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INNES Michael (J I M Stewart) : The Gay Phoenix

Victor Gollancz, London, 1976

ISBN 0575021454

8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. near fine in same unclipped DW. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good

First Edition

INNES**, MICHAEL [pseud. J.I.M. Innes]: : The Gay Phoenix

LONDON.GOLLANCZ,1976.

ISBN 0575021454.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. NFINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy,distinctive Gollancz yellow background dw/dj,with red+black lettered front panel,black lettered spine/backstrip and red+ black lettered publisher's advert for other assorted authors' published titles to rear panel - all with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges bright without foxing/spotting,fore-edges also bright and clean but for 2 foxing spots; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-192pp [paginated] includes a Prologue Pts 1-4 comprising XV(15) chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a contents list/table with blank verso,individual prologue and Pts seapator paages - all with blank verso. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's age,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the exterior's minor faults described that prevents a higher grading.Despite them,it really is an exceptional example for brightness and cleanliness. A small yacht adrift in mid-Pacific,its main-mast snapped,its navigator dead - that's the highly intriguing (and most uncharacteristic) opening of Michael Innes's latest story. The dead man is Charles Povey,a maverick tycoon. And there's a survivor on board: his brother Arthur,who,when at last he is picked up,semi-delirious,is assumed for several convincing reasons to be Charles himself.As Charles was the wealthy brother,Arthur is very ready to accept the error in identification. . . not surprisingly,there are one or two people who see through the impersonation,and make their blackmailing demands. Arthur is driven to marriage,crime,attempted murder and desperation.Unhappily for Arthur,he buys a country estate which makes him a neighbour of that greatest of detectives,Sir John Appleby,sometime head of Scotland Yard. Appleby is in retirement now,but he cannot resist a mystery almost on his own doorstep,and he is soon investigating. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

INNES, Michael : The Gay Phoenix

Gollancz 1976

1st ed, near fine (sl. fading top edge) in near fine d/w (sl. staining top rear panel)