tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post8501006690674765391..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Forgotten Book - Cicely DisappearsMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-33684846942271809662021-12-07T13:37:46.219+00:002021-12-07T13:37:46.219+00:00Yes, Ted. And I'll be posting about the new re...Yes, Ted. And I'll be posting about the new reprints fairly soon, maybe early January.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-65568413191547893602021-12-06T15:03:47.061+00:002021-12-06T15:03:47.061+00:00My 2021 Collins Crime Club reprint entitled The Wi...My 2021 Collins Crime Club reprint entitled <b>The Wintringham Mystery</b> by Anthony Berkeley came in the mail yesterday. Can't wait to read it. So glad this one was finally reprinted.Tednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-14749836335639088802013-10-09T19:04:22.194+01:002013-10-09T19:04:22.194+01:00Thanks, I'm fascinated by the idea of a Japane...Thanks, I'm fascinated by the idea of a Japanese translation, and more generally by the great (and I think increasing) interest in classic detective fiction in the Far East. Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-5785112246450868572013-10-05T16:51:17.275+01:002013-10-05T16:51:17.275+01:00Like you, I'm a fan of Berkeley, and I've ...Like you, I'm a fan of Berkeley, and I've never seen (or, that I recall, heard of this one). WorldCat shows only three holding libraries (all in the UK) for the Lane edition, but interestingly I find there was a recent publication of a Japanese translation:<br /><br />Title: Shishiri wa kieta /<br />Author(s): Berkeley, Anthony,; 1893-1971. <br />Mori, Hidetoshi,; 1958- <br />Publication: Tokyo : Hara Shobo,<br />Year: 2005<br />Description: 340 p. ; 20 cm.<br />Language: Japanese (Show non-Roman characters)<br />Series: Vintiji Misuteri Shirizu;<br />Standard No: ISBN: 4562038713; 9784562038718; National Library: 000007675587<br />Other Titles: Cicely disappears.<br /><br />Dennis Lien / Minneapolis MNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-1277940344507159962013-10-05T12:31:15.010+01:002013-10-05T12:31:15.010+01:00Hello, Craigie, thanks very much for your enquiry....Hello, Craigie, thanks very much for your enquiry. I'm not sure whether you're referring to just this blog post or others as well. Would you like to email me, and we can discuss further?Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-22463302159997189942013-10-05T12:30:24.876+01:002013-10-05T12:30:24.876+01:00Hi Margaret, all I can say is, if Barter have a co...Hi Margaret, all I can say is, if Barter have a copy, grab it! Though for the scarcity rather than the content. A great shop, by the way, I hope to return there next spring.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-48912429466580473532013-10-05T12:29:28.105+01:002013-10-05T12:29:28.105+01:00Hello, Juxtabook, good to hear from you as always....Hello, Juxtabook, good to hear from you as always. I've no idea what the value of the book would be, but quite a lot, that's for sure.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-55200771349077126642013-10-05T12:28:53.140+01:002013-10-05T12:28:53.140+01:00Hello, John. Yes, I was trusted with the complete ...Hello, John. Yes, I was trusted with the complete book and dj, which was quite a privilege. I look forward to learning about Coupons for Death. Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-77085583295837529132013-10-05T12:27:43.295+01:002013-10-05T12:27:43.295+01:00Clothes in Books, hello. Yes, it would be fascinat...Clothes in Books, hello. Yes, it would be fascinating if JB took the name from Berkeley's serialisation, though I suppose it's unlikely. I can promise, you haven't missed much with this one.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-56727238816590472472013-10-05T12:26:28.883+01:002013-10-05T12:26:28.883+01:00Ralph, I agree, it's a mystery in itself.I won...Ralph, I agree, it's a mystery in itself.I wonder if, because Monmouth Platts was a 'new' name, the print run was smaller.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-63289989742128063582013-10-05T10:23:57.722+01:002013-10-05T10:23:57.722+01:00Hello.I'm a detective fan from China.I want to...Hello.I'm a detective fan from China.I want to translate your "Forgotten Book" into Chinese,so that we can learn more knowledge about mystery fictions.May I?<br />Craigiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03539248081158695046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-27598774472373053052013-10-05T07:03:06.239+01:002013-10-05T07:03:06.239+01:00What an interesting post, about a rare book. It se...What an interesting post, about a rare book. It seems as though Cicely has almost totally Disappeared - what a shame that it deserves to be a forgotten book. Now, I wonder if Barter Books has a copy ...Margaret @ BooksPleasehttp://www.booksplease.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-3522531890029745202013-10-05T03:21:41.308+01:002013-10-05T03:21:41.308+01:00"A.Monmouth Platts. Now, if that name is unfa..."A.Monmouth Platts. Now, if that name is unfamiliar to you, I should add that it's a pseudonym, composed of the names of two houses owned by Anthony Berkeley Cox"<br /><br />He called a house "A"?<br />Not much imagination there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-10985348535135272792013-10-04T17:46:50.844+01:002013-10-04T17:46:50.844+01:00Fascinating. I too have never come across a copy -...Fascinating. I too have never come across a copy - though I've been trading for only about a third of the time Ralph has! And it is a lovely looking copy.Juxtabookhttp://juxtabook.typepad.com/booksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-18177613222865822612013-10-04T16:13:53.556+01:002013-10-04T16:13:53.556+01:00Amazing! I saw the photo and the odd name and imem...Amazing! I saw the photo and the odd name and imemdiately knew who who were going to write about. Was that book loaned to you with the dust cover? That's some trusting friend. I would've removed the DJ and put it in storage while the book was out on loan. Last month I scored a rarity myself: COUPONS FOR DEATH by "Nicholas Brady" (aka John V. Turner, aka "David Hume") in the orginal DJ. I have a post about that coming soon.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-72974442295851821522013-10-04T15:03:13.772+01:002013-10-04T15:03:13.772+01:00How interesting! And I love the cover. Wintringham...How interesting! And I love the cover. Wintringham rang a bell with me, but I think that's because Josephine Bell had a detective of that name... so I'm pretty sure that, like most of your readers, I had never heard of it. Fascinating piece though, and leaving us feeling that we don't have to try too hard to find it.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-7815890096955489432013-10-04T11:58:05.515+01:002013-10-04T11:58:05.515+01:00Nice to see!! After some 35 years in the secondhan...Nice to see!! After some 35 years in the secondhand book trade I have never come across this title despite handling millions of crime fiction titles. The mystery is WHY it is so elusive. John Long titles (apart from the ubiquitous Edgar Wallace books) should be no more scarce than other smaller publishers of that time such as Skeffington, Grayson and Bles - but they are. And this title in particular published, one assumes, in an edition of some thousands should be more common than the present scarcity implies. Ralph Spurriernoreply@blogger.com