Heat; Mischief; Money Money Money; Alice in Jeopardy
by Ed McBain [Evan Hunter]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Book Club Associates; Hodder & Stoughton; Orion, 1982-2005. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9.5" by 6". None. Four crime novels by American author Ed McBain. Four works by Ed McBain, including three novels from is 87th Precinct Series. Although the volumes are published by differed publishers, Mischief, Money Money Money, and Alice in Jeopardy are all first editions. All found in their original dust wrappers. Evan Hunter, better known by his pen-name Ed McBain, was an American author and screenwriter, who is best known for his police dramas set commonly called the 87th Precinct novels. The present collection contains three of these crime dramas, as well as Hunter's penultimate novel Alice in Jeopardy. In the publisher's original cloth binding found in the unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with just some light bumping to the head and tail of the spines. Heat has a small tear in the wrap at the fore edge of the front board, as well as a tear at the rear joint. Internally, firmly bound. Aside from Heat, where the pages are a little age-toned, pages are bright and clean throughout the collection. Near Fine
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Details
- Seller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 853N6
- Title
- Heat; Mischief; Money Money Money; Alice in Jeopardy
- Author
- Ed McBain [Evan Hunter]
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Book Club Associates; Hodder & Stoughton; Orion
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1982-2005
- Size
- 9.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- Heat Mischief Money Money Money Alice in Jeopardy Mischief 87th Precinct Ed McBain
Terms of Sale
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Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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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...
- Wrappers
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Fore Edge
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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