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The Revenge of the Hound
by Michael Hardwick
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394556534
- ISBN 13
- 9780394556536
- Seller
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TORRINGTON, Wyoming, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Villard Books, 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. VG/VG, used hc, 310pp. Grey, illustrated paper over boards with tan colored cloth and gilt text on spine. Illustrated dust jacket with cream and white colored text on upper and black and red text on spine; no chips or tears; not price clipped; lightly rubbed. Interior pages clean, unmarked; deckle fore edge. Binding is straight and tight..
Synopsis
A badly mauled tramp and the footprints of a giant hound; the theft of Oliver Cromwell's bones a sinister murder on the channel ferry; an illustrious personage who fears blackmail....It is up to Sherlock Holmes and his brilliant powers of deduction to uncover the pattern connecting these bizzare events.
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- Bookseller
- PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021017
- Title
- The Revenge of the Hound
- Author
- Michael Hardwick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394556534
- ISBN 13
- 9780394556536
- Publisher
- Villard Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Michael Hardwick, Fiction, Sherlock Holmes. Mystery
Terms of Sale
PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
10 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
Biblio member since 2012
TORRINGTON, Wyoming
About PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
We specialize in western history, gun knife and hunting titles. Also try to stock Wyoming history titles. We have a walk-in store on US Hwy 26/85 the most direct route to Fort Laramie National History site..We have what I think is the largest seleciton of weapons titles in SE Wyoming, both new and used. Always looking for good used weapons titles.
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- Spine
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- Fore Edge
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- VG/VG
- Very Good Condition book with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used book that does show some...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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