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Comhlucht na Maide Mianach - The Pit-Prop Syndicate
by Freeman Wills Crofts
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Longford , Longford, Ireland
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About This Item
First Thus. Dublin 1933.
Irish language translation of Croft's Pit-Prop Syndicate. Published in pursuance of the then Irish Government's policy of promoting the language by translating popular authors' work.
Binding tight. Boards mostly clean except for small stain on spine and a little staining on rear panel. Leaves in very good condition. Only marking is previous sale price in pencil on first blank. Some age related spotting to edges of text block.
DJ is not price clipped with a little chipping at extremities but not significant. Stain on spine. Rear panel stained. In protective removeable sleeve .
Overall VG in Good DJ.
Interesting addition to shelves of collectors of Golden Age Crime fiction.
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- Bookseller
- Dephen Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20265
- Title
- Comhlucht na Maide Mianach - The Pit-Prop Syndicate
- Author
- Freeman Wills Crofts
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Government Publications Office, Dublin
- Place of Publication
- Dublin, Ireland
- Date Published
- 1933
- Pages
- 479
- Size
- 18.5 x 13 cms
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Golden Age Crime
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