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The Gray Flannel Shroud
by Slesar, Henry
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
Newton, Massachusetts, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Random House, 1959. Book Club Edition, BCE 8vo size pink hardcover with dust jacket; 212 lightly toned deckle edge pages with green topstain From jacket: "On a thin strip of concrete in New York City, not even visible from outer space, lies a tiny, influential thoroughfare called Madison Avenue...the street of superlatives became the scene of the ultimate crime - murder! But Dave Robbins didn't have to get involved. He could have followed the advice of Max Theringer, crime reporter..." Jacket spine is slightly darkened, has some small abrasions and teeny chip at top; half inch tear at back top; edgewear and some light soil to back of jacket, small bump to bottom of book. . Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Seller
- Charity Bookstall
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 006011
- Title
- The Gray Flannel Shroud
- Author
- Slesar, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- mystery; Book Club edition; New York City; Murder mystery;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery, Detective;
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Biblio member since 2005
Newton, Massachusetts
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Deckle edge
- Deckle edge is the feathered edge of a page. Traditionally and historically, this was a side effect of the process of making...
- 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....
- 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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