12 Against Crime
by Radin, Edward D
- Used
- fair
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Bantam, 1951. First Paperback . Mass Market Paperback. Fair. Winner of the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Allan Poe award for best true-crime reporting tells the story of "the Deadly Dozen, the experts police call in to solve America's toughest & most notorious cases." FIRST PRINTING (May 1951) of this vintage mass market paperback (Bantam #921), complete & unabridged from the original hardcover published in 1950, with great mid-century cover art. Condition is downgraded to Fair due to first 12 pages being completely detached from binding, but still there; some top outer corners of these are chipped. Pages tanned commensurate with age. Former owner's last name in pen on first page, else unmarked. Covers show rubbing, chipped corners, spine has been wrapped in clear tape. Nicely protected in new archival mylar collector bag FREE! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009529
- Title
- 12 Against Crime
- Author
- Radin, Edward D
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Paperback
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- TRUE CRIME POLICE LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERT WITNESSES CSI FORENSIC SCIENCE DETECTIVES MURDER
- Bookseller catalogs
- Vintage Paperbacks; Crime: True Crime;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
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- Mass Market
- Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....