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Said the Spider to the Fly
by Shattuck, Richard (Pseudonym of Dora Shattuck)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Northfield, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1944. Ex-lending library with rate sheet glued to the front free end paper. Bumped and rubbed, spine cocked. Front hinge a bit loose, previous owner's name stamped inside. Jacket laminated to a stiff paper backing with black trim, flaps glued to the pastedowns. Rubbed with wear to the spine ends and a 1" chip to the front spine fold. $2.00 price intact. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Ex-Library.
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Details
- Seller
- MLC Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- D130557
- Title
- Said the Spider to the Fly
- Author
- Shattuck, Richard (Pseudonym of Dora Shattuck)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1944
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery/Suspense/Thriller;
Terms of Sale
MLC Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
MLC Books
Biblio member since 2009
Northfield, Minnesota
About MLC Books
MLC Books has been selling online since 2006, with a heavy emphasis on vintage and collectible crime fiction, other fiction, and books related to Minnesota. A diverse general stock available as well.
Glossary
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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...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- 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....
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