The Night of Fear (Harper Mystery w. Unopened Seal)
by Dalton, Moray (pseud. Katherine Mary Dalton Renoir)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Just About Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Just About Fine/Near Fine. Black cloth over boards, title and decorations stamped in blue onto upper board and spine, 12mo (7-1/4 inches tall), pp. vi, [viii], 270, stated first edition. Volume with spine ends just slightly softened and very light taps to upper board corners, else fine; pages 241-270 still remain within the publisher's unopened printed seal. Price-intact DJ with partial fade to spine panel, light edge wear, a few short closed tears and two faint creases to upper corner of rear flap. An outstanding copy with great uncredited Deco artwork - scarce in this condition with both the jacket and seal intact.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Harropian Books, IOBA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1723
- Title
- The Night of Fear (Harper Mystery w. Unopened Seal)
- Author
- Dalton, Moray (pseud. Katherine Mary Dalton Renoir)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Just About Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1931
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions;
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About the Seller
Harropian Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Nelson, British Columbia
About Harropian Books, IOBA
Harropian Books is an online bookseller offering a diverse selection of antiquarian, collectible, rare and out of print items. Our focus is on the interesting & unusual, covering all fields. ***** We are a member of the IOBA (Independent Online Booksellers Association) and have attended the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (2011), Rare Book School in Virginia (2014 - Developing Collections ; 2016 - The History of Printed Book Illustration in the West), London Rare Book School (2021 - The History of Maps and Mapping) and Gwain Weaver Art Conservation (2019 - Care and Identification of Photographs).
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- 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...
- Unopened
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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