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Last Seen Wearing
by Dexter, Colin
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: St. Martin's, 1976. First American Edition. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. First American edition of Last Seen Wearing by Colin Dexter.. Octavo, 287pp, [1]. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spine. Stated "First published in the United States of America in 1976" on copyright page. Solid text block, label remnant on front free endpaper, bumped top edge of spine, otherwise fine. In the publisher's dust jacket, $7.95 retail price on front flap, light wear and toning to top edge. Vibrantly illustrated near fine jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14366
- Title
- Last Seen Wearing
- Author
- Dexter, Colin
- Illustrator
- First American edition of Last Seen Wearing by Colin Dexter.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- St. Martin's
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- Silent World of Nicholas Quinn, Last Bus to Woodstock, Neighbourhood Watch, Last Seen Wearing first edition, Colin Dexter first edition, Colin Dexter signed book
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About the Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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- Copyright page
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
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