The Diamond Ransom Murders

Child, Nellise

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1935

About this Item

:: A Borzoi Murder Mystery :: A speck of green feather caught in the thick glue led to the warm corpse of an ex-queen of burlesque. :: Bound in publisher's emerald-green cloth, front board bears attractive diamond pattern in red. Title, author, and publisher lettered in red upon spine with thematic cross-hatch diamond bars. Rear board bears tiny Borzoi Books emblem lower right. Top edge of text block red, fore-edge deckled. Octavo (8 x 5 3/4 inches; 202 x 145 millimeters). 285 pages. Condition: Very Good, in a Good dust jacket. Touch of staining and wear at the crown and foot of the spine. Spine is cocked. Endpapers and pages are age-toned, foxing throughout. Dust jacket has a faded spine, worn and missing chips along the edges, flaking at the hinges. Interior amateur tape repairs. Age-toned and stained.

Seller Inventory # 274

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Diamond Ransom Murders
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
• Publication Date: 1935
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good