THE BAT
by RINEHART MARY ROBERT
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Leicester, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Cassell, 1926. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. A Novel from the 1920 Broadway Play. Publisher's red boards, with black titles. Foxing to the fore-edge and offsetting to both sets of end-papers otherwise a VG+ copy in a fine D/W priced 7/6 net to the spine (as called for). The book was filmed in 1926 (The Bat) and The Bat Whispers (1930) both directed by Roland West. It was filmed again in 1959 directed by Crane Wilbur and starred Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead and Darla Hood (in her final screen appearance). The tagline from the movie was: "when it flies someone dies". Uncommon in D/W especially in this lovely condition. Crime mystery adventure, featuring Miss Cordelia van Gorder.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355490715401
- Title
- THE BAT
- Author
- RINEHART MARY ROBERT
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1926
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
We can personally take Visa, Mastercard and debit/Maestro cards. All books are are returnable if found not to be as described, please contact us first. James M Pickard (Rare Books) is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
About the Seller
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
Biblio member since 2006
Leicester
About James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
James M Pickard (Rare Books) is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
Glossary
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- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...