The Case of the Drowning Duck
by GARDNER, Erle Stanley
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1942. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (19.5cm); black cloth covered boards titled in red and black on cover and spine; red topstain; 284pp. Spine ends pushed; mild rubbing mostly to the lower board edges; minor foxing inside front cover; faded topstain with faint watermarks; Very Good+, lacking the dustjacket.
The 20th Perry Mason novel. Basis for the 1957 television adaptation starring Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale and William Hopper. [Season one, episode four- October 1957.] "John L. Wotherspoon was accustomed to having- and paying his way. There was a definite reason why he didn't approve his daughter Lois' love affair; and he hired Perry Mason to break it up." (from the preface); HUBIN, p. 162.
The 20th Perry Mason novel. Basis for the 1957 television adaptation starring Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale and William Hopper. [Season one, episode four- October 1957.] "John L. Wotherspoon was accustomed to having- and paying his way. There was a definite reason why he didn't approve his daughter Lois' love affair; and he hired Perry Mason to break it up." (from the preface); HUBIN, p. 162.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53529
- Title
- The Case of the Drowning Duck
- Author
- GARDNER, Erle Stanley
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Morrow and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; Mystery, Crime, and Detective Fiction;
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Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.