The Goodhues of Sinking Creek. [Woodcuts by J.J. Lankes]
by W.R. Burnett
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
New York and London: Harper and Brothers, 1934, 88p. + [1, (colophon)]. First trade edition. Cloth backed octavo, without publisher's dustwrapper. Illustrated with five full-page illustrations from woodcuts by J. J. Lankes. Printed by the Golden Hind Press in Madison, New Jersey. Trifle binding wear with light soil, outermost corner tips with wear; a very good clean copy.
First published by Scribner's under the title "Hard Wood," a short novel set at the outset of the American Civil War; a story of murder and revenge. Burnett's Dark Command (1938) also recounted an episode occurring during the American Civil War. Burnett was best known for his novels Iron Man and his books-into-film crime classic, Little Caesar.
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- Bookseller
- Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3727237
- Title
- The Goodhues of Sinking Creek. [Woodcuts by J.J. Lankes]
- Author
- W.R. Burnett
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
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About the Seller
Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
About Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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- Dustwrapper
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- Cloth
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