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Grand Central Murder
by MacVeigh, Sue
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+/Good+
- Seller
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Venice, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1939. First Edition . Cloth. Good+/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The author's scarce second novel and second mystery based on the railroad industry. Railroad Detective Andy MacVeigh and his wife Sue try solving the murder of a dancer in New York's Grand Central Terminal. From the dj flap: "The author was given the run of the Grand Central Terminal and the elaborate underground system by the New York Central Railroad." The front and rear endpapers consist of a map "Plan of Grand Central Terminal at Express Level." Salmon cloth with blue titles. Age-toning to paper. Bookstore stamp at top (barely visible) & bottom edges of text block, front & rear endpapers, and to one interior page, not affecting any text. A mild slant to the spine. Soiling to edges of text block. Previous owner's bookplate on verso of half-title page. Boards lightly soiled. Tightly bound, corner tips very good, and text clean. Dust-jacket, now protected in a removable archival plastic cover, has 7 spots of tape repair to inside surface, age-toning, & edgewear, including chips and tears, not affecting any text or illustration. The largest chip is at the spine head & measures about 3/8 by 2 inches. Some rubbing, especially on spine, but not affecting any text or illustration. Unclipped - original price remains on flap. Cover art still attractive. An atmospheric, New York City murder mystery and a very scarce book indeed.
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Details
- Bookseller
- RC Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004065
- Title
- Grand Central Murder
- Author
- MacVeigh, Sue
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Sue MacVeigh Grand Central Murder Mysteries-New York City Grand Central Station-fiction Modern First Editions Classic Mystery Train Stations-Mystery
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About the Seller
RC Books
Biblio member since 2007
Venice, Florida
About RC Books
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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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
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