The Devil's Steps
by Upfield, Arthur W
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Northfield, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Mattituck, NY: American Reprint Company A Detective Napolean Bonaparte mysery. Ex-library with external stickers, internal stamps and a pocket on the rear end paper. Bumped and rubbed with fraying and tears at the corners and spine ends. Binding cocked, rear hinge cracked, 2 small spots on the upper edge of the text block. Reading copy only. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Hard Cover. Poor/No Jacket. Ex-Library.
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Details
- Seller
- MLC Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 140110
- Title
- The Devil's Steps
- Author
- Upfield, Arthur W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- American Reprint Company
- Place of Publication
- Mattituck, NY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery/Suspense/Thriller;
Terms of Sale
MLC Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
MLC Books
Biblio member since 2009
Northfield, Minnesota
About MLC Books
MLC Books has been selling online since 2006, with a heavy emphasis on vintage and collectible crime fiction, other fiction, and books related to Minnesota. A diverse general stock available as well.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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