Beautiful Humbug
by Fielding, William H
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Gold Medal 430 / Fawcett Publications, 1954. Book. Illus. by Jack (John) Roherty, Jr. (cover illustration). Good. Paperback. First Edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. In San Francisco of the 1860s an impudent young woman and her gentleman partner pull off "one of the biggest swindles of this gay and gaudy century." 186 pages + advertisements for other Gold Medal titles. Rubbing, impressions, some edgewear, scraping to edges, tanning. A fragile vintage paperback that's in okay shape at the moment, but which must be handled with care or it'll crumble before your very eyes..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Augustine Funnell Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017771
- Title
- Beautiful Humbug
- Author
- Fielding, William H
- Illustrator
- Jack (John) Roherty, Jr. (cover illustration)
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Gold Medal 430 / Fawcett Publications
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾
- Keywords
- NOISBN, SAN FRANCISCO, SWINDLERS, JACK (JOHN) FLOHERTY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery--Suspense--Thriller (paperback); Fiction (paperback); Vintage Paperbacks (pre-1970);
Terms of Sale
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Postage extra. All items returnable within seven days of receipt for full refund if received by us in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Augustine Funnell Books
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Fredericton, New Brunswick
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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 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...