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The Master Mystery
by Small, Austin J. (Seamark)
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Northfield, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co./Crime Club, 1928. First U.S. edition, British publication as by Small's pseudonym "Seamark." Everything red in Gairlie Castle disappears. When the world famous Gairlie rubies are stolen, the theft is followed by three strange murders. Black boards with red are bumped and a rubbed with wear at the corners and spine ends. Rear hinge loose, front cracked at the half title page. Scarce.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MLC Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 190874
- Title
- The Master Mystery
- Author
- Small, Austin J. (Seamark)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran & Co./Crime Club
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1928
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery/Suspense/Thriller;
Terms of Sale
MLC Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
MLC Books
Biblio member since 2009
Northfield, Minnesota
About MLC Books
MLC Books has been selling online since 2006, with a heavy emphasis on vintage and collectible crime fiction, other fiction, and books related to Minnesota. A diverse general stock available as well.
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- Jacket
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- First Edition
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