THE THETA SYNDROME
by Trevor, Elleston
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0385074638
- ISBN 13
- 9780385074636
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. First American Edition, first printing. Signed by Elleston Trevor on the title page. "This is a story of slow terror, of a mind imprisoned in a nightmare." Trevor (1920-95), a British novelist, is remembered for his adventure story The Flight of the Phoenix (1964) and his series of Cold War thrillers featuring the secret agent Quiller, written under the pseudonym Adam Hall. Octavo. Original brown paper-covered boards over a black cloth spine, with gilt titles. A crisp, unread copy. Just a hint of wear to the dust jacket; else near fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 73351
- Title
- THE THETA SYNDROME
- Author
- Trevor, Elleston
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385074638
- ISBN 13
- 9780385074636
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- Literature, Thriller, Suspense
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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