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The Fabulous Clipjoint (Signed)
by Mystery - Brown, Fredric
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good -
- Seller
-
Avon, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good -. First edition of the crime writer's first book and winner of the EDGAR AWARD for best first mystery novel. Prior ownership initials to front endpaper. Minor crimping to spine ends. Spine lettering a bit dulled with age. Overall a nice copy of this book. Price clipped dustwrapper has some chipping at top of spine area, small creases and wear to edges. Vibrant colors. A solid copy of an important debut. SIGNED by Brown and quite uncommon thus.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Derringer Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28520
- Title
- The Fabulous Clipjoint (Signed)
- Author
- Mystery - Brown, Fredric
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- Mystery, First Book, Edgar Winner, Signed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature / First Editions;
Terms of Sale
Derringer Books
All books returnable for full refund within two weeks of delivery.
About the Seller
Derringer Books
Biblio member since 2005
Avon, Connecticut
About Derringer Books
Professional seller of quality first editions in all fields. Visitation by appointment.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- 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....
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- 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...
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