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Argosy Magazine, May 1955
by De La Mare, Walter; Firbank, Thomas; Carr, John Dickson; Crispin, Edmund; Sheckley, Robert; Nash, Ogden, et al
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- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/N/A
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About This Item
The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London, 1955. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/N/A. Magazine/Periodical black titles spine; 10 brilliant short stories by: John Dickson Carr - (first publication of the first part of "Black Sabre"); Edmund Crispin - ("The Perfect Criminal"); Walter De La Mare; Jim Phelan; Islwyn Williams; Thomas Firbank; David Walker; Robert Sheckley - ("Shape" - first printing); John Inglis Hall; Ogden Nash; Richard Ferber; & Graham Wood plus the prize crossword (not filled in); a tight & neat copy with the slightest of edge-wear & some browning to page edges & covers; 144 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Item Type: Magazine/Periodical. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Crime; Short Stories; Literature & Literary. Inventory No: SST00009. .
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- Bookbarrow
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SST00009
- Title
- Argosy Magazine, May 1955
- Author
- De La Mare, Walter; Firbank, Thomas; Carr, John Dickson; Crispin, Edmund; Sheckley, Robert; Nash, Ogden, et al
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The Amalgamated Press Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- BZDB227 Short Stories/Argosy Magazine/Crime Stories/John Dickson Carr/Edmund Crispin/Walter De La Mare/Jim Phelan/Islwyn Williams/Thomas Firbank/David Walker/Robert Sheckley/John Inglis Hall/Ogden Nash/Richard Ferber/Graham Wood Fiction; Crime; Short St
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