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The Black Rabbit by Tom Macdonald - 1948

by Tom Macdonald

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The Black Rabbit by Tom Macdonald - 1948

The Black Rabbit

by Tom Macdonald

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London: Hurst & Blackett, 1948. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 12mo. ND, presumed 1st and only edition [1948, WorldCat]. A superb copy of this exceptionally scarce crime novel, billed as "a drama of hate and sex and murder". All in VG internal order. Orange boards with smart black titling a little bumped. Unclipped d/j features a few small chips and tears as well as tape repairs to reverse which are generally well executed and only faintly visible from exterior, but is still rated 'fair' as a result. Minor fading to spine. 12mo. 212pp

  • Bookseller Independent bookstores GB (GB)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
  • Jacket Condition Fair
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Hurst & Blackett
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1948
  • Pages 212
  • Size 12mo
  • Size 12mo

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Ronald Rabbit is a Dirty Old Man (signed 1st)
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Ronald Rabbit is a Dirty Old Man (signed 1st)

by Block, Lawrence

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1st printing
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First edition 1st printing, Good to Very Good book with light edge wear, starting at title page, spine lightly pushed top and bottom and very slight bump top front corner, in Very Good dust jacket that is price clipped, edge and corner wear with couple spots of very slight loss, several small creases along edges, mild sun fade on spine and some over write incisions front cover that do not penetrate the mylar, a classic signed by Block on the title page.
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The Loose Screw

The Loose Screw

by Hammond, Gerald

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Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket soiled and lightly tattered, pages toned.
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First Edition
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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London: Hodder & Stoughton. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket soiled and lightly tattered, pages . toned.. 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. The prolific mystery author's second book, featuring an auto racing detective, Beau Pepys, that chronologically precedes the storyline in Hammond's first published novel, Fred in Situ. Stamp of literary agent Curtis Brown on front free endpaper and title page. Jacket art by Peter Calcott. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages .
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The Accident Ward Mystery

The Accident Ward Mystery

by Truax, Rhoda

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Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Boards lightly rubbed, jacket toned and edgeworn.
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First Edition
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Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Boards lightly rubbed, jacket toned and . edgeworn.. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Gray cloth binding. Dramatic jacket art by Samuel H. Bryant of doctor in scrubs being threatened by shadow of hand with knife. Vintage mystery about Dr. Alan Spaulding who finds a "derelict" with his throat cut and a pocketful of cash who dies before the young doctor can get him to the hospital. Decorative bookseller label on front pastedown endpaper. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 315 pages .
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Twilight at Dawn First Edition Hardback in Dustjacket

Twilight at Dawn First Edition Hardback in Dustjacket

by Murray, Max

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1st Edition
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Hardcover
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BRIGHTON, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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London: Michael Joseph, 1957. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition hardback in original Donald Green dust jacket , a near fine book in very good dustjacket. Book has no inscriptions , no spine lean , no tears to pages , usual page toning with age and offsetting to endpapers , top spine tip pushed, in nice looking jacket that is not faded ,not price-clipped showing 13s 6d , minor toning with age , minor wear to spine tips and corners , reinforced on verso to one closed tear by tape , not a remainder , not an ex-library copy. All orders are sent in removable dust jacket plastic , bubble-wrapped and in a strong box . We are a full time Independent bookseller established in 1999..
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Death Of An Intruder first edition hardback in dustjacket
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Death Of An Intruder first edition hardback in dustjacket

by Tyre, Nedra

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1st Edition
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Hardcover
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BRIGHTON, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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London: Collins, 1954. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition hardback in original Beytagh designed dustjacket , Book has no inscriptions , no spine lean , no tears to pages , usual page toning with age , offsetting to endpapers , minor foxing to prelims, in jacket that is not faded , not price-clipped showing 8s 6d net on flap , toned with age ,no tears ,no wear ,not faded. not a remainder , not an ex-library copy. All orders are sent in quality inert removable dust jacket plastic, bubble-wrapped and in a strong box. We are a full time Independent bookseller established in 1999..
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Suicide Hill
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Suicide Hill

by Ellroy, James

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Signed and inscribed 1st printing
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Hardcover
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First edition 1st printing, Very Good, apparently unread, book with light bump bottom edge back board, light water stain or fade bottom edge cloth backing, and a number of light gray spots top page edges,  and some light soiling page edges; in a Very Good jacket with light edge wear, mild rubbing on both panels, and a slight sun fade on spine. The third Lloyd Hopkins mystery. This copy has been signed by Ellroy on the front end page and generically inscribed: Dear Reader – Death was a thrill on Suicide Hill.
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The Loose Screw

