DR. SCARLETT: A NARRATIVE OF HIS MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOR IN THE EAST

Bookseller

John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)

Bookseller's Inventory #

8882

Title

DR. SCARLETT: A NARRATIVE OF HIS MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOR IN THE EAST

Author

Laing, Alexander

Book Condition

Used - A very good plus copy, previous owners bookplate to front paste down in a very good dust jacket, chipping to head of spine panel

Quantity Available

1

Edition

First edition

Binding

Hardcover

Publisher

Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated on Murray Hill

Place of Publication

New York

Date Published

1936

Keywords

Mystery

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