New York: William Morrow and Company, 1939. Very Good/Good. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1939. First Edition. Octavo; [vi], 278pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $2.00 price intact; black cloth with blue lettering and rules. Jacket shows a number of sizeable chips and tears along edges, with the top 1.25" of spine lost and some general smudging, creasing, and scuffs to surface. Boards edgeworn and bumped at corners and spine ends. Spine just a bit cocked. Opens easily between a few gatherings, but binding is sound. Pages unmarked.

Basis for the 1939 United Artists film Slightly Honorable, starring Pat O'Brien and directed by Tay Garnett.

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Bookseller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 27753
Title: Send Another Coffin
Author: F.G. Presnell
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: William Morrow and Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1939

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