Elegant Edward
by Wallace, Edgar
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
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Manasquan, New Jersey, United States
Item Price
£28.03£22.43
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: The Readers Library Publishing Company, 1928. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 12mo., 182pp. plus 6 pages of ads. Solid First Edition of this anthology of stories about a criminal. Clean throughout with fairly moderate page edge toning. Binding a bit shaken but firm. Light edge-wear. Unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket, has a couple of large pieces out of the heel and rear panel. Closed tear on front panel. Spine toned. Edge-wear and rubbing. Not perfect for sure but still presentable. A collectable copy of at a great price. (Hubin, p.411).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Brenner's Collectable Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013579
- Title
- Elegant Edward
- Author
- Wallace, Edgar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Readers Library Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery/Suspense/Crime Drama;
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About the Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books
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Manasquan, New Jersey
About Brenner's Collectable Books
35 Plus years buying and selling collectable books. Member ABAA, ILAB, IOBA.
An eclectic mix of good books specializing in Sci-Fi, Mystery, General Antiquarian, Books About Books, Signed First Editions, Vintage Paperbacks, Modern Fiction and many, many others. Prompt, professional customer service, always!.
Please excuse any glare or reflections in the pictures. Books I know; photography not so much. I will answer any questions regarding condition if photos are unclear or provide additional photos if needed.
All books are stored in a temperature controlled library in a smoke free home. All books are professionally packed and shipped and all jacketed books will come with an archival Brodart jacket protector.
An eclectic mix of good books specializing in Sci-Fi, Mystery, General Antiquarian, Books About Books, Signed First Editions, Vintage Paperbacks, Modern Fiction and many, many others. Prompt, professional customer service, always!.
Please excuse any glare or reflections in the pictures. Books I know; photography not so much. I will answer any questions regarding condition if photos are unclear or provide additional photos if needed.
All books are stored in a temperature controlled library in a smoke free home. All books are professionally packed and shipped and all jacketed books will come with an archival Brodart jacket protector.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...