The Rasp. A Detective Story
by MacDonald, Philip
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. This is a Very Good copy of the first novel by the English thriller/mystery writer Philip MacDonald (1900-1980); it would be made into a film later. A "Queen's Quorum" title. First published in 1925; this is part of "The S.S. Van Dine Detective Library," a popular edition series. Rather attractive; heavily stamped black cloth binding with some sort of a masked person sporting a dagger; highlighted with silver. Clean text; 278 pages. Edges a bit dusty, and the silver has faded on the spine. Still, a very cool little book. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reprint.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002495
- Title
- The Rasp. A Detective Story
- Author
- MacDonald, Philip
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint.
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature (Mysteries);
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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- Reprint
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- Jacket
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....