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Death in Five Boxes
by Carter Dickson
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
UK: Heinemann, 1938. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Death in Five Boxes by Carter Dickson First Edition Heinemann 1938. A fine copy with a small contemporary gift inscription to corner of ffep. Contents and edges unblemished. Covers have no bumping to corners or rubbing to gilt lettering, which has remained bold. In original, bright, Youngman Carter designed near fine dust jacket. Not clipped and correctly priced at 7/6.
Synopsis
Death in Five Boxes is a mystery novel by the American writer John Dickson Carr (1906-1977), who published it under the name of Carter Dickson. It is a whodunnit and features the series detective Sir Henry Merrivale and his associate, Scotland Yard's Chief Inspector Humphrey Masters.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Brought to Book Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006903
- Title
- Death in Five Boxes
- Author
- Carter Dickson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1938
- Weight
- 1.43 lbs
- Keywords
- Death in Five Boxes by Carter Dickson First Edition Heinemann 1938
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Brought to Book Ltd
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London, Greater London
About Brought to Book Ltd
Founded by Adam and Justin Lay, Brought to Book Ltd offers rare and collectible titles from the more interesting and entertaining corners of the book world.
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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
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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