The Loose Screw
by Hammond, Gerald
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket soiled and lightly tattered, pages toned.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket soiled and lightly tattered, pages . toned.. 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. The prolific mystery author's second book, featuring an auto racing detective, Beau Pepys, that chronologically precedes the storyline in Hammond's first published novel, Fred in Situ. Stamp of literary agent Curtis Brown on front free endpaper and title page. Jacket art by Peter Calcott. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28000
- Title
- The Loose Screw
- Author
- Hammond, Gerald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket soiled and lightly tattered, pages toned.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- 1960s Mysteries, AUTO Racing Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery and Mayhem;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
We are happy to provide a refund within thirty days of the customer's receipt of any book(s) upon return of the book(s) to our shop.
About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Jacket
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