The Black Camel
by Biggers, Earl Derr
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1929. Hardcover. Gray cloth titled in red. Early printing. Minor wear to cloth edges, light insecting to block edge. Some specks to rear endpages, slight bumping to spine ends. The DJ in mylar is lightly soiled/rubbed/edgeworn/toned, with a small loss to rear flap. Back of jacket has Chan letter. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
Synopsis
This book is a murder mystery set in Honolulu. Shelah Fane, the Hollywood star, has come to Hawaii to finish the filming of her latest movie. When she is stabbed to death in her beach house, Charlie Chan is called in to investigate. His movie-struck children are thrilled. Other characters include Shelah's wealthy suitor, her young protegee, a Hollywood fortune-teller, a young man from the Tourist Bureau, a beachcomber and an assortment of actors.
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Details
- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41029
- Title
- The Black Camel
- Author
- Biggers, Earl Derr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bobbs-Merrill
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- 1929
Terms of Sale
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Jacket
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...