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A greedy clerk sells seven years off the end of his life but thinks he has tricked the buyer by selling from the first end not the last.
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The chilling tale of a haunting deal, by Leon Garfield.
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- PublisherRandom House Childrens Books
- Publication date1972
- ISBN 10 0394824105
- ISBN 13 9780394824109
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages107
- IllustratorMaitland Antony
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Maitland, Antony (illustrator). 1st Edition. Ex-library copy. Library rubber stamps and stickers. Library card holder glued to the front endpaper. Soiled back endpaper and edges of the page block. Jacket in a mylar protector taped to the boards. Seller Inventory # 100613
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THE GHOST DOWNSTAIRS
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Book Description Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Antony Maitland (illustrator). 1st ?. Dark blue/black cloth binding. B & w illust on dj. Dj in mylar wrap. Full page b & w illust. 107 pages. Chapter book. A greedy clerk sells 7 years off the end of his life but thinks he has tricked the buyer by selling from the first end not the last. Usual library markings. Dj flaps taped to inside of covers. Seller Inventory # 126336B
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Book Description Hard cover. Maitland, Antony (Illustrated by). (illustrator). Black cloth over boards. Gold stamped titles. 107 p. 24 cm. B&W artwork. Audience: Children/juvenile. Youth Classic: A chilling study in the supernatural. Two devils lived with Mr. Fast: envy and loneliness. By day he was a solicitor's clerk; when home, he would dream of power, wealth, influence. Then a mysterious man came to live in Mr Fast's basement. He was Mr Fishbane. Good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Ex-school library. Seller Inventory # Alibris.YC1690010700
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Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Plus. Maitland, Antony (illustrator). First Thus. Lightly bumped on heel of spine, boards faded along top edge, small stain on yellow top edge, endpapers faded, else very good plus. Pages spotless and binding firm. DJ moderately rubbed on ends of spine and ends of flap folds, lightly surface scratched, else good plus. Protected in mylar. "A greedy clerk sells seven tears off the end of his life but thinks he has tricked the buyer by selling from the first end not the last." [Copyright page] Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 006222
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