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Naked is the Best Disguise: The Death & Resurrection of Sherlock Holmes. [1st hardcover].
by Rosenberg, Samuel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG+. Book appears gently read albeit no names or writings. Non-laminated jacket complete, sunned in places, stain on reverse
- ISBN 10
- 0672519143
- ISBN 13
- 9780672519147
- Seller
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Beverly Hills, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis/New York. Bobbs-Merrill. (c1974). HARDCOVER.. VG+/VG+. Book appears gently read albeit no names or writings. Non-laminated jacket complete, sunned in places, stain on reverse of bottom spine edge. Octavo. (8vo). NOT a remainder. x. + 206pp. Tan boards & gilt lettered, brown cloth back. Light yellow endpapers. Back jacket text by Buckminster Fuller. Literary allusions to the novels & stories. First Edition. First printing so stated. Jacket not laminated & as pictured in stock photo with 'BM', Bobbs Merrill spine. Back jacket text by Buckminster Fuller.
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- Bookseller
- Booktopia
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3120519
- Title
- Naked is the Best Disguise: The Death & Resurrection of Sherlock Holmes. [1st hardcover].
- Author
- Rosenberg, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- HARDCOVER.
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+/VG+. Book appears gently read albeit no names or writings. Non-laminated jacket complete, sunned in places, stain on reverse
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0672519143
- ISBN 13
- 9780672519147
- Publisher
- Bobbs-Merrill.
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis/New York.
- Date Published
- (c1974).
- Pages
- x. + 206pp.
- Keywords
- Sherlock Holmes Exegesis Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Literary Allusions Criticism Detective
- Size
- Octavo. (8vo).
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