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A Penknife in My Heart (Harper Sealed Mystery with Publisher's Seal Intact, First Edition)
by BLAKE, Nicholas (Pseudonym of Day-Lewis, Cecil)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1959. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Gray paper over boards, quarter bound red cloth spine, title stamped in blue onto spine, publishers device stamped in white at foot of upper board, 8vo (8 inches tall), pp. 169, "FIRST EDITION" stated on copyright page, "1st ed. New York, Harper, [1959, 1958]" stated on colophon. Volume with spine ends softened, top corners lightly tapped. DJ with edgewear, short closed tears, minor soil and rubs. A late issue Harper Sealed Mystery with the tissue seal intact. First released in the UK by Collins in 1958, this first American edition had two of the character's names changed to reflect the similarities that were noted between Blake's plot and character's names, and Patricia Highsmith's Strangers on a Train. Nicholas Blake is the pseudonym of British Poet Laureate Cecil Day-Lewis, who wrote another nineteen crime novels/mystery stories under the pseudonym. Ref. Hubin, p. 78; Carty, p.22.
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- Bookseller
- Harropian Books, IOBA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 614
- Title
- A Penknife in My Heart (Harper Sealed Mystery with Publisher's Seal Intact, First Edition)
- Author
- BLAKE, Nicholas (Pseudonym of Day-Lewis, Cecil)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions;
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About the Seller
Harropian Books, IOBA
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Nelson, British Columbia
About Harropian Books, IOBA
Harropian Books is an online bookseller offering a diverse selection of antiquarian, collectible, rare and out of print items. Our focus is on the interesting & unusual, covering all fields. ***** We are a member of the IOBA (Independent Online Booksellers Association) and have attended the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (2011), Rare Book School in Virginia (2014 - Developing Collections ; 2016 - The History of Printed Book Illustration in the West), London Rare Book School (2021 - The History of Maps and Mapping) and Gwain Weaver Art Conservation (2019 - Care and Identification of Photographs).
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