Brass Knuckles; The Oliver Quade Human Encyclopedia Stories
by Gruber, Frank
- Used
- Near Fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Woodstock, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Los Angeles: Sherbourne Press, Inc, 1966. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near Fine in a Near FIne jacket, unclipped ($5.95), lightly toned and rubbed at the edges, creased at the front flap. Red paper on the boards with black ink lettering on the spine, bumped at the head and foot. Square and firmly bound, foxed at the edges, clean internally. Gruber's 47th book, a collection of his favorite stories featuring his detective Oliver Quade.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7392
- Title
- Brass Knuckles; The Oliver Quade Human Encyclopedia Stories
- Author
- Gruber, Frank
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Sherbourne Press, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Los Angeles
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- Mystery Fiction, Detective Fiction, 20th Century Fiction, Crime, 1930s, Pulp Fiction
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
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- Edges
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- Foxed
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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