THE DEADLY ISLES
by Vance, John Holbrook (Jack Vance)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Name in ink to upper free front endpaper, several small tears to upper spine panel, a very good copy, no jacket as issued. (2154
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Roslyn, NY: Published for the Detective Book Club by Walter J. Black, Inc., [1969]. First combined edition. Name in ink to upper free front endpaper, several small tears to upper spine panel, a very good copy, no jacket as issued. (21540). Octavo, pictorial boards. Combined reprint of the Vance title with THE CAMELOT CAPER by Elizabeth Peters, GIRL WATCHER'S FUNERAL by Hugh Pentecost. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A33b.
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- Seller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 21540
- Title
- THE DEADLY ISLES
- Author
- Vance, John Holbrook (Jack Vance)
- Book Condition
- Used - Name in ink to upper free front endpaper, several small tears to upper spine panel, a very good copy, no jacket as issued. (2154
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First combined edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Published for the Detective Book Club by Walter J. Black, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Roslyn, NY
- Date Published
- [1969]
- Keywords
- Mystery
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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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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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
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- Reprint
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