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The Scarlet Scourge
by McCulley, Johnston
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Chelsea House, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good, lacking the jacket. Red buckram, rubbed at the edges, with gilt lettering and designs on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound though the rear hinge is starting, stains at the edges, clean otherwise. A stock market mystery novel from the creator of Zorro.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6999
- Title
- The Scarlet Scourge
- Author
- McCulley, Johnston
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chelsea House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1925
- Keywords
- Mystery Fiction, Detective Fiction, Crime, Stocks, Finance, Wall Street
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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Glossary
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- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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