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Lot of 5 Books Sad Wind from the Sea, Cry of the Hunter, The Thousand Faces of Night, Comes the Dark Stranger, Dark Side of the Street
by Harry Patterson/Jack Higgings and Martin Fallon
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
The Mystery Book Guild, 1959-1969. Hardcover. Good. The Mystery Book Guild; London, 1959-1969. Hardcover. Lot of Five Books: Sad Wind from the Sea (192pp.), Cry of the Hunter (190pp.), The Thousand Faces of Night (187pp.), Comes the Dark Stranger (184pp.), Dark Side of the Street (184pp.). A Good, blue buckram binding with gilt lettering on spines, bindings intact, some crimping to spine edges, bit of age toning to pages, mild spine lean, Sad Win from the Sea with moderate scattered foxing to text block edges and ink withdrawn stamp on front free endpaper, Comes the Dark Stranger with scattered foxing to text block edges and front/back matters, few smalls soiled specks also to text block edges of two other books, in a Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, some sunning to panels/flaps and verso, two of the five books Mylar protected, Dust wrappers. A good and overall clean set of books. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9]. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 111111113027
- Title
- Lot of 5 Books Sad Wind from the Sea, Cry of the Hunter, The Thousand Faces of Night, Comes the Dark Stranger, Dark Side of the Street
- Author
- Harry Patterson/Jack Higgings and Martin Fallon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Mystery Book Guild
- Date Published
- 1959-1969
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- 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...
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