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THE TEN PAINS OF DEATH
by Maxwell, Gavin
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good/good
- Seller
-
San Pedro, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1960. First American Edition. Cloth. Very good/good. [x], 272p. Cover corners scuffed, jacket scraped on front and flap folds scraped with chips to edges and spine sunned. Jacket subtitle, "a vivid portrait of the people of modern Sicily," only hints at the unflinching view of the people and their lives presented by Maxwell. 8 leaves of b&w photo plates. (8-5/8"x5-7/8")
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- Bookseller
- Champ & Mabel Collectibles
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- H12889
- Title
- THE TEN PAINS OF DEATH
- Author
- Maxwell, Gavin
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1960
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Italy Sicily Social Life Customs History 20th Century
- Bookseller catalogs
- EUROPE;
Terms of Sale
Champ & Mabel Collectibles
Check or money order in U.S. funds. Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover credit card payment accepted. Payment also accepted through PayPal.
Returns accepted if book is not as described.
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California residents add 9% sales tax or supply seller's permit number.
Gayle Williamson is the owner of Champ & Mabel Collectibles, which is registered with the State of California and City of Los Angeles and permitted by the Los Angeles Police Commission (LAPD). Champ & Mabel Collectibles can be contacted by mail at: P.O. Box 741, San Pedro, California 90733; by phone at 310.833.8629 (landline); by email at info@champandmabel.com.
About the Seller
Champ & Mabel Collectibles
Biblio member since 2007
San Pedro, California
About Champ & Mabel Collectibles
Champ & Mabel Collectibles has been selling secondhand books online since 1998.
We have a general collection of 20th and 21st century fiction and nonfiction with an emphasis on American history (focusing on California).
We have a general collection of 20th and 21st century fiction and nonfiction with an emphasis on American history (focusing on California).
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- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
- Cloth
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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