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The Bad Seed
by March, William
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Rinehart and Company, Inc., 1954. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Good/Good. Bestselling novel & Broadway play about a sociopathic little girl in pigtails, whom no one suspects of being a serial murderer. Basis for 3 movies, the best of which remains the original 1956 version starring Patty McCormack in the title role. 247 pages. A FIRST EDITION, later printing (no "R" to copyright) from 1954, this hardcover 8vo has black cloth-covered boards, overlaid on half with pink textured paper, lettered in white to spine. Condition downgraded to Good due to scraped areas of paper loss to both boards & some paper residue inside back cover to rear endpaper. Pages heavily tanned, especially around edges, but completely unmarked, save for former owner's name at front hinge. Binding secure. Modest rubbing to lower extremities. The unclipped First state DJ (with orig. $3.00 price intact) is also Good, with some significant chipping & light soil, shadow of old price sticker above author's name on front; nicely protected now in new clear mylar Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023197
- Title
- The Bad Seed
- Author
- March, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- Publisher
- Rinehart and Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- Murder Sociopath Girls Daughters play drama children mother evil killer psychopath
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Horror;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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