Behind the Curtain
by John Gunther
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Harper & Brothers, 1949. Hardcover. Good. 1949. First Edition. 363 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is dulled.
Synopsis
Behind The Curtain is the second book in the Echo Falls mystery series by best selling crime novelist Peter Abrahams.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1712916127ABS
- Title
- Behind the Curtain
- Author
- John Gunther
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Date Published
- 1949
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....