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The Second Confession
by Stout, Rex
- Used
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Darkened to spine, light sunning and wear to board edges, toned to endleaves; jacket sunned to spine, with light chipping and we
- Seller
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Addison, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Darkened to spine, light sunning and wear to board edges, toned to endleaves; jacket sunned to spine, with light chipping and wear to front and rear jacket panels; proof copy creased and chipped; spine leaning; light toning. A very good copy of the first edition, accompanied by a good or better proof copy. CDK-429. [Signed] Rex Stout. The Second Confession. New York: The Viking Press, 1949. First edition.
Signed by Rex Stout and dated 10/3/49.
Octavo. 245pp. Publisher's blue cloth, lettered in yellow to spine and front cover, original unclipped dust jacket with cover art by Bill English and listing a retail price of $2.50. With additional unmarked softcover proof copy. Both books housed in custom made cloth slipcase.
Signed by Rex Stout and dated 10/3/49.
Octavo. 245pp. Publisher's blue cloth, lettered in yellow to spine and front cover, original unclipped dust jacket with cover art by Bill English and listing a retail price of $2.50. With additional unmarked softcover proof copy. Both books housed in custom made cloth slipcase.
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- Bookseller
- InkQ Rare Books LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 429
- Title
- The Second Confession
- Author
- Stout, Rex
- Book Condition
- Used - Darkened to spine, light sunning and wear to board edges, toned to endleaves; jacket sunned to spine, with light chipping and we
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Keywords
- Fiction, Novels, Mystery
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InkQ Rare Books LLC
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Addison, Texas
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- Octavo
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Spine
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- Edges
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