New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. 216 p. 21 cm. Sound and square with cloth backed spine and paper covered boards. Light wear to the corners and a bit rubbed along the bottom edges. Moisture stain on top edge of the text block. Inside pages are clean and unmarked, with some age toning. Dustjacket has edge wear, heavier to the corners and spine ends. A few tiny edge tears and a couple of creases. Back side of spine is darkened. Rear white panel has rubbing. It is not price clipped. A Harper novel of Suspense. .

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Bookseller: Homeward Bound Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2271
Title: Beacon in the Night
Author: Ballinger, Bill
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1958
Bookseller catalogs: Mysteries;

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Homeward Bound Books is an online bookshop operated from our home in the Municipality of Port Hope, Ontario. We specialize in children's and illustrated books – collectible and reading copies; and local histories, particularly for Ontario. We also stock a selection of collectable mystery fiction, ephemera, and any other titles we find interesting or unusual. We have thousands of books yet to be catalogued. So, please contact us to be added to our client list, and we will let you know when we have books of interest to you. It is our pleasure to send books homeward bound -- from our shelves to yours.

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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....
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