ABEL, BAKER, CHARLEY

Bookseller

John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)

Bookseller's Inventory #

12606

Title

ABEL, BAKER, CHARLEY

Author

Maxim, John R

Book Condition

Used - A very good plus copy, upper corner bumped, spotting to fore-edge in a very good dust jacket, a few tiny closed tears, shelf wea

Quantity Available

1

Edition

First edition

Binding

Hardcover

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Company

Place of Publication

Boston

Date Published

1983

Keywords

Mystery

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