Death in the Castle
by Buck, Pearl S
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Silverdale, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
John Day. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1965. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, inscribed, dated and signed by the author: "To Lloyd and Viola Yoder, with deep appreciation, Pearl S. Buck - May 5, 1965." This is a clean, attractive copy with a couple of minor flaws only: there is a small darkened area to the green cloth on the rear cover, a few tiny lightened areas to the green top outer edge of the pages, the binding is tight and square and the contents are fine, the jacket has mild tanning at the edge of the white-colored flaps and rear panel and a tiny amount of wear at the tips of the top corners, the jacket presents very nicely overall, the original price (4.95) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, also included with this copy is an insert from the publisher announcing the release of this book which includes a photo of the author, it is titles "A Salute to Pearl Buck on the publication of her twenty-eighth novel and her thirty-fifth anniversary as a novelist"; Signed by Author .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mainly Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 039947
- Title
- Death in the Castle
- Author
- Buck, Pearl S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition; 1st Printing
- Publisher
- John Day
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- Mystery
- Bookseller catalogs
- General Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mainly Books
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Silverdale, Pennsylvania
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- Jacket
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- Flap(s)
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- Inscribed
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.