The Case of the Crooked Candle
by Gardner, Erle Stanley
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fair
- Seller
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Beverly Hills, California, United States
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About This Item
Morrow, 1944. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair. First Edition as stated on copyright page with same year on title page. Previous owner's writing on front free end paper. Near fine book, shows light wear, lightening on spine and top and bottom edges of front and back cover, stain on front and back cover, and glue stain from publisher on front and back pastedown. Fair DJ, shows heavy wear, closed tears on spine, front, and back jacket, chips on corners of front and back jacket and spine, and very few light stains on back jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Bookbid Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1509024
- Title
- The Case of the Crooked Candle
- Author
- Gardner, Erle Stanley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Morrow
- Date Published
- 1944
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About the Seller
Bookbid Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Beverly Hills, California
About Bookbid Rare Books
Bookbid Rare Books is a rare book dealer located in Beverly Hills, California. The family run company has sold modern literary first editions and children's books for over 20 years. Member of ABAA, ILAB.
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- Copyright page
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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