The Artful Egg.
by James McClure
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0394721268
- ISBN 13
- 9780394721262
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY Pantheon International Crime, 1985. Paperback First Edition Thus (1985), so stated. First published in hardcover in the UK in 1984. First Edition Thus (1985), so stated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: slight spine lean; just a hint of wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the wrapper covers; the expected age-tanning; a couple of faint stress creases to the backstrip; three pages ligfhtly 'dinged' at the lower corner near the end of the text; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A carefully used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and some minor flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (6.85 x 4.25 x 0.8 inches). 283 pages. Language: English. Weight: 5.8 ounces. First published in hardcover in the UK in 1984. Mass Market Paperback.
Synopsis
James McClure (1939-2006) was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he worked as a photographer and then a teacher before becoming a crime reporter. He published eight wildly successful books in the Kramer and Zondi series during his lifetime and was the recipient of the CWA Silver and Gold Daggers.
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Details
- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 55892
- Title
- The Artful Egg.
- Author
- James McClure
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus (1985), so stated. First published in hardcov
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394721268
- ISBN 13
- 9780394721262
- Publisher
- Pantheon International Crime,
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1985.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Hard-Boiled and Noir; Mystery: Collectible Pbks; Private Eyes: Male; Fiction: Collectible Paperbacks; British Contemporary Fiction;
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