New York: Avon Books, 1957. First Printing, First Edition Thus. . Mass Market Paperback. Good Plus to Very Good. Vintage paperback, Avon 764; one of Cheyney's 1940s "Dark" espionage novels, this one featuring Quayle, an Englishman whose word was law to spies all over the world; reprints Avon 93; text is clean, tight, square, age-tanned in worn but whole pictorial wrappers with reading creases, some wear at spine ends, edges and corners. Scarce.

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Bookseller: H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 002224
Title: DARK STREET MURDERS
Author: Cheyney, Peter
Format/Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Good Plus to Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Printing, First Edition Thus.
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Avon Books
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1957
Keywords: SPY, SUSPENSE, VINTAGE PAPERBACK, WORLD WAR II, ENGLAND, FRANCE,
Bookseller catalogs: Spy; Thriller; Vintage Paperback;

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About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller

H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.

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