ECR Lorac

	Black Beadle - REVIEW COPY - ECR Lorac [1939] UK first edition edition, SECOND ISSUE published by Collins Crime Club in London This is a very rare official Collins review copy with their review emboss to page 250 Interestingly, despite being a review copy the book is undated, denoting second issue A VG+ copy, exactly as the fist bar a date, no mentions of reprint etc, full size 'fat' book Clean cloth and text block, no owner names. A very scarce title but this especially collectable and of interest with the small publishers emboss to 'End' page For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Checkmate to Murder - ECR Lorac [1947] UK first Crime Club paperback edition A readers copy but still solid Paper quality means it's age tanned Bit of general wear etc A rare out-of-print title For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Sixteenth Stair - ECR Lorac [1947] UK first Crime Club paperback edition A good plus reading copy The cheap paper has tanned and covers show some wear Generally shows signs of age A reading copy but uncommon For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Fire in the Thatch - ECR Lorac 1946 English hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club , London A good only readers copy The book shows no names or stamps etc, tight and square. A little wear to extremities and spine lightened A bargain first edition but more suited to the reader than serious collector For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Death Came Softly - ECR Lorac 1943 USA first edition edition, Mystery House - New York A good plus reading copy sadly lacking dust jacket Tight and solid book with no names etc Fade to spine and occasional page tanning otherwise a nice copy A reading copy and a rare title For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Sixteenth Stair 1952 British hardback later edition published by Collins Crime Club in London A solid vintage reading copy The book shows no names or stamps, usual page tan The wrapper has some wear to edges and loss to spine top Synopsis ~ What this Books is About THE Villa in St. John's Wood had remained unoccupied for many years, a lovely old house which in Jeremy Hazely's eyes enshrined the ghosts of dead lovers and held for him the far-off memories of a child's delight. But the peace of the old house was rudely disturbed when Timothy Broughton Hazely, an American kinsman of the Hazelys, went to St. John's Wood to see the family ghosts. On entering the villa he finds at the foot of the stairs the body of a man with his neck broken by an obvious fall. Inspector Macdonald, imperturbable, capable and intelligent as usual, plays a prominent part in this brilliantly told and flawless mystery, which must rank high among E. C. R. Lorac's novels. A solid period reading copy For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) *b8 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Fire in the Thatch - ECR Lorac 1946 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club , London A VG book lacking dustwrapper The book small neat name and date, no stamps etc, Light fade to spine and and some light edge wear A solid period copy and classic Golden Age crime For Sale at £15 (approx $23) *us4 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Theft of the Iron Dogs - ECR Lorac 1946 UK hardcover first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club, London A poor book sadly lacking its dustwrapper Clean contents, cloth badly worn to spine Pages all tight and solid A poor copy suitable only for reading For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Relative to Poison - ECR Lorac 1948 USA hardback first edition, Doubleday , New York A near VG reading copy lacking dustwrapper The book has, no stamps etc, age tanning to paper A solid period copy and an uncommon title For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Let Well Alone 1954 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club , London A VG+ book in VG+ unclipped dustwrapper The book shows no names or stamps etc, tight and square The jacket shows only light rubs to extremeties A superb copy of a very scarce book in jacket For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Murder on a Monument 1961 UK hardback later edition, Collins Crime Club A VG+ book in VG price clipped dust jacket Previous owner initials to endpaper Jacket show some wear and loss to edges A clean tidy copy For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Murder in the Mill Race - ECR Lorac 1952 English hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club , London A VG+ book in VG+ unclipped dust jacket The book has a small neat name to endpaper but no stamps etc, tight and square The jacket shows light wear to spine ends A nice bright copy with stunning cover artwork and very scarce For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Fell Murder - ECR Lorac 1944 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club , London A VG+ book in VG unclipped dustwrapper The book shows no names or stamps etc, tight and square The jacket has minor chips and browning to spine The 2nd impression is incredibly common but this true 1st is actually quite scarce For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Murder of a Martinet - 1951 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club , London A VG+ book in unclipped dustwrapper The book shows no names or stamps etc, tight and square The jacket chips to spine corner and minor rubs to edges A nice copy of a scarce book in jacket For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Rope's End Rogue's End - 1942 UK hardcover first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club, London A VG book sadly lacking its dustwrapper Clean contents and cloth (some fading) No names, inscriptions or stamps etc Tight and square A very scarce title indeed For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Checkmate to Murder - ECR Lorac 1944 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club , London A good only book lacking dustwrapper The book shows no names or stamps etc, Fade to spine and general wear A copy suited to the reader rather than the collector For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Case in the Clinic - ECR Lorac 1941 English hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club , London A VG+ book in price clipped dustwrapper The book shows no names or stamps etc, tight and square. Nice 1 inch thick spine so not the thin format, inbetween size. The jacket shows minor wear to extremities, so tanning to rear panel, couple of short closed tears This is a very rare book, the only copy we have ever seen and far rarer than many of the 1930s titles Most collectors will be well aware that paper shortages made 1941 books amongst the rarest of any period A true highlight book with the added bonus of superb artwork by Stead For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Death on the Oxford - ECR Lorac ND c1934 English hardback later edition, London A near VG book in 3/6 unclipped dust jacket The book is 'fat' full size format as 1st. no names or stamps etc, tight and square The jacket shows loss to spine ends, wear to edges and price label removal to reveal 3/6 price on spine Original Frank Sheruiin cover art, extremely rare, priced at about 10% of a true first, a very viable alternative to the all but impossible to find true 1st For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *DF5 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Crook O Lune 1953 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club , London Stain to 2 pages otherwise a VG indeed book in VG+ unclipped dustwrapper The book shows no names or stamps etc, tight and square There is a stain to 2 pages which does not show when the book is viewed externally The jacket has minor wear to spine ends and extremities. Still very clean and bright It's a shame about the stain, which is very much reflected in the price, a very rare book in jacket For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Crook O Lune 1953 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club , London A reading copy without dustwrapper The book shows no stamps, tight and square Light wear to cloth etc A first edition but priced as a solid reading copy only For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart

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Brief Biography ECR Lorac. Pseudonym for Edith Caroline Rivett; also wrote under the name of Carol Carnac. British. She was born in Hendon, London.in 1894 and was educated at South Hampstead High School; Central School of Arts and Crafts. London. Member of the Detection Club. Died 2 July 1958.

Series Characters Chief Inspector Macdonald The quiet, virtually faceless Chief Inspector Macdonald is a supremely competent Scotland Yard man. He is generally assigned to assist the authorities of the provincial counties in unravelling baffling local murders.

Also See Carol Carnac and also our ECR Lorac Bibliography may also be of interest

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