The great sports detective stories; Sporting blood
by Queen, Ellery (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, bumpy crease to reglued spine, gentle sunning and rubbing to rear edges, very gently b
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, N.Y.: Blue ribbon Books, 1946. Reprint. Hardcover. Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, bumpy crease to reglued spine, gentle sunning and rubbing to rear edges, very gently bumped and frayed corners, very light soiling to boards, very faint soiling to front pastedown and front free endpaper, light spotting to two fore-edges, bright pages in tight binding, else Good(+).. Orange octavo, deckled edges, 3-360 pages, 21 cm. Detective and mystery stories, Short stories. Contents: Silver Blaze / by A. Conan Doyle (p. 3-27). Lacking DJ.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 91156
- Title
- The great sports detective stories; Sporting blood
- Author
- Queen, Ellery (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, bumpy crease to reglued spine, gentle sunning and rubbing to rear edges, very gently b
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Blue ribbon Books
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, N.Y.
- Date Published
- 1946
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About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
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Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
Over thirty-five years experience in the used, out-of-print and rare book trades. Selling online since 1997. WWW.BIBLIOPE.COM (formerly Calvello Books)
Glossary
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....