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Booked To Die; A Mystery Introducing Cliff Janeway
by Dunning, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition (ex-library)/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0684193833
- ISBN 13
- 9780684193830
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Charles Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover (1/4 Boards 3/4 Boards). Good Condition (ex-library)/Good. 1/4 black coloured backstrip with silver coloured titles. 3/4 blue coloured boards. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with yellow and white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. The 1st Cliff Janeway mystery. When book scout Bobby Westfall is murdered, Denver cop Cliff Janeway has a fair idea who is the culprit. So he sets out to prove his theory, but, all is not what it seems in the rare and not so rare book world. This is an ex-library copy, and has the fault of same. Library pocket to the front paste-down, cancellation stamp to the pre-front end page along with library stamp and barcode (which has been struck out in a black coloured market) and the remnants of where the due back page was. Library stamps throughout. Rubbing to the lower edges and there is quite a noticeable cock of the spine. The text block edges had become uneven where the book has split between pages 96 and 97. Library stickers to the lower backstrip edge with rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels. Full Number Line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. []10], XI - XIV, [3], 4 - 321, [1] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crime Fiction; United States; Books on Books. ISBN: 0684193833. ISBN/EAN: 9780684193830. Inventory No: 0127908. . 9780684193830
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- Seller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 0127908
- Title
- Booked To Die; A Mystery Introducing Cliff Janeway
- Author
- Dunning, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (1/4 Boards 3/4 Boards)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition (ex-library)
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0684193833
- ISBN 13
- 9780684193830
- Publisher
- Charles Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Crime fiction, second-hand books, murder, rare books, Cliff Janeway – mystery - No. 1 Crime Fiction; United States; Books on Books. Unbranded ISBN: 0684193833 EAN: 9780684193830 Dunning, John Booked To Die; A Mystery Introducing Cliff
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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