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The Tiger in the Smoke (The Franklin Library of Mystery Masterpieces)
by Allingham, Margery
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
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About This Item
Franklin Library, 1990. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hunt, Scott W. [xii], 288pp [ii]. Bound in full buckram, blocked, lettered and embellished in gilt gold, three raised bands to spine. All edges gilded with 22 karat gold. Decorated endpapers. Double spread frontispiece illustration by Scott W Hunt. Printed on high quality, acid free paper (so the pages will not brown over time) and pages sewn in rather than glued. A truly, gorgeously handsome volume, designed to become an heirloom. A large and heavy volume which may require an additional charge for overseas shipping. The Franklin Library designed and bound books with unsurpassed skill in achieving a premium-quality product: each is 'a wonder', in the finest traditions of bookbinding. The Franklin Library, before its demise in 2000, produced books to various different standards in various different series: it can be hard, for instance, to distinguish between its genuine leather and faux-leather bindings, and some volumes came with silk moire endpapers rather than paper. We see may dealers' listings giving incorrect or ambiguous information (or none), so advise Franklin Library collector's to be care. There's a guide to Franklin Library editions and their identification on our blog.
Synopsis
Margaret Allingham was a prolific writer who sold her first story at age eight and published her first novel before turning 20. Allingham went on to become one of the pre-eminent writers who helped bring the detective story to maturity in the 1920s and 1930s.
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- Bookseller
- BookAddiction
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002484
- Title
- The Tiger in the Smoke (The Franklin Library of Mystery Masterpieces)
- Author
- Allingham, Margery
- Illustrator
- Hunt, Scott W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Franklin Library
- Date Published
- 1990
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- leather, frankin library, franklin library of mystery masterpieces
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- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....
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