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Mary Fitt

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Murder Mars the Tour - Mary Fitt
1936 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Nicholson & Watson, London
A VG+ book in VG+ price clipped dustwrapper
The book has no names, inscriptions or stamps etc
Tightly bound and square
Slight fading to spine and a couple of mminor marks to cloth
The dustwrapper has a very shallow (2or3mm) sliver missing to bottom of rear panel
Closed tear the length of spine crease, neatly repaired internally, no immediately apparant
Otherwise lovely and clean, the jacket has been stored away from the book hence its clean condition
A classic and important title with stunning jacket artwork by Hastain
An exceptionally rare book, and priced well below its true value
For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *S - free delivery worldwide !

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The Late Uncle Max - Mary Fitt
1957 English hardcover first edition, 1st impression, Macdonald, London
A near fine book in VG+ price clipped dust jacket
The book has no names, inscriptions or stamps etc
Tightly bound and square, clean and bright
The jacket shows only wear to one foredge corner
Otherwise no loss or tears, very bright
A mystery set against a background of archaeology
A very clean copy of a rare title in wrapper
For Sale at £50 (approx $90) *S - free delivery worldwide !
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A Fine and Private Place - Mary Fitt
1947 English hardcover first edition, 1st impression, Macdonald, London
A VG book with unclipped dust jacket
The book has no inscription to endpaper, tight and square
The jacket shows loss to front panel, spine end and rear panel corner
Shame about the loss to jacket, otherwise nice copy
A bargain!
For Sale at £17 (approx $30) *S - free delivery worldwide !

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Death and the Pleasant Voices
1946 USA first edition, Putnam, New York
A VG+ book in VG indeed jacket, unclipped at$2.50
The book has no names, inscriptions or stamps etc
The jacket shows some wear to edges, attractive cover artwork
Tightly bound and square, clean tidy covers
Jack Seaborne, a young medical student, starts his holiday driving in a violent storm. After car trouble he ends up struggling through the rain and countryside until he finally comes across an imposing country mansion. He is shown in and amazingly a family gathering seems to be expecting him!
A great title and a clean copy
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Clues to Christabel
1946 UK hardback THIRD impression, Michael Joseph, London
A VG+ book in VG+ unclipped dust jacket
The book has no names, inscriptions or stamps etc
Tightly bound and square, clean contents and cloth
Slight fading to spine and a cuple of mminor marks to cloth
The dustwrapper shows some wear to edges
Dr George Cardew walked out to the veranda, where Dr Fitzbrown and Superintendent Mallett were sitiing drinking whisky!
A nice clean copy and the same format as the first edition
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Three Sisters Flew Home - Mary Fitt
1953 UK Penguin paperback first edition, first impression, London
A near fine book
The book has no names, inscriptions or stamps etc
Tightly bound and square, clean tidy covers
Minor rubs to extremities
A scarce title, the authors first mystery and a particularly nice copy
For Sale at £7.50 (approx $14) *B11 - free delivery worldwide !
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A Fine and Private Place - Mary Fitt
1947 UK hardcover first edition, 1st impression, Macdonald, London
A good only book sadly sans dust jacket
The book has no names, inscriptions or stamps, pen line to bottom edge
Tightly bound and square, some wear and marks to boards
A clever and very much different novel
A clean solid reading copy
For Sale at £6 (approx $10) *P2 - free delivery worldwide !

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Requiem for Robert
1948 British Penguin paperback first edition London
A solid tight reading copy
The book has no names, inscriptions or stamps etc
Tightly bound covers a little marked, paper slightly tanned
A Superintendent Mallet mystery
For Sale at £5.50 (approx $10) *DF2 - free delivery worldwide !
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Clues to Christabel
1952 UK Pan paperback first edition - London
A solid tight copy
The book has no names, inscriptions or stamps,a little paper tanning
Lovely cover artwork
A clean solid reading copy
For Sale at £5.50 (approx $10) *DF2 - free delivery worldwide !

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Brief Biography
Mary Fitt is the pseudonym for Kathleen Freeman who was born 22 June 1897 in England and died in 1959. She was a distinguished Greek scholar and prolific writer with three pseudonyms.

Series Characters
Superintendent Mallet
A shrewd and practical Scott that appears in nine of her books

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