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The Scent of Fear
by Yorke, Margaret
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0312700482
- ISBN 13
- 9780312700485
- Seller
-
La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
St Martins Press, 1980. First American Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Stand-alone mystery by the celebrated British author. This is a FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1980, this hardcover book has brown paper over boards & gilt lettering to spine. Condition is Near Fine, marred only by a bit of discoloration & spotting to outside page edges. Else, completely clean, binding tight & square--feels unopened! Pages creamy white with a hint of tanning to outer edges. NO writing, highlighting or underlining; not ex-lib. The unclipped DJ is also Near Fine, with a tiny (1/4") tear descending from top edge of back cover; nicely protected in new mylar cover free! Please see our photos--they show the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Description & photos property of Gargoyle Books. Same Day Shipping on all orders received weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); Weekends & holidays, next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020355
- Title
- The Scent of Fear
- Author
- Yorke, Margaret
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0312700482
- ISBN 13
- 9780312700485
- Publisher
- St Martins Press
- Place of Publication
- Gordonsville, Virginia, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- ENGLAND MYSTERY BRITAIN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Horror;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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Glossary
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- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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