Josephine Tey

	Too Love and Be Wise - Josephine Tey 1950 English hardback first edition, first impression published by Peter Davies in London A VG book in unclipped dust jacket The book has no names or stammps, tight and square The jacket has loss to spine top and some general edge wear, couple of neat repairs to rear. The jacket is NOT a marriage nor is it short, the clipping of the name is simply how it was produced A book I've not seen before in a jacket For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	A Shilling for Candles - Josephine Tey 1958 UK Pan paperback first edition, Pan, London A VG book tightly bound and square Usual paper tanning Covers complete and tidy, overall a nice copy Inspector Grant mystery and his first case! For Sale at £4.50 (approx $7) *B11 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Brat Farrar 1959 UK paperback later edition, Pan, London A clean solid period reading copy Slight lean to spine and a little minor rubbing No previous owner names or stamps etc The author's best known book and very highly regarded For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *us5 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Man in the Queue 1960 English Pan paperback later edition, London A good only book tightly bound and square Usual paper tanning showing signs of age and ownership A reading copy only For Sale at £4 (approx $7) *us4 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Singing Sands - Josephine Tey 1965 UK paperback later edition, Pan, London A VG book tightly bound and square Usual paper tanning Covers complete and tidy, overall a nice copy An Inspector Grant mystery, the last mystery story the author wrote, a great read For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *B11 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Daughter of Time 1954 English Pan paperback first Penguin edition, London A VG book tightly bound and square Usual paper tanning Covers complete and tidy, a solid reading copy For Sale at £4 (approx $6) *DF7 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Man in the Queue 1978 UK paperback later edition, Penguin, London A VG+ copy tightly bound and square Light and minor creasing around spine No previous owner names or stamps etc Inspector Grant looks into the case of a man murdered in a queue at the theatre whilst waiting to see a musical comedy. Nobody can identify him, no friends or relations come forward For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *B14 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Daughter of Time 1961 UK paperback later edition, Penguin, London A solid copy tightly bound and square Light rubs to edges No previous owner names or stamps etc "A detective story with a vrey considerable difference, ingenious, stimulatiing and very enjoyable" The Sunday Times A solid reading copy of a classic title For Sale at £4.50 (approx $7) *uspb - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Daughter of Time - Josephine Tey 1951 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Peter Davies, London A VG+ book in unclipped dust jacket The book has no names etc 1st issue illustrated endpapers The jacket has chip to front panel spine corner and spine bottom as seen on scan, still clean and bright Detective-Inspector Grant is a Scotland Yard paragon who now takes his place with Poirot, Lord Peter Wimsey and a few other eminent investigators."—ERIC GILLETT, reviewing To Love and Be Wise in the Sunday Chronicle" An important book and scarce in jacket For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Franchise Affair - Josephine Tey 1948 English hardback first edition, first impression published by Peter Davies, London A VG book in unclipped 1st issue dust jacket The book has neat name and inscription to front pastedown - fully covered by DJ flap, tight and square The jacket has a couple of closed short tears, light edge rubs and neat repairs to rear, look very clean and fresh in the removable film cover A Haycraft Queen Cornerstone, extremely collectable and very scarce in jacket A rare opportunity and offered well below retail value For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *s - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Miss Pym Disposes - SIGNED - Josephine Tey 1946 English hardback first edition, first impression, Peter Davies, London Signed on the front free endpaper "with warmest good wishes - Josephine Tey" A VG book in unclipped 1st issue 8/6 dust jacket The book has no names etc, tight and square The jacket has chipping to edges and spine ends, along with some general shelf wear, still clean and looks solid in the removable film cover Miss Pym is in possession of vital evidence, involving the much admired Mary Innes whom Henrietta had slighted. In fact Miss Pym finds herself playing the role of deus ex machina. It doesn't really need saying how important and influential this book is and how rare it is in a jacket Well, this is also signed in her distinctive hand - a very rare opportunity to acquire a special book For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Singing Sands - Josephine Tey 1952 English hardback first edition, first impression published by Peter Davies, London A VG+ book in VG+ unclipped 1st issue dust jacket The book has no names or stamps etc, tight and square The jacket minor wear to edges, no real loss, clean and bright A nice copy of an Inspector Alan Grant mystery For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	A Shilling for Candles - Josephine Tey 1936 English hardback first edition, first impression published by Methuen in London A VG book sadly without dust jacket The book has previous owner bookplate, tight and square Light rubbing to extremities and a little scattered tanning to pages A solid copy of a very scarce book, don't think I've handled another before. The first book under the Tey name, a rare opportunity For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *s - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart

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Brief Biography Josephine Tey is a pseudonym for Elizabeth Mackintosh, who also wrote as Gordon Daviot. Born in Scotland in 1897 she trained as a teacher eventually teaching physical education at various schools before moving to London. She died on 13th February 1952

Series Characters Inspector Alan Grant He is a good solid character, well rounded and not dissimiliar to Roderick Alleyn. He benefits from a considerable inheritance which leaves him financially secure, choosing to continue with his police work just for the satisfaction of solving puzzles and crime.

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