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ONE LONELY NIGHT.
by SPILLANE, MICKEY
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Greencastle, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1951., 1951. First edition. First edition. Inscribed and signed by the author on the front free fly leaf. Light wear to the spine and corners of the cheaply made boards, else near fine in dust jacket with light wear to the spine ends, corners, and top edges of the front cover. PI Mike Hammer stumbles upon a murder and suicide while taking a walk on a bridge late at night. A suicidal girl jumps in the river after Hammer murders the man trying to pursue her. The only item she leaves behind is a green communist card. Hammer is left looking for answers as to why she was being pursued and stumbles on a communist conspiracy to take over the government. An elusive and difficult title.
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Details
- Bookseller
- BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50440
- Title
- ONE LONELY NIGHT.
- Author
- SPILLANE, MICKEY
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1951.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
Terms of Sale
BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
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About the Seller
BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
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Greencastle, Pennsylvania
About BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
Buckingham Books specializes in new, used and rare books dealing with Mystery and Western Americana. Books in the mystery field include not only Mystery, but also Detective, Espionage, and Adventure Fiction. Our Western Americana Section offers books about the development of the American West. All books in our inventory are First Editions unless clearly stated otherwise.
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
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