Murder in France
by Kershaw, Alister
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
London: Constable and Company Ltd., 1955 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 188 pp, b&w frontis: The Guillotine, introduction, Murder on Principle: Jean-Louis Verger (1826-57), Murder in Solitude: Joseph Vacher (1869-98, Murder with Mushrooms: Henri Girard (1875-1921), Murder in High Places: Henriette Caillaux (1878-1943), Murder by Consent: Michel Henriot (1910-45), Murder for Profit: Marcel Petiot (1897-1946, Murder by a Gentleman: Bernardy de Sigoyer (1905-47). Price clipped. Lightly soiled at rear dj panel with inked name on ffep. else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Dark blue cloth with silver lettering to spine..
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004158
- Title
- Murder in France
- Author
- Kershaw, Alister
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Constable and Company Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- TRUE CRIME FRANCE CRIMINAL CASES MURDER 1850 1940
- Bookseller catalogs
- TRUE CRIME;
- Size
- 8vo
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
West Side Book Shop, Located in downtown Ann Arbor, was established in 1975 by Jay Platt, a member of the ABAA. West Side Book Shop offers a wide selection of used and rare books.
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- Price Clipped
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Marginalia
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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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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