From Counterpane Books, Frazier Park, CA, U.S.A.
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About this Item
First U. S. edition hardcover, bound in dark blue cloth, with red lettering on spine, is in VG condition, having very light surface and edge wear, an acidic shadow in the first and last endpaper sections; very clean interior, and pages show normal age-toning. The book was originally published in England by Home and Van Thal, a publishing firm created by Herbert Van Thal, Margaret Douglas-Home, and Gwylim Fielden. Dust jacket, enclosed in protective mylar (mylar not pictured), features wonderfully macabre artwork by an artist named Haywood, and is in G condition, having a small piece missing from back cover, some surface and edge wear, and age-toning. The book traces famous English murders from 1840 to 1945. Crime. Homicides. British. Criminology. DB. Seller Inventory # 767
Bibliographic Details
Title: A Century of Murder
Publisher: Roy Publishers, New York
Publication Date: 1950
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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