The Origin Of Evil [Review copy]
by QUEEN, Ellery [pseud. of Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee]
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1951. First Printing. Publisher's review slip loosely laid-in. Octavo (20.25cm); red cloth titled in black on cover and spine; dustjacket; 245pp. Minor dampstain to the heel of spine; mild spots of toning to gutters; Very Good+. The dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.50) with tiny nicks and short tears to the extremities; evidence of dampstaining to the heel, most prominent on the verso; thin strip of toning to the edge of the rear flap; Very Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53589
- Title
- The Origin Of Evil [Review copy]
- Author
- QUEEN, Ellery [pseud. of Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1951
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; Mystery, Crime, and Detective Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
Lorne Bair Rare Books specializes in books, mansuscripts, and printed ephemera relating to American Social History, with an emphasis on radical and utopian movements of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. We are available in our showroom by appointment, at shows, and on-line through various booksellers' sites or at our website www.lornebair.com.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...