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The Affair at Flower Acres
by Wells, Carolyn
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Toronto: Doubleday, Doran and Company (Canada) Ltd., 1936. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Canadian edition.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A Pennington Wise mystery, this one finding our famous sleuth attempting to unravel the mystery of murder at a country estate where invited guests and household members willing assume responsibility for the death in order to protect someone else. Green cloth w/black lettering to front cover/spine, 284 pages. Spine cocked, a bit of wear to corners/spine ends, edges tanned/soiled, glue stains to pastedowns/end papers, in weary dust jacket w/rubbing, impressions, edge tears, chipping, bottom 1.5" of spine torn off, spine sunned, general wear. Jacket now in protective mylar sleeve. An uncommon edition in any condition. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Augustine Funnell Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018862
- Title
- The Affair at Flower Acres
- Author
- Wells, Carolyn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Canadian edition.
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran and Company (Canada) Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1936
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- NOISBN, murder, Pennington Wise, killers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery--Suspense--Thriller (hardcover);
Terms of Sale
Augustine Funnell Books
Postage extra. All items returnable within seven days of receipt for full refund if received by us in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Augustine Funnell Books
Biblio member since 2003
Fredericton, New Brunswick
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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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