POISON IN JEST
by Carr, John Dickson
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- Paperback
- Condition
- A touch of edge rubs, a nearly fine to fine copy. (24383)
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Novel Selections, Inc., [1944]. First U. S. paperback edition. A touch of edge rubs, a nearly fine to fine copy. (24383). Octavo, pictorial wrappers. Thriller Novel Classic No. 23. Digest sized format. This is an abridged edition. This novel features Patrick Rossiter. In the 1940s after splitting with Curl, Hillman launched his own digest lines, seeing the writing on the wall for pulp magazines after the war Hillman essentially considered the digests as paperbacks.
Synopsis
Poison In Jest, first published in 1932, is a detective story by John Dickson Carr which does not feature any of Carr's series detectives. This novel is a mystery of the type known as a whodunnit.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24383
- Title
- POISON IN JEST
- Author
- Carr, John Dickson
- Book Condition
- Used - A touch of edge rubs, a nearly fine to fine copy. (24383)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U. S. paperback edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Novel Selections, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1944]
- Keywords
- Magazine . 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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