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Dardanelles Derelict: A Major North Story
by F. Van Wyck Mason
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1949. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8.5" by 6". Not Stated. A bright first edition copy of this crime novel from the Major North series by prolific American writer F. Van Wyck Mason. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Francis Van Wyck Mason (1901-1978) was an American historian and best-selling novelist. He had a long and prolific career as a writer spanning 50 years and including 78 published novels. This work is the sixteenth novel from the Major North series, in which Major North finds himself entangled in the international intrigue of a struggle between Turkish and American agents. Captain (later Major and Colonel) Hugh North was a prototype for James Bond: he was tough, athletic, a good shot and hand-to-hand fighter, but also fitted into elegant society with refined dress and manner. This series sometimes foreshadowed actual military events, including a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Dust wrapper is bright, though the spine is sunned, with minor chipping to the head and tail of the spine. A little shelf wear to the folds of the wraps, otherwise smart. Fine
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 892M14
- Title
- Dardanelles Derelict: A Major North Story
- Author
- F. Van Wyck Mason
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949
- Size
- 8.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- Crime fiction Murder mystery Major North Hugh North Murder mystery
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About the Seller
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- 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...
- Chipping
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- Sunned
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- Shelf Wear
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- Fine
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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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
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