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The World in My Pocket; I'll Bury My Dead
by James Hadley Chase
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Thriller Book Club, 1958-1968. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". Not stated. Two thrillers by James Hadley Chase, including a first edition of The World in My Pocket. Found in the unclipped dust wrapper. Two volumes by thriller writer James Hadley Chase, including a first edition copy of The World in My Pocket. Found int he unclipped dust wrapper. Having written ninety thrillers, fifty of which have been made into films, Chase was dubbed the king of thriller writers in twentieth century Europe. He was well-known by his other pseudonyms Raymond Marshall, R. Raymond, and Ambrose Grant. In the publisher's original cloth binding, found in the unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Lightly bumped to extremities and to the head and tail of the spine. I'll bury my dead has a couple of closed tears in the wrap to the front board, a chip to the spine, and some general edgewear. Internally, firmly bound. Aside from some foxing to the fore edge of the text block, pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Seller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 856N44
- Title
- The World in My Pocket; I'll Bury My Dead
- Author
- James Hadley Chase
- Illustrator
- Not stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Thriller Book Club
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1958-1968
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- James Hadley Chase The World in My Pocket I'll Bury My Dead First Editoin The World in My Pocket Dust Wrapper
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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
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- Text Block
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