God Save the Mark [Signed]
by WESTLAKE, Donald
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1967. First Edition. First Printing. Inscribed by author to fellow humorist "Joe" on front free endpaper. Octavo (21.5 cm); tan cloth-covered boards embossed in orange on cover and titled in purple on spine; red topstain; dustjacket; 209pp.; topstain has a few spots of discoloration, small bump to lower edge of front board, Very Good+. The dustjacket is unlipped (priced $3.95) with light dampstaining to spine, and mild wear to the extremities Very Good+.
Edgar Award Winner for Best Mystery novel of 1967: "What happens to Fred Fitch when his long-lost Uncle Matt dies and leaves Fred three-hundred thousand dollars shouldn't happen to the ball in a pinball machine. Fred Fitch with three-hundred thousand dollars is like a mouse with a sack of catnip..." (from the dustjacket) PRONZINI & MULLER, p.830-831.
Edgar Award Winner for Best Mystery novel of 1967: "What happens to Fred Fitch when his long-lost Uncle Matt dies and leaves Fred three-hundred thousand dollars shouldn't happen to the ball in a pinball machine. Fred Fitch with three-hundred thousand dollars is like a mouse with a sack of catnip..." (from the dustjacket) PRONZINI & MULLER, p.830-831.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53009
- Title
- God Save the Mark [Signed]
- Author
- WESTLAKE, Donald
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; Mystery, Crime, and Detective Fiction;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Octavo
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- Spine
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- Leaves
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- Inscribed
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- First Edition
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.