First edition, stated. Bound in purple cloth-covered boards with gold lettering on the front board and spine. The book is unmarked; spine slightly cocked; corners sharp, spine ends bumped. The dust jacket is not price-clipped (original price $12.50); light soiling; Brodart protected.

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Title: Modus Operandi: An Excursion Into Detective Fiction
Publisher: David R. Godine, Boston
Publication Date: 1982
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0879234067
ISBN 13: 9780879234065
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition
Condition: Very Good +
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +

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First edition bound in mustard colored cloth. VG+ in fine DJ. Owner's address label on the endpapers & his name is stamped to the edge of the page blocks. Newspaper article about detective stories glued to the front fly. Owner's blindstamp appears on the 2nd flyleaf. DJ is in fine condition.

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