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Five Murders; with a Final Note on the Borden Case
by Pearson, Edmund
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, N.Y.: The Crime Club, Inc. by Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1928. SIGNED BY AUTHOR at half title page. Near Fine in a lovely Near Fine dust jacket, small bump bottom front corner, 1/4" closed tear bottom edge of front panel dj, front flap and part of rear panel blurb from another equally lovely dust jacket glued to front paste down and FEP. Rear paste down in pencil "Harlem Book Co., 1930" with booksellers code all in pencil. An uncommon signature and an uncommonly lovely copy.. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009354
- Title
- Five Murders; with a Final Note on the Borden Case
- Author
- Pearson, Edmund
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Crime Club, Inc. by Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, N.Y.
- Date Published
- 1928
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery and Adventure;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Online bookseller specializing in rare and collectible books in all fields. Books bought and sold from single item to entire collection.
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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