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Question of Loyalty (Harper Sealed Mystery with Publisher's Seal Intact, First Edition)
by Freeling, Nicolas (1927-2003)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Harper and Row, 1963. First American Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Blue paper over boards with quarter bound black cloth spine, title stamped in silver onto spine, publishers device stamped in silver at foot of upper board, 8vo (8-1/4 inches tall), pp. 211, stated "FIRST EDITION" on copyright page. Heel of spine softened, trace of foxing to top edge of text block. DJ front flap with a pencil erasure under price, two short closed tears at top of rear panel. Yellow wrap-around band lightly toned at flap edges and spine. A late issue Harper Sealed Mystery, with the tissue seal still unbroken. The third in the Van der Valk series and originally published in England by Gollancz under the title Guns Before Butter in 1963, before being published by Harper in 1964. The New York Times named Question of Loyalty as one of the best 14 thrillers of 1964 and was selected by the Crime Club (England) as a second place prize winner. Freeling also wrote one novel (Valparaiso) in 1964 under the pseudonym 'F.R.E. Nicolas'. Ref. Hubin, P. 305, Berch, addendum.
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- Bookseller
- Harropian Books, IOBA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 617
- Title
- Question of Loyalty (Harper Sealed Mystery with Publisher's Seal Intact, First Edition)
- Author
- Freeling, Nicolas (1927-2003)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Harper and Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1963
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- Modern First Editions;
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Harropian Books is an online bookseller offering a diverse selection of antiquarian, collectible, rare and out of print items. Our focus is on the interesting & unusual, covering all fields. ***** We are a member of the IOBA (Independent Online Booksellers Association) and have attended the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (2011), Rare Book School in Virginia (2014 - Developing Collections ; 2016 - The History of Printed Book Illustration in the West), London Rare Book School (2021 - The History of Maps and Mapping) and Gwain Weaver Art Conservation (2019 - Care and Identification of Photographs).
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