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London : William Collins Sons & Co. (The Crime Club), (1989). First edition. Coffin is charged with heading up a new division of Scotland Yard to oversee London’s new Second City – the regenerated Docklands. “A perplexing crime, neatly solved, as well as fascinating portraits of intellectuals, children, and memorable working-class characters, all interacting believably”.
Demy 8vo (23cm). 206,[ii]pp. Original red boards, blocked and lettered in gilt; very mild bruise at foot, but otherwise very good in the original Howard Bartrop dust-jacket, the principal lettering in green, white and black – also very good.

£20

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London : HarperCollins (The Crime Club), (1992). First edition. The disappearance of two students – Commander John Coffin is forced to confront the nature of love and betrayal. “The imaginary Second City of London ... together with its well-drawn characters, make this one a quietly compelling read” (John Welcome, Irish Independent).
Demy 8vo (23cm). (240)pp. Original red boards, blocked and lettered in gilt; very good in the original Joe Partridge dust-jacket – just faintly rubbed at tips, but also very good.

£25

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London : HarperCollins (Collins Crime), (1996). First edition. Retired prime minister confesses to the sins of his father – an excellent London mystery from Butler. “Her inventiveness never seems to flag; and the singular atmosphere of her books, compounded of jauntiness and menace, remains undiminished” (Patricia Craig, Times Literary Supplement).
Demy 8vo (23cm). [iv],(234),[ii]pp. Original black boards, blocked and lettered in gilt; text very lightly tanned, but otherwise very good in the original Mark Hamilton dust-jacket – the principal lettering in red and white – also very good.

£20

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London : Collins Crime (HarperCollins), (1997). First edition. Signed by Gwendoline Butler on the title-page. Coffin’s wife is missing – an unidentifiable corpse is found beside her handbag after a terrorist explosion in London’s Second City.
Demy 8vo (23cm). (220),[iv]pp. Original blue boards, blocked and lettered in silver; very good in the original Mark Hamilton dust-jacket – a photographic design with the principal lettering in blue and white – also very good.

£40

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