The Emperor's Snuff-Box [FIRST EDITION]
by Carr, John Dickson; John Dickson Carr
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Cody, Wyoming, United States
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About This Item
New York City, New York U.S.A.: Books, Inc., 1946. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition (stated). First printing (no number line). Good+ Hard Cover in Good- / Fair+ unclipped Dust Jacket. No markings located on page flip. Hinge is cracking inside front cover. Age toning to leaves. Two consecutive pages have small crumple at center top very edge. Gilt on black textured boards has much edge wear on edges, bumping, mushed spine ends. Illustrated, unclipped, DJ is serviceable but has edge wear, tears including missing areas at spine, toning, rubbing, chipping. 298 pp. Books, Inc., 1946. No unpleasant odors detected. Try as we might, to be careful with our listings, sometimes minor things slip by. Photos available upon request. Dependable seller. Carefully packaged. Daily shipping includes USPS Tracking. w522.
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- Bookseller
- Ate Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000129
- Title
- The Emperor's Snuff-Box [FIRST EDITION]
- Author
- Carr, John Dickson; John Dickson Carr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Books, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York City, New York U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- w522; Fiction; Legal Drama; Murder; Innocence, Innocent; Circumstantial Evidence; Dermont Kinross; Maurice Lawes; Eve Neill; John Dickson Carr; Books, Inc, New York, 1946
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Ate Books
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Cody, Wyoming
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Fair+
- Used to describe a book in slightly better than Fair condition. Fair describes "a worn book that has complete text pages...
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