Section 558, Or the Fatal Letter. From the Diary of Inspector Byrnes.
by Hawthorne, Julian
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Cassell & Company, 1888.. 8vo. 246 pp., Very Good, Brown Decorative Cloth with minor sun-fading, staining, rubbing and edge wear; minimal staining in text block; some pencil scribbles on end papers and FFEPs; minor staining on edges of text block; shelf wear. Provenance: John Ruyle. First Edition. Protective Mylar Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Alan Wofsy Fine Arts (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19-0145
- Title
- Section 558, Or the Fatal Letter. From the Diary of Inspector Byrnes.
- Author
- Hawthorne, Julian
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Cassell & Company, 1888.
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- Literature & Linguistics;
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