THE DEEP
by Spillane, Mickey
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York, U.S.A.: E.P. Dutton, 1961. Bound in the publishers red hardboards with black title lettering to spine. This is the first impression of the first edition. All pages are present and correct with no inscriptions and are tightly bound. Book sits solid and square with all corners sharp. A fine, crisp copy. Housed in the distinctive dustwrapper with publishers printed price intact on front inside flap. Slight edgewear but a nice example of the dustwrapper with an enigmatic black and white photograph of Mickey Spillane in tough guy pose to the rear panel. Dustwrapper now protected in a removable archival booksleeve to preserve its condition.. First Edition. Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. FIRST EDITION.
Synopsis
A tough-guy mystery to please even the most bloodthirsty of fans!
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Rare Book Shelf
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001075
- Title
- THE DEEP
- Author
- Spillane, Mickey
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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About the Seller
The Rare Book Shelf
Biblio member since 2005
Herefordshire
About The Rare Book Shelf
The Rare Book Shelf are suppliers of fine, rare and desirable books specializing in out of print and modern First Editions. We cover most areas of fiction and non fiction including childrens books and are constantly updating and improving our current stock. We take time to fully study each book individually before grading them with as detailed a description as possible. All relevant history and information regarding each title is relayed to the customer where possible.
Glossary
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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