Body Unidentified [Alt. title: Proceed with Caution]
Published by Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, 1938
- First Edition
- Used
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
AbeBooks seller since October 29, 2009
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 150.00
Quantity: 1 available
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New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1938. First American Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth, orange topstain, in decorative dust jacket retaining original price ($2.00); [6],262pp. Dust jacket extremities heavily chipped and worn with small losses along front flap folds and spine ends, corners bumped, hinges starting, old glue residue to front pastedown from previously-removed ex libris, else a Very Good copy in a Good or better example of the uncommon dust jacket. Crime novel involving a diamond heist, an unrecognizable body in a tar burner, and armchair detective Dr. Lancelot Priestley's genius to link the two. First published in the U.K. the previous year under the title Proceed with Caution.
Seller Inventory # 30015
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Body Unidentified [Alt. title: Proceed with Caution]
- Author
- John Rhode [pseud. Cecil Street]
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead & Company, New York
- Publication year
- 1938
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Good +
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Fiction, Mystery / Thriller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Washington, DC, U.S.A.
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| Item | 5 to 10 business days | 2 to 4 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 4.50 | US$ 10.99 |
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We are a neighborhood independent bookstore in Washington, D.C.'s Capitol Hill neighborhood, across from Eastern Market.
Specialty
Modern and First Editions, Used & Rare Books, Military HistoryAssociation member
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Hecatomb Holdings, LLC
657 C Street, SE
Washington, DC U.S.A. 20003
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