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KING'S RANSOM
by McBain, Ed (pseudonym of Evan Hunter)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- End papers foxed, usual darkening to text block, inked name to front paste down (hidden by flap) a nearly fine copy in a nearly
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959. First edition. End papers foxed, usual darkening to text block, inked name to front paste down (hidden by flap) a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket some mild rubbing. Uncommon signed. (25647). Octavo, cloth backed boards. Signed by McBain on the title page. An 87th Precinct novel. Filmed in Japan 1963 by Akira Kurosawa as High and Low (Tengoku to Jigoku). Hubin, p. 521.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25647
- Title
- KING'S RANSOM
- Author
- McBain, Ed (pseudonym of Evan Hunter)
- Book Condition
- Used - End papers foxed, usual darkening to text block, inked name to front paste down (hidden by flap) a nearly fine copy in a nearly
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- Mystery . Signed
Terms of Sale
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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
John W. Knott, Jr., BooksellerABAA/ILABFine First Editions
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- First Edition
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....
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