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The Blessington Method and Other Strange Tales
by Ellin, Stanley
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Signed by Ellin on the title page. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($3.95), generally toned and rubbed, some small creases and tears at the edges, black ink link on the spine. Quarter buth cloth with lighter blue paper on the boards, lightly pushed at the corners. Firmly bound with a green top stain, slight forward lean, clean internally. A collection of ten stories from the Edgar Award-winning writer.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8400
- Title
- The Blessington Method and Other Strange Tales
- Author
- Ellin, Stanley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- Mystery Fiction, Detective Fiction, Crime, Hardboiled, Noir, 20th Century Fiction, American Fiction, Racketeering, Gambling, Corruption, Police, Short Stories
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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