- Bookseller: John Michael Lang Fine Books
- Seller Inventory #: 5266
- Format: Hardcover
- Edition: First edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: William Morrow & Company,
- Place: New York :
- Date published: 1948.
Book Description
New York : William Morrow & Company, 1948. Hardcover First edition 7.25" x 5". 248pp. Orange cloth, lettering in black. A good+ copy with moderate external wear & soiling, bookplate removed, spine slightly cocked; text clean & unmarked throughout. Dust jacket is fair, tattered & edgeworn with light rubbing. Norma Drooschen is suspected of killing one man because she wanted to marry another; Lieut. Bill Decker, the one man she can trust, must resist her temptations and convince her to tell the truth.
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rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
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. Also known as the back.
soiling : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
bookplate : A device (often decorative) affixed to the book, usually on the endpapers, which designates ownership (or former ownership).
Fair : is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, jacket (if any), etc., may also be worn. All defects must be noted. (defined by AB Bookman's Weekly)
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
