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Gideon's River
by J. J. Marric
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- Seller
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GAHANNA, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Harper & Row, Publishers, [1968]., New York, 1968. First edition. Book Club edition. Condition: Book and DJ are Very Good+. Pseudonym of John Creasey. 185 pp has blue tinted top edge and roughcut edge. Text is crisp, clean, and unmarked. No prior owner attribution. Not an ex-library copy. DJ has lightly sunned spine and minor soiling on back. A George Gideon of Scotland Yard mystery. Gideon and his men are faced with protecting models from Paris, jewels and furs all aboard a flotilla of boats traveling on the Thames River during a festival. Meanwhile a young girl vanishes and a man is assaulted taxing Scotland Yard's resources.
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- Bookseller
- Select Tomes
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100102
- Title
- Gideon's River
- Author
- J. J. Marric
- Format/Binding
- Red cloth over hardboards, blue title and author stamped on spine, hinges tight
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Row Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York and Evanston
- Date Published
- 1968
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Size
- 5 3/4 X 8 1/2
Terms of Sale
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GAHANNA, Ohio
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I am making available selections from my collection of eclectic, historical and sometimes rare books. My collection includes historical novels, cookbooks, textbooks and children's books along with other ephemera.
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