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The Big Knockover. Selected Stories and Short Novels.: Edited and with an Introduction by Lillian Hellman.
by HAMMETT, Dashiell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Random House,, 1956. First edition, first impression. Octavo. Original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, top edge green. With dust jacket. A fine copy in very good jacket with a short split to the head of the spine panel repaired with tape to the verso.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 143415
- Title
- The Big Knockover. Selected Stories and Short Novels.
- Author
- HAMMETT, Dashiell
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York: Random House,
- Date Published
- 1956
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Spine
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- Verso
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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