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THE RIM OF THE PIT
by Talbot, Hake (pseudonym of Henning Nelms)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- End papers a bit darkened, small booksellers ticket to rear paste down, head of spine a bit bruised, a nearly fine copy in a ver
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1944. First edition. End papers a bit darkened, small booksellers ticket to rear paste down, head of spine a bit bruised, a nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with rubbing along edges, shallow loss to spine ends, scratch to front panel, long tear to mid rear panel with thin strip of loss. Uncommon in jacket. (31843). Octavo, cloth. Classic locked room mystery. "In 1981 a panel of experts on the 'impossible crime' story selected Rim of the Pit as second only to John Dickson Carr's The Three Coffins among the finest novels of this type." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights: The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 769-70. Adey: Locked Room Murders, 1076. Hubin, p. 787.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31843
- Title
- THE RIM OF THE PIT
- Author
- Talbot, Hake (pseudonym of Henning Nelms)
- Book Condition
- Used - End papers a bit darkened, small booksellers ticket to rear paste down, head of spine a bit bruised, a nearly fine copy in a ver
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1944
- Keywords
- Mystery
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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