ASSIGNMENT-MADELEINE
by Aarons, Edward S
- Used
- Condition
- Some mild rubbing, mild age darkening to text paper, a fine copy, unread. (26700)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, Inc., [1958 i.e. 1964]. Later edition. Some mild rubbing, mild age darkening to text paper, a fine copy, unread. (26700). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Gold Medal d1661. First published as GM 799. C.I.A. agent Sam Durell. Bill Pronzini writing of the Sam Durell novels "Despite all the violence and melodrama...[the] Durell novels are compulsive reading. Aarons was an accomplished writer, with excellent descriptive abilities...and an expert sense of narrative pacing." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, p. 1. Hubin, p. 1.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26700
- Title
- ASSIGNMENT-MADELEINE
- Author
- Aarons, Edward S
- Book Condition
- Used - Some mild rubbing, mild age darkening to text paper, a fine copy, unread. (26700)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later edition
- Publisher
- Fawcett Publications, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Greenwich, CT
- Date Published
- [1958 i.e. 1964]
- Keywords
- Mystery . Paperback
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...