The Story of Secret Service
by Richard Wilmer Rowan
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Harbor, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Literary Guild of America, Inc, 1957. First edition. Hardcover book complete in its original dust jacket. 22 cm. 732 pages. Contains a few black-and-white illustrations. In very good plus condition. Horst K. Joost's bookplate (designed by Rockwell Kent) affixed to the front fixed end page. No other ownership marks/writing present within. Hinges tight, pages bright. Moderate edge wear/tear, rubbing, soiling to the spine-faded dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- JNBookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2529
- Title
- The Story of Secret Service
- Author
- Richard Wilmer Rowan
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- The Literary Guild of America, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- US Government Security Forces
Terms of Sale
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JNBookseller
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Palm Harbor, Florida
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Rare book dealer located in Tampa, Florida.
Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...