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Murder & Its Motives
by Jesse, F. Tennyson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, very light soiling to spine foot, front-rear corner extremely gently rubbed, other thr
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1924. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, very light soiling to spine foot, front-rear corner extremely gently rubbed, other three corners extremely gently rubbed, sunned spine, very faint soiling to boards and fore-edges, sparse pencil to contents page and few pages throughout book, bright pages, tight binding, else Very Good.. Grey octavo, 258 pages, 21 cm. Contents: The classification of motives -- The murder for gain, William Palmer -- The murder from revenge, Constance Kent -- The murder for elimination, the De Quérangals -- The murder from jealousy, Mrs. Pearcey -- The murder from lust of killing, Neill Cream -- The murder from conviction, Orsini. Mystery, Detective Fiction. Pencil also to rear endpaper. Lacking DJ.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 91160
- Title
- Murder & Its Motives
- Author
- Jesse, F. Tennyson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, very light soiling to spine foot, front-rear corner extremely gently rubbed, other thr
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
Biblio member since 2005
Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
Over thirty-five years experience in the used, out-of-print and rare book trades. Selling online since 1997. WWW.BIBLIOPE.COM (formerly Calvello Books)
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....