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The Devil Was Handsome
by Maurice Procter
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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La Porte, Texas, United States
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., 1961. P6 - A first edition (First published 1961 stated) hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping, crease and few tears on the edges and corners, some scattered light scratches, rubbing and stains, light tanning and shelf wear. Book cocked, some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, some stains on the top page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. Although not marked in any way, this copy comes from the personal collection of Otto Penzler, legendary editor and founder of the Mysterious Press, an award-winning icon in the genre. 7.5"x5", 208 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookmarc's
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2310ec823
- Title
- The Devil Was Handsome
- Author
- Maurice Procter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- FICTION
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- 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...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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