Three Novels By James M. Cain: Serenade, the Postman Always Rings Twice, Mildred Pierce
by Cain, James M
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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SANTA BARBARA, California, United States
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About This Item
Cleveland: The World Publishing Co, 1946. Solid copy. Unmarked, tight and square. Blue textured boards with gilt lettering on spine. Moderate spotting to front or top board. Tips still sharp. Text tanning but still quite supple. Jacket has several relatively small chips and fairly heavy wear at front fold but still presents pretty nicely. These represent three of his best novels. In mylar. . Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Timothy Norlen Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017416
- Title
- Three Novels By James M. Cain: Serenade, the Postman Always Rings Twice, Mildred Pierce
- Author
- Cain, James M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Co
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland
- Date Published
- 1946
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Classic Author's;
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About the Seller
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Biblio member since 2019
SANTA BARBARA, California
About Timothy Norlen Bookseller
I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...