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A KNIFE AT THE OPERA
by Stacey, Susannah (Jill Staynes and Margaret Storey)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0671657801
- ISBN 13
- 9780671657802
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Summit Books, 1988. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Fine/Fine. The second mystery in Stacey's classic English mystery series featuring the kind and thoughtful Superintendent Peter Bone, who finds murder even on a night off. Bone is attending a performance of "The Beggar's Opera" at his daughter's school when the pretty and ambitious Miss Fairlie is stabbed to death in the Domestic Science room. First Printing of the First U.S. Edition. As new, appears unread. Boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square, not remaindered. Dustjacket shows only a touch of soiling on back panel, no tears, no bumping, chipping or creasing, not price-clipped. Collectable.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005322
- Title
- A KNIFE AT THE OPERA
- Author
- Stacey, Susannah (Jill Staynes and Margaret Storey)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0671657801
- ISBN 13
- 9780671657802
- Publisher
- Summit Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- MYSTERY, FIRST EDITION, ENGLAND, DETECTIVE, SUPERINTENDENT BONE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Drama/Theater; England; Cozy Mystery;
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.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...