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The Washington Legation Murders (in original dust jacket)
by Van Wyck Mason
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/very good
- Seller
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Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Triangle Books, 1941. Reissue. Hardcover. Fine/very good. Hardcover nin navy blue cloth with spine lettered in green. 306 pp. A tight, fine copy (ususal light embrowning to the pages as is common in these 1940s reprints). In very good dust jacket. The ninth of Captain Hugh North's cases. Here the ace investigator for the U.S. Department of Military Intelligence is assigned to secure proof of the stealing of military and naval secrets. Death entes the scene almost immediately when a member of the Swedish legation is found stabbed.
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- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E26772
- Title
- The Washington Legation Murders (in original dust jacket)
- Author
- Van Wyck Mason
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reissue
- Publisher
- Triangle Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- military, spies, espinoage, murder, vintage, detectives,
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
Biblio member since 2005
Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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