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The Rasp

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The Rasp

by MacDonald, Philip

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About This Item

London: W. Collins Sons & Co., 1924. Second printing of MacDonald's well-received first book, introducing amateur detective ex-secret service agent Anthony Gethryn, published in the same month (October 1924) as the first printing. Scarce in any early edition. Filmed by Michael Powell in 1932, but now believed lost. Shows some edgewear, nick/tear to rear hinge, pencil name inside front cover, ink name & date on free endsheet, page edges foxed/spotted, minor foxing to pages; no jacket. Text clean; vii, blank, 306 pages + 5 pages publisher's ads.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Octavo.

Synopsis

The Rasp is a whodunit mystery novel, written by Philip MacDonald and set at a country house in rural England. It introduces the series character Colonel Anthony Gethryn, an ex-secret agent who works to solve the murder of cabinet minister John Hoode, who is bludgeoned to death a woodworkers rasp.

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Bookseller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
s0773
Title
The Rasp
Author
MacDonald, Philip
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
Second Printing
Publisher
W. Collins Sons & Co.
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1924
Keywords
Mystery, Crime, Murder Mystery, Modern First Editions
Size
Octavo

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Bookworks MWABA, IOBA

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About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA

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Glossary

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Hinge
The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Octavo
Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...

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