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SALLY'S IN THE ALLEY
by Davis, Norbert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Slight fade to the spine, a very good to nearly fine copy in a good to very good dust jacket with stress creasing, shallow chipp
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1943. First edition. Slight fade to the spine, a very good to nearly fine copy in a good to very good dust jacket with stress creasing, shallow chipping to the spine ends, light wear at the corner tips, tiny closed tear to the upper front panel, some light stains and abrasions to corners of the flaps. (25640). Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-224, cloth. The second Doan and Carstairs novel. "Norbert Davis was among the most talented writers who specialized in pulp fiction in the Thirties and early Forties." and "Davis...was one of the few writers to successfully blend the so-called hard-boiled story with farcical humor" - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 189-190. Hubin, p. 218.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25640
- Title
- SALLY'S IN THE ALLEY
- Author
- Davis, Norbert
- Book Condition
- Used - Slight fade to the spine, a very good to nearly fine copy in a good to very good dust jacket with stress creasing, shallow chipp
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Morrow & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1943
- Keywords
- Mystery
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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- Octavo
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