ABEL, BAKER, CHARLEY
by Maxim, John R
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A very good plus copy, upper corner bumped, spotting to fore-edge in a very good dust jacket, a few tiny closed tears, shelf wea
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1983. First edition. A very good plus copy, upper corner bumped, spotting to fore-edge in a very good dust jacket, a few tiny closed tears, shelf wear and rubbing to spine ends. (12606). Octavo, cloth backed boards. The author's first book. Psychological thriller novel.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12606
- Title
- ABEL, BAKER, CHARLEY
- Author
- Maxim, John R
- Book Condition
- Used - A very good plus copy, upper corner bumped, spotting to fore-edge in a very good dust jacket, a few tiny closed tears, shelf wea
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- Mystery
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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