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The F. B. I. Story
by Whitehead, Don
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Shakespeare Head, Sydney, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. VI, 364 pages, last page blank, preface by author, foreword by J. Edgar Hoover, notes and index. 1/4 black coloured backstrip with gilt titles. 3/4 red coloured boards. Red coloured tint to the top text block edge. Softening to the head and to the heel of the backstrip and to the top book corners. Bumping and shelf wear to the top and bottom of book edges. Flecking of the cloth to the lower backstrip edge. Foxing to the top text block edge and fading of the red colouring of the top edge. Browning to the other text block edges. Browning and offset tanning to the endpapers and light age toning to the internal pages. Original bookseller's sticker to the lower left-hand corner of the front paste-down. Plain text dustwrapper with red, white and blue background with white, grey, black and red titles to the front panel and white, blue and black titles to the backstrip. Rubbing and chipping in to the dustwrapper corners and to the head of the backstrip. The lower quarter inch of the backstrip is missing and there is a 2.5" tear into the rear dustwrapper panel. Heavy rubbing and creasing to both the top and bottom dustwrapper edges. The white of the background has become yellow and shows quite significant rubbing marks. The history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( The F. B. I. ] from its setting up in the 1920s to the time of writing of the book. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Politics & Government; True Crime; History -- America; Inventory No: 0106259. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0106259
- Title
- The F. B. I. Story
- Author
- Whitehead, Don
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Shakespeare Head
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Federal Bureau of Investigation -- The F.B.I. -- History, Politics -- America, History -- America, Crime -- America Politics & Government; True Crime; History -- America; Unbranded Whitehead, Don The F. B. I. Story
- Bookseller catalogs
- True Crime; History -- America;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Rubbing
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- Chipping
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- Shelf Wear
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- Gilt
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