THE FINISHING STROKE (AN INNER SANCTUM MYSTERY)
by Queen, Ellery
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1958. Hardcover. Octavo; First printing; G/G-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, blue with pink and white print; DJ in mylar, tears at spine ends and flap corners, small tears with creasing to front top and bottom edges, light soiling to flap folds; Boards quarter bound with yellow cloth to spine and blue paper to boards, mild wear to corners and spine caps; Text block has small stain to front flyleaf fore edge and to top corner of front endpapers and title page, tape on bottom edge of page 131, else clean and tight; vii, 244 pages. 1331233. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1331233
- Title
- THE FINISHING STROKE (AN INNER SANCTUM MYSTERY)
- Author
- Queen, Ellery
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
Terms of Sale
Second Story Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- 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....