The Smoking Mirror
by Helen McCloy
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1979. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8" by 5". None. The first edition of this exciting espionage thriller from Helen McCloy, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Written by Helen Clarkson, known under her pseudonym Helen McCloy, an American mystery writer. This work follows Celia McNeill, a young girl who drawn into espionage when the Nazis arrive in Paris. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely. The wrap is also lovely with only slight creasing to the head and tail. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Spotting to the top edge. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 890Z19
- Title
- The Smoking Mirror
- Author
- Helen McCloy
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- First edition Helen McCloy Espionage Thriller Helen McCloy World War I Fiction
Terms of Sale
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Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...