The Gallows of Chance
by Oppenheim, E. Phillips
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1934. The second title in the series starring Hamilton Cleek. This is a Very Good copy of the First American Edition [stated "Published January, 1934"]. Hubin, p. 313, states this is one of the works written by their daughter, Hazel Phillips Hanshew. Black cloth binding with green decorations and titling. Clean text; 332 pages, with a five-page catalog at the end, which states "Mr. Oppenheim's published books, including the three omnibus volumes, total 129" and further notes that 94 are novels. Bumps to two corners; slight lean; spine somewhat faded. There is some spotting to the page ends and a splash of light blue discoloration on the front cover. Lacking a dustjacket; in an archival plastic protector.. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005700
- Title
- The Gallows of Chance
- Author
- Oppenheim, E. Phillips
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Canadian Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown, and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1934
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature (Mysteries);
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....