Murderer's Holiday
by Clarke, Donald Henderson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Vanguard, 1940. First. Hard Cover. Yes. First edition. Cloth, 304 pps. Whimsical novel of a wealthy young man who sets out to write a play about the underworld. He needs authenticity so he enlists the help of of a couple of bricks named "Conky" (so named for his habit of encasing his victims in concrete) and "Rider" (as in "we're gonna take you for a ride"). Add a girlfriend named Squidge and an invitation for all to a weekend at a country house----. Very good plus copy in original vintage dust jacket with a small chip upper portion of the spine and some wear at the front gutter fold.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E5616B
- Title
- Murderer's Holiday
- Author
- Clarke, Donald Henderson
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Yes
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Vanguard
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- Mystery, Suspense, Vintage
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
TRACKING AND INSURANCE AT OPTION OF BUYER. ON UNINSURED ITEMS, OUR RESPONSIBILITY ENDS WITH PROOF OF SHIPPING---NO EXCEPTIONS! Books are returnable if misdescribed; we must be notified within 48 hours of receipt if making a return. We conform to accepted ABAA grading. "First edition" means "first printing" unless noted; if it doesn't say it has a jacket then it doesn't; faults such as ownership signatures, price clipping, etc. will be noted in the listing. Member ABAA, ILAB, ABNJ.
About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
Biblio member since 2005
Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
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- Spine
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- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.