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The Keys of Death
by Sims, George
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Tan cloth. Fine in fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author. Bookplate of Alan Anderson
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About This Item
[London]: Macmillan, 1982. First edition. 189 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Tan cloth. Fine in fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author. Bookplate of Alan Anderson. First edition. 189 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed. Inscribed by the author on the flyleaf, to his old friend Alan Anderson, printer of the Tragara Press: "for Alan and Jennie, an odd tale without a happy ending, G"
Antiquarian bookseller and crime novelist George Sims (1923-1999) regularly commissioned presswork, including catalogues and private editions, from the Edinburgh fine press operated by Alan Anderson. Manuscript dealer David J. Holmes published the memoir by Sims, The Rare Book Game, and its sequels.
AN EXCELLENT ASSOCIATION. Keating, Crime & Mystery, The 100 Best Books, 65 (note). Provenance: Alan Anderson; David Holmes
Antiquarian bookseller and crime novelist George Sims (1923-1999) regularly commissioned presswork, including catalogues and private editions, from the Edinburgh fine press operated by Alan Anderson. Manuscript dealer David J. Holmes published the memoir by Sims, The Rare Book Game, and its sequels.
AN EXCELLENT ASSOCIATION. Keating, Crime & Mystery, The 100 Best Books, 65 (note). Provenance: Alan Anderson; David Holmes
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 365255
- Title
- The Keys of Death
- Author
- Sims, George
- Format/Binding
- 189 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Tan cloth. Fine in fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author. Bookplate of Alan Anderson
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- [London]
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- Detective Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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