The World of Crime. True Detective Stories
by Goron, M.F
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Hurst and Blackett, Limited, 1907. [Marie Francois] Goron (1847-1933) served as head of the Surete. Originally published in France in 1897; this is a Very Good copy of the Second Edition [stated]. It was published in the same year in the USA by Lippincott as"The Truth About the Case." [Hubin, p. 174] Whether these stories reflect true cases or interesting fiction is hard to say. Maroon cloth binding with titling in gilt on the spine and front cover. Clean text; 327 pages, with a one-page advert at the end. Rubbed at the margins. A solid copy; in an archival plastic protector.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006619
- Title
- The World of Crime. True Detective Stories
- Author
- Goron, M.F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Hurst and Blackett, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1907
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Early Mysteries;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...