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THE FATHER HUNT
by Stout, Rex
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1968. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 183 pages; VG-/VG-; red spine with (faded) white, yellow, and black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; price unclipped '$4.50'; some shelfwear and rubbing; closed tear at the upper left corner of the dust jacket; some tearing at the head and tail of the spine; pages are clean; shelved under front counter. 'The Father Hunt' belongs to Stout's extensive Nero Wolfe series. 1355085. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Synopsis
The Father Hunt is a Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout, published by the Viking Press in 1968. "This is the first Nero Wolfe novel in nearly two years," the front flap of the dust jacket reads, "an unusual interval for the productive Rex Stout, who celebrated his eightieth birthday in December 1966."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1355085
- Title
- THE FATHER HUNT
- Author
- Stout, Rex
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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Glossary
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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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
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