The Name of Action
by Greene, Graham
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A couple of small sunned spots on spine, very light upper spine wear, else VG to VG+ in a good, price-clipped Dust Jacket with a
- Seller
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Hulls Cove, Maine, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Doubleday, Doran, 1931. First American Edition. hardcover. A couple of small sunned spots on spine, very light upper spine wear, else VG to VG+ in a good, price-clipped Dust Jacket with an internal spine hole, and spine chipped and faded with lettering barely readable. Very uncommon; the author's second mystery. Only 1000 copies were printed in the US. Greene refused to allow the book to be reprinted. Extremely uncommon title
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mystery Cove Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 102067
- Title
- The Name of Action
- Author
- Greene, Graham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - A couple of small sunned spots on spine, very light upper spine wear, else VG to VG+ in a good, price-clipped Dust Jacket with a
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1931
Terms of Sale
Mystery Cove Book Shop
All major credit cards, check/money order, Paypal accepted. All books returnable for any reason within two weeks.
About the Seller
Mystery Cove Book Shop
Biblio member since 2004
Hulls Cove, Maine
About Mystery Cove Book Shop
Mystery Cove Bookshop overlooking the ocean in lovely Hulls Cove Maine, just three miles from downtown Bar Harbor and on the edge of Acadia National Park. Open year round, Tuesday through Saturday 11am to 5pm. We have books in all subjects including books of local interest, children's literature, history & biography, science fiction & fantasy, plus a strong collection of crime, mystery and detective fiction.
Glossary
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...