An Excellent Mystery : The Eleventh Chronicle of Brother Cadfael
by Peters, Ellis
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0333393139
- ISBN 13
- 9780333393130
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1988. Reprint. Red Boards. Very Good Plus/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 190pp.. A super copy of this first reprint ( presumably second impression) crime novel with wrapper. Gilt embossed lettering to the spine. Light bump to the tail of the spine and a very slight bump to one corner. Normal age toning to the pages. Clean and tight. Dust wrapper not price clipped with slight shelf wear to the wrapper edges. A very good copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 217541
- Title
- An Excellent Mystery : The Eleventh Chronicle of Brother Cadfael
- Author
- Peters, Ellis
- Format/Binding
- Red Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0333393139
- ISBN 13
- 9780333393130
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1988
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾"
- Keywords
- FICTION_MYSTERY & DETECTIVE_GENERAL CADFAEL, BROTHER
- X weight
- 12 oz
Terms of Sale
Trumpington Fine Books Limited
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
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- Gilt
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- Reprint
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