The Loose Screw

by Hammond, Gerald

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Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket soiled and lightly tattered, pages toned.
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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London: Hodder & Stoughton. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket soiled and lightly tattered, pages . toned.. 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. The prolific mystery author's second book, featuring an auto racing detective, Beau Pepys, that chronologically precedes the storyline in Hammond's first published novel, Fred in Situ. Stamp of literary agent Curtis Brown on front free endpaper and title page. Jacket art by Peter Calcott. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages .
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DEATH TURNS A TRICK (SIGNED)

DEATH TURNS A TRICK (SIGNED)

by SMITH, Julie

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The book is fine. The dust jacket shows minimal rubbing at the top of the spine.
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The Angry Dream First Edition Hardback in Dustjacket
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The Angry Dream First Edition Hardback in Dustjacket

by Brewer, Gil

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Condition
Used - Very Good
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Very Good
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1st Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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BRIGHTON, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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New York: Mystery House, 1957. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition hardback in original Ric Binkley designed dustjacket , near fine Book has no inscriptions , no spine lean , no tears to pages , usual page toning with age , no offsetting to endpapers , no foxing , minor pushing to lower spine tip and 2 small closed nicks , in jacket that is not faded , no tears , not price-clipped showing $2.75 on flap , toned with age , wear to corners and spine tips , couple small closed nicks and chips missing , not a remainder , not an ex-library copy. All orders are sent in quality inert removable dust jacket plastic , bubble-wrapped and in a strong box . We are a full time Independent bookseller established in 1999..
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Vidocq The Personal Memoirs of the First Great Detective first Edition Hardback in Original...

Vidocq The Personal Memoirs of the First Great Detective first Edition Hardback in Original Dustjacket

by Rich, Edwin Gile

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Used - Fine
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Very Good
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1st Edition
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Hardcover
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BRIGHTON, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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A$107.79

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New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1935. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First US edition hardback in original Cosimini designed dustjacket , states copyright 1935 on verso title page , dated 1935 bottom title page , 433pp, black boards with yellow spine etc black titles to spine , no inscriptions other tha name and date 1938 on front endpaper , no spine lean , no tears to pages , corners are sharp , spine tips are sharp , usual page toning with age , no foxing , in original jacket that is not spine faded , not price-clipped showing $3.00 on flap , spine tips , edges and corners rubbed , spine , back panel and flaps are toned with age , toned on verso , several small closed tears to edges , spine tip at top reinforced on verso by paper, a scarce title in original jacket , not a remainder , not an ex-library copy. All orders are sent in quality inert removable dust jacket plastic , bubble-wrapped and in a strong box . We are a full time Independent bookseller established in 1999..
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The Black Rabbit   Pbfa

The Black Rabbit Pbfa

by Macdonald Tom

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Very Good
Edition
unknown
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Hardcover
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Buxton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
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London: Hurst & Blackett, 1945. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. unknown. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Firm Read Condition - Undated Believed To Be First Edition Of Circa 1945 - No Signatures, Inscriptions Or Notations Discovered. Not Illustrated. Slight Cocking Of Spine And Faint Age Tanning - Foxing To Page Edges. Orange Hard Card Cover With Black Titled Spine - Some Slight Wear. Unclipped Jacket With Slight Edge Wear And Small Missing Nicks..
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Godshot (SIGNED) (FIRST)
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Godshot (SIGNED) (FIRST)

by Bieker, Chelsea

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Near Fine
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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2020 - 1st ed ("1" in number line) - SIGNED by author on the title page - "Godshot is the kind of book you find yourself thinking about incessantly." - Kristen Arnett - book: near fine - dj: near fine - dj in protective mylar sleeve"Drought has settled on the town of Peaches, California. The area of the Central Valley where fourteen–year–old Lacey May and her alcoholic mother live was once an agricultural paradise. Now it's an environmental disaster, a place of cracked earth and barren raisin farms. In their desperation, residents have turned to a cult leader named Pastor Vern for guidance. He promises, through secret "assignments," to bring the rain everybody is praying for.Lacey has no reason to doubt the pastor. But then her life explodes in a single unimaginable act of abandonment: her mother, exiled from the community for her sins, leaves Lacey and runs off with a man she barely knows. Abandoned and distraught, Lacey May moves in with her widowed grandma, Cherry, who is more concerned with… Read More
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
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The Mystery of the Blue Train

by Agatha Christie

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Paperback
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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New York: Pocket Book edition, 1966, 20th printing. Pocket Book 50447. Vintage pulp fiction paperback, x, [2], 194pp., advert., cover price 50 cents.. Very Good Condition with bright cover page. Slight cover and spine creasing. There are bumped corners, and signs of shelf wear, top right corner of cover with slight crease and lower edges of cover worn. Pages are unmarked. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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Kill Petrosino!

