THE SCARF

Bookseller

John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)

Bookseller's Inventory #

8280

Title

THE SCARF

Author

Bloch, Robert

Book Condition

Used - A very good copy, darkening to text block in a very good dust jacket staining along edges of the verso with show through to whit

Quantity Available

1

Edition

First edition

Binding

Hardcover

Publisher

The Dial Press

Place of Publication

New York

Date Published

1947

Keywords

Horror . Mystery . Signed

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Spine

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Text Block

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Chipping

A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...

Jacket

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Edges

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Octavo

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Verso

The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.

First Edition

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