen, one of the last of the great Golden Age detectives. As inventive as Agatha Christie, as hilarious as P.G. Wodehouse, this is the perfect entry point to discover the delightful detective stories of Edmund Crispin - crime fiction at its quirkiest and best. A pretty but spiteful young actress with a talent for destroying men?s lives is found dead in a college… Read More

Felony & Mayhem Press. Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 1944. First Edition. Softcover. 1933397004 . A crisp, clean, tightly bound softcover copy appearing unread, presenting light shelf wear only. .