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Shaft

by Tidyman, Ernest

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  • Paperback
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Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
ISBN 10
0552090565
ISBN 13
9780552090568
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Corgi Books, London, 1972. First English Paperback Edition. Softcover (Stiff Boards). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 218 pages. Photographic front cover, showing Richard Rowntree as John Shaft, against a black background with white and orange writing on the front panel and spine. Rubbing and creasing to the book corners and all book edges are rubbed. There is a crease that runs the full length of the spine and numerous other creases that run only part way down the spine. Browning of the paper edges and of the internal pages. One of the first novels that used an African American character in a title role as a private detective in a modern setting. John Shaft was the quintessential tough , lusty, African-American private eye in the Mike Hammer mould. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Fiction; Pulp Fiction; America; Fiction -- Crime; ISBN: 0552090565. ISBN/EAN: 9780552090568. Inventory No: 0104453. . 9780552090568

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Bookseller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 AU (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #
0104453
Title
Shaft
Author
Tidyman, Ernest
Format/Binding
Softcover (Stiff Boards)
Book Condition
Used - Good Condition
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First English Paperback Edition
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0552090565
ISBN 13
9780552090568
Publisher
Corgi Books
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1972
Keywords
BZDB2 John Shaft -- Novel -- Crime -- African-American Private Investigator, 1970s Pulp Fiction Fiction; Pulp Fiction; America; Fiction -- Crime; Unbranded ISBN: 0552090565 EAN: 9780552090568 Tidyman, Ernest Shaft
Bookseller catalogs
America; Pulp Fiction;

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About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787

General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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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...
Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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....
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...
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...

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