Strangers When We Meet
by Hunter, Evan
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good/very good
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1958. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good/very good. First edition of Strangers When We Meet by Evan Hunter.. Octavo, [4], 375pp. Teal cloth spine, title in gilt on spine, author's signature in gilt on front cover. Stated "First Printing" on copyright page. Solid text block, previous ownership inscription on front free endpaper, top edge dyed black, a very good example. In publisher's dust jacket, $4.50 retail price on front flap, chipping to spine, a very good example. Evan Hunter wrote many novels, primarily crime-focused, under other pen names, including Ed McBain, John Abbott, Curt Cannon, Ezra Hannon, and Richard Marsten.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12169
- Title
- Strangers When We Meet
- Author
- Hunter, Evan
- Illustrator
- First edition of Strangers When We Meet by Evan Hunter.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- Evan Hunter, Evan Hunter first edition, Richard Marsten, Hunt Collins, Ed McBain, Evan Hunter the blackboard jungle, Evan Hunter strangers when we meet
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- 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....