THE ULTIMATE ACT
by Bachmann, Lawrence
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Atheneum, 1972. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Better known as a mid-20th Century film writer and movie producer, Bachmann's mystery and crime novels and short stories are under-appreciated today. "The Ultimate Act" is his fifth novel and features Ben Clancy, a young American lawyer, brought to Paris to protect the interests of an heir to a woman killed by her husband, the CEO of a luxury hotel, in a murder-suicide pact. Boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight, with a slight spine lean. The dustjacket appears to have about an eighth of an inch shaved from the bottom edge, possibly to eliminate some edgewear, o/w except for a crease across the lower corner of the front flap, the dj is clean and whole, not price-clipped.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004540
- Title
- THE ULTIMATE ACT
- Author
- Bachmann, Lawrence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- MYSTERY, FIRST EDITION, AMATEUR SLEUTH, PARIS, SUSPENSE, CRIME,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Crime; Amateur Sleuth; Europe;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
All books subject to prior sale. All books returnable within two weeks for any reason. Please return by USPS (media mail rate) and note the reason for return. All sales subject to applicable taxes.
About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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....
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise