'A fruity, foxy masterpiece, defender of our wilting faith in mankind' Sunday Times Horace Rumpole is in a strange state that could only be described as a kind of air-conditioned purgatory: he has retired to Florida with his wife, Hilda (She Who Must Be Obeyed). It is safely assumed the Old Bailey hack's wig has been hung up for good. But when a rather unkempt civil servant is mixed up in the mysterious death of a minor aristocrat, Rumpole seizes the opportunity to escape a life of leisure. He is soon back in court (via a ...
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'A fruity, foxy masterpiece, defender of our wilting faith in mankind' Sunday Times Horace Rumpole is in a strange state that could only be described as a kind of air-conditioned purgatory: he has retired to Florida with his wife, Hilda (She Who Must Be Obeyed). It is safely assumed the Old Bailey hack's wig has been hung up for good. But when a rather unkempt civil servant is mixed up in the mysterious death of a minor aristocrat, Rumpole seizes the opportunity to escape a life of leisure. He is soon back in court (via a budget airline) to do battle once more with Judge 'Mad Bull' Bullingham.
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Add this copy of Rumpole's Return to cart. $170.00, like new condition, Sold by Brenner's Collectable Books rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Manasquan, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Mysterious Press-The Armchair Detective Library.
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Very Fine in Slipcase jacket. 8vo., 160pp. Beautiful First Edition, Part of the Armchair Detective Library series. Pretty much as new in like slipcase as published. This is letter V of 26 lettered presentation copies signed by the author on a special limitation page. A simply gorgeous collectable copy.
