United Kingdom: Collins, 1935. VERY SCARCE ! *** Signed gift inscription from the author on front fep *** Burgundy cloth with silver gilt lettering to spine. Title lettering remains sharp and legible. Corners a little bumped. A little cocked and with significant foxing to edge of text block and some spotting internally. A sound copy in about good condition with all pages well bound. A RARE SIGNED FIRST EDITION SYDNEY HORLER BOOK !. Signed by Author. First Edition. Good/No Jacket. FIRST EDITION.

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Bookseller: The Rare Book Shelf (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001512
Title: The Lessing Murder Case
Author: Sydney Horler
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Collins
Place of Publication: United Kingdom
Date Published: 1935

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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....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
Cocked: Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
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