THE BARBED WIRE NOOSE
by Adams, Harold
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- About Very Good/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 089296250X
- ISBN 13
- 9780892962501
- Seller
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Mysterious Press, 1987. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. About Very Good/Fine. The sixth novel in Adams' Depression era mystery series featuring Carl Wilcox, ex-convict, handyman and sometime detective in small town South Dakota, this time investigating who hated Old Man Foote enough to hang him using a length of barbed wire; boards and text are clean, tight, with a slight spine lean and a remainder mark on the top edge of the text; dustjacket shows only minimal surface and edgewear.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003876
- Title
- THE BARBED WIRE NOOSE
- Author
- Adams, Harold
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - About Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 089296250X
- ISBN 13
- 9780892962501
- Publisher
- Mysterious Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- MYSTERY, FIRST EDITION, SOUTH DAKOTA, GREAT DEPRESSION,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery; Crime; Historical Mystery;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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- Remainder Mark
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- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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