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THE CORNER MEN
by Gardner, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/Near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0718107977
- ISBN 13
- 9780718107970
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Michael Joseph, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. First edition, first printing. Inscribed by John Gardner on the title page. The second Detective Inspector Derek Torry novel. Octavo. Original blue cloth binding, with gilt titles. The dust jacket is clean and bright, with an ink dash across the price on the front flap; else near fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 72926
- Title
- THE CORNER MEN
- Author
- Gardner, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0718107977
- ISBN 13
- 9780718107970
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- Literature, Thriller, Suspense
Terms of Sale
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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