Dread Journey
by Hughes, Dorothy B
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Northfield, Minnesota, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1945. A group of people, most with ties to Hollywood, on a cross-country train trip in which one will die. Bumped and rubbed with light wear at the edges and a drip mark to the spine heel. Foxing to the edges of the text block with a remainder mark on the bottom. Binding square and solid, "USVA" stamped on the front and reap end papers, with the previous owner's name in front.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MLC Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 220618
- Title
- Dread Journey
- Author
- Hughes, Dorothy B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Duell, Sloan and Pearce
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1945
- 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.
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- First Edition
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- Text Block
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- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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