DEATH WALKS IN EASTREPPS
by Beeding, Francis (pseud. of John Leslie Palmer and Hilary Adam St. George Saunders)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Mystery League, Inc, 1931. First American Edition. Attractive copy of this Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone title and early serial killer novel that author Vincent Starrett magnanimously cited as "one of the ten greatest detective novels ever written." Hubin, p.28; Pronzini & Muller, p.52. First Printing. Octavo (19.25cm); black cloth, with titling and publisher's logo stamped in green on spine and front cover; patterned endpapers; dustjacket; [8],9-284,[4]pp. Light dust-soil to text edges, else Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, with light wear to spine ends, and a few spots of rubbing to rear panel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4906
- Title
- DEATH WALKS IN EASTREPPS
- Author
- Beeding, Francis (pseud. of John Leslie Palmer and Hilary Adam St. George Saunders)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Mystery League, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1931
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About the Seller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
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