THE PILLARS OF MIDNIGHT
by Trevor, Elleston
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very good
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. First American Edition, first printing. Signed by Elleston Trevor on the title page. A novel of suspense concerning a modern city threatened by a deadly smallpox epidemic. Trevor (1920-95), a British novelist, is remembered for his adventure story The Flight of the Phoenix (1964) and his series of Cold War thrillers featuring the secret agent Quiller, written under the pseudonym Adam Hall. Octavo. Original blue cloth binding, with yellow titles. The dust jacket is price-clipped, with some mild browning and wear along the extremities; otherwise very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 73352
- Title
- THE PILLARS OF MIDNIGHT
- Author
- Trevor, Elleston
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Morrow & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- Literature, Suspense, Thriller
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
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- Jacket
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- Title Page
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