The case of the gilded fly
by Edmund Crispin:
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz, 1944, 1944. First Edition. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Victor Gollancz; London, 1944. Hardcover. First Edition, Second Impression. A Good, green cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding intact, bit of crimping to spine edges, slightly curled board corners, age toned pages, mild spine lean, spine buckram starting to separate from backing material, in a Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, few small tears and chips along edges, sunned spine and verso, Dust wrapper. A good, overall clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]., 159pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1040772
- Title
- The case of the gilded fly
- Author
- Edmund Crispin:
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London: Victor Gollancz, 1944
- Date Published
- 1944
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Lavendier Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...