Great Detective Stories: The Nine Tailors â Dorothy L. Sayers, Gideon's Day â John Creasey, Fuzz â Ed McBain, The Big Sleep â Raymond Chandler
by Sayers, Dorothy L.; Creasy, John; McBain, Ed; Chandler, Raymond
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0706409256
- ISBN 13
- 9780706409253
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Octopus Books Limited, London, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Photographic end pages, both different, front end page showing an old-fashioned telephone, gun and fly fishing flies; with, the rear end page showing a garden, handcuffs magnifying glass and ashtray. Blue coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper (wraparound) being the front and rear end pages combined. Red and black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Titles say it all. A little softening of the back strip edges and rubbing of the book corners. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. Some ruffling of the dustwrapper edges and rubbing of the panels. Fading to the back strip and to either side of the back strip. First Edition by this Publisher. Size: 8 vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . [13], 14 - 702, [2] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Crime Fiction; ISBN: 0706409256. ISBN/EAN: 9780706409253. Inventory No: 50197. . 9780706409253
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50197
- Title
- Great Detective Stories: The Nine Tailors – Dorothy L. Sayers, Gideon's Day – John Creasey, Fuzz – Ed McBain, The Big Sleep – Raymond Chandler
- Author
- Sayers, Dorothy L.; Creasy, John; McBain, Ed; Chandler, Raymond
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0706409256
- ISBN 13
- 9780706409253
- Publisher
- Octopus Books Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Crime fiction, stories, omnibus, Dorothy L Sayers, Raymond Chandler Crime Fiction; Unbranded ISBN: 0706409256 EAN: 9780706409253 Sayers, Dorothy L.; Creasy, John; McBain, Ed; Chandler, Raymond Great Detective Stories: The Nine Tailors â
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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