The Polferry Riddle: An Anthony Gethryn Detective Story
by MacDonald, Philip
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Boonsboro, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Published for the Crime Club, by Doubleday, Doran, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. [Interesting provenance, previously owned by renowned chemist Julius Stieglitz.] Bound in black cloth. Red lettering. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Front end page clipped. Bookplates of Julius Stieglitz and Ann and Edward Stieglitz on verso. <br> Julius Stieglitz was an American chemist who interpreted the behavior and structure of organic compounds in the light of valence theory and applied the methods of physical chemistry to organic chemistry. He studied molecular rearrangements, catalysis, the theory of chemical indicators, and the structure of organic nitrogen compounds. Stieglitz introduced theories of ionization and chemical equilibrium in Elements of Quantitative Chemical Analysis, 2 vol. (1911â12). His older brother was the photographer Alfred Stieglitz.
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- Bookseller
- SequiturBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2306260038
- Title
- The Polferry Riddle: An Anthony Gethryn Detective Story
- Author
- MacDonald, Philip
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Published for the Crime Club, by Doubleday, Doran
- Date Published
- 1931
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 1.00 lbs
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- Verso
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- Shelf Wear
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