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A FAMILY AFFAIR
by Stout, Rex
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0670306118
- ISBN 13
- 9780670306114
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1975. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A late Nero Wolfe/Archie Goodwin mystery in which Wolfe, the beer-loving, orchid-growing genius and private detective, becomes so enraged over a murder commited in his own New York brownstone that he is willing to work without a client or a fee and even willing to leave home and spend time in jail. First Printing of the First Edition. Quarter-black cloth over dark-blue paper-covered boards with silver lettering on spine. Boards show a narrow line of sun fading along top edge; top edge of text has single, tiny, very light stain near spine. O/w boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square, not remaindered. The black dustjacket shows just a touch of rubbing and edge wear, no tears, no chipping or creasing, not price-clipped. Collectable. A great mystery from one of the Mystery Grand Masters.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005266
- Title
- A FAMILY AFFAIR
- Author
- Stout, Rex
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0670306118
- ISBN 13
- 9780670306114
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- MYSTERY, FIRST EDITION, CRIME, NERO WOLFE, NEW YORK, DETECTIVE,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery; New York; Crime;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
All books subject to prior sale. All books returnable within two weeks for any reason. Please return by USPS (media mail rate) and note the reason for return. All sales subject to applicable taxes.
About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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