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THE MAELSTROM
by Froest, Frank
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Warwick, Rhode Island, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Edward J. Clode, 1916. 1st edition. Spine lightly sunned, pages show some age toning else a near fine, tight copy, in homemade acetate protector. Frank Froest, the highly decorated Superintendent of Scotland Yard's C.I.D., began his retirement from the Metropolitan Police by writing The Grell Mystery, acclaimed as the first crime novel to incorporate authentic police procedures.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Murder By The Book
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017469
- Title
- THE MAELSTROM
- Author
- Froest, Frank
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Edward J. Clode
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1916
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Mystery and Crime
Terms of Sale
Murder By The Book
All items are subject to prior sale. Postage and handling (North America) is $4.20for the first book, and 1.50 cents for each additional book for Media Mail. $9.00 for the first book, and $2.50 for each additional book for Priority Mail. In the event where Shipping Destination warrants it, we may request additional shipping funds. Please contact us for the exact shipping charges. International: Please ask for cost. Returns: Books may be returned for any reason within 7 days after receipt provided they have not been damaged by purchaser.
About the Seller
Murder By The Book
Biblio member since 2004
Warwick, Rhode Island
About Murder By The Book
In business since 1978 specializing in Mystery, Detective Fiction both in hardcover and collectible paperbacks.
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- Sunned
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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- 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...
- 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....
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