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The Thirtyfirst of February
by Julian Symons
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1950 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. The first edition of this crime novel featuring by Julian Symons, in the original scarce unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. In the original cloth with the original unclipped scarce dust wrapper. This crime novel was written by British crime writer and poet Julian Symons. The work follows the story of Anderson, a sales executive, who finds his wife dead and himself at the top of the suspect list. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with only very slight bumping to the extremities. Offsetting to the endpapers with the odd spot to the front. The wrap is smart with small closed tears to the head and tail, slight marks, chips, scattered spotting and slight sunning to the spine. Spotting to the verso. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with the odd spot. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 890Z16
- Title
- The Thirtyfirst of February
- Author
- Julian Symons
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1950
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- First edition Crime Murder mystery Detective fiction Crime Chief Inspector Bland
Terms of Sale
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Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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