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Death on the Way
by Freeman Wills Crofts
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Published for the Crime Club Ltd. By W. Collins Sons & Co.; London, 1932. Hardcover. First Edition. A Good, orange buckram binding with black lettering on front board and spine, binding intact, some handling/scuffing and few soiled spots to boards, sunned spine, stress crease to spine, rubbing along board edges, small abrasions to board corners, text block edges pulpy, spine buckram starting to separate from backing material, crimping to spine edges, some scattered foxing to text block edges and front/back matters, previous owners info to front pastedown and front free endpaper, previous owner handwritten ink info on title page, some age toning to pages, spine lean, without Dust wrapper. A good and overall clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 285pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 111111113017
- Title
- Death on the Way
- Author
- Freeman Wills Crofts
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd
- Date Published
- 1932
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Lavendier Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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