DROOD
by Simmons, Dan
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Little Brown & Co., 2009. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. The award-winning Simmons is at his best in this mystery-thriller based on Victorian novelist Charles Dickens and his unfinished work, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood." Based on actual events in Dickens' life, Simmons' "Drood," uses fiction to explore some of the unresolved mysteries of the final days of a great author's life. First Printing, First Edition. 771 pages in red paper-covered boards. Boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square, not remaindered. The dustjacket shows very minor edge wear and touch of soiling on back panel, o/w no tears, no creasing or chipping, not price-clipped. Collectable. [Sorry, due to its size and weight, we cannot accept priority/express orders or orders from outside the U.S. on this book.]
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005434
- Title
- DROOD
- Author
- Simmons, Dan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Little Brown & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- MYSTERY, FIRST EDITION, CHARLES DICKENS, LONDON, 19TH CENTURY, HISTORICAL SUSPENSE, THRILLER
- Bookseller catalogs
- England; Historical Mystery; Bibliomystery;
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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- 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...
- Tight
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- First Edition
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- O/W
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