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The Motive on Record

Dell Shannon [Elizabeth Linington]

1982

Victor Gollancz : London

8.5" by 5.5"

9-227pp

 

   

SUMMARY

 The scarce first UK edition of this crime fictional novel following Luis Mendoza of the LAPD Homicide Department, as he solves a series of bizarre murders.

First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding,Scarce,With Dustwrapper

Overall Condition: Fine

This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed

UK Postage: £ 3.99

US Postage: £ 15.99

EU Postage: £ 13.99

European Postage: £ 14.99

Asia Postage: £ 18.99

Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99


DESCRIPTION

The scarce first UK edition, first impression of this crime fiction novel from American author Elizabeth Linington, published under the pseudonym Dell Shannon. In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.

An exciting detective fiction novel set in the L. A. Police Department, and featuring Linington's recurring character Luis Mendoza, head of the Homicide Department.

One of the first female authors to write in the style of an American police procedural, this suspenseful thriller opens with the discovery of the corpse of a postman 'with a peculiar problem'.


CONDITION

In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine, with shelf wear to back strip tail. Mark to head of dust wrapper back strip, with edge wear to back strip tail. Minor mark to rear flyleaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright.

Overall Condition: Fine  Near Fine

 

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

 

Overall Condition

(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)

Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear

Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy

Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones

often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy

Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will

be described in the condition report under 'condition'

Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair

Fair - As with good only above but with other faults

leaving a compromised copy even after repair

Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.

We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them 

attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.

  

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