Young Robin Brand Detective
by CROFTS, Freeman Wills
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: University of London Press, 1947. First U.K. Edition. First Impression. Octavo (20cm); light blue cloth-covered boards titled in dark blue on the cover and spine; 218pp.; color illustrations and frontis. Top corners and spine ends are pushed; former owner's bookplate on front free endpaper; faint soil to textblock; Very Good+. The dustjacket is price-clipped with light nicks to the extremities; mild toning; Very Good+.
"Young Robin Brand little expected to spend his summer holidays at Ryemouth, on the southwest coast, in an atmosphere of suspense and mystery; nor did he expect to meet - and work with- Inspector French, the world famous Scotland Yard Detective." (from the rear panel).
"Young Robin Brand little expected to spend his summer holidays at Ryemouth, on the southwest coast, in an atmosphere of suspense and mystery; nor did he expect to meet - and work with- Inspector French, the world famous Scotland Yard Detective." (from the rear panel).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53749
- Title
- Young Robin Brand Detective
- Author
- CROFTS, Freeman Wills
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.K. Edition
- Publisher
- University of London Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1947
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; Mystery, Crime, and Detective Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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....