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DEADLIER THAN THE MALE
by Gunn, James
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/Poor
- Seller
-
Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1942. First edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. 8vo with 277 pages. Signed by author on the front free endpaper: "To Dick My good friend- Jim Gunn." The book is in good condition with some bumping to corners of the covers/shelfwear. The dust jacket is in poor condition with heavy shelf-wear and some browning. There is heavy rubbing along all edges, with some chips and tears. there is a 2" piece that is torn from the top of the front panel but still there in a protective cover. There is also some fading to the spine. Red cloth binding, blue/red/white dust jacket. This is a first edition of the first novel from James Gunn, and the basis for the movie "Born to Kill.". Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Cloth. Good/Poor. 8vo. Hardcover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jero Books and Templet Co.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014513
- Title
- DEADLIER THAN THE MALE
- Author
- Gunn, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Duell, Sloan & Pearce
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- FICTION LITERATURE DEADLIER THAN THE MALE Gunn, James Duell, Sloan & Pearce
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About the Seller
Jero Books and Templet Co.
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Santa Monica, California
About Jero Books and Templet Co.
Hello, We are Jero Books and Templet Co. We have been in the Book business for 35 years and the last 20 years online. We are located in Santa Monica, CA and have a small but eclectic selection, something for everyone! Thank You!
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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....
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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