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The Dead Letter
by Regester, Seeley [pseud. of Metta Victoria Fuller Victor]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Ridgewood, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Gregg Press, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Photographic reprint of the American detective novel, generally acknowledged as the first by a woman, originally published serially in 1866 and in book form in 1867. With an introduction by Michele Slung. Boston: Gregg Press, 1979. Reprint edition. Octavo, 8-1/4 x 5-5/8 in. ix, vi, 308pp. Light shelf wear. Else about fine in a very good jacket with a 1" closed split to top of front flap hinge, light tattering along top edge. A title in the Gregg Press Mystery Series, edited by Otto Penzler.
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- Bookseller
- Dividing Line Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002109
- Title
- The Dead Letter
- Author
- Regester, Seeley [pseud. of Metta Victoria Fuller Victor]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Gregg Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1979
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
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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...
- Fine
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