Murder on the Matterhorn
by Carr, Glyn [Pseud. Showell Styles]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- F-/VG
- Seller
-
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1951 F-/VG. 12mo. original red boards (spine ends a trifle suned, else clean & crisp throughout) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, rubbed and nicked with small wear at extremities, spine a little marked with shorts splits along hinges); pp. 238. A very good clean copy of a uncommon title. [Neate X77]. The second Abercrombie Lewker mountain murder mystery, set in the Swiss Alps.. First Edition. Hard Cover. F-/VG.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011820
- Title
- Murder on the Matterhorn
- Author
- Carr, Glyn [Pseud. Showell Styles]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - F-
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Geoffrey Bles
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- Glyn Carr Murder on the Matterhorn Showell Styles Abercormbie Lewker Mountain Fiction Crime Detective Zermatt Switzerland Alps
Terms of Sale
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Biblio member since 2022
Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Bricks and mortar bookshop with substantial online stock, specialising in travel and adventure books. Open by chance or appointment, most likely on weekends. Note that our online stock is stored off site, so best contact us in advance to check opening hours and arrange a viewing.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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....