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NO COFFIN FOR THE CORPSE
by Rawson, Clayton
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A very good copy, touch of wear to cloth at lower front corners, in a very good dust jacket, long closed tear with some creasing
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1942. First edition. A very good copy, touch of wear to cloth at lower front corners, in a very good dust jacket, long closed tear with some creasing to lower front panel, some rubbing to front fold, mild shelf wear to spine ends with rubbing and some loss, slight loss to front corners. (9833). Octavo, cloth. A Great Merlini mystery novel.
Synopsis
The Headless Lady is a whodunnit mystery novel written by Clayton Rawson. It is the last of four mysteries featuring The Great Merlini, a stage magician and Rawson's favorite protagonist.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9833
- Title
- NO COFFIN FOR THE CORPSE
- Author
- Rawson, Clayton
- Book Condition
- Used - A very good copy, touch of wear to cloth at lower front corners, in a very good dust jacket, long closed tear with some creasing
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- Mystery
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
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- Shelf Wear
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- 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.
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