Beat Not the Bones
by Charlotte, Jay
Beat Not the Bones is a 1952 suspense novel by Charlotte Jay (pseudonym of Geraldine Halls) which won the inaugural Edgar award for best novel . The novel follows the actions of a sheltered young women who arrives in New Guinea from Australia, determined to find out what really happened to her husband, the Chief Anthropologist in the colonial administration. His death has been ascribed to suicide but she has reason to believe it was murder.
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First editions published by Harper & Brothers, New York in 1952 have a $2.50 price stamp.
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Beat Not the Bones
by Charlotte Jay [Geraldine Halls]
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- 1952
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1952. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/Very Good+. Stated First Edition. Black cloth spine with gilt lettering; beige boards. Strips of black tape on boards (from previous dustjacket protective sleeve). Lacking ffep. Tape ghosts on half-title page and rear endpaper. Previous owner's name at top of title page and rear paste-down. Soiling on first couple… Read more about this item Item Price
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Beat Not The Bones
by Jay, Charlotte
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- 1992
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South Australia: Wakefield Press, 1992. slight wear to cover edges, library marks mainly endpapers, clear adhesive cover, otherwise book clean and tight. Reprint. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex Library. Item Price
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Beat Not the Bones
by Jay, Charlotte
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Beat Not the Bones
by Jay, Charlotte
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New York: Avon (#623), 1952. 1st thus? . Soft cover. Very Good+. Attractive! very good+, mass market paper, pict. tangerine covers. Tight 191 pgs
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Beat Not the Bones
by Jay, Charlotte
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Beat Not the Bones
by Charlotte Jay
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Beat Not the Bones
by Charlotte Jay
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Beat Not the Bones
by Charlotte Jay
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BEAT NOT THE BONES
by Jay, Charlotte (pseud. of Geraldine Halls)
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1953. First American Edition. A well-preserved copy of the Australian author's second novel, and winner of the inaugural Edgar Award for Best Novel in 1954. Described by Pronzini & Muller as a "hair-raising combination of mystery, psychological suspense, and natural (as opposed to supernatural) horror; that novel is set in Marapai, New Guinea, and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Beat Not the Bones
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Soho Crime. Near Fine. 2003. Paperback. 1569470472 . Binding tight. Pages clean and bright. Spine straight, uncreased. Cover has little to no shelf wear. ; 7.6 X 5.1 X 0.7 inches; 160 pages . Item Price
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Beat Not the Bones
by Charlotte Jay
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Beat Not the Bones
by Jay Charlotte
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Beat Not the Bones: A Tale of Terror in the Tropics
by Jay, Charlotte
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Beat Not the Bones
by Charlotte Jay
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Soho Press, Incorporated, 2003. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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Beat Not the Bones
by Jay, Charlotte
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Beat Not the Bones
by Jay, Charlotte
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BEAT NOT THE BONES.
by Jay, Charlotte.
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- 1952
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New York.: Harper & Brothers., 1952. First edition.. Hardcover. Very good/Very good.. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1952. First edition. Hardbound. Dust jacket. Very good, the pages are a little darkened on the edges. The inside of the dust jacket is faded, with a little rubbing and edge wear. This Australian author's first book and winner of an… Read more about this item Item Price
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Beat Not the Bones
by Jay, Charlotte
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Beat Not the Bones
by Jay, Charlotte
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Beat Not the Bones
by Jay, Charlotte
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- 1966
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