Michael Dibdin — A Rich Full Death

London, Jonathan Cape, 1986. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of illustrious author, Michael Dibdin's second novel. 'A Rich Full Death' follows from his Sherlock Holmes pastiche 'The Last Sherlock Holmes Story', and is a 'relentlessly intriguing thriller with dazzling aplomb&apos. Michael Dibdin is best known for his series of crime novels featuring the anti-hero detective 'Aurelio Zen&apos. There are eleven novels in that series total. This novel is not from the Zen series. A work of historical fiction, with the character Robert Booth 'manoeuvring entree' into the Florentine residence of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with just some minor edge wear. Dustwrapper is also smart, with light shelf wear and a few handling marks to the wraps. Light shelfwear to the head of spine to 'A Rich Full Death&apos. Stamp to the recto of front endpaper to 'A Rich Full Death', 'W T J Hockham&apos. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.