MURDER FROM THE EAST: A RACE WILLIAMS STORY
by Daly, Carroll John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Erasure and abrasions to front free end paper, erasures to free end paper and piece of tape covering ink stamps (this was likely
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1935. First edition. Erasure and abrasions to front free end paper, erasures to free end paper and piece of tape covering ink stamps (this was likely some sort of lending library copy), rear hinge cracked a good copy in a fair dust jacket, flaps pasted to paste downs, spine split from front and rear panels, rubbing, verso backed with brown paper tape. (22380). Octavo, pp. [1-6] 1-312, original orange cloth, front and spine stamped in black. A Race Williams adventure. Race Williams battles foreign agents. Hubin, pp. 210-211.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22380
- Title
- MURDER FROM THE EAST: A RACE WILLIAMS STORY
- Author
- Daly, Carroll John
- Book Condition
- Used - Erasure and abrasions to front free end paper, erasures to free end paper and piece of tape covering ink stamps (this was likely
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick A. Stokes Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- Mystery
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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