The Fatal Caress; and other accounts of English murders from 1551 to 1888
by Barker, Richard Hindry (ed.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Missing DJ. Very mild rubbing to head and foot of spine. Else pages clean and binding tight. Very good.
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1947. First printing. Hardcover. Missing DJ. Very mild rubbing to head and foot of spine. Else pages clean and binding tight. Very good.. Hardcover octavo with green cloth quarter spine. xii, 210 pages; 21 cm. with a preface by Anthony Boucher. Murder -- Great Britain -- History. Criminals.True crime stories.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 90093
- Title
- The Fatal Caress; and other accounts of English murders from 1551 to 1888
- Author
- Barker, Richard Hindry (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Missing DJ. Very mild rubbing to head and foot of spine. Else pages clean and binding tight. Very good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Publisher
- Duell, Sloan and Pearce
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1947
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About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
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Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
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- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.