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THE EARL AND THE PHARAOH: From the Real Downton Abbey to the Discovery of Tutankhamun.
Edition: First edition.
London: William Collins, (2022) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An account of her ancestor George Herbert, the 5th Earl of Carnarvon (1866-1923), who funded Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922. A thoughtful portrayal of a complicated person whose restless mind drove him to travel to escape conventional society life in Edwardian England. His death, so soon after the opening of the tomb, was one of the events that gave rise to the idea of the 'Curse of Tutankhamun,' or the 'Mummy's Curse'. Boldly SIGNED by the author on the half title page. Illustrated with photographs, including some in color. Family tree, map, general bibliography, index. 381 pp. ISBN: 978-0008531737.
Condition: Very near fine in black cloth titled in gilt on spine in a near fine dustjacket.
Book ID: 92381More details Price: $30.00 -
MURDER IN THE SMOKEHOUSE.
Edition: First printing.
London: Headline, (1994.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Seventh mystery featuring master chef, Auguste Didier, set in Edwardian England. 312 pp. ISBN: 0-7472-13364.
Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (some toning to the pages.)
Book ID: 60209More details Price: $18.00 -
MURDER IN THE MOTOR STABLE.
Edition: First printing.
London: Headline, (1994.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring master chef, Auguste Didier, set in Edwardian England. 311 pp. ISBN: 0-7472-13372.
Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (some toning to the pages.)
Book ID: 61778More details Price: $18.00 -
MURDER AT PLUM'S.
Edition: First printing.
London: Headline, (1989.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Third mystery featuring master chef, Auguste Didier, set in Edwardian England. 216 pp. ISBN: 0-7472-01633.
Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (some toning to the pages.)
Book ID: 61779More details Price: $30.00 -
MURDER MAKES AN ENTREE.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: St Martin's, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - Fifth mystery featuring master chef, Auguste Didier, set in Edwardian England and the first in the series to published in the US. A bibliomystery with murder occuring at a dinner at Broadstairs, the seaside haunt of Charles Dickens . A Victorian whodunit. 279 pp. ISBN: 0-312-143761.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 61780More details Price: $18.50
