DEAD WEIGHT
by Frank Kane
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Los Angeles , California, United States
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About This Item
[FRANK KANE]. DEAD WEIGHT. Dell Book, New York, 1953 (1951). First Edition, First printing. True first edition paperback Dell #665 with the original 25 cent price on the front cover.Condition: VG. Appears unread, creases, rubbing to spine, edge wear, book creases to cover extremities typical of vintage paperbacks of this age otherwise barely read, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Book store stamp and one inch tear on right lower corner of the introduction page. Featuring protagonist P.I. Johnny Liddell, this is the fifth novel in the series. Cover art by William George. Classic hard-boiled detective pulp fiction first edition, vintage paperback original, collectible. 192 pgs. 16mo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Astro Trader Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1000-885
- Title
- DEAD WEIGHT
- Author
- Frank Kane
- Illustrator
- William George
- Format/Binding
- Softcover / Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Dell
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Pages
- 192
- Size
- 16mo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Frank Kane, William George
- Bookseller catalogs
- Pulp Fiction; Mystery / Crime Detective;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Astro Trader Books
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Los Angeles , California
About Astro Trader Books
Astro Trader Books was founded in 2010 selling camera manuals, then branched into antiquarian, modern firsts, science fiction, fantasy, horror genres and pulp fiction.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.