Verdict of Twelve
by Postgate, Raymond
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good to Very Good/Good to Very Good
- Seller
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Triangle Books/Blakiston Company, 1944. Book. Good to Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Triangle edition.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A story "not only a direct and intriguing account of the trial of a woman accused of murder by poisoning, but also the several stories of men and women whose pat lives strongly affected their judgement. One was a religious fanatic. Two were women who had known what murder can mean. Two were old men with nothing in common but their age. One had gone through much to achieve a position which he was determined to protect. All, for their own individual reasons, reacted to the evidence in a way which influenced the verdict." Light brown cloth, 273 pages. A bit cocked, mild edgewear, tiny bits of paper stuck to bottom cover edges where dust jacket edge was lightly stuck, Christmas sticker and gift inscription to front end paper, the usual Triangle toned pages, in lightly edgeworn dust jacket w/lightly sunned spine, 3/8" tear to bottom right spine edge, moderate general wear. Dust jacket in protective mylar sleeve..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Augustine Funnell Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012921
- Title
- Verdict of Twelve
- Author
- Postgate, Raymond
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good to Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good to Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Triangle edition.
- Publisher
- Triangle Books/Blakiston Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1944
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- NOISBN, TRIAL, TRIALS, JURY, JURIES, MURDER, POISONERS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery--Suspense--Thriller (hardcover);
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Fredericton, New Brunswick
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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...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...