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Dangerous Quest
by John Creasey
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0802752829
- ISBN 13
- 9780802752826
- Seller
-
Templeton, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Walker, 1974. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. First printing with complete number line down to 1. The book would be fine save for push and tiny tear at top of spine and slight shelf wear on edges. No internal markings. Book is unmarked and apparently unread. Tips are pointed, boards are firm and spine is tight. The jacket is near fine with just the slightest of off color small splotches here and there. Looks great now in its new shiny plastic cover. Shipping box is suitable for wrapping with a non-price listed purchase order inside along with biodegradable packing..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Winding Road Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000687
- Title
- Dangerous Quest
- Author
- John Creasey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0802752829
- ISBN 13
- 9780802752826
- Publisher
- Walker
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- Mystery
Terms of Sale
Winding Road Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Winding Road Books
Biblio member since 2019
Templeton, California
About Winding Road Books
Specialize in Psychology, First Editions, Speculative Fiction
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- Edges
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- Tight
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
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