This is a much nicer example of the D/W than normally seen. Contemporary inscriptions to friends of this type by Colin Dexter are uncommon. The recipients Peter and Liza (Simon) were old Leicester-based friends of the author from his time when he taught classics initially in Leicester and later in Loughborough. INSCRIBED BY THE (LATE) AUTHOR ON THE FFEP: "For my very dear, kindly and civilized,/ friends, Peter & Liza./ Colin Dexter 24.5.75". The D/W however is a most attractive fine example (and very scarce thus). The spine of the book is just a touch faded and the boards are slightly bumped.
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A VG copy with the usual uniform page browning to the text block and edges. Publisher's brown boards with black lettering to the spine. SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION.
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Contact us for friendly assistance in building your collection of modern highlights. Managed by David, a holder of a Masters degree in Modern Fiction from the UEA, and published author by Nightjar Press. A small, boutique business with an enviable client base. As long-established specialist sellers, we never stock any first edition that is devalued by serious flaws such as price-clipping, dedications, remainder dots, or owner markings, etc. All our stock is fully guaranteed as authentic, a sample of which is presented here on this website. As befits a rare book, all dust-wrappers are housed within transparent, removable protectors. Offered by D B WATERS RARE BOOKS: Professional, full-time booksellers of fine, select 1st editions, established in 1998. Beautifully preserved, a Very Fine copy in a Fine slipcase. In our experience, an extremely elusive Dexter item and an excellent British crime highlight in its own right. In total, the print run was limited to 226 copies printed by letterpress at Libanus Press. As issued, housed within the publisher's plain black card slipcase. Here we have one of the very best examples of all. After his death in 2017, Lee Child would describe Dexter as a "revolutionary", noting the simple fact that "when our genre's family tree is drawn, he's the root of a huge portion of it." Now that the dust has settled, it's pretty obvious Dexter's rarest pieces will continue to appreciate and endure very well indeed.
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#Last wood stock series#
Colin Dexter's iconic Inspector Morse series has long represented one of the key crime and thriller genre highlights in modern writing.
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Copy 8 of only 50 special copies, numbered, signed by the author, and printed on VĂ©lin Arches mould-made paper, with an additional illustration. Instead, this is the first "Inspector Morse" mystery in what would become the 13-novel series, launching several ITV television series and earning the author two Crime Writers' Silver Dagger awards, two Gold Daggers, and an OBE. No, we're not on our way to see Crosby, Stills & Nash. Not price clipped original price of "L2.50 net" still showing to bottom of front flap. We'll grade this copy "good in very-good" - the jacket not chipped or torn but considerably sun-faded to spine, said sun-fading also extending at least 1/2-inch (1.4 cm) into the jacket front panel. We have added a preliminary zero to get the ABE computer to accept this number as a valid ISBN, though (again) no such zero appears to the copyright page (nor to the front flap, nor anywhere else), here. Pages considerably age-toned - especially to the edges - as usual. Copyright page states "First published 1975 by Macmillan London Limited." Small bang to top of front board. Dated 3.6.77, inscribed to "Marjorie," and signed "Colin Dexter" in blue ink direct to top of the FFE. Jacket photograph by Jack Burnicle (illustrator).