She Fell Among Thieves
by Dornford Yates
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$370.14NZ$333.13
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1935 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8" by 6". None. The first edition of this thriller set in the Pyrenees, by Dornford Yates. The first edition, first impression, in the scarce publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.The work of English novelist Cecil William Mercer, who wrote under the name Dornford Yates, and whose humorous novels and thrillers were best-sellers in the period between the First and Second World Wars.The fifth work in Yates's 'Chandos' series. In this work, Chandos and Mansel rescue a drugged young woman who has been held captive at a chateau by a villainous elderly matriarch. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Bump to spine tail, with fading to cloth at back strip and joints. Dust wrapper back strip and rear wrap age toned, with light spotting and handling marks to rear wrap. Small closed tears to back strip head and tail, with tape repairs to dust wrapper reverse in these regions. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 890F45
- Title
- She Fell Among Thieves
- Author
- Dornford Yates
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1935
- Size
- 8" by 6"
- Keywords
- chandos thriller Cecil William Mercer thriller
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
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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....