From Doon with Death
by RENDELL, Ruth
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Slight lean to spine, otherwise fine in original red cloth and very good pictorial dust jacket with mild chipping to extremities
- Seller
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Asheville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1965. First American Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Slight lean to spine, otherwise fine in original red cloth and very good pictorial dust jacket with mild chipping to extremities, a hint of toning to spine, and light dye marks to interior of jacket.. Octavo. 5.75 x 8.5 in. 191 pp. Part of the Crime Club Selection, this is Rendell's first book. Original $3.50 price on front dust jacket flap.
Synopsis
From Doon with Death is the debut novel of British writer Ruth Rendell, first published in 1964. The novel introduced her popular recurring character Inspector Wexford, who has since gone on to feature in 20 of her novels.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bagatelle Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 287
- Title
- From Doon with Death
- Author
- RENDELL, Ruth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Slight lean to spine, otherwise fine in original red cloth and very good pictorial dust jacket with mild chipping to extremities
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
Terms of Sale
Bagatelle Books, IOBA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bagatelle Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2019
Asheville, North Carolina
About Bagatelle Books, IOBA
We are a brick-and-mortar independent bookstore in West Asheville, North Carolina.
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Chipping
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- Spine
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- Octavo
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