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Washington Whispers Murder
by Ford, Leslie
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair to Good
- Seller
-
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953. Book. Illus. by Daniel Schwartz (cover illustration). Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Pseudonym of Zenith Jones Brown. A Colonel Primrose mystery, in which our gentleman detective solves a murder involving "Senate investigating committees, the hidden lives of men high in the government, and the question of corruption" (not sure how many of the corrupt guys with hidden lives are named Donald). Scribner's "A", grey cloth w/red spine lettering, 194 pages. Slightly cocked, moderately worn corners/spine ends, previous owner's name/date/city on first end paper, in soiled dust jacket w/edgewear all around, chipping/short edge tears, scrapes/abrasions to spine, previous owner's signature to top left corner of front panel, moderately sunned spine..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Augustine Funnell Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019464
- Title
- Washington Whispers Murder
- Author
- Ford, Leslie
- Illustrator
- Daniel Schwartz (cover illustration)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair to Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- NOISBN, politics, crime, Colonel Primrose, politicians, corruption Senators
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery--Suspense--Thriller (hardcover);
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Fredericton, New Brunswick
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- 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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