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CORONER'S PIDGIN
by Allingham, Margery
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Mild age toning to cheap war time paper, mild wear to corner tips and spine ends, a nearly fine copy in a very good jacket with
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London, Toronto: William Heinemann Ltd, [1945]. First edition. Mild age toning to cheap war time paper, mild wear to corner tips and spine ends, a nearly fine copy in a very good jacket with mild shelf wear, mainly to spine ends and corner tips, shallow chip and tiny closed tear at the base of the spine panel, split to upper rear flap fold with slight loss, spine panel somewhat color faded. This jacket prone to upper edge wear along as the trim is a touch larger the the book size. (30525). Octavo, cloth. An Albert Campion novel. Hubin, p. 13.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30525
- Title
- CORONER'S PIDGIN
- Author
- Allingham, Margery
- Book Condition
- Used - Mild age toning to cheap war time paper, mild wear to corner tips and spine ends, a nearly fine copy in a very good jacket with
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London, Toronto
- Date Published
- [1945]
- Keywords
- Mystery
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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- Fine
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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....
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