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ENTER SIR JOHN (A Bibliomystery)
by Dane, Clemence and Helen Simpson
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Warwick, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
N.Y.: Cmopolitan Book Corporation, 1928. First American Edition. Original yellow cloth, front board and spine stamped in dark blue, some light soiling and rubbing to boards, in original dust jacket with $2.00 price, spine a bit sunned, but no chips or tears. Authors' First Book. Bibliomystery. This is the basis for the 1930 film, "Murder!, starring Herbert Marshall and Norah Baring, and co-written and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It concerns Martella Baring, a young actress, who is put on trial and convicted of murder and a fellow actor Sir John Saumarez who takes up her cause and tries to prove her innocence. . While the London theater provides the background for murder, the murderer is caught with the help of a rewritten play. This copy, although not marked as such, comes from the auction of Firsts: The Library of Robin and Kathryn Smiley.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Lucas, Sidney Seymour. Book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Murder By The Book
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020755
- Title
- ENTER SIR JOHN (A Bibliomystery)
- Author
- Dane, Clemence and Helen Simpson
- Illustrator
- Lucas, Sidney Seymour
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cmopolitan Book Corporation
- Place of Publication
- N.Y.
- Date Published
- 1928
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Bibliomystery, Historical, London, Theatre, Alfred Hitchcock,
- Bookseller catalogs
- LONDON; bibliomystery; Theater;
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Murder By The Book
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About the Seller
Murder By The Book
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Warwick, Rhode Island
About Murder By The Book
In business since 1978 specializing in Mystery, Detective Fiction both in hardcover and collectible paperbacks.
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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