New York: E. P. Dutton. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1966. First Edition. Boards and gutters mottled, previous owner's bookplate attached front pastedown. Orange cloth. DJ top and bottom edges rubbed, spine lightly faded, rear panel rubbed near spine, but overall a tight solid copy with clean unmarked text. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 220 pages .

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Bookseller: Old Editions Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 5373
Title: The By-Pass Control
Author: Spillane, Mickey
Book Condition: Used - Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: E. P. Dutton
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1966
Keywords: FICTION, MYSTERY, FIRST, EDITION
Bookseller catalogs: Mystery & Adventure;

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