KNOCK AND WAIT A WHILE
by Weeks, William Rawle
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A near fine copy in a very good plus dust jacket, some mild rubbing to front panel and spine panel, two tiny closed tears to upp
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1957. First edition. A near fine copy in a very good plus dust jacket, some mild rubbing to front panel and spine panel, two tiny closed tears to upper front panel, slight edge rubbing. An uncommon title. (10163). Octavo, boards. Winner of the Edgar award for best first novel, 1958. A novel of espionage during the cold war.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10163
- Title
- KNOCK AND WAIT A WHILE
- Author
- Weeks, William Rawle
- Book Condition
- Used - A near fine copy in a very good plus dust jacket, some mild rubbing to front panel and spine panel, two tiny closed tears to upp
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- Mystery . Mystery Award
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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