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THE MAINE MASSACRE
by van de Wetering, Janwillem
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good Plus to Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0671828657
- ISBN 13
- 9780671828653
- Seller
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Pocket Books, 1980. First Printing, First U.S. PB Edition. . Mass Market Paperback. Good Plus to Very Good. van de Wetering combines Dutch sense and Buddhist sensibility in this mystery which brings the aging commissioner of the Amsterdam police and detective sergeant de Gier into an investigation of mass murder in Maine; text is clean, tight, square in pictorial wrappers a half-inch line of light discoloration across top of back cover, o/w very minimal surface and edgewear. Collectable.
Synopsis
Janwillem van de Wetering (1931–2008) was born and raised in Rotterdam, but lived most recently in Surry, Maine. He served as a member of the Amsterdam Special Constabulary and was once a Zen Buddhist monk. He is renowned for his detective fiction, including Outsider in Amsterdam , The Corpse on the Dike , The Japanese Corpse , and eleven other books in the Grijpstra and de Gier series.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002180
- Title
- THE MAINE MASSACRE
- Author
- van de Wetering, Janwillem
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus to Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing, First U.S. PB Edition.
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0671828657
- ISBN 13
- 9780671828653
- Publisher
- Pocket Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- MYSTERY, FIRST EDITION, DUTCH POLICE, MAINE, DE GIER, ELDERLY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery; Crime; New England;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Mass Market
- Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- PB
- ...