Bachelors Get Lonely
by FAIR, A.A. (pseud. Erle Stanley Gardner)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1961. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (19.5cm); red paper-covered boards titled in black on the spine; dustjacket by Bill Hughes; 255pp. Spine ends gently rubbed; minor faint spot to right edge of textblock; Near Fine. The dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.95) with nicks to the extremities and a small chip to the lower rear panel; dampstain and several small tape repairs to the verso; Very Good.
"Bertha had laid down the law- no more of Donald's desperate gambles that had him skirting prison walls!...And only Donald with his affinity for long shots and playing tag with the police, would have thought of baiting a trap for a murderer with the liveliest, most irrepreeible stripper ever to hit the boards" (from the dustjacket). BARZUN & TAYLOR 804; HUBIN, p.139.
"Bertha had laid down the law- no more of Donald's desperate gambles that had him skirting prison walls!...And only Donald with his affinity for long shots and playing tag with the police, would have thought of baiting a trap for a murderer with the liveliest, most irrepreeible stripper ever to hit the boards" (from the dustjacket). BARZUN & TAYLOR 804; HUBIN, p.139.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53567
- Title
- Bachelors Get Lonely
- Author
- FAIR, A.A. (pseud. Erle Stanley Gardner)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Morrow and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; Mystery, Crime, and Detective Fiction;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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