New York, New York, U.S.A.: Dodd Mead, 1975. Book. N-Fine. Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight very carefully read copy. This copy has a darkish scuff to the top edge of the text block else fine. The jacket has some rubbing wear, some edge wear, light chipping to the top and heel of the spine, fading in the spine area. The jacket has been price clipped but the $ is still visible. The first Amelia Peabody mystery. a pretty nice copy. THIS ITEM IS IN MY POSSESSION AND WILL NORMALLY SHIP NEXT DAY. .

Synopsis

(Excavation season 1884-85) When strong-willed Amelia Peabody's studious father dies, Amelia decides to use her ample inheritance to travel. After rescuing a gentlewoman (Evelyn Barton-Forbes) in considerable distress, the two become friends and Amelia hires Evelyn to be her companion on the next leg of her trip, which takes them to Egypt. There Amelia encounters mysteries, missing mummies, and Radcliffe Emerson, an opinionated archaeologist who doesn't need a woman's help to solve the mystery--or so he thinks.

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On Dec 24 2020, a reader said:

One of the best novels I have ever read! Certainly, the funniest mystery romp and most entertaining romantic suspense ever. Peters style is magical with her highly developed and comical characters involved in complex antics down the Nile River and across the Egyptian desert. An excellent read that I could not put down. Rarely am I so engrossed by a book, that I stay up til 4 am still turning pages!

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Bookseller: Pat Cramer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 032706
Title: Crocodile on the Sandbank
Author: Peters, Elizabeth
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - N-Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Good +
Edition: First Edition/First Printing
ISBN 10: 0396070809
ISBN 13: 9780396070801
Publisher: Dodd Mead
Place of Publication: New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1975
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Pat Cramer, Bookseller

I accept cash, checks, money orders and bank cards. International orders paid by check must be made out to a United States bank branch. International orders paid by money order must be a postal money order made out in United States dollars. You can return any book that you purchase from me if you are not satisfied with it.

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Pat Cramer, Bookseller

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Lewisville, Texas

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About Pat Cramer, Bookseller

I have been selling used and rare books internationally since 1985.I tend to list modern fiction because that is what i know the most about.I specialize on horror and suspense fiction because these are two areas that i enjoy most and because they are two areas that I know the most aboutI am not a generalist dealer but I have been known to list a small percentage of anything that looks interesting to me, fiction and non-fiction, to bring new customers to my site.

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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.