The Black Camel
by Biggers, Earl Derr
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Omaha,, Nebraska, United States
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About This Item
New York: Paperback Library, Inc., 1964. Reprint. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Charlie Chan. Paperback Library 52-312, August 1964. 190 pages. Uncommon reprint for the Charlie Chan completionist. Light edgewear, paper lightly tanned, spine crease. Former owner's number inked to the front free endpaper, otherwise unmarked. Originally 50 cents. Attractive cover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Synopsis
This book is a murder mystery set in Honolulu. Shelah Fane, the Hollywood star, has come to Hawaii to finish the filming of her latest movie. When she is stabbed to death in her beach house, Charlie Chan is called in to investigate. His movie-struck children are thrilled. Other characters include Shelah's wealthy suitor, her young protegee, a Hollywood fortune-teller, a young man from the Tourist Bureau, a beachcomber and an assortment of actors.
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- Bookseller
- Friendly Used Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 125449
- Title
- The Black Camel
- Author
- Biggers, Earl Derr
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint.
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Paperback Library, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- HAWAII ORIENTAL DETECTIVE POLICE CHARLIE CHAN
- Bookseller catalogs
- mystery; Vintage & Collectible Paperbacks;
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Glossary
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- 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....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Mass Market
- Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...
- 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...