The Way Some People Die
by Macdonald, John Ross (Ross Macdonald)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Vg-/Fine (Facsimile Dust Jacket)
- Seller
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SANTA BARBARA, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1951. First edition stated on copyright page. Blue patterned boards have shelf wear at spine ends, faint offset to front endpaper. Unmarked, with solid hinge, supple textblock. Book has clearly been read, but not abused. Jacket is a professionally made facsimile jacket with no flaws protected in mylar sleeve. Presents well on shelf. The third Lew Archer mystery. A classic.. First American Edition. Hardcover. Vg-/Fine (Facsimile Dust Jacket). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Timothy Norlen Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012716
- Title
- The Way Some People Die
- Author
- Macdonald, John Ross (Ross Macdonald)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Vg-
- Jacket Condition
- Fine (Facsimile Dust Jacket)
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions;
Terms of Sale
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Books sent out within 24 - 48 hours upon receipt of order. Return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 15 days after delivery if an item arrives that is not as described.
About the Seller
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Biblio member since 2019
SANTA BARBARA, California
About Timothy Norlen Bookseller
I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.
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- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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...
- 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....
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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...
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