Constable Guard Thyself! A Detective Story
by Wade, Henry
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Northfield, Minnesota, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Constable, 1934. Inspector Poole is called in from Scotland Yard when a Chief Constable is murdered in his office and most of the suspects are policemen. First edition with the date on the title page and no additional printings, map frontispiece. Orange boards bumped and rubbed with drip marks, spine sunned, a bit of wear at the corners and spine ends, including a 1" tear up the lower rear spine fold. End papers tanned with a 1/2" chip to the upper corner of the front end paper. Binding square and solid.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MLC Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 220284
- Title
- Constable Guard Thyself! A Detective Story
- Author
- Wade, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Constable
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1934
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery/Suspense/Thriller;
Terms of Sale
MLC Books
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About the Seller
MLC Books
Biblio member since 2009
Northfield, Minnesota
About MLC Books
MLC Books has been selling online since 2006, with a heavy emphasis on vintage and collectible crime fiction, other fiction, and books related to Minnesota. A diverse general stock available as well.
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- Jacket
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- 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...
- First Edition
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- 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....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...