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House of Cards
by Ellin, Stanley
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Signed by Ellin on the title page. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, clipped, faded at the spine, soiled at the back panel. Blue cloth, faded at the top edge, with silver gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Ellin's novel of suspense that tells the story "of a romantic who must learn to become a realist, of a man who must face the fact that the woman he is falling in love with may be as treacherous as she is desirable.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8299
- Title
- House of Cards
- Author
- Ellin, Stanley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- Mystery Fiction, Thriller, Suspense, Murder, Crime, 20th Century Fiction, American Fiction, Paris, Venice, Boxing, Exile, Expat
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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