The World's Best One Hundred Detective Stories (Volume Three)
by Thwing, Eugene (Editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1929. 1. Hard Cover. Publisher's full red cloth, gilt lettering and decoration on spine. . Volume shows mild wear and rubbing around corners and spine with some minor loss at heel of spine, corners bumped, spine sunned, rear hinge starting. GOOD.. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. 195, (4) pp .
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- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26030
- Title
- The World's Best One Hundred Detective Stories (Volume Three)
- Author
- Thwing, Eugene (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Funk & Wagnalls Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- Mysteries, Short Stories, Fiction;, Literature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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