Skytip
by Reed, Eliot
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/Very Good
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
£40.70£32.56
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Doubleday, 1950. Book. VG+. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Published for the Crime Club, First edition, so stated. Eliot Reed is the pen name for Eric Ambler and Charles Rodda. Black cloth with lilac tiles to the spine. This copy is VG+ in a VG, unclipped ($2.50), DJ. Externally there is minimal soiling to spine, minimal edge wear. Still bright and rich. Inside is clear, unmarked, and tightly bound with the expected heavy toning to the text. Minimal toning to EPs. DJ has modest chipping to ends of spine and tips , but minimal on edges. Modest rubbing to the back. Stll very nice..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001046
- Title
- Skytip
- Author
- Reed, Eliot
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Terms of Sale
Bailey Bonzo Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
Biblio member since 2020
Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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- VG
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- Spine
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- 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...
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
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