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MYSTERY OF THE SMOKING GUN
by Daly, Carroll John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Previous owner name and date to upper front free end paper, small stain to title page, binding cracked in several spots, some so
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1936. First edition. Previous owner name and date to upper front free end paper, small stain to title page, binding cracked in several spots, some soiling and staining to cloth, a fair copy. (22382). Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-vi [vii-viii] 1-312, original red cloth, front and spine stamped in black. A Detective Frank "Satan" Hall novel, which first appeared as five novelettes in Detective Fiction Weekly (1933) pulp magazine. Satan Hall is a New York city police detective who takes on a ruthless crime boss. Hubin, pp. 210-211.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22382
- Title
- MYSTERY OF THE SMOKING GUN
- Author
- Daly, Carroll John
- Book Condition
- Used - Previous owner name and date to upper front free end paper, small stain to title page, binding cracked in several spots, some so
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick A. Stokes Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1936
- 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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