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THE MEMOIRS OF CONSTANTINE DIX
by Pain, Barry [Eric Odell]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Endpapers tanned, foxing to page edges and first few and last few leaves. Cloth rubbed, some soiling to rear cover and some disc
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1905. First edition. Endpapers tanned, foxing to page edges and first few and last few leaves. Cloth rubbed, some soiling to rear cover and some discoloration spots to spine, a very good copy. (20072). Octavo, pp. [1-8], [1] 2-206 [207: printer] [208: blank], 4 page publisher's catalog inserted at rear, original light blue cloth, front and spine stamped in yellow, purple and black, rear stamped in black. A series of connected stories, Dix helps those in need and also provides spiritual consul, he hears information which helps him in his endeavors as a thief. "A series of adventures suggestive of Raffles, but done in with greater literary art and an ironic turn of mind." - Barzun & Taylor, A Catalogue of Crime (1989), 4014. Laid in to this copy is a signed note from Pain declining a dinner invitation.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20072
- Title
- THE MEMOIRS OF CONSTANTINE DIX
- Author
- Pain, Barry [Eric Odell]
- Book Condition
- Used - Endpapers tanned, foxing to page edges and first few and last few leaves. Cloth rubbed, some soiling to rear cover and some disc
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. Fisher Unwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- Mystery
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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