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Catch the Saint
by Charteris, Leslie
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0385099363
- ISBN 13
- 9780385099363
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Garden City NY: Doubleday and Company, Inc, 1975. First US Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; VG/G+; ivory spine with blue and black text; a Crime Club selection; first US edition; dust jacket exterior has mildly age toned; slight edge wear; cloth exterior shows minimal wear; tight binding; sturdy boards; text block exterior edges have light tone; deckled fore edge; interior pages clean; pp 153. 1357917. FP New Rockville Stock.
Synopsis
Catch the Saint is a collection of two mystery novellas by Fleming Lee, based upon stories by Norman Worker continuing the adventures of the sleuth Simon Templar aka "The Saint", created by Leslie Charteris. As per usual practice at this point in the series, the front cover credits Charteris, although Lee and Worker receive interior title page credit; Charteris served in an editorial capacity. Some editions misspell the author's name "Flemming Lee.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1357917
- Title
- Catch the Saint
- Author
- Charteris, Leslie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385099363
- ISBN 13
- 9780385099363
- Publisher
- Doubleday and Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Garden City NY
- Date Published
- 1975
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
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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...
- Edges
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