MURDER & OTHER ACTS OF LITERATURE
by Slung, Michele, Editor
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Book Of The Month Club, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A selection of two dozen short stories about murder and crime by mainstream writers including Alcott, Allende, Cheever, Dinesen, Gilbert, Gordimer, Kipling, Milne, Theroux, Thurber, Walker, Waugh, and Wharton; collected and edited for, and published by, Book-Of-The-Month-Club; boards and text are clean and tight, with a very slight spine lean; black dustjacket shows only very minimal surface and edgewear. Collectable.
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Details
- Seller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 004025
- Title
- MURDER & OTHER ACTS OF LITERATURE
- Author
- Slung, Michele, Editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- Publisher
- Book Of The Month Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- CRIME, FIRST EDITION, MURDER, SHORT STORIES,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Short Stories; Crime; Fine Literature;
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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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
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- First Edition
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