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THE MYSTERY AND DETECTION ANNUAL 1972
by Adams, Donald K. (Editor)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Beverly Hills, California: Donald Adams, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Textual illustrations. Includes the first publication of passages from Dashiell Hammett's short story "The Thin Man" (different than his novel). This copy is inscribed by editor Donald Adams to Lawrence D. Stewart on the front flyleaf: "For Lawrence: Copy No. 1 of 10 hand-cased advance copies. Bound by Bela Blau: 14 November 1972." Stewart's short story "Gertrude Stein and the Vital Dead" is included in this annual. Octavo. Original red cloth binding, with gilt titles. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Inscribed By Editor.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 59896
- Title
- THE MYSTERY AND DETECTION ANNUAL 1972
- Author
- Adams, Donald K. (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Donald Adams
- Place of Publication
- Beverly Hills, California
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- Mystery, Detective Fiction
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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Glossary
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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
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
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