Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York, 1948. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Inscribed by Author. VG HB, missing DJ. Presentation inscription by Rundell: "To Miss Elda Colombo--/With my deepest and most sincere gratitude./I hope you consider/the result of your effort/worthwhile!/[sig]. Elda Colombo is identified in the Forward as a reference librarian at the Chicago Public Library who helped with research for the book. xi, 386 p.; 21 cm. Red cloth over boards. Corners a bit turned; wear at corners and top and bottom of spine. Text block is tight and unmarked; pages tanned from age. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 386 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Historical; Inscribed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 838. .

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Bookseller: Quaint Book Shop, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 838
Title: The Color of Blood
Author: Rundell, E. Ralph
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Edition Unstated
Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1948
Keywords: BZDB22 Mystery Fiction; Historical; Inscribed by Author Unbranded Rundell, E. Ralph The Color of Blood
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction;

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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Inscribed: When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
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....
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...