Will-O-The-Wisp
by Wentworth, Patricia
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No DJ
- Seller
-
Madison, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1928. 317pp. Purple cloth, black lettering. The date 1928 appears on the title page and the copyright page, indicationg a true first edition, first printing. Prev. owner stamp on the front free endpaper. the flap of the missing jacket is pasted onto the front free endpaper. There is discoloration running verticall along the spine and gutters. The text block is clean. A serviceable copy of this scarce title. Will O' the Wisp features a mystery set in Golden Age London. Although David Fordyce lost his wife at sea some years ago, strange advertisements begin appearing in the paper, implying she's still alive. Chills.Beloved British crime writer Patricia Wentworth plunges readers into a world of lies, romance, and mystery as David’s search leads him across London on a winding journey to a shocking truth." . First American Edition. Hardcover. Good/No DJ. Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 034468
- Title
- Will-O-The-Wisp
- Author
- Wentworth, Patricia
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Lippincott
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1928
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- Mystery London Golden Age
Terms of Sale
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
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- Jacket
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- Copyright page
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- Spine
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- Title Page
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- Octavo
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