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The Detective In Hollywood
by Tuska, Jon
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
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Alliance, Ohio, United States
Item Price
£19.91£9.95
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About This Item
NY: Doubleday & Company. VG. 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition. 7 1/4" x 10 1/2", 436 page hardcover bound in bl ack cloth covered boards. A Very Good copy in a Near Fine dust jacket. The book has remainder spray at the edges of the lower page block. Fo rmer owner's name is stamped on the edges of the upper page block. Mai ling label affixed to the front endpaper. Blind stamp and name stamp o n the half title page. The hinge is torn at the title page, but the se wing is still tight. Tanning to the dust jacket's spine and panel. Ill ustrated. .
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- Bookseller
- Dearly Departed Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3289
- Title
- The Detective In Hollywood
- Author
- Tuska, Jon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1978
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Dearly Departed Books
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Alliance, Ohio
About Dearly Departed Books
Selling books since 1978. We specialize in SF, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Western & Pulp Fiction. With an inventory of more than 35,000 Hardcover 1st editions, Vintage Paperbacks , Pulp Magazines & general antiquarian books. Store front open by chance or appointment.
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- Fine
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- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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