The Black and the Red
by Elliot Paul
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Random House, 1956. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. A nicely bound first edition copy of Paul's detective novel, in the original dust wrapper. First edition. In the original price-clipped dust wrapper. 'The Black and the Red' is a detective novel by Elliot Paul. It follows Detective Homer Evans as he examines a Las Vegas mystery involving both gangsters and atomic scientists. Elliot Paul (1891-1958) was an American journalist and author. He worked for the Chicago Tribune and the Paris Herald, as well as the experimental literary journal 'transition'. He was a close friend to both James Joyce and Gertrude Stein. Collated, complete. In the original cloth binding, in the price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with no noticeable faults other than a bit o fading to top edge of boards. Prior owner's pencil inscription to front paste down. Dust wrapper is very smart, with a few marks to the wraps and very minimal edge wear. A bit of age-toning to the reverse of wraps with residue left from sticker on one of the fly leaves. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 807D44
- Title
- The Black and the Red
- Author
- Elliot Paul
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- The Black and the Red Elliot Paul detective fiction mystery Elliot Paul
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Fine
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