THE DAFFODIL MURDER
by Wallace, Edgar
- Used
- Condition
- Foxing to page edges, spine ends bruised, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket. A sharp copy. An uncommon first edition in either t
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Small, Maynard & Company, [1921]. First U.S. edition. Foxing to page edges, spine ends bruised, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket. A sharp copy. An uncommon first edition in either the U.S. or U.K. editions, moreso in jacket. (30894). Octavo, pp. [1-6] 1-305 [306: blank], original mesh red cloth, front and spine stamped in gold. First published in the U.K. as THE DAFFODIL MYSTERY. A detective, Jack Tarling and his Chinese assistant Ling Chu solve a murder. Filmed in 1962 as The Devil's Daffodil. Hubin, p. 832.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30894
- Title
- THE DAFFODIL MURDER
- Author
- Wallace, Edgar
- Book Condition
- Used - Foxing to page edges, spine ends bruised, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket. A sharp copy. An uncommon first edition in either t
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. edition
- Publisher
- Small, Maynard & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- [1921]
- Keywords
- Mystery . Film Source
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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