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The Bronze Hand (A Fleming Stone Detective Story)
by Wells, Carolyn
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1926. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good. Another in the author's widely acclaimed mystery series (which ran 1909-1942) featuring scholarly, bookish, New York City detective Fleming Stone. Orig. published in 1925, this is an A.L. Burt reprint, roughly same vintage. With navy blue cloth-covered boards stamped with gilt design to front & gilt lettering to front & spine, this hardcover12mo is in VG condition: generally very clean, binding straight & strong, hinges intact, pages moderately tanned, heavier around edges, but unmarked. The signature containing pages 261-268 is coming loose from its stitching, but still intact. Spine heavily sunned, very mild rubbing to extremities, bumped corners. NO DJ (missing). Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021959
- Title
- The Bronze Hand (A Fleming Stone Detective Story)
- Author
- Wells, Carolyn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- A. L. Burt Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- DETECTIVES NEW YORK CITY PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS FICTION MYSTERY SERIES FEMALE WOMEN AUTHORS 20TH CENTURY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Horror;
Terms of Sale
Gargoyle Books
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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