The Gallows are Waiting
by Creasey, John; Writing as Jeremy York
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
Northfield, Minnesota, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: David McKay / Ives Washburn, 1973. A man moves to a village after being acquitted of murdering his wife and child. When girls from the neighboring school are killed or go missing, the town is ready to explode and Superintendent Folly arrives to sort things out. First American edition, published in Britain in 1949. Lightly bumped and rubbed with a small drip mark to the upper edge of the text block. Pages tanned, lower corner of the rear end paper clipped. Jacket rubbed with wear at the corners and spine ends, flaps a bit tanned, in Brodart.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MLC Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 190869
- Title
- The Gallows are Waiting
- Author
- Creasey, John; Writing as Jeremy York
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- David McKay / Ives Washburn
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery/Suspense/Thriller;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
MLC Books
Biblio member since 2009
Northfield, Minnesota
About MLC Books
MLC Books has been selling online since 2006, with a heavy emphasis on vintage and collectible crime fiction, other fiction, and books related to Minnesota. A diverse general stock available as well.
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- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- 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...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...