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Penguin Books, 1961. Paperback. Acceptable. 1961. No Edition Stated. 155 pages. Paperback book. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion. Notable tanning to pages throughout. Mild wear and tear to spine, cover edges and corners. Notable tanning, staining, soiling and creasing to covers and spine.

New York: Lancer Books. Very Good. N.D.. First Thus. Softcover. # 73647. The first Mycroft mystery. VG - Creased from storage across the font cover, slight slant. The photo is of the actual book. Entered into the Haycraft Queen Cornerstones and is considered a masterpiece in the genre. On 22 February 1955, the American Broadcasting Company presented "The Sting of Death", an adaptation of the novel starring Boris Karloff as Mr. Mycroft, as an episode of The Elgin TV Hour. The novel was loosely adapted into a 1967 British horror film, The Deadly Bees, directed by Freddie Francis but a script re-write weakened the connection. ; 8vo .

Penguin Books. Paperback. Good. . Has heavy discoloration, wear, and dirtiness.

Lancer Books, 1967-01-01. Paperback. Acceptable. in x in x in. Inscribed by previous owner. Few small creases on cover. Clean text inside. Nice condition for its age.

Lancer Books, 1964-01-01. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 0.9409 6.7598 4.2008. A copy that's been read with wear and creases to the cover and spine. Pages are tanned but clean.\r\n

US: Blue Dolphin Publishing, Inc, 1941. Paperback. Good. The idyllic village of Ashton Clearwater is suddenly swarming with bees. Mo re sinister, the bees were trained to attack by a mad apiarist named Heregr ove. One of the village's residents, Sydney Silchester, discovers Heregrove 's scheme, and goes to Mr. Mycroft, an indomitable beekeeper with a Holmesi an knack for sleuthing. While they know the "who" and the "how" of the myst ery, the "why" is alarming.

Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1961. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Plaintext paperback binding with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Black and white photograph of the author to the verso of the front panel. Mycroft Holmes investigates the death of beekeepers in the village in which he is residing. Creasing of the book panels with rubbing of the book edges and panels. Sunning to the book panels and back strip. Tanning of the text block edges and pages. first edition by this publisher. Size: 12 mo (standard paperback). 155, [5] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crime Fiction; Inventory No: 0288672. .

UsedGood. Lancer 72-752; Good solid paperback with moderate reading/age wear, may have some light markings, pages may have some mild tanning. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.

Penguin, 1961-01-01. Paperback. Acceptable. Wear to cover. Pages tanned. Same day dispatch (Mon- Fri) from the UK if ordered by 1pm.

London: Cassell and Company Ltd, 1942 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. The first British edition in the rare dust jacket with heavy chipping. The striking front panel is mostly complete, though. Most importantly, the book is signed and inscribed by the author: "To Wolfgang / with best wishes / from the author / Gerald Heard / 26th April 1948." A rare signature in a classic mystery novel..

London: Cassell, 1942. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's grey cloth stamped in black to the spine. Foxing to the page block edges which has crept into the text and end-papers in places and very slight spine fade (hardly worth mentioning) overall VG indeed. In the RARE D/W priced 7/6 net to the spine (as called for). The slightly chipped D/W has been reinforced to the verso in several places with water-based brown paper tape (not sellotape). Originally published in the USA in 1941 the US first edition published by Vanguard turns up occasionally but this, the UK first edition is almost non-existent and incredibly scarce. Horror strikes when killer bees swarm amok in the seemingly-idyllic hamlet of Ashton Clearwater in the British Countryside. Even more sinister is the discovery that the angry swarms were programmed to kill by a mad, ingenious apiarist named Heregove. One of the village's honey addicts - the hapless, reclusive, ego-centric Sydney… Read More