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The Case of the Perjured Parrot
by Gardner, Erle Stanley
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Beverly Hills, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
William Morrow & Company, 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very good in a very good dust jacket. 1939 stated on the title page and on the copyright page. First Edition. Fore-edge has some moisture damage, which extends slightly onto each page edge throughout. Dust jacket has some water damage to lower half of dj; large chips at the corners; chipping at spine ends; rubbing at edges. Interior of the jacket has been previously repaired with tape. Original price of $2.00 is printed on the front flap.
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- Bookseller
- Bookbid Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1404048
- Title
- The Case of the Perjured Parrot
- Author
- Gardner, Erle Stanley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- William Morrow & Company
- Date Published
- 1939
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bookbid Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Beverly Hills, California
About Bookbid Rare Books
Bookbid Rare Books is a rare book dealer located in Beverly Hills, California. The family run company has sold modern literary first editions and children's books for over 20 years. Member of ABAA, ILAB.
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
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