THE CROSS-EYED BEAR
by Hughes, Dorothy B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Two small spots to front cover with some minor staining, a very good copy in a good to very good dust jacket with rubbing to spi
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1940. First edition. Two small spots to front cover with some minor staining, a very good copy in a good to very good dust jacket with rubbing to spine folds and front flap fold, light edge wear primarily corners and spine ends with slight loss to base of spine, tape reinforcement to verso to jacket folds and corners. (7596). Octavo, cloth. Author's second mystery novel.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7596
- Title
- THE CROSS-EYED BEAR
- Author
- Hughes, Dorothy B
- Book Condition
- Used - Two small spots to front cover with some minor staining, a very good copy in a good to very good dust jacket with rubbing to spi
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Duell, Sloan and Pearce
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1940
- 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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- Jacket
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- Rubbing
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- Verso
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...