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LAZARUS # 7
by Sale, Richard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Abrasions from label removals to front and rear free end papers, library discard stamp to rear free end paper, no other library
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1942. First edition. Abrasions from label removals to front and rear free end papers, library discard stamp to rear free end paper, no other library markings, a good copy in a good dust jacket with shelf wear to edges, closed tears to upper and lower front panel at spine edge. (22920). Octavo, cloth. A leper commits several murders in an attempt to prevent the discovery of the affliction. Science fiction element is doctor's successful experiments to revive dead animals and, for a short time, one of the murder victims. "Sale also wrote LAZARUS # 7 (1942), set entirely in Hollywood, which is as light and fast as PASSING STRANGE (1942), and may be the only mystery novel featuring leprosy." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, pp. 705-06. Hubin (1994), p. 714. Not in Bleiler (1948; 1978) or Reginald (1979; 1992). Baird and Greenwood, An Annotated Bibliography of California Fiction 1664-1970 2168.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22920
- Title
- LAZARUS # 7
- Author
- Sale, Richard
- Book Condition
- Used - Abrasions from label removals to front and rear free end papers, library discard stamp to rear free end paper, no other library
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- Mystery
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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