Midnight at Mears House; A Detective Story. ( RARE Advance Copy )
by Holt, Harrison Jewell
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Item Price
A$304.84A$243.87
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About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1912. RARE 1912 Review Copy,in publisher's pictorial printed paper wrappers,such publisher's advance copies from this era almost nonexistent. Verso of front wrapper states "To any bookseller who will by April 20th, 1912 send us the solution of the mystery of "MIDNIGHT AT MEARS HOUSE" by guessing the identity of the guilty party A PRIZE of Ten Free Copies of the Book will be presented and shipped with first order. Each customer allowed only one guess and is entitled, if successful, to one prize only. Dodd, Mead and Company, Publishers New York". Same front cover design as dust jacket of the hardcover First Edition, with price of $1.25 at spine. Very Good, paper loss to bottom one inch of spine, bit of spine lean, faint dampstain rear cover and spine. . First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo. Review Copy.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005905
- Title
- Midnight at Mears House; A Detective Story. ( RARE Advance Copy )
- Author
- Holt, Harrison Jewell
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1912
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery and Adventure;
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Bloomington, Indiana
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