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THE DOCTOR DIED AT DUSK
by Homes, Geoffrey (pseudonym of Daniel Mainwaring)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A few finger marks to front cover, a nearly fine copy in an about very good dust jacket with chipping along lower edge, corners,
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Morrow & Co., 1936. First edition. A few finger marks to front cover, a nearly fine copy in an about very good dust jacket with chipping along lower edge, corners, rubbing to folds and spine ends. (11606). Octavo, pp. [1-6] [1-2] 3-303 [304-306: blank], original black cloth, front and spine stamped in light green, top edge stained green. The author's second mystery novel. Features newspaperman Robin Bishop. "Between 1936 and 1946, Homes published 12 detective and suspense novels set primarily in the valleys and foothills of north-central California. Each is distinguished by clever plotting, semi-hard-boiled realism, fast-paced action, witty and remarkably good dialogue, and some of the finest and most vivid descriptive passages in mystery fiction."- Pederson (ed.): St. James Guide To Crime and Mystery Writers (4th ed.), p 533.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11606
- Title
- THE DOCTOR DIED AT DUSK
- Author
- Homes, Geoffrey (pseudonym of Daniel Mainwaring)
- Book Condition
- Used - A few finger marks to front cover, a nearly fine copy in an about very good dust jacket with chipping along lower edge, corners,
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Morrow & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1936
- Keywords
- Mystery
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...
- First Edition
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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