Dark blue 1/4 buckram, burgundy cloth, lettered in gilt and black. Stated 4th ptg. but with BOMC slug at bottom rear corner and unpriced DJ. Former owner's book plate mounted inside front cover, otherwise about as issued. Dust jacket slightly tanned, with 1/8" closed tear along bottom front edge, now in mylar. xvi,1164 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Seller Inventory # 061577

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Bibliographic Details

Title: The Codebreakers: The Story of Secret Writing

Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Co., New York

Publication Date: 1967

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Book Type: Book

Store Description

The Saucony Book Shop, located in the heart of scenic rural Berks County, epicenter of Pennsylvania German folk culture (our shop specialty), offers a full range of gently used, rare, and antiquarian books, with many volumes of scholarly merit and an unabashed emphasis on the quaint, the curious, and the utterly obscure. Hours by appointment or chance April through October, closed winters. Do drop by and browse the eclectic selection gracing our shelves, or ask our ferociously over-read staff for recommendations. If traveling from a distance, please call ahead to be sure that we're not off at another auction! Selling antiquarian books of merit since 1981. Full search and appraisal services; always keenly interested in purchasing quality used books, whether by the piece or by the bushel.

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Saucony Book Shop
PA, U.S.A.

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Full refund guaranteed on any misrepresented item returned in original condition within 30 days of receipt. We use standard ABAA grading terminology and make every attempt to represent the condition of our books accurately. For terminology, please see "A B C for Book Collectors," by John Carter, as revised by Nicolas Barker. Saucony Book Shop is a sole proprietorship registered with the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury as EIN 99-1955307.

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