The Corpse in the Green Pyjamas
by Walling, R. A. J
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1937. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Stand-alone thriller by the author of the Philip Tolefree mysteries. Orig. published in 1935, this is the 1937 Sixth Printing, a Blue Ribbon Books/A. L. Burt reprint. With olive green cloth-covered boards stamped in darker green lettering to front & spine, this hardcover 8vo is in VG condition: very clean, binding straight & strong with slight rightward lean, pages moderately tanned, commensurate with age. Old rental store stamp inside front cover, else unmarked. Rubbing to extremities, heaviest at corners, light soil & dust dulling to outside page edges. The unclipped DJ is Good, with light soil, rubbing, creasing, & small chips; protected by former owner in nonreflective mylar cover. 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 Weekdays by 2 pm (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021985
- Title
- The Corpse in the Green Pyjamas
- Author
- Walling, R. A. J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Blue Ribbon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1937
- Keywords
- MYSTERY VINTAGE MISSING PERSONS BODIES SUSPENSE THRILLER
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Horror;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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....