Lament for a Maker
by Innes, Michael
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. About Very Good, lacking the jacket. Black buckram, rubbed and lightly soiled, orange ink lettering on the spine. Bound with some reading wear and a forward lean, former owner's name on the front endpaper, bookseller's ticket inside the rear board. The third detective novel from Innes to feature his Inspector Appleby.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8248
- Title
- Lament for a Maker
- Author
- Innes, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- Detective Fiction, British Fiction, 20th Century Fiction, Mystery Fiction
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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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...