Secrets for Sale
by Vahey, John Haslette [Loder, Vernon]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Leicester, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1935. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's dark pink cloth lettered in black to the spine. A former owner's neat name and address details to the front and rear pastedowns otherwise a solid VG copy with bright and clean boards. The VG dustwrapper is priced 7s 6d net to the inside flap (as called for) and is slightly toned with some small nicks and chips. Golden age detective fiction title by John George Haslette Vahey a prolific writer who wrote under various pseudonyms, most famously perhaps Vernon Loder and 'Henrietta Clandon'. Scarce title, particularly in the striking dustwrapper. "A lot of action, a little propaganda and everybody gets their dues, its an old fashioned thriller, good enough to read (Good Reads)". !Photographs/scans available upon request.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355490722241
- Title
- Secrets for Sale
- Author
- Vahey, John Haslette [Loder, Vernon]
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Eyre and Spottiswoode
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1935
Terms of Sale
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
We can personally take Visa, Mastercard and debit/Maestro cards. All books are are returnable if found not to be as described, please contact us first. James M Pickard (Rare Books) is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
About the Seller
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
Biblio member since 2006
Leicester
About James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
James M Pickard (Rare Books) is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
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...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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....
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...