THE MEN WHO EXPLAINED MIRACLES: Six Short Stories and a Novelette.
by CARR, John Dickson
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London,: Hamish Hamilton,, 1964 1st. edn. Hardback in unclipped, protected dustwrapper. pp192. Orig. olive cloth, bright gilt to spine, bumped to tail, with unusual fading to the spine insofar as the design from the d/w is faintly visible where it allowed light through! Top edges a tad dusty with neat date to fep, o/w VG+ in VG d/w, distinctive design by Biro, with 1 small closed tear to bottom of rear panel & at top of the rear foldover. Slight abrasion to head & tail of spine. Please ask for a scan to assess.
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- Bookseller
- Russell Needham Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4342
- Title
- THE MEN WHO EXPLAINED MIRACLES: Six Short Stories and a Novelette.
- Author
- CARR, John Dickson
- Illustrator
- BIRO, B.S. - Dustwrapper.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton,
- Place of Publication
- London,
- Date Published
- 1964
Terms of Sale
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Russell Needham Books
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Taunton, Somerset
About Russell Needham Books
An eclectic collection of books with an accent on the spiritual/mystical/modern first editions etc.
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- VG
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- Cloth
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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...
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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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Dustwrapper
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