Author Unknown
by Dane, Clemence and Simpson, Helen
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Book VG: shelf wear to boards and spine, toning to endpapers, text clean, binding tight/DJ Poor: rear flap missing, half of spine missing, heavy age wear, chipping with loss, spine sunned, not clipped ($2.00). portio
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Cosmopolitan Book Company, 1930. first U.S. edition. hardcover. Book VG: shelf wear to boards and spine, toning to endpapers, text clean, binding tight/DJ Poor: rear flap missing, half of spine missing, heavy age wear, chipping with loss, spine sunned, not clipped ($2.00). portions present are under protective mylar cover.. 12mo 321pp. first US edition. mystery by author of "Enter Sir John." From front flap: "As with "Enter Sir John," mystery is the choice condiment of this Clemence Dane-Helen Simpson novel, but it's not allowed to be the whole dish." very scarce copy of collectible vintage mystery novel, especially in DJ. #02075.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2014
- Title
- Author Unknown
- Author
- Dane, Clemence and Simpson, Helen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Book VG: shelf wear to boards and spine, toning to endpapers, text clean, binding tight
- Jacket Condition
- DJ Poor: rear flap missing, half of spine missing, heavy age wear, chipping with loss, spine sunned, not clipped ($2.00). portio
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first U.S. edition
- Publisher
- Cosmopolitan Book Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- mystery, fiction, first edition
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About the Seller
Matthew's Books LLC
Biblio member since 2023
Chattanooga, Tennessee
About Matthew's Books LLC
small online used bookstore based in Chattanooga, TN. Little bit of everything, but lots of modern first editions.
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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....