The Third Policeman
by O'Brien, Flann
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
New York; (1967): Walker and Co. First U.S. Edition. Octavo. 199 pages. One of the great Irish novels of the 20th Century using incredible word play, allusions to all things Ireland and the indescetions that often parallel not only Irish life but the human condition. This is the weirest, most riotous,the most fantastic and certainly the funniest myrder story eveer dreamt up by the by the improbable imagination of a literary genius. Bound in brown paper covered baords, spine lettering gilt, near fine inunclipped pictorial dfust jacket with chipping to upper corners and spine ends and a piece of clear tape along upper edge, rear panel rubbed. A very good copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028377
- Title
- The Third Policeman
- Author
- O'Brien, Flann
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- Publisher
- Walker and Co
- Place of Publication
- New York; (1967)
- Keywords
- Murder
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....