NIGHT AT THE MOCKING WIDOW
by Carr, John Dickson, writing as "Carter Dickson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Previous owners name and date in ink to upper front free endpaper, a fine copy in a very good to nearly fine dust jacket a touch
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1950. First edition. Previous owners name and date in ink to upper front free endpaper, a fine copy in a very good to nearly fine dust jacket a touch of shelf wear to corner tips and mild shelf wear to head of spine panel, a tiny closed tear to upper front panel. A bright attractive copy. (18616). Octavo, boards. Mystery novel featuring Sir Henry Merrivale, an investigator of "impossible" crimes. Adey, Locked Room Murders and Other Impossible Crimes (1991), 612.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18616
- Title
- NIGHT AT THE MOCKING WIDOW
- Author
- Carr, John Dickson, writing as "Carter Dickson
- Book Condition
- Used - Previous owners name and date in ink to upper front free endpaper, a fine copy in a very good to nearly fine dust jacket a touch
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Morrow & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- Mystery
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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