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THE SHADOW ON THE CLIFF
by Burton, Miles
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
The Crime Club, 1944. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Doubleday, Doran and Co.; Garden City, 1944. Hardcover. First Edition. Crime Club Book Club Edition. A Very Good, red cloth binding with black lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, slightly cocked, small discolored/faded spot mid front board, bit of crimping to spine edges, some rubbing along board edges, previous owner handwritten ink name and bookplate on front free endpaper, some age toning to pages, deckle fore-edge, bit of discoloration to pastedowns and endpapers, in a Good to Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, few tears and chips along edges, all four flap corners neatly clipped, spine fade, large crease to front panel, Dust wrapper. A nice and overall clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]., 246pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Details
- Seller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- SKU1040794
- Title
- THE SHADOW ON THE CLIFF
- Author
- Burton, Miles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Crime Club
- Date Published
- 1944
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Lavendier Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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...
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