P.C. Doherty, collection of 15 titles, comprising: 'The Death of a King', London, Robert Hale, 1985, 1st edition, signed to title page P.C. Doherty and Paul Doherty, original cloth lettered in silver (no previous owner names or inscriptions, leaves generally clean/VGC), dust wrapper (by Barbara Walton, near fine, £7.75 price intact). The author's very scarce first novel, which begins in 1344 and revolves around Edmund Beche, a royal clerk, and his secret investigation into the horrific murder of King Edward II at Berkeley Castle, some seventeen years earlier; 'Spy in Chancery', London, Robert Hale, 1988, 1st edition, signed to title page, original cloth lettered in silver (no previous owner names or inscriptions, leaves generally clean/VGC), dust wrapper (by Eileen Walton, generally VGC or better, £10.95 price intact). The third of the author's Hugh Corbett series historical novels, together with another dust wrapper for the same title (£10.95 price intact); 'Satan in St Mary's', London, Robert Hale, 1986, 1st edition, signed to title page, blue leatherette gilt library binding variant, top page edge yellow as issued, (internally leaves clean/VGC, no previous owner names or inscriptions or any other markings), dust wrapper (by Eileen Walton, VGC/near fine, £10.25 price intact). The author's fourth book, the first in his Hugh Corbett series of historical novels; five of his historical mystery/crime novels, all 1st editions, all published London, Robert Hale, all original cloth, all in dust wrappers, all in collectable condition, comprising: 'The Fate of Princes', 1990, signed to title page, 'Dove Amongst the Hawks', 1990, signed PC Doherty and Paul Doherty to title page, 'The Masked Man', 1991, plus the author's two Matthew Jankyn series novels: 'The Whyte Harte', 1988, 'The Serpent Amongst the Lilies', 1990, all in collectable condition, all with cloth generally VGC, all internally no previous owner names etc, leaves generally clean/VGC, all in generally VGC, unclipped dust wrappers; 'Crown in Darkness', London, Robert Hale, 1988, 1st edition, original cloth lettered in silver (no previous owner names or inscriptions, leaves clean/VGC), dust wrapper (by Eileen Walton, VGC/near fine, £10.95 price intact). The author's fifth book, the second in his Hugh Corbett series historical novels. Robert Hale were a library publisher, the majority of copies from the relatively small print run going to libraries, hence many of these titles ranging from uncommon to extremely scarce in collectable condition (15)
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