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The Ability to Kill and Other Pieces
by Ambler, Eric
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: The Bodley Head, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped (16s net), pulling to the laminate. Red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. The rare first state with the essay discussing the John Bodkin Adams case.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9908
- Title
- The Ability to Kill and Other Pieces
- Author
- Ambler, Eric
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- Murder, True Crime
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Based in the far northwest reaches of the Chicago suburbs, Carpetbagger Books specializes in literary fiction and modern firsts. Inventory is updated weekly, if not more frequently, so browse often. If you are after something particular, don't hesitate to communicate: not all inventory is uploaded online.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Cloth
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- 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....
- 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...
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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