Lilies of the Alley
Language: English
Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1931
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: CraigsClassics, Hudson, NH, U.S.A.CraigsClassics
AbeBooks seller since December 20, 2016
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 149.03
Quantity: 1 available
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"LILIES OF THE ALLEY" by Octavus Roy Cohen with its original dust jacket. 1931 1st edition; D. Appleton & Company; New York. With in-text illustrations by Margaret Freeman. The book is a humorous mystery novel from Cohen's highly popular series featuring Florian Slappey, a dapper, fast-talking, "sometime detective" based out of Birmingham, Alabama. The story follows the chaotic, comedic misadventures of the Midnight Pictures Corporation, an all-Black film studio. In this installment, the film studio is facing a massive industry disruption: trying to successfully make their first "talkie" (sound film) as the silent film era draws to a close. As the studio characters navigate the technical and financial hurdles of recording sound, Florian Slappey gets pulled into his typical antics, attempting to solve local mysteries and outsmart rivals while maintaining his debonair reputation. Condition: Clean covers and spine. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Nice interior - the text pages are clean and appear unread with no notable issues found. The top-left corner of the front pastedown has a partial rectangular label affixed. Overall the book is in Very Good+ condition. The price has been clipped from the front flap of the dust jacket; small bits missing along the top edge of the rear flap; bits missing at the top edge of the spine; the spine has some light soiling, and the pink color has faded.overall the jacket is in Good condition. (The dust jacket comes with a clear, protective sleeve - not shown.). …
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Lilies of the Alley
- Author
- Octavus Roy Cohen
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company, New York
- Publication year
- 1931
- Condition
- Very good
- Dust jacket
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Margaret Freeman
- Edition
- 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition
CraigsClassics
Hudson, NH, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since December 20, 2016
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