The House Without A Key
by Biggers, Earl Derr
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Poor
- Seller
-
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
First thus edition ( ca 1940 ) of the first novel in the Charlie Chan series. Instead of a list of books published by Madison Square Books on the rear cover it has a War Bonds and Stamps ad. Someone has tape repaired a large section of the front panel of the dustjacket. There is a inch deep by inch wide V chunk missing from the base of the spine. Light tanning to the pages. In near fine / poor condition.
Synopsis
The House Without a Key is a novel that was written in 1925 by Earl Derr Biggers. It is the first of the Charlie Chan mysteries written by Biggers. The novel, which takes place in 1920s Hawai'i, spends time acquainting the reader with the look and feel of the islands of that era from the standpoint of both white and non-white inhabitants, and describes social class structures and customs which have largely vanished in the 21st century.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Scene of the Crime Books, ABAC, IOBA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19761125811
- Title
- The House Without A Key
- Author
- Biggers, Earl Derr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1925
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Thriller; Suspense; Mystery; Detective;
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