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How Like an Angel
by Millar, Margaret
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1962. First edition. First edition. Signed by Margaret Millar on the front free endpaper, inscribed to former owner. [viii], 279pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth, spine stamped in red, yellow, and purple, red topstain. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket with sunned spine panel, light wear, unclipped ($3.50). A signed copy of a mystery featuring P.I. Joe Quinn, who winds up in the fictional California desert town of Chicote dealing with a religious cult that presages the Manson family.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140946077
- Title
- How Like an Angel
- Author
- Millar, Margaret
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- cult, The Tower, California, mystery, crime
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Sunned
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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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