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The D.A. Draws a Circle

The D.A. Draws a Circle

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The D.A. Draws a Circle

by GARDNER, Erle Stanley

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New York: William Morrow and Company, 1939. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (19.5cm); black cloth covered boards titled in red on the spine; red topstain; 315pp.; spine ends are pushed; offsetting inside covers; minor scuffing / rubbing to the boards; Very Good+, lacking the dustjacket.

The third Doug Selby novel. Inspiration for They Call It Murder, a two-hour television film loosely based on Gardner's 1939 novel, The D.A. Draws a Circle, first presented December 17, 1971, on NBC.- this TV movie marks Selby's sole screen adaptation.

"This sample of Doug Selby's work is really distinguished as is the creation of the unscrupulous but smooth lawyer-villain, A.B. Carr, the hostile byplay with the police chief is also well done- one can read this book and dispense with all other D.A.titles." BARZUN & TAYLOR, 973; HUBIN, p.163.

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Bookseller
Lorne Bair Rare Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
54855
Title
The D.A. Draws a Circle
Author
GARDNER, Erle Stanley
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
William Morrow and Company
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1939
Bookseller catalogs
Modern Fiction; Mystery, Crime, and Detective Fiction;

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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...
Octavo
Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Good+
A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
Cloth
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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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