City of Whispering Stone: Book 2 of Mongo Series
by George C. Chesbro
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good+/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 067124003X
- ISBN 13
- 9780671240035
- Seller
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Carrollton, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Gray-green boards with tan lettering on spine; book has slight lean. Bottom of book spine slightly rumpled; former owner's bookplate affixed to first interior page. Top page edges very slightly yellowed; author's picture and bio on back dust jacket. Dust jacket rubbed; top and bottom of dust jacket spine shows shelf wear and very small cracking. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.
Simon & Schuster First Edition; First Printing as indicated by complete number line ending in "1" on copyright page. Signed by author on title page.
Book 2 in Chesbro's Mongo series that features Dr. Robert "Mongo" Fredrickson, "a fictional private eye and criminologist who has dwarfism". Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.
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- Bookseller
- Sherlock Joe's Book Hunting (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CBO004
- Title
- City of Whispering Stone
- Author
- George C. Chesbro
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 067124003X
- ISBN 13
- 9780671240035
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
- Pages
- 236
- Keywords
- george c chesbro; city of whispering stone; signed; mongo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Mystery; Signed / Inscribed;
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