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THE MURDERER INVISIBLE
by Wylie, Philip
- Used
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine dust jacket, with a small closed tear to upper front panel at spine fold, touch of shelf wear to extremiti
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar & Rinehart Incorporated, Publishers, [1931]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket, with a small closed tear to upper front panel at spine fold, touch of shelf wear to extremities. Uncommon. (11265). Octavo, pp. [1-6] [1-2] 3-314, original orange cloth stamped in dark blue. Mystery and science fiction novel of a man who can turn himself invisible and seeks to rule the world. Wylie freely admits indebtedness to Wells' novel The Invisible Man (which Wylie, unaccredited, helped write the screenplay for the 1933 film). Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 835. In 333. Bleiler (1978), p. 213. Reginald 15693. Hubin (1994) p. 882.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11265
- Title
- THE MURDERER INVISIBLE
- Author
- Wylie, Philip
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket, with a small closed tear to upper front panel at spine fold, touch of shelf wear to extremiti
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Farrar & Rinehart Incorporated, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1931]
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- SF . Mystery
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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