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Death Paints a Picture
by Miles Burton
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Collins, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Published for the Crime Club by Collins; London, 1960. Hardcover. First Edition. A Good, red cloth binding with black lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, slightly cocked, some age toning to pages, bit of rubbing along board edges, mild scattered foxing to text block edges, damage to bottom front and rear board corner (possible heat damage but not burned), mild scattered foxing to pastedowns and endpapers, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, mild spine fade, bit of scattered foxing to verso panels and flaps, Dust wrapper. A good, overall clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]., 192pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 111111112941
- Title
- Death Paints a Picture
- Author
- Miles Burton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Collins
- Date Published
- 1960
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Lavendier Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- Flap(s)
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- First Edition
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