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BURLEY**, W[illiam] J[ohn]: : WYCLIFFE AND THE BEALES.**

LONDON.GOLLANCZ,1983.

ISBN 0575033223.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/FINE. 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 aged/toned with minimal sporadic foxing/spotting,fore-edges slightly brighter and less affected with minimal,faint foxing; contents bright,tight,and 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,red cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers. The Beales,a strange,reclusive family living on the edge of Dartmoor in Ashill House,consist of Simon,an old man entirely withdrawn from active life,Nicholas and Gertrude,perpetually hitting the bottle and playing war games,and the painter Edward, who takes long walks along the moors in search of artistic inspiration. The only one with any drive or ambition is Gertrude's husband Frank Vicary,and all of his time is absorbed by the task of running the family business.When a murder rocks their local community,no-one has any reason for suspecting one of the Beales,until Detective Chief Inspector Wycliffe arrives on the case and finds his investigation leading him up the Beales's garden path. William John Burley (b. 1st August,1914 – d. 15th November,2002) was a British crime writer, best known for his books featuring the detective Charles Wycliffe,which became the basis of the popular television series Wycliffe,shown from 1994 to 1998.Burley was born in Falmouth, Cornwall. He began with books about an amateur detective before deciding to concentrate on the investigations of a professional policeman - Wycliffe - who had made his bow in 'Three-Toed Pussy' (1968) moved on to centre stage in 'To Kill a Cat' (1970). Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - 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 US 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.

BURLEY**, W[illiam] J[ohn]: : WYCLIFFE AND THE BEALES.**

LONDON.GOLLANCZ,1976.

ISBN 0575033223.

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn,but 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 lightly aged/toned with minimal sporadic dust flecking,fore-edges slightly brighter and less affected with very minimal,faint foxing; contents bright,tight,and 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,red cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable 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 faults described that prevent a slightly higher grading.Despite them,it really is an exceptional copy for overall brightness and cleanliness and lack of detracting faults. The Beales,a strange,reclusive family living on the edge of Dartmoor in Ashill House,consist of Simon,an old man entirely withdrawn from active life,Nicholas and Gertrude,perpetually hitting the bottle and playing war games,and the painter Edward,who takes long walks along the moors in search of artistic inspiration. The only one with any drive or ambition is Gertrude's husband Frank Vicary,and all of his time is absorbed by the task of running the family business.When a murder rocks their local community,no-one has any reason for suspecting one of the Beales,until Detective Chief Inspector Wycliffe arrives on the case and finds his investigation leading him up the Beales's garden path. William John Burley (b. 1st August,1914 – d. 15th November,2002) was a British crime writer, best known for his books featuring the detective Charles Wycliffe,which became the basis of the popular television series Wycliffe,shown from 1994 to 1998.Burley was born in Falmouth, Cornwall. He began with books about an amateur detective before deciding to concentrate on the investigations of a professional policeman - Wycliffe - who had made his bow in 'Three-Toed Pussy' (1968) moved on to centre stage in 'To Kill a Cat' (1970). Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - 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 US 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.

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