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The Five Red Herrings
by Sayers, Dorothy L
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Madison, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1936. 351 pp., red cloth with black lettering on spine. 11th impression, November 1936. Map of Galloway on the end papers. Binding is tight, boards are clean and square. First and last few pages and top ege are foxed, toned throughout, one leaf folded, blank verso of rear free end paper has pencil marks. Otherwise the text block is remarkably clean, square and tight. Unclipped dust jacket has price of 2/6 net and boasts it is "First Cheap Edition." Jacket has chips and tears to extremities, partially closed 1" tear on front. Generally toned with pencil markings on front and rear. Now protected in mylar sleeve. Scarce early edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 5" x 7 1/2".
Synopsis
Five Red Herrings is a 1931 novel by Dorothy L. Sayers. The first time it was published in the United States, its title was Suspicious Characters.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 029183
- Title
- The Five Red Herrings
- Author
- Sayers, Dorothy L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1936
- Keywords
- Dust Jacket
- Size
- 5" x 7 1/2"
Terms of Sale
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
All sales are net. Prepayment is required. Postage in USA: items will be sent Media Mail Rate ($4) unless Priority Mail is requested ($6-$8). Postage for unusually heavy or valuable books may be more. Please contact us for international rates. Books may be returned within 10 days of receipt. Credit cards accepted: VISA, MC, AMEX, Discover.
About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....