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Double Detection
by Belton Cobb
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£180.00£162.00
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1945. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. The first edition of this Inspector Burmann mystery detective novel, set in a society hotel. The first edition of this work.In the original price-clipped dustwrapper.This book was produced per the book production war economy standard.'Double Detection' is a murder mystery novel set at the White Cliffs Hotel, where a man turns up poisoned. As Inspector Cheviot Burmann tries to solve the murder, he is unwillingly being helped by Noel Ross.Part of the Cheviot Burmann mystery series.Written by Belton Cobb.Ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine. Ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Dustwrapper with light edgewear and some minor marks and discolouration. Small closed tear to the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned, as is usual with this paper, and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 737P51
- Title
- Double Detection
- Author
- Belton Cobb
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1945
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Double Detection belton cobb cheviot burmann burmann belton cobb inspector burmann crime
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Fine
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- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
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