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The Devil in Velvet
by John Dickson Carr
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
UK: Hamish Hamilton, 1951. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. The Devil in Velvet by John Dickson Carr First Edition Hamish Hamilton 1951. A near fine copy that has no previous owner's marks or inscriptions. Contents and edges are free of foxing. Publisher's cloth covers are bright, unblemished and without toning. In a VG dust jacket. Not price clipped.
Synopsis
The Devil in Velvet, first published in 1951, is a detective story by John Dickson Carr. This novel is both a mystery and a historical novel, with elements of the supernatural.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Brought to Book Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007942
- Title
- The Devil in Velvet
- Author
- John Dickson Carr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1951
- Weight
- 1.43 lbs
- Keywords
- The Devil in Velvet by John Dickson Carr First Edition Hamish Hamilton 1951
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Brought to Book Ltd
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London, Greater London
About Brought to Book Ltd
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Glossary
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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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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