The Rasp
by MacDonald, Philip
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Northfield, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: A. L. Burt Co., 1926. Fourth printing, February, 1926. The first Colonel Anthony Gethryn mystery. Basis for the 1932 short film directed by Michael Powell and starring Claude Horton as Gethryn. Red boards with bright gilt print show one small drip mark at the lower rear board. Pages lightly tanned with just a bit of foxing to the edges of the text block and end papers. Jacket gently rubbed with a 1" tear at the lower rear flap fold, in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
Synopsis
The Rasp is a whodunit mystery novel, written by Philip MacDonald and set at a country house in rural England. It introduces the series character Colonel Anthony Gethryn, an ex-secret agent who works to solve the murder of cabinet minister John Hoode, who is bludgeoned to death a woodworkers rasp.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MLC Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- D130115
- Title
- The Rasp
- Author
- MacDonald, Philip
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Publisher
- A. L. Burt Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1926
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery/Suspense/Thriller;
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About the Seller
MLC Books
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Northfield, Minnesota
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MLC Books has been selling online since 2006, with a heavy emphasis on vintage and collectible crime fiction, other fiction, and books related to Minnesota. A diverse general stock available as well.
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...