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A Collection of Horace Rumpole Works by John Mortimer
John Mortimer
1990-2007
Viking : London
9.5" by 6.5"
246; 215; 184; 197pp.
SUMMARY
Four first editions of John Mortimer's novels on the barrister Horace Rumpole.
First Edition,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding,Signed,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Near Fine
This book weighs 2 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Four volumes.
First edition.
Written by John Mortimer, a British barrister, screenwriter, and author, best known for creating the character of Horace Rumpole.
This set includes:
Rumpole a la Carte, 1990.
Six short tales of Rumpole including: The Summer of Discontent, The Right to Silence, The Quacks, and The Prosecution.
Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders, 2004.
Describing the case of the Penge Bungalow Murders, events frequently referred to by Rumpole in earlier stories, we see glimpses of the past for these characters including how Rumpole met Hilda and how he first encountered the Timson family.
Rumpole and the Reign of Terror, 2006.
Horace is asked to defend a Pakistani doctor who is being held without charge or trial on suspicion of aiding Al Qaeda.
The Anti-Social Behavior of Horace Rumpole, 2007.
Reprint, signed by the author to the title page. When one of the Timson children is given an ASBO for playing football in the street, Horace starts to investigate why the residents are pursuing this young boy so strongly.
CONDITION
In the original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original dust wrappers are also excellent with light shelf wear only. All are unclipped other than Rumpole a la Carte which is price clipped. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout.
Overall Condition: Near 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.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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