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The Black Marble
by Wambaugh, Joseph
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 044000523X
- ISBN 13
- 9780440005230
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Delacorte Press, 1978. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good+. Thriller set inside the elite world of dog shows in moneyed Pasadena, southern California, drawing on the author's long history in the region as both a member of LAPD & a resident of Los Angeles. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1978, this hardcover has black cloth-covered boards lettered in gilt to spine. Condition is VG-: completely clean inside, with slight discoloration/dust dulling to outside page edges. Binding strong & square, pages white & unmarked. Rubbing to upper & lower extremities. The unclipped DJ is VG+, downgraded due to slight chipping to head of spine & darkening to extremities. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on orders received Weekdays before 2 pm (Pacific); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023136
- Title
- The Black Marble
- Author
- Wambaugh, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 044000523X
- ISBN 13
- 9780440005230
- Publisher
- Delacorte Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- POLICE DOG SHOWS CRIME FICTION SIGNED DOGNAPPING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SOCAL CRIMINAL PASADENA SATIRE kidnapping
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Horror;
Terms of Sale
Gargoyle Books
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- 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...
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