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Pursuit of a Parcel
by Wentworth, Patricia
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co, 1942. First Edition. Octavo. During the war period, the author plunges into the violent, dangerous underground of international espionage, military intelligence and murder and brings forth a new era of crime. 314(1)pp., bound in red cloth, spine lettering black, top edge black, previous owner's bookplate, lacks dedication page, sharp corners, clean and bright in scarce unclipped pictorial dust jacket rubbed with light wear to spine ends.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019385
- Title
- Pursuit of a Parcel
- Author
- Wentworth, Patricia
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J.B. Lippincott Co
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- First Edition 1st Mystry Who Done it Crime British Espionage Murder
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery;
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Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Alcuin Books located in Old Town Scottsdale is a store with 15,000 serious books for the collector or scholar. We have ample parking in front of the store for those who wish to browse our holdings.
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
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