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THE CROOKED HINGE.
by CARR, JOHN DICKSON
- Used
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Greencastle, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1938., 1938. First edition. First edition. Former owner's neat bookplate on front pastedown sheet (mostly covered by the front flap) else near fine, bright copy in a bright, fresh dust jacket, with minor wear to the spine ends and front flap fold. A Dr. Fell impossible crime mystery. Two men claim the same name and the same estate. Each man claims to be the heir to the richest baronetcy in Kent, who hasn't been seen at his old home for twenty-five years. Each man claims the other to be an imposter, and each has proof of their claim. Who is the real Baron and who is the imposter? His old friend and mentor, Kenneth Murray, has the answer in the form of boyhood fingerprints. Murray seems to be a logical candidate for murder, but when murder strikes, the victim is not Murray! About this book Charles Shibuk says "I think the eerie and straightforward THE CROOKED HINGE ranks very high among Carr's best work, and the term 'masterpiece' is the least one can apply to this magnificently brilliant effort." A Haycraft/Queen Cornerstone mystery and a very difficult title. An exceptional copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50495
- Title
- THE CROOKED HINGE.
- Author
- CARR, JOHN DICKSON
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1938.
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1938
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BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
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About the Seller
BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
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Greencastle, Pennsylvania
About BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
Buckingham Books specializes in new, used and rare books dealing with Mystery and Western Americana. Books in the mystery field include not only Mystery, but also Detective, Espionage, and Adventure Fiction. Our Western Americana Section offers books about the development of the American West. All books in our inventory are First Editions unless clearly stated otherwise.
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- 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...
- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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