Kill Petrosino!

by Nolan, Frederick

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Near Fine
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First Edition
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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780213165178
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0213165171
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Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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London: Arthur Barker Ltd. 1st Edition, 1975 ----------hardcover, with dust jacket. The book, in black boards with orange lettering and design to the spine, is an unblemished near fine copy. The unclipped jacket has light wear to the front panel top edge and spine extremities, and is almost near fine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books.
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Dolores Claiborne

Dolores Claiborne

by Stephen King

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First
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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780670844524
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0670844527
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First Edition. (1993) Hardcover with d.j. Fine with near fine dust jacket. D.J. has slight curl on top edge and light rubbing on back. No worn edges. Tight binding with clean, sharp pages. No markings. 305 pages. Dolores Claiborne is a psychological thriller novel. The novel is narrated by the title character. Atypically for a King novel, it has no chapters, double-spacing between paragraphs, or other section breaks; thus the text is a single continuous narrative which reads like the transcription of a spoken monologue. This book is dedicated to King's mother: "For my mother, Ruth Pillsbury King."
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Pearson, Ridley (as Reardon, Joyce) | Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Pearson, Ridley (as Reardon, Joyce) | Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, The | Signed First Edition Copy

by Pearson, Ridley (as Reardon, Joyce)

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Hardcover
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9780786868018
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0786868015
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Hyperion, 2001. hardcover. New. Author Signed Hardcover Book. 2001 NY: Hyperion First edition, first printing, fine, no dust jacket as issued, signed by the author. This is a collectible book free from material defects. Jacket covering services are available for a small fee.
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And Four To Go
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And Four To Go: A Nero Wolfe Foursome

by Rex Stout

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Acceptable
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First
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This book is in very good condition except for the dust jacket. It is in acceptable condition THe dust Jacket is worn, torn and fading. The previous owner's name is written at the top of the first page.Four Nero Wolfe novels in miniature, published in book form for the first time. Christmas Party, Easter Parade, Fourth of July Picnic and Murder is no Joke. There is a marking on the first page.
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A Is For Alibi

A Is For Alibi

by Sue Grafton

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9780805013344
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0805013342
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1982. Fine. Book Club Edition. Hardcover and dust jacket. D.j. is near fine with slight wear on top binding edge. Inside flap d.j has slight creases. Cover is smooth, unblemished, no tears, nicks or worn corners. Hardcover, as new, black boards with gilt lettering on spine. Tight binding, sharp, clean pages. No markings. (Actual photo) A flawless copy. 208 pages. "A" Is for Alibi is crime writer Sue Grafton's first mystery novel in the Kinsey Millhone "Alphabet mystery" series, first published in 1982.
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Noose, The
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Noose, The

by MacDonald, Philip

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Collins White Circle Pocket Edition #228. Great 1940s cover! Colonel Anthony Gethryn must prove a man innocent of a murder he's been convicted for in only 5 days. MacDonald was a great practitioner of the mystery-suspense genre; his books remain readable, even if his characters are nowhere near as enlightened as we tend to be today. Please read this volume in its historical context. A very clean copy, spine slightly darkened with very faint reading crease: see photos.
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Black Cherry Blues
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Black Cherry Blues

by Burke, James Lee

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1st Edition
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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780316116992
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0316116998
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New York, NY, U. S. A.: Little, Brown & Company, 1989. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. New York, NY, U. S. A.: Little, Brown & Company, 1989. Near Fine in Very Good jacket Remainder A Dave Robicheaux mystery, Edgar Award winner npc, 290pp. rem po inscription on front pastedown, behind dj flap. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine. Remainder. First Edition
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Gallagher, Stephen | Valley of Lights | Signed First Edition UK Copy

Gallagher, Stephen | Valley of Lights | Signed First Edition UK Copy

by Gallagher, Stephen

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Hardcover
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9780450406645
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0450406644
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NEL, 1987. hardcover. New. Author Signed UK Hardcover Book. 1987 LON: NEL First UK edition, first printing, mint/new unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.
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