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The Loss of the Culion (Crime Club)
by Ashford, Jeffrey (aka Roderic Jefferies)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0002314827
- ISBN 13
- 9780002314824
- Seller
-
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Collins, 1981. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. This is a first printing of the first English edition, with a complete number line. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a small 'C' stamped on the title page, but no other marks or wear. The red cover are fresh, with minor wear at tips and corners. The gilt spine lettering is still bright. The dust jacket is only in Good condition. It has little edgewear, but some colour has been rubbed off the edges of the front panel. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: "When Second Officer Bill Stevens realized that there had been something very odd -- perhaps criminal -- about the sinking of his ship, the old tramp steamer Culion, he has to battle indifference and opposition to clear his own name and unmask a murderer".
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- Bookseller
- Granny Goose Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000107
- Title
- The Loss of the Culion (Crime Club)
- Author
- Ashford, Jeffrey (aka Roderic Jefferies)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0002314827
- ISBN 13
- 9780002314824
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- Adult Fiction, Mystery and Detective Fiction, Ships and the Sea, Barratry, Scuttling
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adult Fiction; Mystery & Detective Fiction; Ships & the Sea;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Granny Goose Books
Biblio member since 2008
Ottawa, Ontario
About Granny Goose Books
Used and collectable children's books.
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- Number Line
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Crisp
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- Title Page
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- Jacket
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