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Against the Law
by Wildeblood, Peter
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin Books Inc., 1959. 3rd Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 188pp, [4] pub cat. Titled orange and white classic Penguin wrapper is without edgewear, showing mild toning commensurate w age. Binding square and tight, not creased. Duodecimo. Originally published by Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1955. First published by Penguin Books in 1957, this is the third printing, 1959, stated. Penguin book no. 1188. A first-hand account of what it means to be a homosexual, and to be tried in a controversial case and imprisoned.
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- Bookseller
- Post Horizon Booksellers
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 046394
- Title
- Against the Law
- Author
- Wildeblood, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 3rd Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England
- Date Published
- 1959
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Homosexuality -- England -- 20th century -- Biography. Homosexuality -- Legislation and jurisprudence -- Great Britain. Wildeblood, Peter, 1923-1999. Wolfenden committee. Montagu Case. NOISBN Criminals & Outlaws, "Editors, Journalists, Publishe
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography and Memoirs;
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About the Seller
Post Horizon Booksellers
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Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Mass Market
- Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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