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1949-1967 The Works of Nigel Balchin: Six Selected Novels
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First Edition, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce, With Dustwrapper
The first editions of six thriller novels by Nigel Balchin, all published by Collins between 1949 and 1967. The six novels include critically acclaimed A Sort of Traitors, The Fall of the Sparrow, Seen Dimly Before Dawn, and the Fall of the Sparrow (published with The Book Society), as well as Through the Wood, The Absence of Mrs. Peterson and his final novel Kings of Infinite Space. Scarce as a collection.
In the publisher's original cloth, in the original dust wrappers. All wrappers are unclipped except Through the Wood and Kings of Infinite Space. Contains original advertisements at end of Through the Wood for other Balchin novels.
A psychologist as well as an author, Balchin had a keen awareness of the mind that is readily seen in his thrillers. His dark sense of humour, as well as his realistic characters make his fiction all the more intriguing. A Sort of Traitors and A Way Through The Wood were adapted into movies, while Seen Dimly Before Dawn is credited as a hidden gem among critics.
Condition
In the publisher's original cloth, in the original dust wrappers. Externally, very smart. Fading to spines of Traitors and Wood, and the occasional mark to Traitors, Wood and Sparrow. Very minor bumping to head and tail of spine of Peterson, Wood and Sparrow. The dust wrappers are generally bright and clean with the occasional mark to spine and rear, heavier to rear of Dawn. Signs of sunning to wrapper spine of Traitors. Slight browning to rear extremities of Dawn wrapper, and the odd spot to rear extremities of Traitors, Sparrow, and King wrappers. The small odd spot to front fly leaves of Sparrow and Wood. Signs of shelfwear to wrapper extremities, including closed tears to Sparrow, and chips to Traitors and Peterson. Tears are larger to wrapper front and spine of Woods. End papers are generally bright and clean, with offsetting to Sparrow, and spotting to Wood and Dawn. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with light spotting to final leaves of Dawn.
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