Murder at Smutty Nose and Other Murders
by Edmund Pearson
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
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Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1926. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Amber coloured illustrated dustjacket with titles in black and yellow. Some darkening around the edges and pieces missing at spine ends, but neat and safe having been kept inside a clear removable cover for a while. Book bound in blue cloth with gilt titles, faded patch at spine foot otherwise clean bright and square. Hinge tight, ex-libris book plate inside the front. Hinge tight, pages a touch age-toned but smooth, clean, without spots. Illustrated throughout with photographic plates. A very good, sound copy. May incur additional postage charges outside Europe.
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Details
- Bookseller
- David's Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 035025
- Title
- Murder at Smutty Nose and Other Murders
- Author
- Edmund Pearson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1926
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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David's Bookshop
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Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire
About David's Bookshop
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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