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The D.A. Takes a Chance (A Perry Mason Mystery)
by Gardner, Erle Stanley
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Roslyn, New York: William Morrow & Compnay Inc., 1948. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Lofgren, Charles . Not a Perry Mason, but book #8 of only 9 titles in the author's Doug Selby series. Orig. serialized in the Saturday Evening Post, this is the 1948 FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from Wm. Morrow, with DJ design by Charles Lofgren. Hardcover 8vo has gray cloth-covered boards with red lettering & design to spine. Condition is Good: generally quite clean, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white & unmarked, but pages 225/26 & 27/28 were torn & taped. Heavy rubbing to lower extremities & corner bumping. The unclipped DJ (with orig. $2.50 price intact) is only Fair, downgraded due to dampstaining which mainly impacts the back cover & verso; front image is clean. Chipping & creasing all around; protected now in new clear mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023444
- Title
- The D.A. Takes a Chance (A Perry Mason Mystery)
- Author
- Gardner, Erle Stanley
- Illustrator
- Lofgren, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing 1st Printing
- Publisher
- William Morrow & Compnay Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Roslyn, New York
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- PERRY MASON DETECTIVE BOOK CLUB HARDBOILED FICTION MYSTERIES MYSTERY LAWYER
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Horror;
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La Mesa, California
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Glossary
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Fair
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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