The Canceled Czech
by Block, Lawrence
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1562870653
- ISBN 13
- 9781562870652
- Seller
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Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Armchair Detective Library, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. One of 26 signed and numbered copies. Fine, complete in the issued slipcase. Red buckram with gilt lettering and designs on the spine and front board, with a pictorial paste-down on the front. Square and firmly bond, clean internally. Originally published in 1966, this is the second Evan Tanner novel.
Synopsis
Lawrence Block is a four-time winner of the Edgar Award and was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. He has also won four Shamus Awards, and was the first recipient of the Nero Wolfe Award. He is the author of over 40 books, many of which feature the characters Bernie Rhodenbarr, Matthew Scudder, Chip Harrison, and Evan Tanner. He lives in New York City with his wife Lynne.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5827
- Title
- The Canceled Czech
- Author
- Block, Lawrence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1562870653
- ISBN 13
- 9781562870652
- Publisher
- The Armchair Detective Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- Crime, Crime Novel, Hardboiled, Contemporary Fiction
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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Woodstock, Illinois
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...