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Raymond Chandler “The Big Sleep” Avon Library print 1943 Vintage early print paperback
Original price was: $158.00.$127.98Current price is: $127.98.
This is a “good plus” or better vintage American paperback published in 1943 by Avon Books.
First edition, thus, as identified by McBride’s Identification of First Editions.
Binding is tight, no loose, torn or folded pages. No writing, tape or labels, no sign of any moisture exposure. Mark across top of text block, otherwise no. Covers show some reading wear, a little surface rubbing in a few small spots.
See images for complete condition details.
A rather scarce edition.
Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
1 in stock
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| Weight | 48 oz |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 12 × 10 × 4 in |
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Dell Map-back “Wolf in Man’s Clothing” c.1942 Mignon G. Eberhart Murder mystery vintage paperback
Original price was: $12.00.$9.72Current price is: $9.72.
This is a "good plus" or better vintage paperback with the desirable "map back" design that Dell Books popularized in the Forties, published in circa 1942.
The binding is solid, not cracked, complete and solid. Text block closes tightly, book slightly rolled. The glossy cover coating is starting to peel along the outer edge of the front, and less so on the back. Front cover has a diagonal crease running the length of the front cover, the back cover has a very light vertical crease. Top edge of the spine head is chipped off. A name is penciled inside on front free end paper, otherwise, no marks. No loose, torn or folded pages. Please see the images for complete condition details. This is the sixth book in Ms. Eberhart's popular Sarah Keates series of titles. In total she wrote 7 titles featuring this character. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged. Combined shipping: Some platforms (Facebook being one), may not handle combining multiple orders into one shipment easily. If you order multiple items on a platform on the same date and are charged shipping multiple times, when we generate your shipping labels, we will credit back shipping overages.
The binding is solid, not cracked, complete and solid. Text block closes tightly, book slightly rolled. The glossy cover coating is starting to peel along the outer edge of the front, and less so on the back. Front cover has a diagonal crease running the length of the front cover, the back cover has a very light vertical crease. Top edge of the spine head is chipped off. A name is penciled inside on front free end paper, otherwise, no marks. No loose, torn or folded pages. Please see the images for complete condition details. This is the sixth book in Ms. Eberhart's popular Sarah Keates series of titles. In total she wrote 7 titles featuring this character. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged. Combined shipping: Some platforms (Facebook being one), may not handle combining multiple orders into one shipment easily. If you order multiple items on a platform on the same date and are charged shipping multiple times, when we generate your shipping labels, we will credit back shipping overages.
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Dell Map-back “Wolf in Man’s Clothing” c.1942 Mignon G. Eberhart Murder mystery vintage paperback
Original price was: $12.00.$9.72Current price is: $9.72.
This is a "good plus" or better vintage paperback with the desirable "map back" design that Dell Books popularized in the Forties, published in circa 1942.
The binding is solid, not cracked, complete and solid. Text block closes tightly, book slightly rolled. The glossy cover coating is starting to peel along the outer edge of the front, and less so on the back. Front cover has a diagonal crease running the length of the front cover, the back cover has a very light vertical crease. Top edge of the spine head is chipped off. A name is penciled inside on front free end paper, otherwise, no marks. No loose, torn or folded pages. Please see the images for complete condition details. This is the sixth book in Ms. Eberhart's popular Sarah Keates series of titles. In total she wrote 7 titles featuring this character. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged. Combined shipping: Some platforms (Facebook being one), may not handle combining multiple orders into one shipment easily. If you order multiple items on a platform on the same date and are charged shipping multiple times, when we generate your shipping labels, we will credit back shipping overages.
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