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SLEUTH
by Shaffer, Anthony
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Spine ends pushed in else a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with slight shelf wear to the corner tips and spine ends, sma
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1970. First edition. Spine ends pushed in else a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with slight shelf wear to the corner tips and spine ends, small stain to upper right front corner, some darkening to the spine panel and fade to the title lettering. (28545). Octavo, cloth. Signed by actor Michael Caine on the title page. Caine played in both film adaptations of Shaffer's play (1972, 2007), flipping his role in the second film. Hubin, p. 730.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28545
- Title
- SLEUTH
- Author
- Shaffer, Anthony
- Book Condition
- Used - Spine ends pushed in else a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with slight shelf wear to the corner tips and spine ends, sma
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- Film Source
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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