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Good Behaviour
by Westlake, Donald E
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0850317908
- ISBN 13
- 9780850317909
- Seller
-
Northfield, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
London: Allison & Busby, 1987. Dortmunder is coerced into rescuing a nun after he falls through a skylight into a convent. First British Edition. Spine cocked with the end bumped, foxing to the edges of the text block. Jacket lightly crimped at the spine ends with a small nick at the upper rear corner. Signed by Westlake on the title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Signed by Author. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MLC Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- D130818
- Title
- Good Behaviour
- Author
- Westlake, Donald E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0850317908
- ISBN 13
- 9780850317909
- Publisher
- Allison & Busby
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1987
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery/Suspense/Thriller;
Terms of Sale
MLC Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
MLC Books
Biblio member since 2009
Northfield, Minnesota
About MLC Books
MLC Books has been selling online since 2006, with a heavy emphasis on vintage and collectible crime fiction, other fiction, and books related to Minnesota. A diverse general stock available as well.
Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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....
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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