No Sign of Life, Roger Ormerod — 1st Edition, Signed

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No Sign of Life, Roger Ormerod — 1st Edition, Signed

Name: No Sign of Life, Roger Ormerod — 1st Edition, Signed
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6981
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Publication: London, Constable & Company Limited, 1990.

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 221.

Condition Report: Fine. The original black cloth boards remain completely rigid and entirely free from bumping or shelf-wear, with the silver-gilt publisher's device to the spine brilliantly unoxidised. The binding is tight and perfectly square, opening smoothly without any splitting to the endpapers or yielding in the hinges. The text block is impressively crisp and clean, retaining its original brightness with no foxing, dampstaining, or age-toning to the page edges. It is housed in a Fine, unclipped pictorial dust jacket that remains vividly bright and free of sun-fading, exhibiting only the most microscopic, negligible rubbing to the extreme spine tips. A remarkably pristine, collector's-grade copy.

Catalogue Note: First edition, first printing. A superb presentation copy, bearing a warm contemporary inscription from the author in ink to the title page: "To Eileen / with love, / Roger." Unillustrated, as issued.

While Roger Ormerod published prolifically throughout his lifetime, surviving Constable first editions from this period, particularly those retaining their original unclipped dust jackets in such pristine, unread condition, are increasingly scarce on the open market.

The addition of a personal, intimate inscription elevates this copy significantly above standard retail examples.

In this gripping entry to the beloved mystery series, retired detective Richard Patton's prized Triumph Stag is finally recovered following a theft, but the discovery only serves as the catalyst for a far darker puzzle. The ensuing investigation pulls Patton and his wife, Amelia, out of their peaceful retirement and into the heart of Sweden. There, they become deeply entangled with a fractured family whose complex, violent dynamics ultimately culminate in two chilling deaths. A meticulously plotted, suspenseful whodunnit from a master of the traditional English detective novel.

Book Condition: Fine

Book Authors: Roger Ormerod

Book Publisher: Constable & Company Limited

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Crime & Mystery

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: Yes

Book Pages: 221

Book Publication Year: 1990

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: Richard Patton

Country/region of manufacture: Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom

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