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100 1  Farmer, B. J.|q(Bernard J.),|eauthor. 
245 10 Death of a bookseller /|cBernard J. Farmer. 
264  1 London :|bBritish Library Publishing,|c2022. 
300    242 pages ;|c19 cm. 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
520    "An honest policeman, Sergeant Wigan, escorts a drunk man 
       home one night to keep him out of trouble and, seeing his 
       fine book collection, slowly falls in to the gentle art of
       book collecting. Just as the friendship is blossoming, the
       policeman's book-collecting friend is murdered. To solve 
       the mystery of why the victim was killed, and which of his
       rare books was taken, Wigan dives into the world of 
       'runners' and book collectors, where avid agents will 
       gladly cut you for a first edition and then offer youa 
       lift home afterwards. This adventurous mystery, which 
       combines exuberant characters with a wonderfully realised 
       depiction of the second-hand book market, is sure to 
       delight bibliophiles and classic crime enthusiasts alike"-
       - 
650  0 Book collectors|vFiction. 
650  0 Murder investigation|vFiction. 
651  0 London (England)|vFiction. 
655  7 Detective and mystery fiction.|2lcgft 
830  0 British Library crime classics.