THE TERRIBLE DOOR
by Sims, George
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Horizon Press, 1964. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The first novel by Sims, who was a journalist and in British Intelligence in World War II before finding his place as a dealer in rare books and manuscripts in London, features Robert Seldon, an English bookseller who has been offered a large sum of money to find the correspondence of an eccentric writer with unusual sexual tastes. Seldon's search finds a strange variety of people and a considerable amount of danger. Top edge of text block shows some foxing, o/w text and boards are clean and unmarked, tight and square. The dustjacket shows a touch of edgewear, else Fine; no tears, no creasing or chipping, not price-clipped. A collectable copy of this highly-praised bibliomystery.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004630
- Title
- THE TERRIBLE DOOR
- Author
- Sims, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- Publisher
- Horizon Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- BIBLIOMYSTERY, FIRST EDITION, ENGLAND, LONDON, SUSPENSE, THRILLER,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Crime; England; Bibliomystery;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
All books subject to prior sale. All books returnable within two weeks for any reason. Please return by USPS (media mail rate) and note the reason for return. All sales subject to applicable taxes.
About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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