Bombay Mail
by BLOCHMAN, LAWRENCE G
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Santa Barbara, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Julian Messner, 1934. First Edition of the Author’s First Mystery. Signed presentation copy from Lawrence Blochman to writer, Max Miller. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication: “For Max Miller, whose delightful flair for the oblique and implied tale may prevent his reading such blatantly direct journalese as this is without a trace of nausea, but who does agree that books make swell ornaments; from Lawrence G. Blochman who used to be an old waterfront coverer himself. Los Angeles, Jan, 30, 1934.” Mr. Blochman’s inscription refers to Max Miller’s novel, I Cover the Waterfront, which was made into a film directed by James Cruze, starring Claudette Colbert and Ben Lyon. Near fine copy with a bit of edge wear in a very good slightly dust soiled dust jacket with some slight fading to the spine and a few small chips and tiny tears. A detective story set against the mystery, pageantry, and exotic landscape of India.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Pepper Rare Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14826E
- Title
- Bombay Mail
- Author
- BLOCHMAN, LAWRENCE G
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Julian Messner
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1934
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
James Pepper Rare Books, Inc.
Biblio member since 2005
Santa Barbara, California
About James Pepper Rare Books, Inc.
We are long-term members of the Antiquarian Bookseller's Association of America. We specialize in American & English Literature, Mystery & Detective Fiction, Rare Cinema Material, Autograph & Signed Material, and an Eclectic Offering of Literature & Ephemera.
Glossary
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Inscribed
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Fine
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