THE BLUE DOOR : MURDER, MYSTERY, DETECTION IN TEN THRILL-PACKED NOVELETTES
by Starrett, Vincent
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Garden City: The Crime Club, by Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo; First edition; G-/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, black with red print; Boards in black cloth with red print, cocked spine, wear to corners and spine caps, shelfwear, blemish to rear; Text block has red-tinted top edge, cracked front hinge, intermittent spine breaks, small tear to edge of front pastedown, name in ink on front flyleaf, small stain to top edge of title page and to fore edge of contents page, small tear to fore edge of rear flyleaf, mild age-toning to paper; 345 pages.
NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #2. 1324460. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1324460
- Title
- THE BLUE DOOR : MURDER, MYSTERY, DETECTION IN TEN THRILL-PACKED NOVELETTES
- Author
- Starrett, Vincent
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- The Crime Club, by Doubleday, Doran & Company
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1930
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