The C. I. D. of Dexter Drake
by Barker, Elsa
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: J. H. Sears & Company, Inc, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Navy cloth with orange lettering in outline to the front board and spine. Lightly bumped spine ends and one folded down page corner, else fine and clean throughout in a tight and square binding. Dust jacket not price clipped, darkened a little around the rear edges, with several little tears and creases around the edges. Nice clean copy overall. First edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6218
- Title
- The C. I. D. of Dexter Drake
- Author
- Barker, Elsa
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. H. Sears & Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- Spine
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